We're using cookies to make this site more secure, featureful and efficient.

Dance Reel of the Puffins 8956

Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2413)

Devised by
John Bowie Dickson (1998)
Intensity
8008 8888 8448 8888 = 81% (1 turn), 81% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
For the wedding of Katie Fallas and Iain Roxburgh in August 1998. Katie and Iain met while dancing and watching …

For the wedding of Katie Fallas and Iain Roxburgh in August 1998. Katie and Iain met while dancing and watching puffins in the Faroes with Dunedin Dancers.

Reel of the Puffins 4/4L · R32

3c+4c cross on 2nd chord (1,2,3x,4x)

1–
1c+4c cross RH and cast to centre (2c+3c step to ends) ; 1c+4c set twice, hand joined in circle, at end pivot R to face corners
9–
2c+3c full diag. Reels4 giving LH in the centre while{8} 1c+4c ½ reel4 round cnr, pass Lsh in centre | repeat round next cnr cclw, and face “third” cnr (1c faces 3c, 2c faces 4c)
17–
Turn cnr RH | 1c+4c ½ LHA ; turn new cnr RH | 1c & 4c change places on side LH (2,4,1x,3x)
25–
Parallel Reels4 on the side
Reel of the Puffins 4/4L · R32

3s & 4s start on opp sides

1-8
1s & 4s cross RH & cast in 1 place to join hands to form a circle, set twice turning right about to face nearest corner
9-16
2s & 3s dance full diagonal RSh reels of 4 giving LH in centre while 1s & 4s dance 1/2 diagonal RSh reel & pass LSh in centre to face next corner anticl’wise; dance 1/2 RSh reel with that corner & pass LSh in centre to face next corner anticlockwise
17-24
4s & 1s turn corners RH & dance LH across 1/2 way, turn diagonally opposite corners RH & 1s+4s change places LH on the sides
25-32
All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides. 2 4 (1)(3)

Sorry, this browser doesn't seem to do SVG graphics :^(

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

Very good dancing, but constant cutting between different …

Added on: 2019-06-09 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

Starts four bars into the dance. A clear …

Added on: 2019-06-09 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

Good view of demonstration quality dancing though to …

Added on: 2019-06-09 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

(No short description.)

Added on: 2013-07-03 (lesley rex)
Quality: Good

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

(No short description.)

Added on: 2019-06-09 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable

Watch on YouTube

(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)

The first time through the set shown goes …

Added on: 2012-08-19 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable

NameDateOwnerLast changed
New Haven Class 17 December 2019 2019-12-17 Peter Price Dec. 17, 2019, 5:18 a.m.
Shiftin'Bobbins Dec 10/23 2023-12-10 Jon Allen-Friend Nov. 26, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
Advanced Social 2023-03-19 Neil Wignall March 13, 2023, 10:07 p.m.
Spring Fringe 2017 Tanz in den Mai 2017-30-4 2017-04-30 Uta Hasekamp March 15, 2017, 7:38 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 09.03.2017 2017-03-09 Zoltán Gräff March 9, 2017, 9:36 p.m.
OSCDG - Social Dance November 2018 2018-11-24 Kristian Vestli Nov. 1, 2018, 9:57 a.m.
Kilmorack Tuesday Evening Class Mar 10th 7:30pm Start 2020-03-10 Peter Jamieson March 7, 2020, 9:52 a.m.
Richmond Caledonian13.10.2021 2021-10-13 Simon Stewart Oct. 5, 2021, 4:56 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-06-23 2014-06-23 Cord Walter June 30, 2014, 10:30 p.m.
2017-08-20 Perth 2017-08-20 John Nuttall Aug. 19, 2017, 9:57 p.m.
North German Social 2023-06-10 2023-06-10 David Quarrie May 14, 2023, 3:22 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 14.04.2016 2016-04-14 Zoltán Gräff April 18, 2016, 9:25 p.m.
RSCDS Cheshire - Social Dancing 1st June 2016 2016-06-01 Christine Grove April 7, 2016, 8:32 p.m.
170320 The More Unusual Dance Club 2017-03-20 Peter Dixon March 2, 2017, 11:56 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 4/5/22 2022-05-04 Simon Stewart May 1, 2022, 5:21 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2013-08-26 2013-08-26 Cord Walter Sept. 23, 2013, 10:56 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-07-07 2014-07-07 Cord Walter July 7, 2014, 11:49 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 2/2/22 2022-02-02 Simon Stewart Jan. 29, 2022, 8:19 a.m.
Richmond Caledonian, 25th September 2019-09-25 Annette Hughes Sept. 10, 2019, 12:09 p.m.
Richmond ~ 190130 Dance 2019-01-30 James Wilson Jan. 28, 2019, 8:01 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 2019-03-20 Andrew Osborne March 18, 2019, 9:34 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-07-25 2021-07-25 Amanda Peart July 26, 2021, 1:19 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 6th December 2023-12-06 Annette Hughes Nov. 26, 2023, 4:24 p.m.
Richmond 30.01.2019 2019-01-30 Simon Stewart Jan. 29, 2019, 11:12 a.m.
13th FSCDC Tea Dance “An Afternoon for the Birds” 2017-01-28 Anselm Lingnau Jan. 29, 2017, 1:08 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian, 19th October 2022-10-19 Annette Hughes Oct. 8, 2022, 5:19 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian, 18th March 2020-03-18 Annette Hughes March 5, 2020, 12:26 p.m.
2023-04-11 Atholl SCDS - Rachel's Programme 2023-04-11 Bill Austin Oct. 4, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Marybank Wed 31 7 19 2019-07-31 Peter Jamieson May 12, 2019, 11:18 p.m.
Marybank Summer 4 2023-08-16 Susan Mackay July 31, 2023, 10:39 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 1st November 2023-11-01 Annette Hughes Oct. 20, 2023, 9:58 p.m.
Marybank Spring Dance 1 2023-05-31 Susan Mackay May 23, 2023, 8:20 a.m.
Richmond Caledonian 22nd February 2023-02-22 Annette Hughes Feb. 9, 2023, 12:50 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 24th May 2023-05-24 Annette Hughes May 18, 2023, 9:04 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 29th March 2023-03-29 Annette Hughes March 18, 2023, 10:45 a.m.
Richmond Caledonian 30th March 2022 2022-03-30 Andrew Osborne March 21, 2022, 8:42 p.m.
Castle Club with James Coutts 2017-10-07 Kate Kinnear Oct. 2, 2017, 3:46 p.m.
Richmond ~ 181114 Dance 2018-11-14 James Wilson Nov. 9, 2018, 11:15 a.m.
Richmond 27.02.19 2019-02-27 Simon Stewart Feb. 24, 2019, 11:41 a.m.
Richmond 20.03.19 2019-03-20 Simon Stewart March 19, 2019, 12:01 p.m.
2023-01-31 Atholl SCDC Programme by Claire and Brian East 2023-01-31 John Nuttall Dec. 16, 2022, 2:13 p.m.
OUSDS Advanced class 230913 2023-09-13 Christine Jeffery Oct. 12, 2023, 6:51 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-02-26 2023-02-26 Amanda Peart March 2, 2023, 8:32 p.m.
GOD Gathering - Kirkhill Community Centre - Sun 3rd Apr 2022 2022-04-03 Derek Darnell March 27, 2022, 8:24 p.m.
2021-11-20 CGB November Saturday 2021-11-20 antoine rousseau Nov. 20, 2021, 5:07 p.m.
Quorn 22 01 2023 - tentative plan 2023-01-22 Sue Ronald Jan. 21, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
R6122017 2017-12-06 Simon Stewart Dec. 5, 2017, 6:11 p.m.
20160423 - You know who's surprise ball 2016-04-23 Zsofia Jozsef March 10, 2016, 2:01 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian 23rd November 2022-11-23 Annette Hughes Nov. 14, 2022, 11:36 a.m.
New Scotland 2014 Summer Dance Craig Skinner May 14, 2014, 11:27 p.m.
Kilmorack 40th Anniversary Rally 8th May 2020 Kirkhill 7.45 - 11.45 2020-05-08 Peter Jamieson March 10, 2020, 1:36 p.m.
Richmond Spring Dance 2019 2019-03-23 Simon Stewart Jan. 2, 2019, 7:49 p.m.
Laurencekirk, Dickson Hall, Station Road. 2023-11-18 Brian Anderson Oct. 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m.
2019 Kasukabe 15th, Farewell Dance 2019-10-06 pirokoropin Sept. 2, 2019, 12:57 p.m.
2019-06-08 Dunedin Summer Dance 2019-06-08 Ian Brockbank Nov. 9, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
Bonn 2017-04-24_lasttimebeforeFling-Fringe 2017-04-24 Eva-Maria Beckmann April 23, 2017, 5:57 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 231120 2023-11-20 Peter Dixon Oct. 18, 2023, 5:19 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club CANCELLED 2023-10-16 Peter Dixon Oct. 13, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 11/12/2023 2023-12-11 Peter Dixon Nov. 27, 2023, 3:17 p.m.
Vertigo - 2022 Ussurey Dancer May 11, 2022, 11:03 a.m.
Know Your Dance Social, Sydney 12.04.14 2012-04-14 Diana Hastie April 11, 2014, 9:28 a.m.
New Scotland Annual Dance 2017-02-04 Daniel Hintermann Feb. 4, 2017, 5:46 p.m.
Kilmorack - Dances done in class 2023-2024 season Peter Jamieson Oct. 10, 2023, 11:23 p.m.
171218 The More Unusual Dance Club 2017-12-18 Peter Dixon Nov. 26, 2017, 6:27 p.m.
2019-11-30 Dunedin Assembly 2019-11-30 Ian Brockbank Aug. 21, 2019, 11:07 p.m.
Voronezh Spring Ball 2016-04-09 Anton Korobeynikov Feb. 24, 2016, 12:26 p.m.
Wheathampstead (Copy) (Copy) 2018-04-07 Ken Martlew April 6, 2018, 11:20 a.m.
wscds 13 December 2017 2017-12-13 Deborah Leary Dec. 12, 2017, 4:08 p.m.
Oxford and Cambridge Highland Ball 2015 - Stanton Harcourt 2015-03-07 Stuart Kreloff March 3, 2015, 11:05 p.m.
Laurencekirk, Dickson Hall. Sat 16 Nov 7:30 2019-11-16 Brian Anderson June 13, 2019, 3:19 p.m.
15.07.17 Kirov, social dancing 2017-07-15 Anastasia Solodyankina July 11, 2017, 11:47 a.m.
Highland Ball 2015 2015-03-14 ac235 Feb. 23, 2015, 1:39 p.m.
Old and new favourites, Ghent, 16 November 2019 2019-11-16 Helena Strandberg Luthi Sept. 8, 2019, 8:27 p.m.
KKN November Course 2011 - Social 26.11.2011 2011-11-26 Martina Mueller-Franz July 18, 2023, 10:29 a.m.
wscds 3 January 2018 2018-01-03 Deborah Leary Jan. 1, 2018, 8:03 p.m.
RSCDS Richmond (N. Yorks) March 2023 2023-03-03 Louise Macdougall Feb. 13, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Pitlochry 29-07-23 Jim Lindsay 2023-07-29 Mary Cant May 23, 2023, 8:08 p.m.
Forres Town Hall Friday 27th December 19 8pm to 11.30pm Frank Thomson r 2019-12-27 Peter Jamieson Jan. 31, 2020, 9:25 p.m.
Kirov Summer Social 2017-07-15 Anton Korobeynikov May 28, 2017, 10:18 p.m.
2016-03-19 Dunedin Spring Dance 2016-03-19 John Nuttall March 11, 2016, 3:19 p.m.
2017-11 Kukucksnest list of dances taught antoine rousseau Nov. 25, 2017, 5:46 p.m.
Kilmorack - Dances done in class 2023-2024 season Peter Jamieson Oct. 10, 2023, 11:23 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2013 Cord Walter Jan. 20, 2014, 11:20 p.m.
New Scotland Annual Dance 2020 Kai Hugtenburg Jan. 16, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Friday--3.5.19 2019-05-03 SCD Chemnitz May 2, 2019, 6:47 p.m.
New Scotland Annual Dance 2019-02-02 John Nuttall Jan. 27, 2019, 1:46 p.m.
2018-02-17 NS Annual 2018-02-17 John Nuttall Feb. 14, 2018, 6:37 p.m.
CGB November 2021 Classes 2021-11-18 Martin McWilliam Nov. 20, 2021, 3 p.m.
170619 The More Unusual Dance Club 2017-06-19 Peter Dixon July 28, 2017, 5:59 p.m.
Tanznachmittag 24.3.2018 C-DD 2018-03-24 Chemnit Dresden March 22, 2018, 6:18 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 Cord Walter Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m.
Oldenburg PottersPairs Weekend Classes 2023 2023-05-07 Martin McWilliam June 11, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
CGB November 2021 Evenings 2021-11-17 Martin McWilliam Nov. 19, 2021, 2:45 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 Cord Walter May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m.
Gay Gordons Residential 2023 (Cober Hill) 2023-05-01 Murrough Landon May 6, 2023, 7:53 p.m.
SF Hildesheim 4 Paare Cord Walter Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m.
ZA 2015 CelticCritters Examples for Cribs Diagrams Workshop Heather Hodgson Oct. 16, 2015, 1:48 p.m.
Chemnitz_Friday SCD Chemnitz Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m.
Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials Peter Jamieson June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m.

SCDDB User Ratings

4.5 stars average (8 votes)
. 4 votes (50%)
. 4 votes (50%)
. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes

This dance ranks 17th out of 1388 rated dances in the database. (More info.)

Rate this Dance

Sign in to rate this dance!

User Reviews

Sign in to review this dance!

IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
157 mistake? Dec. 20, 2012, 2:38 p.m. Zoltán Gräff Eric Ferguson Normal Fixed