Ezekiel's Wheel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 Ladies dance RH across and keeping hold of RH in middle take partner's LH and Balance-in-Line then ½ turn partners LH into centre
9-16 Men dance RH across and keeping hold of RH in middle take partner's LH and Balance-in-Line then ½ turn Ladies LH into centre and face partners
17-32 All dance double Celtic Reel:
 Each couple passes partner RSh to change places, Men dance LSh round each other ¾ way while Ladies dance on 1 place clockwise. This is repeated with Ladies dance LSh ¾ round each other while Men dance on 1 place clockwise
 Repeat back to positions
33-48 All dance full Schiehallion reels
49-56 1s and 3s take partners 2H and slip step to the opposing position (Men pass BtoB) and turn partners 2H, slip step back to original positions (Ladies pass BtoB) and turn partners 2H to original positions
57-64 2s and 4s repeat bars 49-56
65-80 All dance ½ Grand Chain and set to partner (bars 71-72); continue Grand Chain back to place and set to partner (bars 79-80)
81-88 All circle 8H round and back

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel can be found in the Old Testament, between the Books of Lamentations and Daniel. The Hebrew name Ezekiel translates into "May God Strengthen Him." It is written that he was born circa 622 BCE in Jerusalem and died in Babylon in 570 BCE. Although a Hebrew, his status as a prophet is well recognized within not only Christianity, but also Islam.

The Barry Pipes Canon 088- November, 2016.

(Dance information from set and link, RSCDS Toronto Newsletter - What's In A Name? The Barry Pipes Canon 2005-2018, reproduced here with kind permission. Copyright Barry Pipes. All rights reserved)

Inaugural vision Ezekiel 1:1-3:27: God approaches Ezekiel as the divine warrior, riding in his battle chariot. The chariot is drawn by four living creatures, each having four faces (those of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle) and four wings.

Beside each "living creature" is a "wheel within a wheel", with "tall and awesome" rims full of eyes all around.

Ezekiel's Wheel In St. John The Baptist Church In Kratovo, Macedonia, 1836

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