The Golden Jubilee Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE REEL (R1x192) Sq.Set Jean Polson RSCDS Edinburgh Ladies Jubilee BookChorus:
1-16 All set, all dance Grand Chain back to places. All turn partners RH (4 bars)
17-24 1s and 3s join 2H with partner and slip step across (Men pass BtoB) and back (Ladies BtoB)
25-32 2s and 4s repeat 17-24
Dance:
33-40 1s and 3s set twice and birl
41-48 2s and 4s set twice and birl
49-64 Tandem reel of 4 (Man follows Lady) with 1s passing 4s and 2s passing 3s RSh to start
65-96 Chorus
97-104 1s+3s dance RH across, LH across
105-112 1M+2s+3L also 1L+4s+3M dance RH across, LH across
113-120 2s+4s dance RH across, LH across
121-128 2L+1s+4M also 2M+3s+4L dance RH across, LH across
129-160 Chorus
161-168 1s+3s change places (1s between 3s), turn out and dance back to place as 3s dance across, meet and dance back to place
169-176 All set and turn corner 2H, set and turn partner 2H (all pas-de-basque)
177-184 2s+4s repeat bars 161-168
185-192 All set to and turn corner 2H, set to and turn partner 2H (all pas-de-basque)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
It is traditional on wedding anniversaries to give your partner (or couples) a gift that symbolises the particular anniversary. These gifts are made of different materials for each wedding anniversary.Wedding anniversary symbols are often used for other anniversaries. These include the anniversary of an event, or founding of an institution, such as a Scottish country dance club.
The wedding anniversary associated with the material 'Gold' is the 50th.
Here is a list of the materials associated with traditional anniversary gifts for the various years.
1st Cotton | 11th Scent | 30th Pearl |
2nd Paper | 12th Silk and Fine Linen | 35th Coral |
3rd Leather | 13th Barometer | 40th Ruby |
4th Fruit and Flower | 14th Clock | 45th Sapphire |
5th Wooden | 15th Crystal | 50th Gold |
6th Sugar | 16th Holloware | 55th Emerald |
7th Woollen | 18th Coloured Gems | 60th Diamond |
8th Salt, Pottery | 19th Furniture | 65th Blue Sapphire |
9th Copper | 20th China | 70th Platinum |
10th Tin, coal | 25th Silver | 75th Diamond |
80th Oak |
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