Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Golden Jubilee Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE GOLDEN JUBILEE REEL (R1x192) Sq.Set Jean Polson RSCDS Edinburgh Ladies Jubilee Book

Chorus:
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    Cotton11th   Scent30th   Pearl
2nd   Paper12th   Silk and Fine Linen35th   Coral
3rd    Leather13th   Barometer40th   Ruby
4th    Fruit and Flower14th   Clock45th   Sapphire
5th    Wooden15th   Crystal50th   Gold
6th    Sugar16th   Holloware55th   Emerald
7th    Woollen18th   Coloured Gems60th   Diamond
8th    Salt, Pottery19th   Furniture65th   Blue Sapphire
9th    Copper20th   China70th   Platinum
10th  Tin, coal25th   Silver75th   Diamond
80th   Oak


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