The Rutland Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE RUTLAND REEL (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Robert Senior The Sunday Class 11- 8 1s set and cast 1 place (2s step up); 1s cross down between 3s and cast up to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1s+2s dance Ladies' Chain and end 1s facing down
17-24 Reels of 3 on sides, 1s giving RSh to 3s (6 bars) and 1s+3s change places RH. 23(1)
25-32 3s+1s dance Men's Chain and end 1L facing out with partner ready to follow her
33-40 1L followed by partner casts up and crosses to own side to end with 1s in 2nd place own sides; 1s+3s circle 4H round to left
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Notes
8-9 The dance flows well for 1L but not so for 1M here; it is probably best for 1M not to attempt to reach 2L's place but, instead to finish outside 2L's place so that he can make a smooth transition into the ladies' chain.
24-25 The dance flows elegantly into the men's chain.
(Dance notes by Reuben Freemantle)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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The deviser of this dance, Robert Senior, lives in Uppingham, a market town in Rutland, England, off the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough.Robert dedicated this dance to the memory of their son Alastair who was born and raised in Rutland.
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Northamptonshire.
Valley Of The River Chater, Rutland
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