Table of Contents
- Duple Minor
- Triple Minor
- Longways
- Circle
- Sicilian Circles
Duple Minor
Duple Minor proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandelion in the Green |  | Jenna Simpson 2024 |  | Duple Minor |
| Movement Afoot | | Alan Winston 2018 | | Duple Minor |
| Mulberry Lane | | Jenna Simpson 2020 | | Duple Minor |
| Play On | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2018 | | Duple Minor |
| Pour Me Another | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2017 | | Duple Minor |
| Sally by the Pond | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2008 | | Duple Minor |
| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | | Victor Skowronski 2006 | | Duple Minor |
| Top & Bottom ~ Beer | | Johnson ~1733 Jenny Beer 2000 | Colin Hume | Duple Minor |
| Travelers | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2011 | | Duple Minor |
| Wink | | Renée Camus 2022 | | Duple Minor |
Triple Minor
Triple Minor proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American Husband | | Pat Shaw 1977 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Aviator |  | Carola Fischer 2011 | | Triple Minor |
| Cacao | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2017 | | Triple Minor |
| Chased Lovers | | Tim Wilson 2015 | | Triple Minor |
| Ferla Mor | | John Drewry 1981 | | Triple Minor |
| Grunion Run | | George Williams 2026 | | Triple Minor |
| Her Man | | Pat Shaw 1977 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| In Mr. McGregor's Garden | | Audrey Ramsay Prest 2016 | | Triple Minor |
| The Intruders | | Jeff Altman 2015 | | Triple Minor |
| Orca ~ SCD | | Barry Skelton 1994 | | Triple Minor |
| Rock the Boat | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009 | | Triple Minor |
| Thank You Patricia | | Deb Lees ~2025 | | Triple Minor |
Triple Minor proper triple progression
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grunion Run ~ Triple/Triple | | George Williams 2026 | | Triple Minor |
Longways
3 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Watt's Reel | | John Wilkinson 2005 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 |
| Halsway Manners | | Mary Devlin 2001 | Frank Hoppe | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| Melanie's Maggot | | Bob Lilley 2007 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| Reflections | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
3 Couple Longways with the 2s improper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Bay | | Pat Shaw ~1977 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| A Quick Romp in the Hey | | Gary Roodman 2003 | Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea) | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
4 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambols | | Jenna Simpson 2014 | Colin Hume | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142 |
| Grunion Run ~ 4 Couple | | George Williams 2026 | | 4 Couple Longways |
| Orcas Rising | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2006 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413 |
| Scott Meikle | | Alice McLean ~2004 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341 |
5 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Dolphins | | Sue Carter 2005 | Colin Hume | 5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153 |
| Kevin's Celebration Waltz | | Colin Hume 2018 | Colin Hume | 5 Couple Longways permutation: 25413 |
Circle
Square / 4 Couple Circle no progression
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dancing Master | | John Drewry 1989 | | J4×96 Square |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 35 | 7 |
Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.
Tandem Reel
Also known as: Shadow Hey, Shetland Hey.
An online definition may be found here.
Bars: 8.
The Fletts give several different versions of Shetland Reels, I'm only showing one. In all the 3 couple reels, each couple acts as a unit with the woman leading her partner. They follow the normal figure eight pattern of three person reels, except that each unit in the dance is a woman followed by her man.
History
The Fletts, in their Traditional Dancing in Scotland, 1964, say that this Shetland Reel seems to have been current as far back as living memory extends in the Sandwick and Cunningsburgh districts, which would be about the 1880s?.
Pat Shaw devised a few dances containing Shetland Reels in 1977 (see The American Husband).
John Drewry is the first I know of who only had one couple in tandem during the reels, see his dance Ferla Mor, 1981
See Also
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