> This dance is for Laurence Abbott and <<https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/reuben-freemantle.html|Reuben Freemantle>>
>  with thanks for creating and maintaining the <<https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/|Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary>> website.
> This was the first SCD website I discovered, before being captured by the <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/|Strathspey Database (SCDDB)>>.
> The Dictionary contains a wealth of useful information which is outside the scope of SCDDB.
> Our community is very well served by having both sites.

> In July 2025 I had the opportunity to visit the Newbury group where Reuben dances.
> Their venue is in the village of Highclere, a long way out of town.
> I chose to spend the day walking in the countryside before having supper at the recommended local pub.
> This is called <<https://www.thehighclereredhouse.com/|The Highclere Red House>>, a name which prompted this variation of one of the oldest dances in the SCD repertoire.