As a general rule, the different categories should not be mixed within one dance. The categories are less obvious than with jigs. One bar usually contains two fairly equal beats. Single and double reels relate in a similar way to single and double jigs from the dancers' point of view. Suitable for dances with a walking step.
Rant dance steps each take a whole bar.
Examples are Flowers of Edinburgh, Ballantyne's Rant, Morpeth Rant and Soldiers Joy. Classification of styles Independently of rhythm, the major classifications of tunes are English, Scottish, Irish, Manx, Welsh, American, 17th and 18th century and contemporary. Sequences of tunes will normally be chosen from the same category. Tunes played together in a sequence should either be matched to each other, or else very carefully contrasted, in which case the changes between them must be planned beforehand. Key and rhythm changes need practice.