The Bannockburn Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE BANNOCKBURN REEL (R4x32) 4C set J Dickson Glendarroch Sh 29

1- 8 1s+4s dance RandL while 2s+3s dance RH across and LH back
9-16 4s cross and cast up round 3s, dance up between 2s, cast and cross to original places while 1s dance down (to follow 4s) cross and cast up round 3s, dance up between 2s, cast and cross to 2nd places own sides
17-24 1s+3s dance ½ RandL, 1s+4s dance ½ RandL. 2(3)(4)1
25-32 1s followed by 4s+3s dance up to top (4s+3s) crossing to own sides), cast round 2s - 1s to bottom, 4s to 3rd pl and 3s to 2nd pl - and turn RH. 2341

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

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Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn (small stream) running through the village before flowing into the River Forth.

Bannockburn Photograph
Telford's Circular Roadbridge Over The Bannock Burn

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