Inverness (sixsome) Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

INVERNESS (Sixsome) REEL (R128) 3 facing 3 H Thurston

1- 8 All set, Men turn Lady on right RH and Lady on left LH
9-16 All dance reels of 3 (RSh to Lady on right to start)
17-32 Men dance Quadruple Triangles :- dancing to left to face out and join hands with Lady on left+opposite Lady (who face each other) and set, Men set turning ¼ round to join hands with opposite Ladies (who face each other) and set, Men repeat with RH Ladies then own partners and turn to own place
33-48 Repeat bars 1-16
49-64 Men dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting all round ending in original places
65-80 Repeat bars 1-16
81-88 Both Men dance ½ reel of 4 with 1st corners (pass opposite Lady RSh), Men dance ½ reel of 4 with 2nd corners (pass opposite Lady RSh)
89-96 Repeat with 3rd and 4th corners back to places
97-112 repeat bars 1-16
113-128 Men petronella turn to right to join hands with Lady+opposite Lady and set in lines across, repeat 3 more times back to places

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

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