Tambourine Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

TAMBOURINE REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) L Bowlen East Ivanhoe Bk

1- 8 1s lead down the middle and back to 2nd place own side
9-16 1s dance ½ reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s and Man with 3s) and ½ reels of 3 on opposite sides
17-24 1s dance ½ reels of 3 across (Man up Lady down) and ½ reels on own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

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

Tambourine Reel

L Bowlen    East Ivanhoe Book
Reel    4 Couple Set    Longwise Set     8 x 32 bars    3 Couple Repeat

1-4     Taking right hands, 1s lead down the middle;
5-8     taking left hands, 1s lead up to 2nd place, finishing on own sides of the centre line, 1L facing up, 1M down;
9-12    2M1L2L 3M1M3L half reels of three across, 1s giving left shoulders to first corners to start;
13-16  2L1L3L 2M1M3M half reels of three on the sides;
17-24  repeat bars 9-16 from new positions, finishing 2s1s3s;
25-32  2s1s3s 6 hands round and back.

(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)

Dance Notes

8          1M must finish ready to give left shoulder to first corner.
9-24     Half reels must flow without a break: whenever they reach a second corners' position, 1s and the original second corners must make a complete loop; whenever the original first corners reach a first corners' position, they must make a complete loop.

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