The Broose Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Broose ReelMaggie and Duncan Keppie Gaelic College SCD Book 9: A Dozen in Hand
2x32 bar Reel
4-couple dance in Square set
1-8 ADVANCE AND RETIRE TWICE: nearer hands joined in a circle using walking steps;
9-16 HEAD COUPLES SET, PETRONELLA IN TANDEM, SET AND PASS: 1st and 3rd couple set with nearer hands joined, Petronella in Tandem, set nearer hands joined, and pass opposite couple by right shoulder to dance into;
17-24 ½ HAND-IN-HAND REELS OF 4 WITH SIDE COUPLES AND CHASE: nearer hands joined with partner, ½ Hand-in-Hand Reel of 4 starting passing right shoulder (1st with 2nd, and 3rd with 4th couple): on bars 13-16 side couples chase home clockwise (on bars 15-16 head couples chase into original places);
25-32 CIRCLE AND BACK: all dance 4 hands round and back;
33-64 REPEAT Bars 1-32 with Side Couples leading.
(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Maggie and Duncan Keppie)
Dance Information
"Broose" is Scots for "race (either on foot or on horseback) at country wedding".Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'The Broose Reel' page