Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Burns Bicentenary Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BURNS BICENTENARY REEL (R4x32) 4C Set Eric Astle Liverpool at 70

1- 4 1s+4s cross RH and cast down/up. (2s+3s step/up/down bars 3-4)
5- 8 1s+4s dance LH across to finish in diagonal lines with corner dancers to form a St Andrew's Cross
9-14 All set. 1s+4s ½ turn corner RH. All set
15-16 1M+2L, 1L+2M, 4M+3L, 4L+3M turn RH to finish on side lines. 2(1)(4)3
17-24 All circle 8H round to left for 6 steps, cross right foot over left, pivot and chase back. 2(1)(4)3
25-28 1s+4s dance ½ R&L. 2413
29-32 1s+4s turn RH

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



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