C.M. Beattie
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
C. M. Beattie A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 4.1- 8 First couple turn with the right hand, cast off into second place and turn with the left hand one and a quarter times to finish facing first corners.
9-12 Turn first corners with the right hand to finish facing first corner's partner.
13-16 First lady dances a half reel of three across the set with second couple, passing second lady by the left shoulder to commence. Meanwhile first man dances a half reel of three across the set with third couple, passing third man by the left to commence.
17-20 First lady turns second lady with the right hand to finish facing second man. Meanwhile first man turns third man with the right hand to finish facing third lady.
21-24 First lady passes second man by the left shoulder to dance half a reel of three across the set. Meanwhile first man passes third lady by the left shoulder to dance half a reel of three across the set. First couple finish facing up and down the set, lady between second couple and man between third couple.
25-32 First couple set and change places giving left hand; first man dances up to the top and casts off behind second man into second place on own side whilst first lady dances below third lady and casts up behind third lady into second place on own side.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 4, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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