Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Captain MacBean's Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CAPTAIN MACBEAN'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Thompson RSCDS Book 17

1- 8 1s+2s+3s ½ reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and down to start) and all turn partners RH
9-16 3s+2s+1s ½ reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and up to start) and all turn partners RH
17-24 1s lead down the middle for 3 steps, back to top and cast to 2nd place
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L

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


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Captain MacBean's Reel is a Scottish Country Dance published by Thompson in 1757 and interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 17, published 1953.

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