Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Celtic Ghost

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

The Celtic Ghost 5x32 Reel for 5C by Sue McKinnell

1- 4 1C cross RH and cast 1 place as 2C step up while 3C cast 1 place and cross RH as 4C step up.
5-16 Celtic braid:
 1C cross down between 4C, cast down behind 5C, cross up between 5C, cast up behind 4C, cross up between 2C, and cast behind 2C to 2nd place while 3C cast up behind 4C, cross up between 2C, cast down behind 2C, cross down between 4C, cast behind 5C, and cross up between 5C to 4th place.
17-24 Ghost reels:
 2M and 1M, 2W and 1W, 5M and 3M, 5W and 3W dancing as one dance parallel reels of 3 on the sides with 4C, 1C passing 4C right shoulder to start.
25-32 1C and 3C turn RH (4 bars) and cast 1 place as 4C and 5C step up. All take hands on the sides and set.

Repeat 5 times.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser Sue McKinnell, 2018)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


Dance Information

Recommended Music: Hoedown Reel Set from Music Makars or The McDonald Saunter from Dances with a Difference.

(Dance information by the deviser, Sue McKinnell)


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