Cyprus Roundabout
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
CYPRUS ROUNDABOUT (M-(S64+R64)) Sq.Set Holly Boyd CélébrationsStrathspey
1- 8 All advance with partner, retire with corner to finish BtoB with corner facing partner; all turn partner ¾ RH to bring Ladies into centre facing partners
9-16 Double Celtic Reel:
9-12 All pass partner RSh, Men in centre, shoulder to shoulder dance ¾ round anticlockwise while partners dance ¼ clockwise round
13-16 All pass partner RSh, Ladies in centre, shoulder to shoulder dance ¾ round anticlockwise while partners dance ¼ clockwise round
17-24 Repeat 9-16
25-32 All set to partner, turn RH 1¼ to sides in original places and all set
33-40 Interlocking reels of 4. Ladies end facing out
41-48 All dance ½ Schiehallion reels to opposite sides. 3412
49-56 All set to partner and dance ½ Grand Chain back to original places
57-64 All circle 8H round and back
Reel
65-128 Repeat 1-64 in Reel time
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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