Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Delong Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

DELONG REEL (R8x32) 2C (4C set) G Dale Birdsall

1- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 2s+1s turn RH
9-16 2s+1s dance Ladies' Chain
17-24 1M+2M dance anticlockwise ½ way round while 1L+2L turn LH 1½ times, Men dance in front of partner to dance LH across with Ladies
25-32 1s+2s chase anticlockwise ½ way round, 2s+1s set twice and 1s cross RH to own side

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


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