Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Diana's Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

DIANA'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Duncan Brown Dunnington Collection 2

1- 8 1s set, cross down RH through 2nd place opposite sides (2s step up 3-4) and cast round 1st corners to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 2nd corners to start and end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s turn 1st corners RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH and partner LH for...
25-32 1L+2s and 1M+3s dance RH across ending in 2nd place own sides and 2s+1s+3s turn RH

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Statue of Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals in pleasant gardens, in Houston, Texas
Diana, Goddess Of The Hunt And Wild Animals

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