Downland Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Downland Reel A forty bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 8 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.
9-16 First couple cross giving right hand and cast off, second couple step up on bars 11 & 12; first couple then cross giving left hand, first lady casts up to finish between second couple facing down whilst first man casts down to finish between third couple facing up.
17-20 Half reels of three on own side of the set, first and third ladies pass right to start as do first and second men. First couple finish facing up and down.
21-24 First couple turn once with the right hand.
25-28 First couple dance half reels of three on opposite side of the set, first man and second lady pass by the right to start as do first lady and third man. First couple again finish facing up and down.
29-32 First couple turn one and quarter times with the right hand to own side of the set.
33-40 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Clarence House
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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