The Frimley Green Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE FRIMLEY GREEN REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Mervyn C Short Three Hands Across1- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 1s turn RH
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across (1L with 2s, 1M with 3s) and 1s end in line with 1st corners (LH to corner and RH to partner)
17-24 1s dance clockwise Spoke:
17-18 Balance-in-Line, Drop LH and dancing couple move clockwise to next corner
19-24 Repeat with 4th, 3rd and 2nd corners and 1s end 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 1M crosses down between 3s and casts up 2nd place while 1L crosses up between 2s and casts down to 2nd place, 2s+1s+3s turn RH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
This dance is named after the suburban village of Frimley Green in the English county of Surrey, about 1 mile south of the town of Frimley.
Frimley Green With Frimley Green Road In The Background
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