The Hare Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1s and 2s face each other up and down the sidelines; set and change places (LH for Men and RH for Ladies) while 3s face partner to set and change places RH
5- 8 1s and 3s face each other up and down the sidelines; set and change places (1L+3M LH, 1M+3L RH) while 2s face partner to set and change places RH
9-16 Mirror reels of three, 1s dancing in and up, 2s out and down, 3s out and up
17-20 1s dance half figure of eight up around 2s to end in 2nd place opposite sides
21-24 All join hands on the side and set (2s, 1s, 3s), then change places with partner RH
25-32 6H round and back. 213

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

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Young Hare, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Watercolor Painting, c. 1502

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