Jamie Shearer
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Jamie Shearer A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 4 First couple cross below second couple to dance a half reel of three on the opposite side of the set.
5- 8 Third and second couples dance half a double figure of eight to finish on the opposite side of the set.
9-12 Half reels of three, all on the opposite sides; second couple dance out and down to commence. The order is now 1, 2, 3, all on opposite sides.
13-16 All set and turn half way into a promenade hold facing the top.
17-24 Three couples promenade; first and second couples finish in the centre of the set.
25-32 First and second couples allemande.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Jamie Shearer
(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 14, 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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