Juliet's Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
JULIET'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Janet Favel, 2008 Southern Skies1- 8 1L sets and casts (2L steps up); 1L dances LSh round 3L back to 2nd place while 1M sets and casts (2M steps up)
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1M down, RSh to 3M, 1L up, RSh to 2L). 2L faces out
17-24 1L+2s dance RH across while 1M dances RSh round 3M; 1L+3s and 1M+2s dance LH across
25-32 2s+1s+3s advance and retire; 1s turn partner RH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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This reel was inspired by Louise, a member of the deviser's club, who dreamed that she and her husband were in a demo team to dance Juliet's Reel.Her husband was late for the demo and arrived at the end of bar 4. That is why he is 4 bars behind all the way through the dance - until they finally get together on bars 29-32.
The deviser thought that was such a good story that there had to be a dance called Juliet's Reel.
Juliet's Reel is from the RSCDS New Zealand Branch Inc. book, Southern Skies.
(Dance information by the deviser, Janet Favel)
Southern Skies
Looking South West, Gibbous Moon Sky With Alpha And Beta Centauri And The Southern Cross.
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