The Kenora Reel

  1-8   1s cross down into mirror reels of 3, 1s 3s finishing beside the centre line, (1L 3M facing down, 1M 3L up);

  9-16 1s3s ladies' chain, 1s finishing facing down, 3s up;

17-20 1s 3s set and petronella turn in tandem, 1s to the Mn's side, 3s to the Ls', WHILE 2s cross and cast to the right;

21-24 1s 3s set and petronella turn in tandem to the ends WHILE 2s cross up and down and cast to the right, finishing 3s2s1s;

25-28 3s2s1s chase clockwise halfway to original places, 1s finishing on opposite sides;

29-32 1s cross by the right and cast to 2nd place.

  7-10 The natural finishing positions of 1s 3s in the reels are not convenient as starting points for the ladies' chain; the following is recommended:

  7-8   Ls speed up slightly, dance outside their normal finishing positions (1L in 1M's, 3L in own) and pull right shoulder back to finish 1L halfway between 1M's place and the centre line facing down, 3L halfway between her own place and the centre line facing up WHILE Mn hold back to finish 1M facing up, 3M down, just outside their normal finishing positions (1M in 1L's, 3M in own);

  9-10 1L 3L dance the first two bars of ladies' chain normally WHILE 1M 3M cast anticlockwise to finish in the places occupied by their partners at the end of bar 8.

    -16 1M 3M make a polite turn to finish, nearer hands joined with partner, 1s (on opposite sides) facing down, 3s up.

    -28 1L must hold back to arrive on time (or even slightly late) in 1M's place so that she can flow smoothly into crossing and casting.

31-32 At the end of the second, fourth and sixth repeats, 1s cast to 4^th place of the full set WHILE 3s take nearer hands and lead up one place, retaining the hold ready for the mirror reels in the next repeat.