Kincaldrum's Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Kincaldrum's Reel A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 8 First couple dance down between second and third couples, cast up behind third couple; dance up to the top and cast off into second place; second couple step up on bars 7 & 8.
9-12 First lady dances right hands across in a wheel with second couple whilst first man does the same with third couple. First couple finish facing their first corners.
13-16 Corners pass and turn (by the right). Dancing couple turn by the right to finish with man up and lady down.
17-20 First man dances left hands across in a wheel with second couple whilst first lady dances the same with third couple. First couple finish facing their second corners.
21-24 Corners pass and turn by the left. Dancing couple turn by the Ieft hand to face their first corners.
25-32 First lady passes second man by the left shoulder to dance a reel of three across the set with second couple; first man similarly passes third lady by the left to dance a reel of three across the set with third couple. First couple finish in second place on own side. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Kincaldrum's Reel
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 8, 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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