Leggett's Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Leggett's Reel A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 2 First couple set.
3- 6 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, crossing down to commence.
7- 8 First couple cross to second place on own side and face out, second couple step up.
9-16 Reels of three on own side of the set, to commence first and third men pass by the left shoulder and first and third ladies pass by the right, all give nearer hands to partner when leading in from the ends of the reel; first couple finish back to back facing own side of the set.
17-24 First couple dance double triangles with second and third couples, finishing in second place on own side of the set.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Leggett'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 10, 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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