Miss Dickson's Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Miss Dickson's Reel A forty-eight bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 4 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First and second couples join nearer hands and advance and retire.
9-16 First and second couples dance a ladies' chain.
17-20 First and second couples advance and retire.
21-24 First couple set and turn with the left hand to face their first corners.
25-32 First couple turn first corners with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corners with the right hand and partner with the left hand to finish facing out between second and third ladies. First lady is on first man's right, left hand in left hand.
33-38 First man dances a figure of eight round second couple whilst first lady dances a figure of eight round third couple, commencing by leading out between the ladies and finishing facing up and down.
39-40 First couple turn three quarters with the right hand to second place on own side of the set.
41-48 Six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Miss Dickson'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 6, 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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