Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Opera Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

OPERA REEL (R6x32) 6C set

1- 8 All advance and retire, 1s slip step to bottom
9-16 All advance and retire, 2s slip step to bottom
17-24 3s+4s while 5s+6s dance RH across and LH back while 1s+2s dance R&L
25-32 1s+2s slip step to top, 1s cast to bottom while all other couples turn RH

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)



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