The Peterborough Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s set, cross RH, cast 1 place and turn LH to face 1st corners (2s step up bars 5-6)
9-16 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh to dance ½ reel with 2nd corners, pass RSh to 2nd place own side.
17-24 1s cast down round 2s (in 3rd place) dance up to top, cast round 3s (in 1st place) to 2nd place own sides
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Diagonal R&L (1M down, 1L up). 213

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

Dance Information

The city and its surroundings, the Soke of Peterborough, had an independent county council between 1889 and 1965. It formed part of the short-lived Huntingdon and Peterborough between 1965 and 1974. Before 1889, it was a liberty of Northamptonshire.

Situated 76 miles (122 km) north of London, the city lies on the banks of the River Nene, which eventually flows into the North Sea 30 miles (48 km) to the northeast. The local terrain is predominantly flat, with certain areas, such as parts of the Fens to the east and south of Peterborough, resting below sea level.

Human settlement in this region predates the Bronze Age, evident at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the present city centre, along with signs of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon era marked the establishment of a monastery, Medeshamstede, eventually evolving into the renowned Peterborough Cathedral.

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