Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Platinum Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

PLATINUM REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Peter Marshall Friends and Celebrations 10 Additional Dances

1- 8 1s+2s dance 'Bourrel':
 1- 4 1M+2L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H, pull back RSh to end BtoB (2L facing up and 1L down) while partners chase anticlockwise to face partner
 5- 8 Set to partners and turn 2H. 2s end in 1st place own side, 1s in 2nd place
9-16 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back, 1s end BtoB in middle facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4 with 1st corners; pass RSh to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners. 1s end facing each other in middle
25-28 1s turn RH to end in middle 1M facing down, 1L facing up while 3s+2s dance ½ R&L
29-32 1L dances up between 2s and casts to 2nd place, 1M dances down between 3s and casts up to 2nd place. 213

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


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