The Reel Of The Dandy Ninth

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 All advance and retire
5- 8 1s+4s Petronella turn into centre and set to partner while 2s+3s face on sides, set, change places RH, 2s dance down to 4th place, 3s up to 1st place
9-12 1s+4s dance ½ reel of 4 up/down centre
13-16 4s+3s (at top) also 1s+2s (at bottom) dance ¾ RH across, 3s and 2s remain in centre facing partners, 4s and 1s end on own side
17-20 3s+2s dance ½ reel of 4 up/down centre
21-24 2s+4s (at top) also 3s+1s (at bottom) dance ¾ RH across, 4s and 1s remain in centre facing partners, 2s/3s end on own side (1st/4th place)
25-28 4s and 1s face out of nearest end, join RH with partner, lead out of ends and cast to 2nd/4th place. 2413
29-32 All turn RH (or birl)

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

Keith Rose's Crib Diagram

The Reel Of The Dandy Ninth - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Instruction Videos

Dance Information

This battalion was established in Edinburgh in 1900 and was unique within the regiment as the only unit to wear the kilt. The battalion adopted the Hunting Stewart tartan, a choice that distinguished its appearance and led to the nickname "The Dandy Ninth".

Robert Scott Gray later lost his life during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, a conflict that claimed many soldiers of the battalion and marked one of the most significant battles of the First World War.

Post-war it was amalgamated with the 7th Battalion to form 7th/9th Royal Scots.

9th Royal Scots Postcard, Training Near Edinburgh, c. 1915

Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'The Reel Of The Dandy Ninth' page