Rosalie's Birthday Reel

  1-8   8 hands round and back;

  9-12 Mn advance and set, turning on the spot to finish facing partners;

13-16 Mn turn partners by the left, finishing in places;

17-20 Ls advance and set, turning on the spot to finish facing partners;

21-24 Ls turn partners by the right, all finishing in places, facing partners;

25-32 all grand chain;

33-36 all set twice to partners;

37-40 all turn partner by the right, finishing facing in;

41-42 taking nearer hands, 1s dance under arch made by 3s;

43-44 releasing nearer hands, 3M 3L 1L 1M turn adjacent corner ¾ by the other hand to exchange places;

45-46 taking nearer hands, 1M3L dance under arch made by 3M1L;

47-48 releasing nearer hands, 3L 3M 1M 1L turn adjacent corner ¾ by the other hand to exchange places, finishing 3s2s1s4s, all facing in;

49-56 2s dancing as 1s, 4s as 3s repeat bars 41-48, finishing 3s4s1s2s, 3L 4s 1L 2s facing in, 3M 1M facing out;

57-60 3s1s half ladies' chain, up and down;

49-64 2s4s half ladies' chain, across the set;

65-68 3M1L1M3L half men's chain, up and down;

69-72 2M4L4M2L half men's chain, across the set, finishing all in original places, facing partners;

73-76 all set twice to partners;

77-80 all turn partner by the right, finishing in allemande hold with partner, facing anticlockwise;

81-86 all allemande anticlockwise around the set;

87-88 releasing left hands, Mn turn partners by the right, retaining right hand hold to finish Mn facing in, Ls back to back in the centre.