Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Ruth And Carol's Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

RUTH AND CAROL'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Gosforth School Another Newcastle Collection

1- 8 1L+2M change places RH. 1M+2L change places RH. 1s+2s dance RH across
9-16 Repeat bars 1-8 with LH
17-20 1s dance 4 slip steps down the middle and back
21-24 1s followed by 2s cast into 2nd place, 1s form an arch on bar 24
25-28 2s dance below 1s and under arch into the middle in 1st place. Both couples face partners and join hands and retire with 2 skip change of step
29-32 2s+1s turn partner RH

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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