Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Scottish Roulette

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SCOTTISH ROULETTE (R32) Circle Zsófia József, 2014
2 circles, Men on outside facing in, Ladies inside facing out

1- 8 All circle left to face new partner
9-16 All turn new partner RH; turn LH
17-24 All turn 2H; all dance DoSiDo
25-32 Men form arches and dance in, Ladies dance out passing Men RSh, all set turning about to face each other; all repeat 25-28

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


Dance Notes

If there is an uneven number of dancers, the extra dancer dances as a Man.
9-24 The 'spare' dancer dances to the centre of the dance where he sets rotating (or has fun otherwise) and returns to the outside circle ready for bar 25.
Scottish Roulette 32 bar reel, round the room dance Zsófia József 2014.
Round the room dance for couples in two circles, men on the outside facing the women on the inside.
Published in A Reel Goulash 2: Budapest Book of Scottish Country Dances, 2017.

1-8 All the women form an inner circle facing out and the men form an outer circle facing in. All circle left to find a new partner.
9-16 All, giving right hands to new partner, turn once round and, giving left hands, turn once round.
17-24 All, giving both hands, turn once round and dance back to back.
25-28 All the men form an arch and dance in, while all the women dance out under partner's right arm, set turning about.
29-32 Repeat bars 25-28 so that the women are back in the middle and men on the outside ready to start again.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Zsófia József, 2014)


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Scottish Roulette - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video

Dance Information

This reel, Scottish Roulette, was devised for our regular dance house for beginner dancers.

The Roulette is symbolized by the two circles, if you are the winner you will get a partner after every turn!

(Dance information by the deviser, Zsófia József, 2014)

(Dance information from A Reel Goulash 2, Budapest Book of Scottish Country Dances, reproduced here with kind permission)

Scottish Roulette
Roulette Wheel

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