Sheerhan's Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Sheerhan's Reel A forty-eight bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back, to finish in first position facing out.
9-16 First couple cast off below third couple, cross giving right hand; cast up into second place and turn left hand three quarters to face first corners, second couple step up on bars 9 & 10.
17-24 Reels of three across the set, passing first corner by the left shoulder to start; first couple dance in at the end to finish back to back, first man facing the ladies' side of the set and first lady facing the men's side of the set.
25-32 Double triangles, first couple finish facing second corners.
33-40 Reels of three across the set, passing second corner by the right shoulder to start, first couple finish in second place on own side on bar 38 and set as second and third couples complete the reel.
41-48 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Sheerhan's Reel
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell; instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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