Sir Reginald MacDonald (Mitchell - Whetherly Book 9)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Sir Reginald MacDonald (Mitchell - Whetherly Book 9) A sixty-four bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 4 First lady and second man set and change places giving right hand in passing, third man and fourth lady do the same.
5- 8 All set to partners and turn with the right hand to finish with the men back to back in the centre of the set facing their partners at the four corners.
9-16 Double diagonal reels of four, first and third couple dance a reel of four, second and fourth couples do the same, all give left hands across half way in the centre. All finish facing partner.
17-24 All set to and turn corners with two hands: men set to and turn partner moving one place anticlockwise and repeat with next lady to finish facing the diagonally opposite lady to their own partner.
25-28 All set and turn half way with the right hand.
29-32 The ladies dance left hands across in a wheel once round to finish facing their corners.
33-40 The ladies set to and turn corners with both hands, as previously described to finish facing their own partners on the diagonally opposite side of the set.
41-48 First and fourth couples dance a reel of four on the ladies' side of the set, whilst third and second couples dance a reel of four on the men's side of the set; all commence by passing own partner by the right.
49-52 Fourth man (in first lady's place) and third lady (in second man's place) set and change places giving right hand: whilst second lady (in third man's place) and first man (in fourth lady's place) also set and change places giving right hand.
53-56 Second couple (in fourth place) cast up to the top, third, fourth and first couples join hands on the sides and step down on bars 55 & 56.
57-64 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
Repeat with a new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
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Recommended tune: Sir Reginald MacDonald.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 9, 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).