Sister Jean
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Sister Jean A thirty-two bar Reel for four couples in a four couple longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 3.1- 4 First and third couples turn by the right hand and cast off one place, second and fourth couples step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First couple turn with the left hand one and a half times to finish between second couple in a line across the set; third couple turn similarly to finish between fourth couple.
9-10 First man and second lady change places giving right hand, first lady and second man do the same; third and fourth couples likewise.
11-12 Second and fourth couples turn with the left hand.
13-14 First man and second lady change places giving right hand, first lady and second man do the same; third and fourth couples likewise.
15-16 First and third couples turn with the left hand, to finish with first couple between second couple (still on opposite side) all facing down with nearer hands joined, third couple similarly with fourth couple.
17-24 All dance down the middle in lines of four for four bars, turn to the right and dance up the middle in lines of four.
25-28 First couple cross back to own side, above second couple and cast off into second place; third couple similarly cross above fourth couple and cast off into fourth place.
29-32 First, fourth and third couples dance a half reel of three on the sides, fourth couple dance out and up to commence.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 3, 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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