Tweedale Reel
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Tweedale Reel A thirty-two bar Reel for four couples in a square set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 7.1- 8 All promenade anticlockwise round the set.
9-12 All turn corner with the right hand and then change places with partner giving left hand.
13-16 Turn next corner with the right hand and give left hand to partner to return to original place.
17-24 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
25-28 All turn partner with the right hand and corner with the left hand.
29-32 All change places with partner giving right hand, then turn new corner with the left hand three quarters round to finish facing anticlockwise in a promenade hold.
Repeat with new partner.
Recommended tune: Tweedale Reel
Editor's note to the 2021 edition At the end of the dance, the set has rotated through ⅛ (or 45º), such that a circle formation would probably be more appropriate. However, it is unclear which new couple should become the new top couple. Our suggestion is that the first man remains in first couple's place, such that the ladies progress on one place after each iteration.
(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 7, 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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