Warm Up Reel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s advance and retire; 1L+2L dance in/up while 1M+2M in/down and flow into clockwise chase down/up own side to change places. 213
9-16 2s+1s dance RH across, 1s face down, turn 3s LH once round and pass LSh to face 1st corners
17-24 1s+1st corners dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4; pass RSh to dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4 with 2nd corners. 1s end in 2nd place opposite side. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 3s+1s+2s chase clockwise ½ round; all turn partner RH. 213

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

1- 8 1+2Cs take hands on the side and Advance and Retire.
 1+2W now dance In and up 2W follows 1W in a chase to the right, back into the sidelines, order now 2,1. 1+2M do likewise; However, they dance In and face down and 2M leads the chase to change places.
9-16 2+1Cs dance RHs across, 1C finish facing down and turn 3C LH, 1C slipping by each other LS to finish facing 1st corners.
 (1W needs to anticipate this to phrase it well)
17-24 1C dance a ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corner, pass RS to face 2nd corner, then dance another ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corner, to finish on opposite side in 2nd place ready for...
25-32 3+1+2Cs chase ½ way round the set, then turn partner RH.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2024)

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I try to avoid setting and circles, if possible, but something that gets the brain into dancing mode, as we often have busy days with work or family activities and we do need to get the brain realigned and into dancing mode.

So, this is another warmup brain kind of dance, designed for a class environment and dancers that are beyond beginner level. It can be walked the first few times before moving up to dancing speed.

(Dance information by the deviser, Gaye Collin)

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