The Wind On Loch Fyne

  1-4   1s giving left hands cross down, pass 1L between 2s, 1M between 3s and meet;

  5-8   taking nearer hands, 1s lead up between 2M3L, cast up (1L around 2L, 1M around 3M), meet and turn by the right halfway;

  9-16 all dance interlocking reels (pass partner right shoulder, pass next left shoulder, pass right around next, pass next left shoulder, finally turning partner ¾ by the right), finishing Mn inside, Ls outside;

17-18 Mn left hands across ²/₃ WHILE Ls dance clockwise 1 place around the outside of the set;

19-20 all turn by the right;

21-24 repeat bars 17-20 from new positions;

25-26 1s 2s 3s set;

27-28 6 hands round to the left (1 place);

29-30 all turn partner both hands;

31-32 6 hands round to the left (1 place), finishing with 3s at the top.

    -0   All take hands in a circle to make the dancers evenly spaced in the set: 1M at 1 o'clock, 2L at 3 o'clock, 2M at 5 o'clock, 3L at 7 o'clock, 3M at 9 o'clock, 1L at 11 o'clock.

    -8   1s finish back in places; all face partners.

  9-16 Always pass the same dancer in the same way in the interlocking reels.

    -12 Acknowledge your partner before turning away.

25-26 1s 2s 3s set as separate couples.

27-32 In these instructions, the hands round are one place only around the set, leading to 312 as the equally acceptable progression; the original version requires hands round halfway which is less elegant (cf. The Duchess Tree, bars 11-16).

29-30 All should be back in original places while turning.

    -32 Finish in a neat circle.