Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Mirror Reels Of Four

The Mirror reels of four are like Parallel reels of four but made up of one standard form Reel of four and one Reverse reel of four.

In Scottish Country Dancing, as with the much more common Mirror reels of three, this Figure allows the dancers to Take Nearer hands whenever they meet, thereby making the Covering much more elegant, especially in a Strathspey.


Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Mirror reels of four, either appears explicitly or is implied; note that for a common term these will be a small selection; for a rare term, these may be all that exist:

Bayside Twenty-First
Calum's Road
Hutton Castle
Lagan Bridges
Rockcliffe Rant
Silver Halsway
When Dancers Meet


Dance Video Clip Which Demonstrates Mirror Reels Of Four

Mirror Reels Of Four Video Clip

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