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Four-Hand Reel
A reel for two couples
(264 bars)
BA (leading
couple)
CD (opposite couple)
A & C are men; B & D are women.
BARS-----------A. Lead Round
16-------------Dancers half right turn and lead around a complete circle.
Release hands, turn about inwards. Man takes partners right hand in his left and
both lead back to place.
---------------B. Body
16-------------(a) The Square: Men side-step a square in an anticlockwise
direction while the women sidestep a square in a clockwise direction, all
finishing with two short threes after each side. Ends with dancers in original
places.
8--------------(b) Four sevens: Men side-step to the right behind
partners as women side-step to the left in front of their partner. Side-step
back to original place with man crossing in front of his partner. Repeat (Threes
are not danced after the sevens.)
8--------------(c) Hands across: All four dancers give right hands across
the center, shoulder high, and dance around clockwise. Release hands, turn, give
left hands and dance back to place in an anticlockwise direction.
16-------------(d) Down the center: Leading couple turns to face each
other, takes right hands and side-steps through the center to the place occupied
by the opposite couple, while the opposite couple sidestep separately up the
outside to the leading couple's place. Leading couple does a half turn in place
and releases hands while opposite couple takes right hands and half-turns in
place. The opposite couple side-steps back toplace through the center, in the
manner of the leading couple as the leading couple side-steps back to place
separately on the outside; Each couple takes right hands and half-turns back to
original position.
16-------------(e) Right and left chain: The man gives his right hand to
opposite woman and both move forward in a semi-circle, men clockwise, women
anticlockwise. They continue to meet their partner with the left hand, opposite
partner again with right hand, and then their own partner with the left hand to
finish circular chain.
---------------C. 1st Figure
32-------------(a) Figure of eight and Rings of three: Leading couple
takes inside hands, advances to opposite couple and releases hands. The man
retires to place and remains idle while his partner performs the figure of eight
by dancing between the opposite couple, going first round the woman and then
around the man. Both women now advance to leading man and take hands in a ring
of three, dance the side-step to the right, ending with two short threes, and
dance a side-step to the left; meanwhile, the opposite man sidesteps to the
right and left. Leading couple arch arms to allow oppostie woman to pas under to
the leading woman's orignal place, and then adcvance and form a ring of three
with opposite man. The three dance the side step to the left and right as the
opposite woman dances a side-step to the left and right on her own. Leading
couple arch arms to allow oppostie man to pass under to his partner. Both
couples swing arond anticlockwise to original places.
32-------------(b) Repeat: Opposite couple dance (a).
---------------D. Body
48-------------Repeat B.
---------------E. 2nd Figure
16-------------Women's chain: Women advance, give right hands in the
center and continue to the opposite man, giving left hand. both turn in place
and the women return to their own partners, both making a full turn in place.
both couples dance a complete circle around each other.
---------------F. Body
48-------------Repeat B.
---------------G. Lead around
16-------------Repeat A and finish.
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