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THE
SIXTEEN HAND REEL
POSITION OF COUPLES
(X = gent O = lady)
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2nd Tops |
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4th Tops |
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4th Sides |
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1st |
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2nd |
Sides |
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X O |
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X O |
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3rd Sides |
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X O |
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CORNER COUPLES
1st corner |
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2nd corner |
couple |
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couple |
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X O |
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Home place
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Lead around and back, with
inside hands held at shoulder level, partners dropping hands, turning
towards each other and again taking inside hands to reverse direction
and lead back to place. Partners drop hands, ladies quarter turn
clockwise and gents threequarter turn anti-clockwise in place to face
into the set. |
16 bars |
1 |
Slip sides: partners sidestep
into each other's place (RULE - move L in front and R
behind) and dance in place (4 bars) then repeat the movement back
to place (4 bars). |
8 bars |
2 |
Circles: 1st and 2nd
top and side couples each join hands with their 2nd
corner couple and sidestep clockwise (2 bars), dance in place (2 bars),
sidestep back (2 bars) and fall back to place (2 bars). |
8 bars |
3 |
Slip sides. |
8 bars |
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Circles: this time 1st and
2nd top and side couples each join hands with their 1st
corner couple. |
8 bars |
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Half chain: partners face each other, R
hand in R, and chain around the set until they meet R hand (12 bars),
take crossed hand hold and lead anti-clockwise back to place (4 bars). |
16 bars |
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Link arms: 1st
and 2nd top and side gents each link R arms with their 2nd
corner gent and dance around each other (4 bars), give L hand to turn
the 2nd corner lady (2 bars), pass each other R to R to give
R hand to their partners and turn into place (2 bars). |
8 bars |
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House around each other: partners take
crossed hand hold and 1st and 2nd top and side
couples and their 1st corner couples house around each
other. |
8 bars |
First Figure
- Advance and Retire |
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Advance and retire: with
inside hand hold 1st and 2nd top couples
advance and retire twice. |
8 bars |
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House around: changing to crossed hand
hold they house around each other. |
8 bars |
2 |
1st and 2nd side
couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
3 |
3rd and 4th
top couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
4 |
3rd and 4th side
couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
Second
Figure - Gents Chain |
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Gents chain:1st
and 2nd top gents pass R to R to give R hand to their
opposite lady (2 bars) and turn her in place (2 bars), pass back L to L
(2 bars) to turn their partners L hand in place (2 bars). |
8 bars |
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The gents dance in and turn each
other R hand one full turn (2 bars), turn their opposite lady L hand (2
bars) pass back R to R (2 bars) and turn partners R hand in place (2
bars). |
8 bars |
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House around each other:
taking crossed hand hold, the dancing couples house around each other. |
8 bars |
2 |
1st and 2nd side gents
now lead to dance 1. |
24 bars |
3 |
3rd and 4th
top gents now lead to dance 1. |
24 bars |
4 |
3rd and 4th side gents
now lead to dance 1. |
24 bars |
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Arches:1st and
2nd top couples take crossed hand hold and dance one full
turn into the set (2 bars). They drop L hands as the 1st
couple make a R hand arch through which the 2nd lady dances
(2 bars). The 1st couple half turns and the 2nd
gent dances through the reversed arch (2 bars) and both couples take
crossed hand hold and turn into the place opposite their own (2 bars). |
8 bars |
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The whole movement is then repeated with the 2nd
couple making the two arches as both dance back to place. |
8 bars |
2 |
1st and 2nd side
couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
3 |
3rd and 4th
top couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
4 |
3rd and 4th side
couples now dance 1. |
16 bars |
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Circle: all take hands in a
circle and advance and retire twice. |
8 bars |
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Sidestep R: with hands still held, all
sidestep anti-clockwise (2 bars) and dance in place (2 bars), sidestep
back and dance in place (4 bars). |
8 bars |
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Circle: all advance and
retire twice. |
8 bars |
4 |
Sidestep L: with hands still held, all
sidestep clockwise (2 bars) and dance in place (2 bars), sidestep back
and dance in place (4 bars). |
8 bars |
5 |
Swing partners with ceili
hold. |
8 bars |
ENDNOTE
The timing of movements is not as critical as it would appear from the
breakdown into 2 bar sections in the text. These are but a guide to help
walk the movements in practice, and, so long you dance an 8 bar movement
in the 8 bars then you're probably doing fine! |
PUBLISHED SOURCE
"Ár Rinncidhe Foirne Thirty Popular Figure Dances Leabhar 1,
2, 3" page 15 |
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