Nimbus 2002

 

 

80-bar Reel for 4 couples in a square set

 

 

1-8       All circle to left half-way with 8 slip steps; 4 women right hands half across and turn the opposite man once round with the left hand.

 

9–16     4 women right hands half across and turn partner with left hand to finish on his right; all circle to right half-way to finish in original places.

 

17–24   4 men left hands across half way; turn the opposite woman once round with right hand; repeat, men left hands half across; turn partner ¾ round with right hands to finish in own place with men facing in and women facing out.

 

25-32    Half Schiehallion Reel with men leading: 4 men travel to next woman’s place on their right while the 4 women dance round their right shoulders into their partners’ places (2 steps); 4 women travel to next woman’s place on their right while the men dance round their right shoulder into the man’s position (2 steps); Repeat bars 25-28 to finish with the 4 men dancing into the center ready to give left hands across, and the 4 women turning by right shoulder to give left hand to partner, all facing counter-clockwise.

 

33-40    Men dance left hands across 1½ times round while their partners dance forward for two steps, then cast off one place to finish with left hand joined with the opposite man; forward for 2 again, then cast off one place and pass partner by the right shoulder to finish with all in their partner’s original place, women facing in and men facing out.

 

41-48    Half Schiehallion Reel with women leading. Finish with women into the center ready to give left hands across, and men turning by right shoulder to give left hand to partner, all facing counter-clockwise.

 

49-56    Repeat bars 33-40 with women dancing left hands across and men casting. Finish with 4 women back to back in center of dance facing partners on outside.

 

57-64    1st and 3rd couples dance ½ reel of four and turn partner right hands once round on opposite sides. At same time, 2nd and 4th couples turn partner right hands round on own sides, then dance ½ reel of four to opposite sides.

 

65-72    Repeat bars 57-64 back to own sides.

 

73-80    You devise the ending! 

            (At Ramblewood in 2004, this was circle 8 hands round and back.)

 

 

 

Vicky Goodloe

October, 2002