Dance: The Bountree Reel

48-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
John Drewry (1999)
Formations:
Arches (ARCHES)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Chase (CHASE)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Published in:
The Greenburn Book 2 [3] *
The Welsh Set [4]

Crib

1-81M+3W&1W+3M ½ RH turn and set ; 2C+4C making arches A&R while 1W followed by 1M & 3W followed by 3M dance under an arch and chase cclw to opposite places
9-161M+3W & 1W+3M ½ LH turn and set ; 2C+4C make arches and A&R while 1M followed by 1W and 3M followed by 3W dance under arch and chase clw to own places.
17-242M+4W & 2W+4M ½ LH turn while 1C+3C chase clw one place round the set to join hands across the set | 1M+4W+2M+3W & 1W+4M+2W+3M BiL ; .all turn ends in and BiL again.
25-32Reels4 across the dance, inside people start outwards
33-404W followed by 4M & 2W followed by 2M, dance clw around outside to own places while 1M followed by 1W & 3M followed by 3W dance RHA clw to place. All turn RH.
41-48Circle8 and back.
Repeat with 2C & 4C as dancing couples.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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