Duke Reel
A round dance for three couples who stand in a ring holding hands. (Reels: 264 bars)
BARS-----------A. Rings
8--------------(a) Rings: All side-step in a ring anticlockwise, finishing with two short threes. Side-step clockwise, finishing as before.
-----------------B. Body
16-------------(b) Sides: Partneers side-step past each other, the men passing behind, finishing with two short threes. Side-step back to place, the men dancing in front, and finish as before. The men now do a similar movement woith the woman on their left, the woman passing behind when going right, and in front when returning.
8--------------(b) Link arms: Partners link right arms and dance a full turn clockwise[2 bars]; each man then links left arm with the woman on left of original position, and turns anticlockwise [2 bars]. Repeat to finish in original position [4 bars].
8-------------- (c) Interlace: Partners face each other and pas, with promenade step, right shoulder to right; on around circle passing alternately on either side as in any chain movement, except that the hands are not taken.
16------------- (d) Advance and retire: All join hands in a ring and advance towards the center. All retire and advance again, but on retiring, release non-partners' hands and go into position for C..
-----------------C. 1st Figure
16------------- (a) Figure of eight: With promenade step, couple 1 advance towards couple 2 while couple 3 stand idle. THe woman oc couple 1 passes between the other pair, followed by the man; but while the womand makes a figure of 8 by passing round the woman and then the man, the man of couple 1 passes round the man and then the woman. This leaves couple 1 on the inside of couple 2 and they join hands in a ring. All four side-step clockwise, finishing with two short threes and the partners take both hands and swing back to places.
16------------- (b) Repeat: (a) is then danced by couple 2, who pass through and dance with couple 3 while couple 1 stand idle.
16------------- (c) Repeat: (a) is then danced by couple 3, who pass through and dance with couple 1 while couple 2 stand idle.
-----------------D. Body
48-------------Repeat B.
-----------------E. 2nd Figure
16------------- (a) Right and left chain: Couples 1 and 2 now perform the right and left chain. Each mand gives right hand to opposite woman and both move forward in a semi-circle, men clockwise and women anticlockwise. Continue to meet partner with left hand then opposite woman again with right hand and on to own partner, with left hand to finish in position, thus completing the chain. Both couples then dance complete circle around.
16------------- (b) Repeat: Couples 2 and 3 dance (a).
16------------- (c) Repeat: Couples 3 and 1 dance (a).
-----------------F. Body
48-------------Repeat B.
-----------------G. Finish
8--------------Partners hold hands, crossed, and swing round in couples anti-clockwise.
