4 x 32 bar Reel for 4 Couples
This dance is dedicated to our good friend, Karin Schnabl of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany on the occasion of her 45th birthday.
Suggested Music: “4x32 bar Reel”, “Dancing Fingers”, track 1 side 1 by Muriel Johnstone
Devised by Andrew Timmins 1999
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| 1 - 4 | 1st and 4th couples cross right hand and cast off or up one place |
| 5 - 8 | 1st and 4th couples dance half figure of 8 around the 2nd and 3rd couples, to finish 1st and 4th couples back to back in the centre of the set, facing own side. 1st couple facing 2nd couple, 4th couple facing 3rd couple. |
| 9 - 16 | 1st and 4th couples dance 'set to corners and partners', to finish 1st and 4th couples back to back in the centre of the set, facing opposite sides, 4th couple facing 2nd couple, 1st couple facing 3rd couple. |
| 17 - 24 | All 4 couples dance Reel of Four on the sides.
1st and 3rd couples & 4th and 2nd couples pass right shoulder to begin. At the end of the Reel 1st and 4th couples pass right shoulder to place to finish in order 2 4 1 3. |
| 25 - 28 | 1st and 4th couples set and dance half right hands across to own sides. |
| 29 - 32 | 1st and 4th ladies, 1st and 4th men turn right hands 1½ times to finish in order 2 4 1 3. |
Repeat from new places.