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REEL OF THE PUFFINS
(R4x32)
3s & 4s on opposite sides
John Bowie Dickson Dunedin Book 5
1- 4
1s & 4s cross RH & cast 1 place into centre of set (2s & 3s stepping
up/down)
5- 8
1s & 4s join hands to form a circle, set twice turning right about to
face nearest corner
9-16
2s & 3s dance full diagonal reels of 4 giving LH in centre while 1s
& 4s dance ½ diagonal reel & pass LSh to next corner anticlockwise,
dance ½ reel with that corner & pass LSh to next corner
anticlockwise
17-18
4s & 1s turn corners RH
19-20
4s & 1s dance LH across ½ way
21-22
4s & 1s turn new corners RH
23-24
1s+4s change places LH on the sides
25-32
All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides 2 4 (1)(3)
For the wedding of Katie Fallas and Iain Roxburgh in August 1998. Katie and Iain met while dancing and watching
puffins in the Faroes with Dunedin Dancers.
The recording, on the CD of the same name by Jim Lindsay & his band, is the recommended tune The Black Bear.
