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Cheat Sheet from the Richmond SCD group:



½ fig 8                                    dancing 4 bars in the shape of half a figure eight and will finish either on the opposite side or back on your own side
½ reel                                    half figure of eight  - can be done on the sides or up and down the set
                                               N.B.  all reels of 3 are figures of 8  - all figures of 8 are not reels of 3!!
2s up                                     2nd couple move up the sides of the dance
4H across                             two couples giving right hands in the middle, dance round for 4 bars – often followed by dancing left hands back
4H round                               2 couples joining hands in a circle and dancing to the left (usually) to begin
6H round                               3 couples joining hands in a circle and dancing to the left (usually) to begin
allemande position              as promenade but then hands are raised above the woman’s right shoulder
BH                                         joining both hands
balance                                 all setting in a line holding hands (usually) on the diagonal when facing in opposite directions e.g. 2M facing up 1W facing down, 1M facing up 2W facing down
cast                                       to pull back with the shoulder at the top of the set (or the bottom if stated)
corner, partner                     turn 1st corner then turn partner in the middle – turn 2nd corner then partner again
crossover reel(s)                  1st couple crosses down to the opposite side to dance the reel and finish in their partner’s place. In crossover reels they cross down to begin and then cross down again from their partner’s place to finish the reel exactly where they started on their own side
dance down                          nearer hands joined, dance down the middle of the set away from the music
fig 8                                       dancing 8 bars in the shape of a figure eight
fin                                           finish or finishing (as in 1C fin facing 1st corners)
lead down                             right hand in right hand lead partner down the middle of the set
LS reel                                  give left shoulder to person you begin reeling with
opp side                               opposite side of the dance (e.g. if dancing as a woman it means men’s side)
promenade position            with partner hands are crossed in front
reel                                        figure of eight – done on the sides, across top or bottom or on the diagonal
RH across                            two couples giving right hands in the middle, dance round for 4 bars – often followed by dancing left hands back
RH across ½ way                dancing round for 2 bars giving hands across
RS reel                                  give right shoulder to person you begin reeling with
set                                         done on the spot – pas de basque for jigs and reels – common schottische for strathspeys
set to corner and partner    set to 1st corner, pull RS back and set to partner across the set, step in
                                               and pull RS back, set to 2nd corner, pull RS back and set to partner up and down the dance, step in and pull RS back to finish in 2nd place on your own side

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