Eightsome Reel

Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Introduction Dance
Music Bars
Instructions
1 - 8​
Eight hands round and back to original  places.
9 - 12
Still holding partners, ladies give right hands and all dance round
                 clockwise. Each  couple  turn.
13 - 16
Men give left hands and all dance-round  anti-clockwise.
17 - 20
Set twice to partners, then turn partners round with two hands. Finish facing partner's original places.
21 - 38
Grand chain  ( i.e. dance  round  the set giving right  hands to partner to begin, then alternate  hands until all are back to original  place).
Middle Dance
Music Bars
Instructions
1 - 8​
1st lady into the centre of the dance, seven hands round and back
9 - 16
1st lady sets to and turns partner  with two hands. then sets to and turn 3rd man  (opposite) with two hands.
17 - 24
1st lady. 1st and 3rd men dance reel of three.  1st lady beginning by giving left shoulder to 1st man.
25 - 32
​1st lady remains in centre;  repeat bars 1-8
33 - 48
1st lady repeats bars 9-24 with 2nd and 4th  men. At the end of the reel, 1st lady returns to place and 2nd lady into centre.
​Repeat seven times with 2nd 3rd and 4th ladies and all men each having their turn in the centre. Then repeat the introduction dance