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Taught/practised on:
THREE SQUARED
(J9x32)
James Williams Twixt Glen and Sea 2 & TSC 1
Square of nine persons numbered:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 - 8
Persons 1+2+4 and also 6+8+9 dance RH across and LH across back
whilst Persons 3+5+7 dance a reel of three (persons 3 & 5 pass Rsh)
finishing with persons 2 and 3 facing person 1; persons 5 and 6 facing
person 4; and persons 8 and 9 facing person 7
9 - 10
All set.
11 - 12
Persons 1+2, 4+5, and 7+8, ½ turn RH
13 - 14
Persons 1+3, 4+6, and 7+9 ½ turn LH
15 - 16
All set facing in, except person 6, in the centre position, who sets
facing position two (top centre position)
17 - 18
Persons 6 and 3 (position two) pass Rsh to change places, finishing
with person 3 in centre position facing person 5 (position four)
19 - 20
Person 3 change places (Rsh) with person 5 (position four), finishing
with person 5 (in centre) facing position eight (bottom centre)
21 - 22
Person 5 change places (Rsh) with person 9 (position eight), finishing
with person 9 facing position six.
23 - 24
Person 9 change places (Rsh) with person 4 (position six), finishing
with person 4 in the centre (position five).
(Progression as in Fisherman’s Reel).
Finish in progressed positions:
2 6 1
3 4 9
8 5 7
25 - 32
Outside eight hands round and back whilst centre person (original
person 4) dances some steps in the centre, finishing facing position
three ready to start again (diag. reel of 3).
A very convenient dance to do when class numbers are otherwise awkward.
As James said: “A dance for an odd number of dancers - or is that a number of odd dancers.......?”
