INVERAN REELS       See sheet ‘D’

These are a special type of mirror image reel danced by the 1st Cpl. dancing on both sides of the dance and take a total of 8 Bars.

As with ‘Gates of Edinburgh Reels’ Inveran Reels are danced with the 1st couple crossing down to begin with the 1st Man dancing out between the 2nd and 3rd Ladies and passing the 3rd Lady by the right shoulder. The 1st Lady, crossing down in front of her partner, similarly dances out between the 2nd and 3rd Men and passes the 3rd Man by the left shoulder. The reel on the Ladies side is actually a left shoulder reel although the first shoulder is passed during the crossing down of the 1st Man. The reel on the Men’s side is similarly a right shoulder reel with the right shoulder being passed by the 1st Lady during the crossing.

When the 1st couple reach the bottom of the dance they then cross up to their own side with the 1st Man dancing out between the 2nd and 3rd Men and passing the 3rd Man by the right shoulder. The 1st Lady, crossing up in front of her partner, similarly dances out between the 2nd and 3rd Ladies and passes the 3rd Lady by the left shoulder.

Throughout the figure the dancers give hands to their partners wherever possible.

Although the 2nd and 3rd Cpl’s just dance normal mirror image reels on their own sides the 1st Cpl. describe a diagonal oval path as shown in sheet ‘I’. The 1st Man’s oval lies between his own place and the 3rd Lady’s place, first passing through the 2nd Lady’s place and coming back through the 2nd Man’s place. Similarly the 1st Lady’s oval lies between his own place and the 3rd Man’s place, first passing through the 2nd Man’s place and coming back through the 2nd Lady’s place.