SPINNING YOUR WHEELS (Reel)
Bars:
1-8 Circle 8 hands round and back.
9-10 2nd and 3rd couples dance right hands across in a wheel halfway round. (see Figure 1).
Meanwhile, 1st man faces down, 4th lady faces up
for 1st and 4th couples to dance outside the wheel to finish in the next corner position.
11-12 2nd and 3rd couples give left hands to the 1st and 4th couples to change places with them.(See Figure 2).
13-14 1st and 4th couples dance right hands across in a wheel halfway round as 2nd and 3rd couples dance on to the next corner position.
15-16 1st and 4th couples give left hands to the 2nd and 3rd couples to change places with them.
17-24 Repeat bars 9-16 to finish with 3rd and 2nd couples in the middle with right hands across joined in a wheel, 4th and 1st couples on the sides.(See Figure 3).
25-26 Middle couples (3rd and 2nd) dance right hands across in a wheel halfway round.
27-28 Middle couples give right hands to their partners to cross.
29-32 Top 2 couples dancing together, bottom 2 couples dancing together, dance half rights and lefts.
Devised in 1986 by Risa Pippin (now Risa Pippin Keiller).
Suggested Music: Ashludie Rant or Let's Have A Ceilidh
"Spinning Your Wheels" is dedicated to Barbara Hazelwood, a teacher with the Houston Branch, for her great patience with those of us who are spinning our wheels learning Scottish Country Dancing.
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