Eight Hand Reel
Music: reel
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Counts Steps
8 Head couples forward and back
8 Side couples forward and back
8 Head couples swing
8 Side couples swing
16 Grand right and left
8 All 4 Ladies right hand star
8 Left hand star
8 All 4 Gents right hand star
8 Left hand star
16 All hands around left
16 All hands around right
8 Balance your corner
8 Turn your corner
8 Promenade your corner
8 Turn your partner
16 Promenade your partner
16 Grand right and left
8 Heads turn your opposite
8 Sides turn your opposite
* Promenade the hall with your partner
Source: The Prompter's Handbook, JA French, 1893