From: Mary Anderson Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:20:44 -0700 (PDT) To: strathspey@strathspey.org NESSIE'S NEUK 40 Bar Reel for 3 Couples 1-4 1ST couple set and cast off one place. 2ND couple step up on bars 3 & 4 5-8 1ST couple nearer hands joined, dance down between 3rd couple and cast up to finish facing first coners 9-16 FIRST CORNER CHAIN: 1ST couple and first corners change places giving right hands, first corners turn each other with left hands, change places again with 1ST couple right hands then 1ST couple turn each other with left hands to finish facing first corners again 17-24 HELLO AND GOODBYE SETTING: 1ST couple set to first coners, set to partner, set to second corners and on bar 23-24 1ST couple set advancing and pull back right shoulders to finish facing second corners 25-32 SECOND CORNER CHAIN: Repeat bars 9-16 with second corners finishing with 1ST couple in second place on own sides facing out ready for 33-40 REELS OF THREE: 2ND, 1st AND 3rd couples dance left shoulder reels of three on sides( 1ST and 2ND ladies - 1ST and 3RD men passing left shoulders to begin) Repeat having passes a couple Devised by Dianne Evans of Oak Harbour, Washington Devisers Note: "Nessie's Neuk" was the name of the bar in the hotel owned by my parents at the south end of Loch Ness.