Reel of Ballymore
Author: Leslie Haworth - Callers Choice 1Formation: Big circle, women on partner's right, mixer.
Difficulty: 2
Style: English
| A1: | All into middle for 4 steps and back out; repeat. |
| A2: | Promenade partner 8 steps anti-clockwise; all turn in towards partner to face back (men still on the inside) and men move on and promenade their neighbour who is now the woman in front, 8 steps clockwise. This is your new partner. (Women have moved one place on, men have moved one place back.) End the promenade facing new partner - men facing out, women facing in. The person on your diagonal left is your left-person (original partner) and the person the other side is your right-person. Now you're going to do allemandes with these three people, walking in a little figure-of-eight track. |
| B1: | Right-hand turn your new partner half-way to face your right-person. Left-hand turn them all the way to face your new partner. Right-hand turn half-way to face your left-person. Left-hand turn your left-person to face your partner. |
| B2: | Long swing with (new) partner. (Or balance and swing if preferred.) |
Music: 32-bar (jigs good because long swing).
The original instructions specify "The Mason's Apron or any reel". I do it to Irish polkas, rather than Irish reels which bands tend to play very fast! Try these three: 
Thumbnail: In and out, promenade, turns, balance and swing.