The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh


One of the longer reels, this dance was devised in 1948 in recognition of the 1947 wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten

Steps

  • All couples advance & retreat
  • All couples spin
  • Top couple does a figure of 8 around the others
  • Teapots RH (lady up, man down)
  • Teapots LH (top couple switching)
  • Turn corner 1
  • Turn partner
  • Turn corner 2
  • Turn partner
  • Circle