Roy Clowes 1983
Formation: 4 couple longways set
Music: 4 x 2 x 32 bar Scottish Reels
Tune: SHIFTING BOBBINS
Al 1st couple cross over giving right hands (2nd couple step up) and finish in double triangles; set then 1st couple through, and cast up to meet and lead to the centre. A2 1st Woman right hands across with 2nd and 3rd Men, whilst 1st Man left hands across with 2nd and 3rd Women. 1st 2nd and 3rd Couples lead down the middle. B1 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples lead up and 3s and 2s cast off. 1st Woman left hands across with 2M and 3 Men whilst 1st Man right hands across with 2nd and 3rd Women. B2 1st couple lead up, and cast to 2nd place then half figure-of-eight around 2s. 1st couple are now in second place, they repeat the dance from this position then drop into 4th place.
DOUBLE TRIANGLES
1st couple cross over giving right hands , cast into second place, and cross again to finish back to back in the centre facing their own side of the dance. 1st couple are now between the 2nd and 3rd couples
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYjgWpCa4U
SHIFTIN' BOBBINS. Scottish, Reel or Polka Composed by dance choreographer and composer Muriel Rimmer. On the surface, the title refers to spinning or weaving, perhaps associated with Lancashire cotton mills, where children were at one time employed to serve the machinery. A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder on which yarn or thread is wound, providing storage for the yarn or thread. The title also is representative of the movements of the accompanying Scottish Country Dance.