On the Banks of the Helicon(3 couples in a line)(Dafydd Arth, 20th C) Verse 1 Double forward (toward head of hall). Turn simple (away from partner - mirroring effect.) Fall back a double. That much again. Chrous Reel, or half-s-hey: lord 2 walks between lord 1 & lady 1, around lady 1, to partner's place. lady 1 waits until lord 2 has passed between she and lord 1, then walks between the two lords and curves her path into her partner's place. Lord 1 waits until both the others have passed through, then passes between and curves his path into his partner's place. (it may feel to him as if he is merely walking a curve rather than passing between, but it works.) Meanwhile, lady 2 does the same with lord 3 & lady 3. after the first half-s-hey, each person should be in their partner's original position. (all that is in 8 cts). Do another half-s-hey, this time lady 2 w/couple 1 and lord 2 w/couple 3. Each dancer should wind up in his or her own original position in the set (taking another 8 counts.) Now couple 1 begin a progression to the bottom of the set by: Giving R hands to each other and half-turn (4 cts) Give L hands to next couple & half-turn (4 cts) Give R hands to third couple & half-turn (4 cts) Give L hands to each other and switch back proper. (Note that it's not a grand R&L.... when couple 2 reaches the top of the set, they simply stop, rather than giving hands to one another and crossing over to continue the figure.) The former couple 1 is now couple 3, with Couples 2&3 becoming 1&2. Verse 2 Double forward (toward partner) to meet right shoulders, as in siding. (all dancers should be in a straight line across the set at this point.) Turn simple (away from partner), then fall back a double to place. Do all that again, this time meeting left shoulders instead of right. Repeat Chorus Verse 3 Give R arm to partner & turn half-way round (4 cts.) turn simple to L. Take R arms w/partner again & turn half-way rounf to place (4 cts.) (the turn simple also takes 4 cts... 12 cts. total) Give L arm to partner & turn half-way (4 cts) turn simple to R (4 cts) Take L arms w/partner again & turn half-way to place (4 cts.) Repeat Chorus