Question:

Where are the dancing couple at the end of bar 16 - clarification of what is meant by "middle of the set".

Answer:

The fourth half reel is danced on the diagonal between 2nd woman's place and 3rd man's place so 1st man should finish in 3rd man's place and 1st woman in the middle of the set. However these positions have to be modified slightly to prepare for the turn on bars 17-18. To do this, 1st woman dances down slightly to the middle of the set in third place and her partner balances the figure by continuing his loop through third place to meet 1st woman in the middle but also in third place. 1st couple should finish in third place ie across the set, slightly in from the sidelines ie in the middle.