The dancers sometimes give left hands in the middle of the half double Celtic reel. The class teacher has found that this is useful in maintaining the shape of this formation, particularly when inexperienced dancers are dancing. The music used is The Shetland Fisherman's Backstep composed by Ronnie Jamieson. The original tune for the dance is Ronald Cooper (also known as The Shetland Two-step) composed by Ronnie's father, Frank.