REEL OF THE 51st Video Tutorial by London Reels

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[@charliemaan5566]

Absolutely brilliant.. I love it…this is on my to do list!

[@1963salvator]

Not the right way to do this dance ...

[@chelseaset8953]

I'm reading the Scottish Reeling eBook and its exactly described like this. the author does point out the differences with how scottish country dancers dance it though. maybe that's what you mean?

[@1963salvator]

@@chelseaset8953 the dance wasn't written like that - it originated in a Prisoner of War camp in Germany in the Second World War, where the 51st Division were incarnated. Apparently, the Gestapo on finding it spent much of the war trying to work out the "code". So I am saying it is not how it was written, nor how it was presented to the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - which is the way I dance it.

[@1963salvator]

sorry that should read "incarcerated" - my phone does not like that word it would seem.

[@davideos_4u]

@@1963salvator You're right about the origins where the dancers cast two places not one as in reeling, dance it in sets rather than Aberdonian style and balance-in-line rather than spinning. All of the reelers core eleven dances originate there. In fact, as I explain in my Scottish Reeling eBook, three are danced exactly the same - Machine Without Horses, Mairi's Wedding and Postie's Jig - and six others country dancers will easily recognise if they fancy giving reeling a try! It's only this one and the Inverness Country Dance (Speed the Plough) which as John explains on this video (00:23) have marked differences because they are danced Aberdonian.

[@davideos_4u]

@@1963salvator You may be interested/surprised that the RSCDS is in fact reviewing my eBook in the next edition of their member's magazine, Scottish Country Dancer (Oct, 2021)! Everyone else is welcome to review it themselves, of course! Links under this promo video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Cyf2d6n7Cmeas