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Whirls in "The flight of the sandmartins"
Andrea Re
March 26, 2007, 11:28 a.m. (Message 48324)
Hi, to those who have done this dance in the dim and distant past, in the so called "flight figure" the instructions read: "Men... (come) in to a quick left shoulder /whirl /with the other two men before continuing....". The way I see it, this "flight figure" is simply Schiehallion reels for 3, but what is this "whirl" thing? Is it a quick pass in the middle or is it a twirl in the middle before continuing? To those who know me, no prizes for guessing which version I prefer..... :-D Thanks in advance Andrea (fae Dundee)
Dear Andrea, It is many, many years since I last did this dance. However, it does stand out because of the 'Schiehallion reels for 3'. We certainly did not dance any extra twirls. To my knowledge, the dance has never been formally published so a number of different versions of the instructions may be 'floating about' with slightly different wording. I do not know you Andrea, but, I do hope you you prefer the straightforward pass. Regards, Iain Boyd Postal Address - P O Box 11-404 Wellington New Zealand Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
> To my knowledge, the dance has never been formally published so a
number of different versions of the instructions may be 'floating
about' with slightly different wording.
I can confirm that it was never formally published
> I do not know you Andrea, but, I do hope you you prefer the straightforward pass.
I know Andrea is not averse to the occasional whirl!
I have replied to both Iain and Andrea with a scan of the original
instructions which were given out at the club in Beckenham by the
devisors 45-50 years ago. Well, it seems that long!
The copy was rolled off on a blue-inked copier and is rather faint in
black & white but the colour version takes a while on my non-
broadband connection!.
The amazing thing is that after repeatedly looking for the
scrap of paper for years my wife came upon it only last week among
some bits she was about to throw away!
If anyone is interested in a blurry black and white Adobe copy
I can oblige.
Incidentally it is so early in the dances history that it is given
as a 3c/48bar/Reel or Jig !!
Happy Dancing :)
Ron
Ron Mackey
London, Croydon and International Branches
On 26/03/2007 23:51, xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote: > >> To my knowledge, the dance has never been formally published so a number of different versions of the instructions may be 'floating about' with slightly different wording. > > I can confirm that it was never formally published Wasn't it published in The Reel? Alan -- Alan Paterson Berne, Switzerland
Hi Andrea, I remember doing this for a SUSCDF Dem once - ironically, I think it was a Dundee one! I'm sure there weren't any 'twiddles' involved. I can't remember for definite, but I think you start the reels with either the men or the ladies all in the centre. Do you pass left shoulder and go to your left? (ie backwards Schiehallion reels) The resultant passing (almost like a wheel without hands) might be referred to as a whirl? Hope that helps, Seonaid Markinch, Fife Andrea Re <xxxxxx.xx@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote: to those who have done this dance in the dim and distant past, in the so called "flight figure" the instructions read: "Men... (come) in to a quick left shoulder /whirl /with the other two men before continuing....". The way I see it, this "flight figure" is simply Schiehallion reels for 3, but what is this "whirl" thing? Is it a quick pass in the middle or is it a twirl in the middle before continuing? --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes.