strathspey@strathspey.org:61073

Iain Boyd

Re: Tandem Reels (was Re: Reels in Bishop of Columbus)

July 8, 2011, 1:52 p.m. (Message 61073, in reply to message 61071)

Greetings all,

Been there, done that!

All of this has been discussed extensively already.

On this occasion the RSCDS got it wrong. We have to live with it, but, we do not 
have to agree with them.

As far as I am concerned, reels where one dancer follows another closely without 
overtaking are "tandem reels" - because that is how they were first described 
when I learnt them. "Shadow reels" is an acceptable alternative, but, not one I 
intend using.

On the other hand, reels where one dancer follows another closely and 
'overtakes' them at the end of the reel are "swap over reels" - because that is 
the name I gave them when I first published a dance which included this type of 
reel. "Swap over reels" can be 'single' (when dancers change places at one end, 
only) or 'double' (when dancers change places at both ends).

I have no intention of calling them 'dolphin' reels because Barry Skelton did 
not create this type of reel. They were created by Barry Priddey, and, if we 
must give them a colloquial name then it should be 'falcon' reels, although, I 
have no intention of calling them that either.

Regards,

 Iain Boyd


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