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  Rod Downey July 9, 2011, 2:49 a.m. (Message 61080)

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

  Hi Anselm,
  
  your points are well taken, but I did not advocate using Falcon Reels
  but personally use ``swapover reels'' which is descriptive.
  Naming formations  is something which should 
  be done without animals, birds, nor references to particular dances.
  
  best
  
  rod
  
  
  
  On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Anselm Lingnau wrote:
  
  > Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 02:19:19 +0200
  > From: Anselm Lingnau <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
  > Reply-To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  > To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  > Subject: Re: Tandem Reels (was Re: Reels in Bishop of Columbus)
  > 
  > Rod Downey wrote:
  >
  >> It is unfortunate that because of
  >> the penetration of the RSCDS books compared to privately published ones
  >> formations often become attributed to the first RSCDS source rather than
  >> the original place someone published.
  >
  > »The Flight of the Falcon« is in »Anniversary Tensome«, which was published to
  > commemorate the 10th anniversary, in 1992, of the RSCDS Sutton Coldfield
  > branch. The late Barry Priddey was probably more timely about publishing his
  > anniversary books than yours truly, so it is reasonable to assume that the
  > book actually came out at around that time.
  >
  > »Pelorus Jack«, before the RSCDS picked it up for Book 41 in 2000, appeared in
  > Barry Skelton's »Dolphin Book«, which is dated 1994 (along with a whole bunch
  > of other dances featuring the same style of reel). With private publication of
  > dance books being as Rod describes, and with Barry Priddey being based in the
  > UK and Barry Skelton in New Zealand, it is not at all unlikely that we have a
  > case of »parallel invention« here, especially as it is impossible to say after
  > the fact exactly when the two Barrys came up with the actual dances, as
  > opposed to publishing the books. So, at least from the accessible evidence, I
  > personally would be hesitant about making statements like »These so-called
  > ›dolphin reels‹ must be called ›falcon reels‹ because Priddey had them first«.
  >
  > Which is not to say that maybe it wasn't one of the Society's brightest ideas
  > to call the formation a »tandem reel« in the Manual. It is probably sensible
  > to stay away from cutesy formation names involving animals (much like we're
  > told to stay away from cutesy formation names involving kitchen utensils
  > except for porridge stirrers), but I would defy anyone riding a two-seater
  > bicycle to change places twice while going around a tight figure-of-eight
  > curve.
  >
  > Anselm
  > -- 
  > Anselm Lingnau, Mainz/Mayence, Germany ................. xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  > Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.                -- William Shakespeare
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