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  Rod Downey July 9, 2011, 3:34 a.m. (Message 61083)

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

  alas; there are things which cannot be changed,
  and petronella turn is now part of the millieu.
  I wonder if this is what the movement was called before
  the RSCDS.
  
  However, it is not a good plan for the future.
  
  
  rod
  
  
  On Fri, 8 Jul 2011, Bruce wrote:
  
  > Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:21:07 -0700
  > From: Bruce <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
  > Reply-To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  > To: "xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
  > Subject: Re: Tandem Reels (was Re: Reels in Bishop of Columbus)
  > 
  > If so what do YOU call petronella turns?
  >
  >
  > Bruce Herbold
  >
  > On Jul 8, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Rod Downey <xxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.xx> wrote:
  >
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> 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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