Thanks for this. This particular tune is the Eightsome Reel by the Cavendish Dance Band, on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/track/5l1NX0tqjLOzcxai8ykLc2?si=4682b3ec5e174715 Hope that helps!
Marvellous. Greetings from Koprivnice in the Czech Republic. ## My knowledge of a few moves made me "a hit" with the lovely lassies there, without any resentment from the lads.
It's obviously fun but they're all so intent on putting their own variations and twists onto their performance (which is what it is) that the symmetry and lovely simplicity of the dance is completely lost and it just looks a huge mess.
Fair point, but of course they aren't doing it to create pleasing symmetrical patterns, they are doing it to have fun, and the spins and twirls that are added to 'Scottish Country Dancing' to make 'Reeling', are what make it more fun and attract younger people.
This is an interesting variation if you haven't enough people for another full set, so you can "distribute" those dancers to other sets. Thank you for that idea.
Thanks for explaining this dance so clearly, I have to call it next week when our classes start again. I thought the "Postie " was a postman, dancing on his rounds!
what does "set to your partner" mean? I've watched people do it multiple times and I still don't understand. Can someone explain how many steps and what you do exactly. Thank you!
Hi Paris, you either set TO or set WITH your partner. This happens at some point in almost all of the popular 10 or so reels these days. Whilst facing your partner, you both take a step to YOUR right (so you both move apart) then back to YOUR left, then you clap and turn with crossed hands. There are multiple variations of the "set", some reelers start by just stepping to the right, others hop to the right, others do a full highland set. In more formal Royal Scottish Country Dance Society dances, the set can be a Pas de Basque shown here but this is definitely an optional extra! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_tj6iXEpQyk.html. One final thing to note - the set done in lines of 3 during Hamilton House is different because you hold hands with 2 others in a line and set right/left as a line. I've noticed when doing Hamilton House in Scotland, that the lines of 3 move forwards and backwards, rather than right and left. I prefer this but for whatever reason this doesn't happen much south of the border in that particular dance. Hope that helps! John C
will this be on the programme for 21 sep, pls? my scottish reeling ebook says its less common than the other ones. author points out the rarer ones all appear alphabetically - machine without horses, mairis wedding, posties jig. is that true? it would be good to know which of the 11 dances in the book I should concentrate on beforehand. thx for your your videos
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?
@@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 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.
@@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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y_ON4DjKsCI.html
*I have seen Tamsin deliberately lose her partner who she has decided she didn’t like in the middle of an Eightsome reel. When the dance floor is full and dance partners are changing continuously it is the easiest thing in the world to lose one's partner, then the dance descends into full disarray and that is what Tamsin takes advantage of* *Her partner finding they are standing outside the toilets desperately searching for her while she has paired off with someone else* *I’ve even seen people wandering around the car park looking for her, or questioning people giving a brief description of her, like distinguishing marks,moles and stuff* *She is terrible like that. Four different partners during an Eightsome reel are too silly for words*
agree. you'd enjoy the scottish reeling ebook I'm reading which has 'stamp x3' on this one's diagram, something you won't see on the rscds version. the book's got a special set of these diagrams just for reeling. with its crib and tips, alongside these videos, i feel very prepared now.
This chanel is brilliant for me. I live in a barn-dance desert. I used to be a caller in my university days and want to take it up again. This is reminding me of all the dances I used to do and adding a few more. Brilliant! Thanks so much.
