Issue 990: Reflection Reels in Miss Eleanor

Object

Miss Eleanor (Dance)

Submitter

Bob Parsons

Assigned to

Viktor Lehmann

Priority

Normal

Disposition

Fixed

Description

I have noticed that some teachers are making a point of not giving hands in the first eight bars of “Miss Eleanor”. There is no reference (as is normal) in Book 49. In the past the instruction to give hands related to specific dances, such as “The Gates of Edinburgh”, although it has become customary to give hands in any reflection or mirror reel, As I say above, it is normal for there to be no reference to hands. I would say this is always optional and in these days, when technique seems to have become a dirty word, the giving of hands helps greatly to maintain the shape of the figure, and like most dancers, I suspect, I like and support the giving of hands.

I should perhaps add that I am one of Miss Eleanor’s grandparents. She is three years old now and enjoys walking on the farm where her family lives, and much of this involves the giving of hands. 'nough said?

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