Tandem Reel Of Three
The Tandem reel of three is a Reel of three in which one or more of the three Reeling Dancers is replaced by two Dancers closely following each other and treated as one Dancer.In bars 17-24 of the Scottish Country Dance, The Sound of Harris, the 3rd and 2nd Men, the 1st Couple and the 3rd and 2nd Ladies perform a Reel of three Across, all Dancing in Tandem. More commonly, only one Dancer in the Reel is replaced by 2 Dancers as, for example in bars 17-24 of The Cranberry Tart where 1st Couple Dance in Tandem and 2nd Couple Dance as individuals.
The Tandem form also occurs in Half reels of three as, for example, in bars 9-12 and 21-24 of Trip to Nerja.
The Alternating tandem reel of three is a common derivative form in which the Dancer following in Tandem overtakes the leader on reaching the End of the Reel of three.
Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Tandem reel of three, either appears explicitly or is implied; note that for a common term these will be a small selection; for a rare term, these may be all that exist:
Ddraig Goch
Elusive Muse
Ferla Mor
Hall Change
Opo
Paradise Dream
Scott Meikle
Swashbuckling Iain
Weaving Together
Wedding In August
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Diagonal Reel Of Three
Gates Of Edinburgh Reels
Half Reel Of Three
Hand-In-Hand Reel Of Three
Mirror Reels Of Three
Parallel Reels Of Three
Promenade Reel Of Three
Reels Of Three Across
Reels Of Three On The Sides
Reflection Reels Of Three
Tandem Reel Of Three
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