The name of the dance is Virginia Reel. The tune that is being played is a medley of 2 traditional tunes: Irish Washerwoman and Swallowtail Jig.
@KingThermo
Жыл бұрын
I did this dance at my performance
@Anglowait
11 жыл бұрын
Great to see real people learning and sometimes getting it wrong. So many videos on KZitem are 'perfect' and could give people the impression that they would never be good enough to join in.
@jamesbusse4209
10 жыл бұрын
No one's perfect and it's supposed to be a blast, whether you make mistakes or are completely perfect.
@clareheass3876
2 жыл бұрын
It is alot of fun, we learned this at a mission trip and when we came back to the place we were staying at it was raining so we all just did it in the rain it was so much fun
@isabelbislew897
4 ай бұрын
We did this dance yesterday with are CC group . We had protocol dinner yesterday ❤❤❤ . I love this dance!
@cristinaherreragonzalez398
5 жыл бұрын
Lovely memories of dancing this at the Quaker meetinghouse in my teens. The music, the calls, the trips and laughs... hard to watch this without wiping away a tear or two!
@IslamTok-fh1zd
Ай бұрын
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@meganeverett2391
4 күн бұрын
nice
@TimFatchen
6 жыл бұрын
I just love the sheer joy and delight that leaps out of this video!
@jllouie
7 жыл бұрын
This was fifth grade. SUPER Fun!!! It's been so many years since fifth grade and I still remember this unit. The entire class enjoyed it!!!
@max-mc5ti
6 жыл бұрын
jllouie im in fifth grade I have to do this and the salty dog rag too . will it be easy??
@unknown-yg9cn
6 жыл бұрын
Wot? Fun social dancing ? Damn the boys in my school have to wear a kilt.
@addy7143
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@kevro2000
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent instruction: I'm a modern square caller, but occasionally get "called" upon (pun intended) to pull some more of traditional and mountain/hoedown style dances. I appreciate that you properly taught the See-Saw, and that you watched the phrasing of the music with the dancing!
@zeerustprimaryschool1184
7 жыл бұрын
Used this video to teach my 18 kids (P-6) this dance. Fabulous. I love how everything is separated. Well done and thanks from an Australian Primary School.
@susankuhn9426
2 жыл бұрын
You make me want to have a party at home with this video...maybe even adults can learn this! Cheers from the USA.
@barefootanimist
3 жыл бұрын
The best part of this whole thing is the wholesome dorkiness, which gives a kind of 50s/60s vibe to it. I wish barn and square-dancing were more common where I live.
@indhuskitchenandvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent teacher!Pretty and precise instructions which were as musical to hear as the reel music.
@animals4life856
5 жыл бұрын
I remember doing this at school for the Christmas ceilidh(I’m from Scotland) and I always remember doing this almost entirely different and this half reminds me of a strip the willow because the way we did it was two steps in clap, two steps out clap, then back in and stamp, out and stamp, then right arm swing, then left arm swing, then both hands, then do-sae-do, then the top couple would go down for four and up for four , then they took the line down the side to the bottom where they made an arch and the couples came through to start again ( usually done in 4 couples(8 people)). Still good to watch though
@Anna-ug8cq
4 жыл бұрын
Animals 4 Life I dunno about any of these dances but we used to have barn dances at my church in Northern Ireland. And we did that lmao. A lot of fun I gotta say
@Amcsae
Жыл бұрын
The difference between this and the version of Strip the Willow I'm familiar with is that you have to wait for the first couple to get to the bottom and come up for the rest, whereas in the StW (Orcadian version, maybe?), after the first couple has gone a few people down the line, the next couple can start so you're not standing around waiting for so long. With this, you really need to keep the set short, or it takes too long
@Hannahgrace901
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite dances. Thank you so much for the detailed instructions!
@Jora_Bora12
2 жыл бұрын
I remember I used to go to a private school and they had a dance class and this is one of the dances we learned! It was so fun and I have so many good memories from this so seeing it again makes me so happy
@jasmineabada4918
2 жыл бұрын
Music name?
@L1623VP
6 жыл бұрын
The guy in the brown T-shirt has such great musicality in his step and body movement.
@kenhooke6297
6 жыл бұрын
Great to see... thankyou!...That's almost exactly as I teach it here in Australia--- but boy/girl lines swapped over as suggested by other comments. But it doesn't matter! This dance can be so much fun , specially with dim lights and live music.(look on you tube!)
@elizabeth4reelz
6 жыл бұрын
i've done this dance and i really enjoyed it and i thought it was really fun
@normabenjamin6374
5 жыл бұрын
Great memories bring square dancingBACK!!!!!!!!!!!
@mcjunieb
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@user-st3nm2he2b
2 жыл бұрын
We dance it in Moscow for many years! And we love this dance very much!
@Hannahhannahhannah7
2 жыл бұрын
What type of dance is this?
@lizzdoe2821
3 жыл бұрын
Such a great demonstration!! President Tyler’s second wife had a ballroom built for this dance!!
@MM-jf1me
2 жыл бұрын
I found this video after watching the CBS clip with President Tyler's great-grandson showing Julia Tyler's ballroom-- it was so different than my expectations of a ballroom that I had to see the dance which inspired it!
@suechatham
6 жыл бұрын
The Empty Nesters in Nampa, Idaho are using this video to have an activity night in November. So excited to show this to all the fun Nesters. I thought for sure we could find a caller who lived around here, but no such luck. Having this video will probably work even better. Jeanette does such a good job! Thanks for sharing your talents. Square dancing brings back fun memories of when I was at BYU (back when Dallin Oaks was president) I saw your website too! Great ideas!
@virginiatate7686
9 жыл бұрын
This is very informative, as I've always wanted to learn the Virginia Reel.
@sophiadavina4063
6 жыл бұрын
Virginia Tate it’s not the right dance
@Rightonright
6 ай бұрын
I love this dance. I danced it a lot when I was in school.❤
@user-rm7qe7oq9x
3 жыл бұрын
so lovely dance you have as a culture !!!!
@mikaelaamy8097
9 жыл бұрын
I learned this dance in my drama class today, super fun and easy. I had a blast
@barbarapayne4427
4 жыл бұрын
I remember doing this as a youth. It was always so fun.
@kylegertner5869
2 жыл бұрын
Wish we had barn dances and fun stuff like that around here. Good lively music and dancing and having a good time.
@peety6323
3 жыл бұрын
What an awesome and wonderful dance, I learned this in 5th grade and that was the only time I had the pleasure to do this. I am now 57 now and have always loved this. I just watched them doing this dance in Michaela Quinn medicine woman. So I had to double check the name of it. I was close, I called it the Tennessee Reel.
@agnesalbert6703
7 жыл бұрын
Very good job! I love Scottish music and dance. I felt like dancing with my laptop... :)))
@KarlMcCleve
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a young boy on show low,Arizona we sometimes would dance the Virginia real at primary. Primary was held right after school and went down to the church house for primary .. ,very special memories
@randomstuff745
4 жыл бұрын
I love this type of dance because it feels always pleasent,charming while watching this dance.keep it on top
@defne5741
4 жыл бұрын
why am i having so much fun while watching this
@PeBu34
8 жыл бұрын
I just came across your videos and I love to watch you dance! The figures are explained very well and you seem to have lots of fun! Thank you very much for sharing
@rodinrodin8433
4 жыл бұрын
Me encanta. Espero algún día bailar con alguien ese tipo de música.
@karenloveland7262
6 жыл бұрын
I was having trouble teaching my 2nd and 3rd grade students how to peel the banana. After watching this, they got it!
@chrisb2844
4 жыл бұрын
OMG I just found this and it brings back so many memories from middle school when we would do this and that was the best time in P.E.
@CKBOXERS123
10 жыл бұрын
scottish ceilidh dancing is awesome im doing for my wedding :)
@puppetsock
2 жыл бұрын
Thank God I'm a country boy!
@RonnieTheFish
10 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to learn this ,, I always see it on my favorite Tv shows Gunsmoke & Bonanza .. so every time i see it i say i gotta learn this .. Thanks for this video lesson Gonna favorite this
@addy7143
5 жыл бұрын
I do it at my school for fundraisers
@hey.martha
4 жыл бұрын
In Scotlands there is often ceiledhs which ceiledh dances are always a necessity. Its really fun
@LilCraftyNook
6 жыл бұрын
I’m going to be doing a dance party “Fun Raiser” at my church. This is awesome!!
@ting-tinglin2397
5 жыл бұрын
We did this today it was so fun!!!!!
@ronniechilds2002
Жыл бұрын
It was standard in my Virginia elementary school to learn this dance (or attempt to anyway) in the 6th grade.
@fernanditaluiz2591
5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Scarlett O'Hara, dancing the night away with Rhett Butler.
@ananita626
4 жыл бұрын
Justo estoy leyendo esa parte del libro, y vine a buscar la música para hacerme una idea del Reel "Dixie" que ellos bailan. Que maravilla, con razón Scarlett moría por bailar
@alekonej
3 жыл бұрын
@@ananita626 yo igual!!!
@ananita626
3 жыл бұрын
@@alekonej que alegría saber que no soy la única!
@colorlessoz
4 жыл бұрын
I did this growing up. I loved every minute of dancing. I watched little house on the prairie and they did this for a wedding and it a got me to thinking.........
@johnmyers1973
3 жыл бұрын
Very clear instructions with clear step names. Thanks. I like your website too.
@ErinsProjects
3 жыл бұрын
That looks fun!
@lederhudler
8 жыл бұрын
The Americanized version of Sir Roger Coverly Reel - originally from somewhere in the British Isles. The Virginia Reel doesn't have a absolute "must use" musical accompaniment. But the most commonly heard are "Turkey in the Straw" and "Irish Washerwoman" (as in this case). But please, oh please, if you do this dance, put the men on the correct side (see my previous comment).
@JohnstonJohnston-kq9vc
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most simple dancer I know.nothing fancy just good old English music.
@shopgirlmer
10 жыл бұрын
this is such a popular song it's even included on the playlist of my child's baby swing
@tootsbetts
Жыл бұрын
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@miriammile930
4 жыл бұрын
We do this at my square dancing club! But we're not nearly as calm as these people, we fling each other across the room and go as fast as humanly possible.😂 I've left the dance with bruses because of the Virginia reel. Quarantine sucks. I wanna go dancing!!!!
@jerrywatkins7851
3 жыл бұрын
we did this in the 5th grade in Missouri but they called it the Missouri Reel instead :) very similar dance
@chandajordan8743
9 жыл бұрын
she made it so its more like a country version. This is not the orginal but the base of it is the same.
@AbigailScharfe
Жыл бұрын
I love this! So Cool!
@TweetyPAK7
Жыл бұрын
I learned this as a child. Would love to do it again. It was fun!
@vladimirkievtorres2233
2 жыл бұрын
I love the music, where can I get a copy of the same exact music in this video?
@anneshelby9498
3 жыл бұрын
Wish I could be there.
@TheCookiecupcakes
5 ай бұрын
Thank you this is very helpful for an upcoming wedding I will be attending.
@janicedodson1018
3 жыл бұрын
OMG I LOVE THIS
@thescholarsjourney661
2 жыл бұрын
I get teach this to the dance club at my college next year. I can't wait!
@PippElulu
11 жыл бұрын
Bwahahaha, I'm from Texas, and I knew this song since I was 4. :D I'm 11 now
@JohnstonJohnston-kq9vc
3 жыл бұрын
Love it, love it. I am from North Carolina and this is my favorite dance. Several years back, I had a co-worker who invited me to a country dance" ,my first. This is not a square dance, not like the dances of the Irish's or the Scots,but a simple country dance. Thanks for posting this wonderful video!!
@loganpollock1689
7 жыл бұрын
This is about all they could teach us in elementary school. It sure looks a lot more fun when you have your own girl friend that you want to dance with. Showing children a video like this sure couldn't hurt.
@chrisknight3071
Жыл бұрын
Just amazingly great!! Thanks a lot
@Notevendani
5 жыл бұрын
We literally did this in music and in PE and I did it with a boy it was literally the worst...until I was with one of my friends I died anytime anyone got dragged or slipped 😂😂
@junnaulue3191
8 жыл бұрын
6:01 the girl in the black here is great
@addy7143
5 жыл бұрын
Cause she is tall?
@lelleithmurray235
5 жыл бұрын
No,because she kept in time to the music.
@paulwhetstone0473
5 ай бұрын
Interesting choice of words: boys and ladies.
@dabooser1048
4 жыл бұрын
I learned this in Elementary school in the 70s.. wow, I'm not sure kids these days would have the endurance.
@Cali-P
3 жыл бұрын
I did it in 4th grade it was really fun. I’m not sure I have the endurance for it anymore though.
@kimberlyalspaugh928
2 жыл бұрын
As an elementary teacher I can tell you that they can physically do it, but not all groups I have would have the attention span to learn and complete it. Sometimes I feel like they expect me to be a video game, constant heart-pounding action. I feel like, "Relax bro, it's Elementary music class. I'm sorry I can't feed your addiction to stimulation." The groups that can handle these things have SO much fun, and we can dissect different dances to make up our own. We even did the song "Fireflies" by Owl City, wearing lights in the dark. Community dances are special and thank you so much for sharing them!
@dabooser1048
2 жыл бұрын
@@kimberlyalspaugh928 your right, no doubt elementary school kids have the energy. Haha I'm turning into a grumpy old man.
@EnjoyingLifeMelanie
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, all the exercise of jogging, but way more fun.
@lederhudler
9 жыл бұрын
One gripe only - the men are not on the traditional side - at least based on the head couple position. The men should be on the left side (women to partner's right side -as in most modern dances) - when the couples face the top of the set. I have done a more complicated version, where the two diagonal corners - one, then the other - repeat some of the first figures - dos-a-dos, see-saw, elbow swings, etc before the couple slides and the reeling. But most of our dancers don't like that version, because they aren't dancing so much of the time.
@Photofoxed
10 жыл бұрын
Thank-you for sharing the music! It is much appreciated!!!!
@kevinh5349
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Farmer's Union camp, lo, these many years ago.
@waileung9875
Жыл бұрын
All time favorite line dance
@elliesmith2577
9 жыл бұрын
this is a little different than how I learned it, then again I take a Scottish country dance.
@graceschroeder7107
9 жыл бұрын
hey sister whats up
@theresafulton1008
5 жыл бұрын
Ellie smith same. I learned the Scottish way.
@BCCletts
5 жыл бұрын
We mix & match you can spin 2 hands down the set instead of sliding down. & vary sequence of advance & retire (with cajun stomp step/joined hands etc), do-se-do, & right hand, left hand turn with spin-out (rock & roll style)
@chelseabruh4346
5 жыл бұрын
Same I'm learning this in my school
@pumpedupbricks
4 жыл бұрын
@callum edmonds 1-2 clap clap clap?
@GeoffGroberg
11 жыл бұрын
You can download it from our website. (see the end credits in the video)
@elizabethwatts9754
6 жыл бұрын
"Swinging down the set" is correctly called stripping the willow.
@KingKrondo
3 жыл бұрын
What’s correct to you is wrong to me ...subjective
@joelceda3500
4 жыл бұрын
This looks much more fun than the danges we had to learn in school...
@Tazzuna
4 жыл бұрын
Joel Ceda it’s legit painful to do
@joelceda3500
4 жыл бұрын
@@Tazzuna I bet not as awful as learning gavotte and tango. Walz is easy, but those two remained awful even when I knew the steps...
@hodanadan780
6 жыл бұрын
The blonde lady teaches the group of doing a barn dance, because I love the dance!
@fataturchina5289
5 жыл бұрын
Very well explained, for those who live in Europe too...!!!👍👍👍😊😊😊Well done!!!!
@tanyamckinnon5376
Жыл бұрын
What a cool dance
@jmjlori
9 ай бұрын
I love this
@BehindBush
4 жыл бұрын
we danced this at an English Camp with our youth group, cool shit
@AnneJacobsonOBX
10 жыл бұрын
Great Virginia Reel
@theresamuller901
7 жыл бұрын
Anne Jacobson can nannten sie
@serenitytaylor9179
8 жыл бұрын
Love this video.... would love to learn this
@Ruairidhization
7 жыл бұрын
This video is misnamed. You've mixed the Viriginia reel with the Orcadian strip the willow. It's awesome! But not much help when you're trying to find stuff on the Virginia reel haha :L
@michaelhuye
4 жыл бұрын
This looks like a lot of fun!
@balamir1274
Ай бұрын
Excellent Excellent !!
@cotlynnk930
8 жыл бұрын
i have to do this for school and its really easy
@CrazyFunnyCats
8 жыл бұрын
Look up KITTY BARN DANCE , our first video on our channel🐾looks like these guys are having fun🦁👍
@BrotherPoseidon
10 жыл бұрын
The actual song is Swallowtail Jig. An old Irish "jig." Heh.
@em_joy4473
7 жыл бұрын
did this for trek with a ton of other Youth and IT WAS SO MUCH FUNNNNNN omgosh
@emilyroberts5388
3 жыл бұрын
AAAA I just got back from trek! and we learned this dance to😁
@akarpowicz
11 жыл бұрын
Nice demonstations. Thanks for posting. Looks like fun.
@anibalcesarnishizk2205
Жыл бұрын
I should learn to dance like that.
@guilhermebomm8983
Жыл бұрын
Isso eh very good, boy! Thanks!
@theboywiththeblueglasses9835
9 жыл бұрын
This was a cool dance but when I tried doing it with my friend I almost flew into the wall after we swung arms.
@williamaiello1291
9 жыл бұрын
That was really cool! I loved it. Haven't done this dance since my school days. Thanks for the post. Question: was it named for the State of Virginia?
@stephanierazza9570
9 жыл бұрын
William Aiello The Virginia Reel is the official state square dance; the square dance is the official dance of VA. I think it's supposed to be Celtic or Old English in origin. UVA (University of VA) dances this at some of their school dances/balls.
@unknown-yg9cn
6 жыл бұрын
Stephanie Razza yes it is a celtic dance but originates in scotland and is not english this is a more dummed down version of the dance so it is not the proper dance.
@hodanadan780
6 жыл бұрын
The blonde lady teaches the group of doing a barn dance, because I love the dance, LOL!!!!
@kinggeorgeiii7229
2 жыл бұрын
I did it in school and idk why but for me it’s not my favorite dance but I’m still gonna do it for my grade
@lederhudler
7 ай бұрын
The reason for my previous comment about the men and women on the wrong side is this. In most Continental and American dances the man is to the left of the woman, or coversely, the woman is on the right of the man. If you face the top of the set (which one does in some contra dances), the men's line will then be on the left side of the set, the women on the right side - just opposite from what is shown in this video. "Peel the banana" is very descriptive in modern society, but in the old days when this dance was first developed, the term used was "strip the willow". Also descriptive, but not something most modern folks would relate to.
@anibalcesarnishizk2205
Жыл бұрын
It reminds both Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the wind" when the fiddler asked the guests to choose the partners.
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