The Durham Reel- New England Dancing Masters elementary folk dance
“The Durham Reel” is a beautiful English country longways set folk dance that can be done with any number of partners sets. This dance can be found in the book The Chimes of Dunkirk by The New England Dancing Masters, and the song “Slow G” as recorded by NEDM can be used for accompaniment. The video below features students from Boone Meadow Elementary, led by their teacher William C Doublestein, during the 2021-2022 school year. To learn more about The New England Dancing Master’s teaching philosophy, and to find the entire NEDM library of dances, singing games, activities, resources, recordings, and instructions, please visit www.dancingmasters.com. Use code “bowtievideo10” for 10% off your entire order.
About this video
The Durham Reel is a wonderful dance from the 2010 edition of the New England Dancing Masters book “The Chimes of Dunkirk,” available here: https://dancingmasters.com/product/chimes-of-dunkirk/
The music track is called “Slow G” and comes from the New England Dancing Masters CD “Sashay The Donut,” available here: https://dancingmasters.com/product/sashay-the-donut/
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The second graders in this video were directed by William C Doublestein, but it could also be done with older students. This is a great introductory folk dance in a longways set formation.
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