Virginia Reel

[Reaching4TheStars218]

What song was used?

[jschultz78]

@Reaching4TheStars218 -- I believe the song used is "Rose of Alabama."

[sloupy55]

Who is Leo and who is Krista?

[bookworm266]

@sloupy55 Leo is the guy in the head couple and Krista is the girl, I'm guessing.

[hashbrowns1212]

This is still the virginia state dance, I think.

[MySouLIsASong]

...i had to do this as part of my Ballroom dancing unit in gym. -_- What has society come to???

[dianaberry9393]

@MySouLIsASong I know how you feel.

[kikijulia12]

@MySouLIsASong haha i know what thats like, we learn this cotton eye joe dance square dancing and some horse dance lol XD

[bookkeeper57]

When the Scots/Irish came to the US,

they brought the music and the dance form (square dance or reel) with them

[sheilamaclean]

Australian? Canadian? American? - Scottish settlers brought them from Scotland the 18th century - and the music to go with them - check out the Gone with the Wind Reels clip - all Scottish tunes playing!! And the same reels are still played and danced in Scotland today - and yes the most popular is called Strip the Willow! If you're looking for the music go to a Scottish ceilidh - its all there!.

[MrCrider01]

why dont any of these virginia reel videos include the actual song "The Virgina Reel" i've seen one with turkey in the straw, this one they are playing the rose of alabama, i even saw one where they were dancing to a jig, which is ridiculous

[colindominy]

Oh, this is magnificent footage !! An amazing discovery for me here, watching this wonderful dance group. Here in Australia, we call this same style of folk dancing "Bush Dancing" (i.e. pioneer traditions, dating way back from the mid 1800s). And the Virginia Reel shown here has great similarity to an Australian locally-famous Bush Dance version which we call "Strip The Willow". This clip : A joy to watch ! Many thanks !!

[brimae98]

i have to learn this dance for my school

[doodies]

The girl with the blue gown and veil is pretty. Like, all covered up and still dancing... XD

[herstome5656]

None of these Virginia reels are anything like the one in gone with the wind

[jencendiary]

That is because GWTW is a film, and as such may have taken liberties or used a regional variation not used by these people.

But back to the video clip, you all are -lovely-.

[UncleCharlieOakley]

Have you actually watched the film? The opening of the scene is almost exactly like the dance shown here.  The characters dance the Virginia Reel only briefly, then go into other dances, including the waltz.

[herstome5656]

The fiddle tune in that scene was different-I can't find it anywhere on here (even on the gwtw soundtrack it isn't there). It was the best-she wouldn't have minded dancing with Abe Lincoln himself.

[PsychicOtaku182]

Mind you, I'm not positive, given that it's only a few seconds, but I'm fairly certain that the song that they dance to in Gone with the Wind is "Irish Washerwomen" But again, I'm not positive. Hope this helped though.

[RunsTheLabyrinth629]

@PsychicOtaku182 It sounds more like the Rose of Alabama.

[1psoas9]

sweet to include the kids..