Scottish Dancing at AIFD Join us in NDR from 7-8 when Jay Spoehel, a 3L at Texas Law, will be teaching a few Scottish Reels. Jay learned how to Reel while completing his four years of undergrad in Scotland. Scottish Reeling is a lively, traditional folk dance, part of Scottish Country Dancing, involving couples forming sets and performing figures like turns, "setting" (dancing in place), and "figures of eight," to fast-paced music in 2/4 or 4/4 time, blending traveling steps with stationary ones, popular since the 18th century and still enjoying a resurgence. Reeling (and it's simpler, "called" cousin, the Ceilidh) is by far the most popular form of country dancing still practiced in the UK. In London, there is a whole series of black and white tie reeling balls each winter. Thanks in large part to the organization London Reels, reeling has undergone a renaissance at British Boarding Schools and at Universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, and St Andrews. The 300-person balls hosted each semester at these schools consistently sell out, with an average age of 20. The Queen herself would dance Scottish Reels with friends and family while staying at Balmoral. Jay will be teaching the Dashing White Sergeant, Gay Gordon's, and the Reel of the 51st Highland Division (Aberdonian Style).