The publication carries no date, but it must be after 1954 as there is a reference to that year.  Much of the text was originally published in "The Reel" of the London Branch.

This delightful and interesting book describes and analyses a large variety of possible SCD figures.  Only one dance is described, "Fugal Fergus", in the section on Counterpoint.  The final discussions between "Light" and "Dark" in "We agree to differ", especially the famous "The Reel of three Perplexes Me", should be read by every dancer interested in the deeper structures of SCD.


London Branch has recently made scans of old issues of The Reel available on the web via <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/the-reel-archives/>>

Those without access to the subsequent collection in book form can use the following links to the complete issues containing the original articles.
One bonus issue (77) contains two articles.

_We Agree to Differ (1952)_

  1. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Reel-004-January-February-1952.pdf#page=2|Reel#004>> *The Reel of Three Perplexes Me*
  2. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Reel-005-March-1952.pdf#page=2|Reel#005>> *Should We?*
  3. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Reel-006-April-May-1952.pdf#page=2|Reel#006>> *The Women's Reel*
  4. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Reel-007-June-August-1952.pdf#page=2|Reel#007>> *New Dances*
  5. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Reel-008-September-October-1952.pdf#page=2|Reel#008>> *Beginners*

_Roll Back the Carpet (1963-5)_

  1. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-071-February-March-1963.pdf#page=5|Reel#071>> *Madrigals*
  2. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-072-April-May-1963.pdf#page=4|Reel#072>> *New figures from old*
  3. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-073-June-July-1963.pdf#page=2|Reel#073>> *More new reels*
  4. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-074-August-September-1963.pdf#page=4|Reel#074>> *Grafting*
  5. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-075-October-November-1963.pdf#page=4|Reel#075>> *Counterpoint*
  6. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-077-February-March-1964.pdf#page=4|Reel#077>> *Joints, plain and fitted*
  7. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-077-February-March-1964.pdf#page=5|Reel#077>> *Joints, flows and pauses*
  8. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-078-April-May-1964.pdf#page=2|Reel#078>> *The dance and its tune*
  9. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-079-June-July-1964.pdf#page=2|Reel#079>> *The tune: Structure*
  10. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-080-August-September-1964.pdf#page=5|Reel#080>> *The tune: content*
  11. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-081-October-November-1964.pdf#page=3|Reel#081>> *Petronella*
  12. <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reel-082-December-1964-January-1965.pdf#page=3|Reel#082>> *The Montgomeries' Rant*
