Dancers left in a spin by Afghan steps

THE first public performance of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society's version of a reel devised by soldiers on active service in Afghanistan was performed in Edinburgh yesterday.

The Duke of Rothesay's Kandahar Reel was performed at the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood.

Soldiers from the Black Watch were on hand to celebrate with a dance, led by ladies from the Scottish Country Dance Society.