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Scottish country dance (SCD) is the distinctively Scottish form of country dance, itself a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns. A dance consists of a sequence of figures. These dances are set to musical forms (Jigs, Reels and Strathspey Reels) which come from the Gaelic tradition of Highland ...
The Dream Catcher – S96 Square set – Eileen Orr. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh – R8×40 3C/4 – Allie Anderson & Florence Lesslie. The Duke of Atholl's Reel – J8×32 3C/4 – Skillern 1776. The Duke of Perth – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown 1827. The Earl of Mansfield – R4x48 4C – John Drewry 1980.
A cèilidh dance in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. A cèilidh (/ ˈkeɪli / KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk ...
Dashing White Sergeant. The Dashing White Sergeant is a Scottish country dance, performed to a similarly titled piece of music. The dance is in 4/4 time, thus it is in the form of a reel. The dance is performed by groups of six dancers and is progressive. [1]
The Virginia reel is a folk dance that dates from the 17th century. Though the reel may have its origins in Scottish country dance and the Highland reel, and perhaps have an even earlier origin from an Irish dance called the Rinnce Fada, it is generally considered to be an English country dance. The dance was most popular in America from 1830 ...
Strathspey (dance) A strathspey (/ stræθˈspeɪ /) is a type of dance tune in 4. 4 time, featuring dotted rhythms (both long-short and short-long "Scotch snaps"), which in traditional playing are generally somewhat exaggerated rhythmically. Examples of strathspeys are the songs "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" and "Coming Through the Rye ...
Seann triubhas. The seann triubhas (pronounced [ʃãũn̪ˠ ˈt̪ɾu.əs̪], approximately shown-TROOSS) is a Highland dance. Its name is a Scottish Gaelic phrase which means 'old trousers'. There has been a widely accepted story that the kicking or sweeping movements of the legs in the first step represented the attempt of the dancer to shake ...
This movement is adapted from the eponymous dance "Petronella," a traditional contra dance derived from a Scottish country dance of the same name. Some dancers clap twice on beats 3.5 and 4 of the 4-beat movement. Promenade Facing in the same direction, shoulder to shoulder with the lady on the right, a couple walks where the caller directs.