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Scottish country dancing (a social form of dance with two or more couples of dancers) should not be confused with Scottish Highland dance (a solo form of dance). There is a certain amount of cross-over, in that there are Scottish country dances that include Highland elements as well as Highland-style performance dances which use formations ...
A cèilidh dance in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. A cèilidh (/ ˈ k eɪ l i / 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.
Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary includes printable Dance Instruction Cribs alphabetically ordered. DanceData web interface, database of Scottish country dances: more than 12,000 entries and information on music and recordings. Minicrib is a database of nearly 4000 dances which enables cribsheets to be printed out.
The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. [1] In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey and the waltz ...
The Gay Gordons is a Scottish country dance. The usual tune was written by James Scott Skinner. It was also known as The Gordon Highlanders' March, first printed in the collectiton "Monikie Series no 3" in c 1890. [1] Jimmy Shand made a recording of it in 1942. [2] Gay Gordons dance at a wedding
An anonymous manuscript dating to 1826 describes both Irish and Scottish seann triubhas (spelled Shauntreuse in the manuscript) steps, but tunes for these dances are not specified. [ 12 ] The seann triubhas is now danced at most Highland dance competitions around the world.
Pages in category "Scottish country dance" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A young Highland dancer demonstrates her Scottish sword dance at the 2005 Bellingham (Washington) Highland Games. Modern Highland dancing emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was "created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised with the conventions of ballet". [2]