Scottish country dance (SCD) is the distinctively Scottish form of country dance, itself a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers...
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The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS), was founded on 28 November 1923 as the Scottish Country Dance Society by Jean Milligan and Ysobel Stewart...
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English country dance. A Scottish country dance may be termed an écossaise. Irish set dance is also related. A set is a formation of dancers. The most...
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The Country Dance, a painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau "Country Dance", a 2023 song by Aaron Goodvin Scottish country dance, the distinctively Scottish form...
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documented Scottish country dances; only the most frequently danced or otherwise notable ones are listed here. Dances are marked with the music and dance styles...
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Highland dance or Highland dancing (Scottish Gaelic: dannsa Gàidhealach) is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the...
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the modern Scottish country dances and was first published by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in 1983. List of Scottish country dances unknown (1890)...
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scot. "Dance: Autumn in Appin |". Scottish Country Dance Database (SCDDB). "Strathspeys | Royal Scottish Country Dance Society". rscds.org. Retrieved 13...
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Square dances are part of a broad spectrum of dances known by various names: country dances, traditional dances, folk dances, barn dances, ceilidh dances, contra...
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Britain, Ireland and North America. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey...
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Jig (redirect from Slide (dance))
Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is most associated with Irish dance music, Scottish country dance, French Canadian...
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types of dance. They are soft shoes, similar to ballet shoes. They are used by women in Irish dance, by men and women in Scottish country dance, and by...
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Cèilidh (redirect from Céilí dance)
A cèilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most...
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Scottish Country Dancing Society [1] in 2007. Scottish country dance Royal Scottish Country Dance Society List of Scottish country dances Chapelloise "The...
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rapper dancing. Some choreographed dances such as contra dance, Scottish highland dance, Scottish country dance, and modern western square dance, are called...
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An alphabetic list of modern country dance terminology: active couple For longways sets, the active couple is the couple nearest the head of the set within...
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India) Schottische Schuhplattler Scottish country dance Scottish highland dance Sean-Nós Dance (Ireland - Irish Dance in Sean Nós "Old Style") Seann triubhas...
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Écossaise (category Scottish country dance)
Écossaise (in French, "Scottish") is a musical form and a type of contradanse in a Scottish style – a Scottish country dance at least in name – that...
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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...
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Hugh Foss (section Deviser of Scottish Country Dances)
Scotland. He died in 1971 and is buried with his wife Alison in Dalry Kirkyard. Erskine & Smith 2011, p. 35 "Dances Devised By The Scottish Country Dance...
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from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian...
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the country. The bagpipes are considered to an "iconic Scottish instrument" with a history dating back to the 15th century. Other notable Scottish instruments...
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Dances List of Scottish country dances Scottish country dance Scottish highland dance Scottish sword dances Arnold, Malcolm. Four Scottish Dances. Scores on...
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Dashing White Sergeant (category Scottish country dance)
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...
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J. Michael Diack (section Scottish country dance)
from RCDS archive". Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020. McAulay, Karen (2020). "The Scottish Orpheus and the Atheneum...
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Hornpipe (redirect from Hornpipe (dance))
hornpipe is an Irish, Scottish and English folk dance and tune. It is done in hard shoes, which are used to help keep track of how the dancer keeps in time....
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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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The Scottish people or Scots (Scots: Scots fowk; Scottish Gaelic: Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged...
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James Scott Skinner (category Scottish country dance)
1927) was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler and composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential fiddlers in Scottish traditional...
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Roger de Coverley (category Scottish country dance)
of an English country dance and a Scottish country dance (also known as The Haymakers). An early version was published in The Dancing Master, 9th edition...
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