So lovely to watch. I danced with Stirlingshire Branch in the early 80s. Betty Geary I think was the teacher. Nancy Wightman was the secretary. I stayed with the Wightmans on Melville terrace. Many many happy memories
Fantastic......a new series of video's of SDB's.Have been waiting for years on this.I myself ve been listening since the late 50s to the 3 times a week half an hour SDM on BBC Scottish Home Service,later BBC RS.All this still on the 810 MW(a weak transmission,must be said) Not just SDB's were popular,but on the monday night programme "Music On The Move"the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra(leader Dennis McConnel,conducted by Jack Leon) were great. Those were the times.I am still searching for their material they played(lots of GOW arrangements).Has there beenan LP of them? Just like Archie Duncan's Quintet (Allegro label)
Almost twelve years since I discovered the manifold delights of Scottish Country Dancing (at St Columba's, Pont Street, London). So, why have I not seen this marvellous video before??
Suggestion to add a time-index to the contents. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:09 Foot Positions 0:03:00 Slip Step 0:03:56 Skip Change of Step 0:05:06 Advance and Retire 0:05:36 Pas de Basque 0:07:35 Strathspey Travelling Step 0:09:35 Strathspey Advance/ Retire 0:10:12 Strathspey Setting Step 0:12:30 Stepping Up or Down 0:13:16 Bow and Curtsey 0:13:24 Formations 1 0:13:40 Turn Right Hand: Turn Left Hand: 0:13:55 Lead Down the Middle and Up 0:14:09 Lead Down the Middle and Up and Cast Off 0:14:24 Cast Off and Cast Up 0:14:39 Cross Over and Cast Off 0:14:50 Set and Cross Over 0:14:58 Set and Cross Over (Strathspey) 0:15:13 Turn and Cast Off 0:15:23 Set and Cast Off 0:15:33 Set and Cast Off; Set and Cast Up 0:15:49 Balance in Line (diagonal) 0:15:58 Balance in Line (in the middle) 0:16:08 Six Hands Round and Back 0:16:30 Six Hands Round and Back (Strathspey) Formations 2 0:17:08 Sets 0:17:21 Square Formation 0:17:40 Eight Hands Round and Back (square set) 0:17:59 Four Hands Across and Back 0:18:13 Set and Four Hands Across Half Way Round and Back 0:18:31 Figure of Eight Across the Dance 0:18:43 Half Figure of Eight Across the Dance 0:18:55 Figure of Eight on the Side Line 0:19:16 'Shake hands hold' 0:19:26 Rights and Lefts for two couples 0:19:39 Half Rights and Lefts 0:19:49 Double Triangles 0:20:07 Promenade for three couples 0:21:06 Allemande for two couples 0:21:58 Grand Chain for three couples 0:22:46 Ladies' Chain 0:23:19 Half Ladies' Chain 0:23:31 Poussette for two couples Formations 3 0:24:26 Corner Formations 0:24:48 Set To Corners 0:24:58 Turn Corners and Partner 0:25:11 Set To Corners and Partner 0:25:28 Set To and Turn Corners 0:25:41 Set To and Turn Corners and Reels of Three (on the side lines) 0:26:11 Reels of Three 0:28:10 Reel of Four 0:28:47 Half Reel of Four 0:28:55 The Rondel 0:30:08 The Knot 0:31:06 Poussette Right Round (Strathspey) 0:32:30 Half Poussette (Strathspey). 0:32:56 Dances 0:33:25 The Duke of Atholl's Reel 0:34:44 Hamilton House 0:36:04 Hooper's Jig 0:37:24 Machine Without Horses 0:38:43 Monymusk 0:41:06 Shiftin' Bobbins 0:42:25 The Wild Geese 0:43:47 The De'il Amang the Tailors 0:45:11 The Montgomeries' Rant 0:46:37 Sugar Candie 0:48:49 Round Reel of Eight 0:50:44 The Flowers of Edinburgh 0:52:08 Petronella 0:53:33 Circassian Circle 0:54:49 The Lea Rig 0:57:14 The Sailor 0:58:40 Maxwell's Rant 1:00:03 The Reel of the 51st Division 1:01:25 J. B. Milne 1:02:45 Neidpath Castle 1:05:00 Postie's Jig 1:07:24 Mrs. Macleod 1:08:49 The Triumph 1:09:57 The Duke of Perth 1:11:20 The Silver Tassie 1:13:33 Fergus McIver (Waverley) 1:15:32 Mairi's Wedding 1:17:11 The College Hornpipe 1:18:37 The White Heather Jig 1:20:16 Miss Milligan's Strathspey 1:22:32 General Stuart's Reel 1:23:38 A Trip to Bavaria 1:25:23 The Bees of Maggieknockater 1:26:45 The Duchess Tree 1:28:59 Conclusion
Omg, how many of these dances, and which ones, would one need to go to a Scottish dance event? We have a strong Scottish society here in the San Francisco Bay Area, but no way can I learn all these dances!
Thank for you comments and I hope you found the video useful. You may find the dances shown on "Step We Ceilidh" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IfZHXhxDmZM.html more suitable for your needs. Happy Dancing!
