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List Of Scottish Country Dances
There are more than 15,000 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 used: R8×32 3C/4 means a Reel of 32 bars repeated 8 times for 3 couples in a set of 4 couples in a longwise set. The letters for the music styles are: R reel; J jig; P polka; S strathspey; W waltz. * Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987 * Awa', Whigs, Awa' (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Dances to Song Tunes * The Bees of Maggieknockater – J4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1975 * The Belle of Bon Accord – S4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1981 * Blooms of Bon Accord – R4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1971 * Bratach Bana – J8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1964 * Clutha – R4×48 Square set – unknown 1890 *Canadian Barn Dance - *Dashing White Sergeant – 32 bar reel 3 facing 3 round the room – unknown * The De'il Amang the Tailors – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown * The Dream C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Country Dance
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 Scotland, as do the steps used in performing the dances. Traditionally a figure corresponds to an eight-bar phrase of music. Country dancing, which is arguably a type of folk dancing, first appears in the historical record in 17th-century England. Scottish country dancing as we know it today has its roots in an 18th-century fusion of (English) country dance formations with Highland music and footwork. It has become the national ballroom dance form of Scotland, partly because "Caledonian Country Dances" became popular in upper-class London society in the decades after the Jacobite rising of 1745. As early as 1724 there was a published c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Perth (reel)
The Duke of Perth, also known as Broun's Reel, is a traditional Scottish reel,Mark Palmer (15 February 2003). Get ready for the reel thing; Traditional Scottish dancing is a sociable way to keep fit – and it's flourishing south of the border, too, discovers Mark Palmer. ''The Daily Telegraph'' played in G major. Although called a reel, the tune meets the criteria for a rant. However, it is usually played at a considerably slower tempo as a Scottish measure, or country dance, in 2/4 time. The dance performed to the tune is also called Duke of Perth and was very popular around Angus, east Fife and Perthshire, to the extent that it was a feature at various hunt balls in the region. See also *List of Scottish country dances There are more than 15,000 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 used: R8×32 3C/4 means a Reel of 32 bars repeated 8 time ... Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Foss
Hugh Rose Foss (13 May 1902 – 23 December 1971) was a British cryptanalyst. At Bletchley Park during World War II he made significant contributions both to the breaking of the German Enigma code and headed the section tasked with breaking Japanese Naval codes. Early life and education Foss was born in Kobe, Japan, one of five children of the Rt Revd Hugh Foss, Bishop of Osaka and his wife Janet Ovans. As a child of a missionary family stationed in Japan he developed fluency in Japanese from an early age. Foss was later educated at Marlborough College and graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1924. Foss's elder brother Charles Calveley Foss was awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War. Career as a cryptanalyst In December 1924 he joined the Government Code and Cipher School. He recalled learning of two models of the Enigma machine in 1926: the large non-reciprocal typing B model, and the small index C model. In 1927 Edward Travis gave him a small (recipro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Rover
"The Irish Rover" is an Irish folk song about a magnificent though improbable sailing ship that reaches an unfortunate end. It has been recorded by numerous artists, some of whom have made changes to the lyrics over time. The song describes a gigantic ship with "twenty-three masts" (versions by The Dubliners and The Pogues claim twenty-seven), a colourful crew and varied types of cargo in enormous amounts. The verses grow successively more extravagant about the wonders of the great ship. The seven-year voyage culminates in a disastrous end, after the ship suffers a measles outbreak, killing all but the narrator and the captain's dog. The ship then strikes a rock, turning "nine times around" and sinking. The captain's dog drowns in the incident, and the narrator is the only survivor, "the last of the ''Irish Rover''," leaving no one else alive to contradict the tale. History According to the 1966 publication ''Walton's New Treasury of Irish Songs and Ballads 2'', the song is at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger De Coverley
Roger de (or of) Coverley (also Sir Roger de Coverley or ...Coverly) is the name 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 (1695). The Virginia Reel is probably related to it. The name refers to a fox, and the dance's steps are reminiscent of a hunted fox going in and out of cover. References in modern culture It is mentioned in Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'' (1843) when the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge a party from his apprenticeship with Mr. Fezziwig. "...the great effect of the evening came after the Roast and Boiled, when the fiddler ... struck up 'Sir Roger de Coverley'. Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig." In the 1951 film ''Scrooge'', based on Dickens's story and starring Alastair Sim in the title role, the fiddler is shown playing the tune at an energetic tempo during the party scene. It figures in William Makepeace T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joie De Vivre (dance)
is a French phrase meaning "joy of living". Joie de vivre may also refer to: * ''Joie de vivre'' (album), by French singer Louane * Joie De Vivre (band), an American emo band * ''Joie de Vivre'' (di Suvero), a sculpture by Mark di Suvero in Manhattan * Joie de Vivre (horse), a racehorse * Joie de Vivre Hospitality, an American hospitality company See also * ''The Joy of Living ''The Joy of Living'' ( it, Che gioia vivere, french: Quelle joie de vivre) is a 1961 Italian-French comedy film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The story is set in Rome, in the year 1921. Ul ...'' (french: Quelle joie de vivre, link=no), an Italian-French film * Joy of life (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell To Auchterarder
Farewell or fare well is a parting phrase Parting phrases, which are valedictions used to acknowledge the parting of individuals or groups of people from each other, are elements of parting traditions. Parting phrases are specific to culture and situation, and vary based on the social st .... The terms may also refer to: Places * Farewell, Missouri, a community in the United States * Farewell and Chorley, a location in the United Kingdom near Lichfield, site of the former Farewell Priory Films * Farewell (1930 film), ''Farewell'' (1930 film) (German: ''Abschied''), a film directed by Robert Siodmak * ''Farewells'' (Polish: ''Pożegnania''), a 1958 film directed by Wojciech Has * Farewell (1967 film), ''Farewell'' (1967 film) (''Gobyeol''), a South Korean film starring Shin Young-kyun * Farewell (1972 film), ''Farewell'' (1972 film) (''Jagbyeol''), a South Korean film starring Namkoong Won * Farewell (1983 film), ''Farewell'' (1983 film) (''Proshchanie''), a film directed by Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Powrie
Ian Powrie (26 May 1923 - 5 October 2011) was a Scottish country dance musician and fiddle player best known for his performances on the BBC show the ''White Heather Club''. Early life Ian Powrie was born at Bridge of Cally ( near Blairgowrie), Perthshire.Ian Powrie Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame At the age of five, he began playing the and had performed on on BBC radio at the age of twelve.Alison Shaw [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Gordons (dance)
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. Jimmy Shand made a recording of it in 1942. Dance instructions A standard ceilidh instruction: :Formation: couples in a circle around the room facing anti-clockwise, ladies on the right. :Music: 2/4 or 4/4 march. E.g. "Scotland the Brave", "The Gay Gordons". Repeat ad lib. In order to make the dance Glossary of partner dance terms#Travelling (progressive) dance, progressive, the ladies may leave their partners between bars 12-13 and move to the partner before them in the circle. For Scottish country dancers, the grip in the first eight bars is allemande hold. A live demonstration was performed by the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Societin 2007. See also *Scottish country dance *Royal Scottish Country Dance Society *List of Scottish country dances References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
