Scottish Country Dance and Related Links
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Andy's
Ceilidh Scottish
music with lots of Country Dance music from Andy Ross.
Shows are mp3 format and can be downloaded. |
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BBC
Radio Scotland "Take the Floor" Listen anytime to Scottish Country Dance music from
the most recent broadcast of Scotland's longest running radio show. |
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BC Highland Games |
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The Celtic Connection
A Vancouver newspaper devoted to all things Celtic. |
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CelticFest
Vancouver A non-profit society bringing together the Vancouver Celtic community
in an annual festival of celebration. |
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The
Gaelic Society of Vancouver |
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Grand Chain A resource for Scottish dancers worldwide, including bands, groups,
links, hints and tips,
dances and more for SCD, Highland and Ceilidh dancers. |
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Instructions
Online from the Donald Collection held at the Central Library in Edinburgh. |
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The Inter-City Scot
A newsletter of Scottish Country Dance events in North America. |
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MINICRIB
Briefings for more than 3,000 Scottish Country Dances.
Make your own "crib notes" for an upcoming dance. |
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Scottish Country Dance Animations Animated SCD tutorial. Learn new dances or
refresh your memory with easy to follow animated diagrams. |
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Scottish
Country Dance CD Index The Scottish Country Dance Index lists, in alphabetical order,
all the dances for which the music is available on CD, and the album on which it is to be
found. |
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Scottish
Country Dance Events in Scotland Your
webmaster has found this to be a reliable and useful source of
information. |
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Scottish
Country Dancing Instructions
Description of the history of Scottish Country Dancing,
explanations with diagrams of the common formations, and a glossary of
the language used in
describing the dances. From the Bracknell Reel Club (Bracknell,
Berkshire, England). |
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Scottish
Country Dance Figures A brief
summary of some of the named figures that are not always explained
in descriptions of dances. Figures include: Allemande, Corner Chain,
Crown Triangles, Dance to Each Corner and Set,
Diagonal Rights and Lefts, Diamond Poussette, Dolphin Reel, Double
Triangles, Espagnole, Gates of Edinburgh Reels,
Grand Chain (3 couples), Half Turn and Twirl, Hello-Goodbye Setting,
Inveran Reel, Knot, La Baratte, Ladies’ Chain,
Men’s Chain, Pass and Turn, Petronella, Petronella in Tandem,
Poussette (Reel or Jig), Poussette (3-couple),
Poussette (Strathspey), Promenade, Rondel, Schiehallion Reel, Set and
Link, Set and Link for 3, Set and Rotate,
Spoke, Spurtle, Tandem Reel, Targe, Three-couple Rights and Lefts,
Tourbillon, Tournée,
Turn Corner, Partner, Corner, Partner |
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Scottish
Cultural Centre Vancouver |
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Scottish Dance
Archives From the Central Library, Edinburgh. |
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The Strathspey Server
A repository of information relating to Scottish country
dancing. |
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Vancouver
Fiddle Orchestra Dedicated to providing the very best in Scottish
Country Dance Music. |
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