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Dance Trad: Ceilidh, Country & Creative
A programme of Scottish Dancing for teachers of young people.
Dance Trad is the follow-on dance resource pack to Jigs & Reels. It has been developed to ensure that all ages of young people are catered for, from nursery to the end of secondary school.
The first section provides a collection of dances used traditionally at ceilidhs and weddings. Dancers can walk, skip, dance with skip change of step according to their wish, and there is the chance to spin, birl or pivot to increase enjoyment. The second section is a progressive programme of Scottish country dances. Depending on the young people’s ability and experience, teachers can begin at a level at which the dancers are comfortable. When they gain confidence they can progress quickly to the next dance. One lesson plan may take three or four teaching sessions. The third section offers the chance for young people to devise their own dances. It provides music of different types and length as starting points for creative choreography.
Included in this pack are two CDs with full-length recordings for all the dances, and a DVD to accompany the lesson plans. The DVD shows each dance, including the progression, and also contains a voice-over of coaching words for some of the dances.
CEILIDH DANCES
Festival Interceltique Couples in a large circle or square set
Circassian Circle Couples in a large circle
The Ferryman Couples in a large circle
Dunedin Festival Dance 3 couples in a circle
The Packhorse Rant Round the room, couple facing couple
The Riverside In long lines, couple facing couple
The Virginia Reel 4 couples in a 4-couple long set
The Marmalade Sandwich 4 couples in a 4-couple long set
The Sausage Machine 4 couples in a 4-couple long set
Star Trek 4 couples in a 4-couple long set
OXO Reel 6 couples in a 6-couple long set
The Orcadian Strip the Willow Couples in a long set
Bridge of Athlone 4 or 5 couples in a long set
The Cumberland Square Eight 4 couple square set
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES
It’s nae Bother 2 couples in a 3 or 4-couple long set
The Provost Wynd 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Allt an Duin 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Maxwell’s Rant 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
EH3 7AF 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Joie de Vivre 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
The Laird of Milton?s Daughter 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Kendall’s Hornpipe 2 couples in a 3 or 4-couple long set
Flowers of Edinburgh 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
The Dashing White Sergeant 3 facing 3 round the room
The Reel of the 51st Division 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Mairi’s Wedding 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Duke of Perth 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
The Eightsome Reel 4 couple square set
The Marquis of Lorne 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
Monymusk 3 couples in a 4-couple long set
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