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Learn Scottish Dancing with Robbie Shepherd...
Traditional dancing is enjoying a popular revival in Scotland and indeed at weddings and social gatherings throughout the world. This pocket-sized guide sets out in a simple and easy-to-read form, the steps for the most popular dances you might expect to encounter at a ceilidh. The music has been specially chosen to highlight the steps and is ideal for musicians learning to play these dances.
The celebrated Radio Scotland broadcaster Robbie Shepherd lends his enthusiastic and friendly style to enliven the pages of tuition. He has also added an introduction which offers a brief and fascinating history of Scottish country and old tyme dancing. So now that you know the score and the steps, Let's Have a Ceilidh!
The Dances: The Grand March, The Circassian Circle, The Friendly Waltz, The Dashing White Sergeant, La-Va, The Boston Two-Step, The Virginia Reel, The Highland Schottische, The Four-Hand Star, Strip the Willow, The Pride of Erin Waltz, The Eightsome Reel, The Call o' the Pipes, The Mississippi Dip, Scottish Reform, The Eva Three-Step, The Lomond Waltz, The Lancers, The St Bernard's Waltz, The Canadian Barn Dance, The Britannia Two-Step, The Swedish Masquerade, The Gay Gordons, Palais Glide & The Broun's Reel.
(Music selected and arranged by Jim Johnstone features on pages 84-116).