Scottish Dance: A celebration of Scottish dancing (Collins Little Books)

by The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Overview

A perfect introduction to the world of Scottish dance written by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, including a short history of Scottish dancing. The book takes you through simple ceilidh moves to more complex formations and set dances, illustrated through diagrams and photos.

Popular traditional dances are featured, such as ‘Dashing White Sergeant’, ‘Eightsome Reel’, ‘Strip the Willow’ and ‘Cumberland Reel’.

This comprehensive collection also contains several lesser known dances such as ‘Flowers of Edinburgh’, ‘Jenny Dang the Weaver’, ‘Rakes of Glasgow’ and ‘La Russe’.

From reels to watlzes and medleys to quadrilles this little book is a celebration of Scottish traditional folk dance at its best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008261535
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/07/2017
Series:	Collins Little Books
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Charity No. SC 016085; Company No. SC480530), is dedicated to promoting Scottish Country Dance. The Society exists to promote and develop Scottish country dancing worldwide for the benefit of present and future generations. It has a world-wide network of Branches and Affiliated Groups, with a small administrative team at its central office in Edinburgh.