strathspey Archive: Swedish Masquerade

I have a tune , on a CD, for Swedish Masquerade. Is this a dance? If so
where can I find the instructions?
Anne

I have replied privately with the instructions.

Nicolas B., Lanark, Scotland.

This is a couple dance, found in the collins Pocket Book under the ceilidh
section.
It is a pompous march, then a waltz, then a schottische. It has been in the
International Folk Dance repertoire for many years, is Danish.
Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH USA

On page 278 of Collins Pocket Reference Book - Scottish Country Dancing.

Ron Taylor
----- Original Message -----
From: Anne Cole <acole@xtra.co.nz>
To: strathspey list <strathspey@strathspey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:35 AM
Subject: Swedish Masquerade

> I have a tune , on a CD, for Swedish Masquerade. Is this a dance? If so
> where can I find the instructions?
> Anne
>
>
>

There's a little book "Let's Have A Ceilidh" by Robbie Shepherd published by
Canongate Press which has Swedish Masquerade and lots more. Some music in it
too. ISBN 0-86241-412-1.
Joan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Cole" <acole@xtra.co.nz>
To: "strathspey list" <strathspey@strathspey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:35 AM
Subject: Swedish Masquerade

> I have a tune , on a CD, for Swedish Masquerade. Is this a dance? If so
> where can I find the instructions?
> Anne
>
>

Learned it years ago as Danish Masquerade, & was told it represented the
dancing of the three social classes: the march is the nobility/upper
class, the waltz the bourgeoise, and the schottische what the common
people did.
Miriam Mueller
San Francisco