strathspey@strathspey.org:44880

Bryan McAlister

Re: Two Chords - from a deviser's point of view

March 25, 2006, 1:24 p.m. (Message 44880, in reply to message 44879)

But some Scots think it's daft.

In message <xxxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx>, 
xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx writes
>Alasdair wrote:
>
>> At all the dances I have attended in Scotland TWO chords ARE the norm for
>> the start of such dances and only ONE chord for the encore.  The reason
>> being that the second time through the dancers are already in the correct
>> position.
>> This applies whether a live band is playing or CD's are being used.
>> I would agree with Charles on this one and it would appear Scotland has
>> "wonderful dancers" too.
>>
>> The same applies to the ceilidh dance scene here when they are dancing the
>> set dances.  At ceilidh dances the band usually act as MC and if they
>> forget
>> the second chord on the first playing the dancers just don't start
>> dancing.
>>
>That clinches the argument for me - if the Scottish can do it then surely
>the rest of us can too.  And if the Scottish DO do it, then we SHOULD too.
> But now can we move on, because this is becoming a bit of a tennis match
>between Simon and whoever will answer him.
>
>Campbell

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Bryan McAlister