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Thomas G. Mungall, III
April 7, 2006, 9:20 p.m. (Message 44984)
Would someone look at this video and tell me exactly what I am looking at. http://sites.scran.ac.uk/films_of_scotland/Assets/Movies2/scotland_dances.mov Are there instructions for this dance? The running step is quite cool and quite a bit different from the usual footwork. Anyone on list ever danced this dance? I have a lot more questions, but anything ya'll can tell me about this dance would be appreciated! Yours aye, Tom Mungall Baton Rouge, La, USA
Thomas G. Mungall, III wrote: >Would someone look at this video and tell me exactly what I am looking at. > >http://sites.scran.ac.uk/films_of_scotland/Assets/Movies2/scotland_dances.mov > >Are there instructions for this dance? The running step is quite cool and >quite a bit different from the usual footwork. Anyone on list ever danced >this dance? I have a lot more questions, but anything ya'll can tell me >about this dance would be appreciated! > > > Hebridean Weaving Lilt, in the McNab collection. It's the "traditional" running step used in Hebridean dance - similar to the step used by some reelers or ceilidh dancers for Strip the Willow. (I'll leave the argument about how traditional it is, or isn't, to others - but it's fun to use this step for a change. Strip the Willow where the active couple decide whether to use running step or skip change, and the rest of the set follow, is even more interesting). -- Alex Tweedly http://www.tweedly.net -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 06/04/2006
In a message dated 4/7/2006 3:24:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx writes: http://sites.scran.ac.uk/films_of_scotland/Assets/Movies2/scotland_dances.mov It looks to me like the Hebridean Weaving Lilt. There are lots of variations. If you can accept that some dances are more comfortable with the running step and the running step is Scottish they can be a lot of fun. Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH USA
This looks like the "Hebridean Weaving Lilt", a very descriptive dance which is danced without the ballet influenced steps. It is from the collection of Mary Isdale McNab. Simon Vancouver Would someone look at this video and tell me exactly what I am looking at. http://sites.scran.ac.uk/films_of_scotland/Assets/Movies2/scotland_dance s.mov Are there instructions for this dance? The running step is quite cool and quite a bit different from the usual footwork. Anyone on list ever danced this dance? I have a lot more questions, but anything ya'll can tell me about this dance would be appreciated! Yours aye, Tom Mungall Baton Rouge, La, USA
Your selection is from a film called Scotland through her country dances, if I seem to remember correctly. I have a copy of it but it is packed away somewhere. I believe it was made featureing the dem team of the Edinburgh Branch some time in the 60´s. Someone may want to check with Mary Murray on this as I believe she was either a member at the time or a former member, I forget which. All of the dances in the film were RSCDS published, and they were done in a costume appropriate to the date of the dance and in appropriate locations. I remember Red House was done in 17c costumes, no kilts, and both men and women had wigs and high heeled shoes. Re Simon´s comment, I don´t think this was a McNab dance as I seem to remember all the dances being RSCDS, I could of course be wrong on this.
On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote: > Re Simon´s comment, I don´t think this was > a McNab dance as I seem to remember all the dances being RSCDS, I could > of course be wrong on this. Hebridean Weaving Lilt is indeed published in the McNab dances. By the way, I've always considered the McNab dances to be RSCDS dances, since the McNab books are published by the RSCDS and the dances in them are included in the index of RSCDS dances. / Lara Friedman-Shedlov Minneapolis, Minnesota USA ******************************** Lara Friedman~Shedlov "Librarians -- Like Google, but xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx warm-blooded" ********************************