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Alasdair Graham

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

March 25, 2006, 10:19 a.m. (Message 44878, in reply to message 44877)

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.

Alasdair Graham
Dumbarton, Scotland