Post by sheena on Apr 19, 2020 17:27:08 GMT 1
People may like to take this opportunity to mention what their favourite dance (or dances) is/are ... perhaps adding your thoughts about what makes it a favourite ... this could be the first one you learned, or a tricky one that was a bete noire until finally mastered, or one that evokes happy memories of a particular occasion, or because the figures in the dance depict the name or associated story, or where the "right" music is inextricably entwined with why the dance is enjoyable ...
In case a memory jogger is helpful ... there is a list (including minicribs and video links) of all the dances we have learned in our classes since Sept 2010 at the end of the crib downloads page on our website harrowscottish.org.uk/downloads.html but of course your favourites may have been learned and danced elsewhere.
I was planning to add my own favourites to this opening post on the thread, but will need to whittle it down a bit first !
Reels: Falls of Rogie 8 x 32, Glenalmond Gamekeeper 8 x 40, Lochalsh Reel 8 x 40, Mrs Stuart Linnell 8 x 40, Bratach Bana 8 x 32, J B Milne 8 x 32, Glastonbury Tor 8 x 32, The Battle of the Shirts 4x32
Jigs: Napier’s Index 8 x 40, Ian Powrie Farewell to Auchterarder 128, Equilibrium 8 x 32, Spiffin 5 x 32, James Gray 4 x 32, Torridon Lassies 8 x 40
Strathspeys: Flower of the Quern 4 x 32 (or any danced to Scott Skinner tunes), Montparnasse 4 x 32, Broadway 3x32, Kinfauns Castle 5 x 32
Jigs: Napier’s Index 8 x 40, Ian Powrie Farewell to Auchterarder 128, Equilibrium 8 x 32, Spiffin 5 x 32, James Gray 4 x 32, Torridon Lassies 8 x 40
Strathspeys: Flower of the Quern 4 x 32 (or any danced to Scott Skinner tunes), Montparnasse 4 x 32, Broadway 3x32, Kinfauns Castle 5 x 32
and numerous others
... but do put forward some of your own favourites.
