Scottish Dance: A Celebration of Scottish Dancing

By (author) The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

An introduction to Scottish dance from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, including a short history of Scottish dancing. The book takes you through simple ceilidh moves to more complex formations and set dances, illustrated through diagrams and photos. Popular traditional dances are featured, such as ‘Dashing White Sergeant’, ‘Eightsome Reel’, ‘Strip the Willow’ and ‘Cumberland Reel’. This comprehensive collection also contains several lesser known dances such as ‘Flowers of Edinburgh’, ‘Jenny Dang the Weaver’, ‘Rakes of Glasgow’ and ‘La Russe’. This unique collection from reels to watlzes and medleys to quadrilles celebrates Scottish traditional folk dance at its best.