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Ian Brockbank
BROCKBANK@...
Jan 5, 1998 6:51 pm
Hi Sara, Happy New Year! ... The Fling and the Swords (Gillie Chalium) are described in Highland Dancing, the textbook of the Scottish Official Board of...
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Ian Brockbank
BROCKBANK@...
Jan 5, 1998 7:07 pm
Hi all, another question received over the holiday period I'm passing on. I know this is only peripherally related, but I thought someone might be able to ...
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Craig Williams
williamc@...
Jan 19, 1998 7:14 pm
Hi all I was going over some of my Highland dance music and came across music for a dance called Earl of Errol. I've never hear or seen this dance before. ...
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Elizabeth Ditchburn
editchburn@...
Jan 19, 1998 8:22 pm
... Earl of Errol is one of the National Dances. Its not done in competition very often... I can only remember doing it in competition once. The steps are ...
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Jack Columbus
columbus@...
Jan 19, 1998 8:29 pm
Hi Craig, The Earl of Errol is a Scottish national dance like the Village Maid, Blue Bonnets, Lilt, Flora etc. It is done primarily by women in an aboyne ...
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Alan Twhigg
alant@...
Jan 19, 1998 10:19 pm
Hi Craig, Another data point concerning The Earl of Errol is that it is conjectured to have been originally danced in hard-soled shoes and fairly recently...
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windrose@...
Jan 19, 1998 10:57 pm
Hello, I've been lurking on this list for a while hoping to learn something about Highland dancing, and indeed I have. I, however, am unlikely ever to be much...
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Marie Sommers
envserv@...
Jan 19, 1998 11:21 pm
PLEASE TAKE ME OFF YOUR E-MAIL LIST. THANK YOU -- Marie Sommers <envserv@...> To subscribe to highland-dance, send mail to majordomo@... ...
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Craig Williams
williamc@...
Jan 20, 1998 12:14 am
Hi all This past weekend my SO and I were going through various recordings of music for the Highland Fling. We were trying to find one that we were comfortable...
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Carmen Munawych
munawych@...
Jan 22, 1998 2:49 am
Hello, ... Alan Walters has a CD out called 'Strictly Time'. It is dance music played on the cauld wind pipes with guitars and drums. It has some really great ...
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Shiobhan O'Donnell
Shiobhan.ODonnell@...
Jan 22, 1998 5:17 am
Hi everyone, My name is Shiobhan and I am a Highland dancer, teacher and Judge from New Zealand. I can tell you a little about the Earl of Errol: "Isobel Cramb...
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Mary
moira@...
Jan 22, 1998 2:26 pm
My son is an Irish dancer and kilts are optional. It used to be in Irish dance that they were required, but the rules were relaxed to encourage more boys to...
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KDrew43139
KDrew43139@...
Jan 22, 1998 2:43 pm
In a message dated 1/22/98 8:34:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, moira@... writes: << My son is an Irish dancer and kilts are optional. It used to be in Irish...
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Elizabeth Ditchburn
editchburn@...
Jan 22, 1998 4:07 pm
... <snip> ... Thats interesting. Do you dance it in hard shoe in competition down there? Granted its been years since I've seen it done in competition, and...
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Allan MacLeod
a.macleod@...
Jan 22, 1998 4:43 pm
Scottish stepdancing (as danced in Cape Breton) has no dress code. The only rule is to have fun. Wearing hardish shoes which make a good sound helps - trainers...
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Anselm Lingnau
lingnau@...
Jan 22, 1998 5:24 pm
... The same goes for any other kind of Scottish dancing. If somebody tries to convince you otherwise, then just go dance someplace else. There are enough...
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Elizabeth Ditchburn
editchburn@...
Jan 22, 1998 6:37 pm
... This is not true in highland *competition*, the SOBHD does have a dress code. I would also point out that it is difficult to do shedding properly in...
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Norah Link
norah@...
Jan 22, 1998 7:31 pm
... My son is interested in Scottish dance but we have been told there is NO WAY even a beginner can be allowed to dance in pants. I am sure however, that I...
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Toby Arnold Rider
darkrider1@...
Jan 22, 1998 8:05 pm
... From: Mary [SMTP:moira@...] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 1998 5:11 AM To: highland-dance@... Subject: [highland-dance] Boys and Kilts My...
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Shiobhan O'Donnell
Shiobhan.ODonnell@...
Jan 22, 1998 9:21 pm
... Hi Elizabeth, Highland in New Zealand also includes Irish national dancing so our jig shoes are more like those you see in Riverdance etc, black with only ...
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John Rushforth
jrush@...
Jan 22, 1998 9:45 pm
Hi All my children dance competively and we use a CD called "The Competing Highland Dancer" by Stuart Liddell for practice and their teacher uses this CD when...
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Anselm Lingnau
lingnau@...
Jan 23, 1998 8:29 am
... True enough. I don't know how it is in the US, but over here in Germany few Highland dancers could care less about SOBHD competitions. There is certainly...
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Iain E. Garden Richar...
I.G.Richardson@...
Jan 23, 1998 10:44 am
Not sure I agree: highland steps can be done relatively easily wearing a good pair of trews (i.e. the style that is designed to be worn with a kilt jacket, not...
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Sonya E. Melcher
MELCHER@...
Jan 23, 1998 6:16 pm
Confirmation of reading: your message - Date: 23 Jan 98 9:42 To: highland-dance@... Subject: Re: [highland-dance] Boys and Kilts and...
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Robert McOwen
mcowen@...
Jan 23, 1998 6:48 pm
... As a male dancer who has competed in and performed highland dance for quite awhile, I suppose I should add my two cents worth. Which is that I basically...
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Charles Hancock
KCHancock@...
Jan 23, 1998 6:58 pm
For those who are interested, I have set out below a list of the reeling events in London of which I am aware. If anyone is interested in attending, I suggest...
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Eilidh C.B. Gerow
eiligero@...
Jan 24, 1998 1:46 am
Hello The one and only CD I use is called "The Competitive Highland Dancer's Champion's Choice" by Donald MacPhee. My dance teacher uses it often as most of...
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Mary
moira@...
Jan 24, 1998 4:35 am
Is there a list of teachers for the US somewhere? I would like to access it, have friends in other states and provinces that are interested in lessons. I am on...
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Mary
moira@...
Jan 24, 1998 4:59 pm
Dear Robert, Thank you for your response. Just a question for the list, would it be possible to study all the dances and then actually compete only in the...
