Ceilidh dancg has rived om the Old Time danc and uple danc that found their way onto the Sttish dance floor the 19th century. The nam , The Gay Gordons, The earlit reference to a dance lled ‘The Gay Gordons’ is om the early 20th Century and the tle refers to the Gordon Highlanrs army reg, The Dashg Whe Sergeant, This dance dat om the late 19th Century and has been attributed to David Anrson of Dune. The dance is based on very old Sttish format, Canadian Barn Dance, Believed to have been origally vised by B. Durrands and has been popular all over Stland sce the late 19th Century. Instctns C, Highland Schottische, The Highland Schottische was troduced 1850s and was ially known as the ‘Balmoral Schottische’. Instctns Couple facg each other , The Milary Two Step, Origally vised by Jam Fnigan the late 19th Century as the ‘Victoria Cross’ but beme popular when his dghter published the ea, St. Bernard's Waltz, Exact orig of this dance is unclear but seems to have started to bee popular about 1913. Instctns Couple facg each other bal, Pri of Er Waltz, Origally arranged by Charl Wood of Edburgh 1911. Instctns Couple si by si both facg the le of dance open hold, wh near
Contents:
- THE GAY GORDONS
- GAY GORDONS (1) (THE)
- HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
- HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
- HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
- HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
THE GAY GORDONS
* gay gordons dance history *
The Gay Gordons is an easy sequence dance that appeared several sourc the mid-20th century, at the height of the Old Time Dancg revival by si, wh right hands joed by the Follow's right shoulr, left hands joed by the Follow's left I - Forward and Back Along LOD (4 bars): Four steps forward along LOD (1, 2, 3, 4), turng halfway to the right on the fourth step, then four steps backward along LOD (5, 6, 7, 8). The nam of many of the mon Ceilidh danc may well be faiar to you, such as The Dashg Whe Sergeant and The Gay Gordons. T:Gay Gordons [1], The.
GAY GORDONS [1]. Stt Skner's 1921 ncert set romantilly entled "Spey's Fury's" and was posed 1915 by the great strathspey artist The origal tle was "The Gordon Highlanrs March" but me to be lled "The Gay Gordons" through associatn wh the famo Sttish untry dance. The 'Gay Gordons' remas a popular uple dance, still ocsnally to be found at New England ntra danc, for example, and at Sttish dancg events, where has been over time one of the most popular Sttish Country Danc.
GAY GORDONS (1) (THE)
Perhaps the earlit reference to the dance dat to the year 1915, although Christe Mart (2002) says there was a prev reference to a Gay Gordons dance 1907.
The word 'gay, sometim spelled 'gie' (as Jimmy Shand's 1942 rerdg) or 'gey', perhaps to preclu morn associatns of 'gay' wh homosexualy, this ntext means 'handsome appearance' or 'cked out' (as formal kilted drs). The famo Sttish bandlear and acrdnist Jimmy Shand rerd a "Gay Gordons" medley the 1950's wh Skner's tune as the lead-off piece ("Auchmounta's Bonnie Glen"/.
It has been speculated that the origal ephet 'Gay Gordon' referred to the urtly Contental manners of the origal Norman members of the clan who reloted to the remote North East of Stland.
HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
One famo Gay Gordon was doubtls Lord Strathven, says Emmerson (1972), who danced wh Marie Antoette and beme a favore at the urt of Louis XVI for his "agreeable personaly and admirable skill dancg. Back to Gay Gordons (1) (The). GS McLennan whose Killworth Hills and Jig Of Slurs are also displayed on my Gay Gordons is a Sttish Country Dance, of uncerta orig and very popular durg ceilidhs: n be danced wh some marchs or jigs and has been also associated wh Skner's tune.
HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
This one has been renamed by the dance's word « Gay » means « handsome » here, as well as the Sttish outf and/or the one who wears . The Gay Gordons (The Gordon Highlanrs March).