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
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THE GAY GORDONS
Gay Gordons Sttish untry ceilidh dance, a popular old-time dance at céilidhs and other kds of rmal and social dance. * progressive gay gordons dance *
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).
HOW TO DANCE THE GAY GORDONS
The Gay Gordons : bagpipe sre, origs, Sttish Country Dance - by Éric McLewis * progressive gay gordons dance *
GAY GORDONS (M16) Round The Room. Gay Gordons. Gay Gordons - Sttish Country Dancg Instctn Vio.
GAY GORDONS
The Gay Gordons is a popular dance at céilidhs and other kds of rmal and social dance. Text om this origal Gay Gordons article on Wikipedia.
DISCSN ABOUT VARIATNS THE GAY GORDONS
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Gay Gordons;. Ocsnally appears as the Progrsive Gay Gordons.
"Right", says the MC, "all take partners for the Gay Gordons. Do anyone have wrten stctns for Gay Gordons? what's this pas basque dog the Gay Gordons??