Material and resources we can use
There are some materials and resources to help the teacher and the pupils to understand the different dances and make it easier to teach and learn them.
These are the followings:
- Web page:
www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html
This Web page gives the instructions about how to dance a collection of ceilidh dances and what music is needed.
All the dances developed in this unit appear in this web page, but Cumberland Square Eight.
- Some CDs about the songs of the most popular Scottish dances like:
• Let's Ceilidh. Traditional Dance in Schools Project. Kilmarnock Folk Club. The Tattiehowkers Ceilidh Band.
In this CD we can find the songs of 18 popular Ceilidhs and among them the 6 dances included in this unit. This is the only CD (that I have been able to find) which includes the six dances taught.
Most CD, like the following ones, include the songs of 18-19 popular Ceilidhs. However, they don't include the 6 Ceilidhs developed in this unit. Just some of them are included in each CD. Therefore, it is easy to find The Gay Gordons, The Canadian Barn Dance, The Dashing White Sergeant and Strip the Willow, but it is more difficult to get The Virginia Reel and the Cumberland Square Eight.
• Big Scottish Party. (1999) Lismor Recordings.
• The Riverside Ceilidh Band. (1994) Lismor Recordings.
This CD includes the songs of 19 popular Ceilidhs, and some easy to follow instructions (a beginner's Guide to Ceilidh Dances).
• The Riverside Ceilidh Band: Horses for Courses. (1991) Lismor Recordings.
• Carmichael 's Ceilidh KRL.
• Ceilidh House . Fergie McDonald's. Traditional Highland Ceilidh Music.
http://www.fergiemacdonald.co.uk/
telf/fax: (0044) 01967431662
• Dancing with the Shands. Jimmy Shand jnr band with Jimmy Shand Scottish Dances. (2003) Rel Records.
• Scottish Country Dance Album (simply the best ). Jim McLeod and his band.
• Scotland 's music. Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band.
• Strip the Willow . The Kinlochard ceilidh
Email:nscott@scotdisc.co.uk
- Some DVDs with the dances of the most popular ceilidhs.
They allow us to see the dance formation, the dance position and the different steps.
• Dancing with the Shands . Jimmy Shand jnr band with Jimmy Shand Scottish Dances. (2003) Rel Records.
• Simply the Best: Scottish Country Dance Album . Jim MacLeod and His Band.
We can find these CDs and DVDs and some others similar ones in:
- VIRGIN; ( www.virgin.com ).
Virgin Megastore. Buchanan Street , Glasgow . (0044) 0141 353 2993
Head office: 50 Brook Green Hammersmith London W67RR.
Registered office: 120 Campden Hill Road London W87AR.
- BORDERS; ( www.borders.com or www.amazon.com )
Borders Store. 98 Buchanan Street , Glasgow . (0044) 0141 222 770
Email address: kennybryan bordersstores.com
- HMV; ( www.hmv.com ). It is a very big shop with a wide range of products. However, they do not deliver their products out of the U.K.
- Home-made video
To make it easier for teachers who are interested in these dances, the following links allow us to have access to the video of the six ceilidhs developed in this unit.
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Gay Gordons |
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Canadian Barn Dance |
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Dashing White Sergeant |
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Cumberland Square Eight |
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Strip the Willow |
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Virginia Reel |
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