Gay Gordons (dance)

Gay Gordons (dance)

The Gay Gordons is a popular dance at céilidhs and other kinds of informal and social dance. It is an "old-time" dance, of a type popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in which every couple dances the same steps, usually in a circle around the room.

The name alludes to a Scottish regiment, the Gordon Highlanders.

Dance Instructions

A standard ceilidh instruction::Formation: couples around the room facing anti-clockwise, ladies on the right. :Music: 2/4 or 4/4 march. E.g. "Scotland the Brave", "The Gay Gordons".

Repeat ad lib.

For Scottish country dancers, the grip in the first eight bars is allemande hold.

A live demonstration was performed by the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society [http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=Discover%20Scotland%20FAQ&vxClipId=1380_SMG671&vxBitrate=300] in 2007.

ee also

*Scottish country dance
*Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
*List of Scottish country dances

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/celticroots/standard/dancing/dancing_feet.shtml Gay Gordons]


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