Skip Navigation

Introduction
Background
Biography
Music
Dance
The Collection
Multimedia
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Home

Dance

Please click any thumbnail image to view the full details.
There are 184 entries.

1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > 9 > 10 | next 10 of 19 pages

Image Title Item Description
Title page of Caledonia Magazine
JSS0328 		Title page of Caledonia Magazine Title page of Caledonia Magazine, 1895.
Page 1 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0329 		Page 1 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 1 of 8. Campbell's article discusses Highland Dancing. Here, he places it in an international context by relating it to the best known dances in various European countries.
Page 2 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0330 		Page 2 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 2 of 8 of an article discussing Highland Dancing. Here Campbell relates to the story of Salome from 1 Samuel in the New Testament.
Page 3 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0331 		Page 3 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 3 of 8 of a Victorian article discussing Highland Dancing. Here the author refers to dancing in ancient civilisations and old dances still performed in Europe. He then leads on to Scottish reels and strathspeys.
Page 4 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0332 		Page 4 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 4 of 8 of a Victorian article on Highland Dancing. The author discusses the old dances of the Gaelic speaking Highlands and Islands: solo, duo and trio, as well as the now lost character and dramatic dances.
Page 5 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0333 		Page 5 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 5 of 8 of a Victorian article about Highland Dancing. Here the author discusses reels and strathspeys as well as the now lost, dramatic dances of the Gaelic speaking Highlands and Islands of Scotland. He describes story-telling in Highland Dance and includes describptions of Dannsa nam Boc (The Goat Dance), Dannsa an Chleasa (The Cloak Dance), Crait [Croit] an Dreathan (The Wren's Croft).
Page 6 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0334 		Page 6 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 6 of 8 of a Victorian article about Highland Dancing. Here, the author describes the first part of the dramatic dance, Croit an Dreathan (The Wren's Croft).
Page 7 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0335 		Page 7 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 7 of 8 of a Victorian article about Highland Dancing. The author completes the description of the dramatic dance, Crait an Drethan (The Wren's Croft)begun in JSS0334, and discusses the instruments used in Gaelic music.
Page 8 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times
JSS0336 		Page 8 of 8 of Highland Dancing in the Olden Times Page 8 of 8 of a Victorian article about Highland Dancing. The author discusses the bagpipes and their origin.
An Illustrated Guide to the National Dances of Scotland
JSS0357 		An Illustrated Guide to the National Dances of Scotland Title page of D R Mackenzie's dance instruction book.

1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > 9 > 10 | next 10 of 19 pages

 

  Return to Top Funded by the Big Lottery Fund
University of Aberdeen

Historic Collections · Kings College · Old Aberdeen · AB24 3SW
Tel:(0)44 1224 274312 · E-mail: scottskinner@abdn.ac.uk

Page design by IT Services Web Team