Highland Dance

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SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DANCING
THE SCOTTISH DANCES, LIKE THE DANCES OF ALL NATIONS, ARE ANCIENT IN ORIGIN, DATING BACK TO THE 11TH AND 12TH CENTURY. THESE DANCES, IN THE BEGINNING, WERE EXPRESSIONS OF BOTH PERSONAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONS-JOY, VICTORY, OR PERHAPS SYMBOLIC OF ONE’S WORK. THE FIRE THREE DANCES DESCRIBED HERE ARE HIGHLAND DANCES USED IN COMPETITION HIGHLAND FLING-SWORD DANCE -SEANN TRUIBAHS-SAILORS HORNPIPE-THE SCOTTISH LILT-THE IRISH JIG-FLORA MACDONALD’S FANCY

Competition Schedule Subject to Change

Saturday, Sept. 12, MORNING SESSION - 9-9:30 a.m./Competition starts at approximately 9:30 a.m. All dancers will do a 4-step fling, 2 & 1 Sword, and 3 & 1 Seann Triubhas

BEGINNER                                                            NOVICE
300    Highland Fling                                           303   Highland Fling
301    Sword Dance                                             304   Sword Dance
302    Seann Triubhas                                         305   Seann Triubhas

Saturday, Sept. 12, AFTERNOON SESSION- Registration 12:30 to 1 p.m./Competition starts at approximately 1 p.m.

PRE-PREMIER
PRIMARY 6 & UNDER                                    INTERMEDIATE
306   16 Pas de Basques                                310   Highland Fling
307   Pas de Basques & Highcuts                 311   Sword Dance
308   Highland Fling                                         312   Seann Triubhas
309   Sword Dance

PREMIER
15 & UNDER
313   Highland Fling
314   Sword Dance
315   Seann Triubhas

PREMIER

16 & OVER 316 Highland Fling

317 Sword Dance

318 Seann Triubhas

SPECIAL EVENT

(PREMIER ONLY)

320 6-Step Jig (4plus finishing)This dance does not count toward daily aggregate, and does not figure in the grand award for the weekend.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13, MORNING SESSION - Registration 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. / Competition starts at approximately 9:30 a.m. All dancers will do 4-step Nationals.

PRE-PREMIER
BEGINNER                                                   NOVICE
400   Scottish Lilt                                         403   Scottish Lilt
401   Flora McDonald’s Fancy                404   Flora McDonald’s Fancy
402   Strathspey and Highland Reel       405   Strathspey and Highland Reel

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 AFTERNOON SESSION - Registration 12:30 to 1 p.m. / Competition starts at approximately 1 p.m. All intermediate dancers will do 4-step Nationals; all premier dancers will do 6-step Nationals.

PRE-PREMIER                                        PREMIER
PRIMARY 6 & UNDER                       INTERMEDIATE
406 16 Pas de Basques                       410   Flora
407   Pas de Basques & Highcuts       411   Lilt
408   Highland Fling                             412   Wilt thou go to
409   Sword Dance                                  the barracks, Johnnie?

PREMIER15 & UNDER                         16 & OVER
413   Flora                                                 416   Flora HIGHLAND DANCING
414   Lilt                                                     417   Lilt
415   Wilt thou go to                                 418   Wilt thou go to
the barracks, Johnnie?                            the barracks, Johnnie?

SPECIAL EVENT: (Premier only) 420 6-Step Hornpipe

This dance does not count towards the daily aggregate, and does not figure in the grand award for the weekend.

Judge: Piper: Matt Turnbull