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11Country dancing — The term Country Dance was first coined in print by John Playford of London in 1651. It is a generic term for a social dance form in which two or more couples dance together in a set. In the course of the dance each dancer dances to his or her… …
12Clutha (dance) — Clutha is a Scottish country dance, in which the eight dancers are arranged in a square set as for the Eightsome Reel[citation needed]. It is a 48 bar reel. An Clutha (more often spelt An Cluadha) is the Gaelic name for The Clyde. It is one of… …
13Basilideans — The Basilideans were a Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.DoctrineBasilides claimed to have been taught his doctrines by Glaucus, a disciple of St Peter. The sect had three grades – material, intellectual and… …
14Margaret Tait — Margaret Caroline Tait (born 11 November 1918; died 1999) was a Scottish film maker and poet. Contents 1 Life 2 Training and career 3 Filmography 4 References …
15List of Scottish country dances — is a list of Scottish country dances. *(r) reel time; (j) jig; (p) polka; (s) strathspey; (w) waltz*Bees of Maggieknockater, The – 32 bar (j) for 4 couples *Belle of Bon Accord, The – 32 bar (s) for 4 couples *Blooms of Bon Accord 32 bar (r) for… …
16folk dancing — See folk dance. * * * Folk dances are traditional dances in which everyone can take part. They are danced to folk tunes and have sequences of steps that are repeated several times. Dances are performed by pairs of dancers often arranged in sets ( …
17foursome reel — noun a form of the Scottish highland dance in which groups of four dancers alternate between solo steps facing one another and a figure of eight style with intertwining progressive movement. See Also: sixsome reel, eightsome reel …
18náánisoyi — eight; synonyms (n) eighter, eleven, ace, jack, king, knave, nine, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad, queen, team, ten, ait, deuce, eightsome, five, four, octette, seven, six, trey, (adj) octave …
19folk dance — I noun a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑folk dancing • Derivationally related forms: ↑folk dance (for: ↑folk dancing) • …
20octette — noun 1. eight performers or singers who perform together • Syn: ↑octet • Hypernyms: ↑musical organization, ↑musical organisation, ↑musical group 2. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit • Syn: ↑ …
