Step Dancing in Cape Breton and Scotland: Contrasting Contexts and Creative Processes
This article briefly outlines the migration of percussive step dancing to Cape Breton Island from the Scottish Highlands in the 19th century and the introduction of this dance genre to Scotland from Cape Breton in the 1990s. I reflect on the changes to the dance genre in Cape Breton and to the under...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Canadian Society for Traditional Music / La Société canadienne pour les traditions musicales
2013
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Online Access: | https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/21129 |