Step dancing in Cape Breton and Scotland: contrasting contexts and creative processes

Abstract: 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...

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Main Author: Mats H. Melin
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
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Published: 2013
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spelling ftunivlimericfig:oai:figshare.com:article/19839973 2023-05-15T15:46:46+02:00 Step dancing in Cape Breton and Scotland: contrasting contexts and creative processes Mats H. Melin 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Step_dancing_in_Cape_Breton_and_Scotland_contrasting_contexts_and_creative_processes/19839973 unknown 10344/6341 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Step_dancing_in_Cape_Breton_and_Scotland_contrasting_contexts_and_creative_processes/19839973 CC BY-NC-SA 1.0 CC-BY-NC-SA step dancing Cape Breton Scotland contexts creative process Text Journal contribution 2013 ftunivlimericfig 2022-12-28T08:42:31Z Abstract: 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 understanding of step dancing in Scotland, particularly on a visual and kinaesthetic level, as the reference points and the guiding support of a step dance community do not exist in Scotland as they do in Cape Breton. Résumé : Cet article décrit brièvement la migration de la danse à claquettes faisant percussion depuis les Highlands d’Écosse à l’Île du Cap-Breton au 19e siècle, puis le retour de ce genre de danse en Écosse depuis le Cap-Breton dans les années 1990. Je réfléchis aux changements qu’a connus cette danse au Cap-Breton et à la manière dont on conçoit la danse à claquettes en Écosse, plus particulièrement aux niveaux visuel et kinesthésique, car il n’existe pas en Écosse, contrairement à l’Île du Cap-Breton, de points de référence et de lignes directrices pouvant soutenir une communauté de danse à claquettes. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Breton Island Research from University of Limerick Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) Retour ENVELOPE(141.558,141.558,-66.764,-66.764)
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Step dancing in Cape Breton and Scotland: contrasting contexts and creative processes
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description Abstract: 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 understanding of step dancing in Scotland, particularly on a visual and kinaesthetic level, as the reference points and the guiding support of a step dance community do not exist in Scotland as they do in Cape Breton. Résumé : Cet article décrit brièvement la migration de la danse à claquettes faisant percussion depuis les Highlands d’Écosse à l’Île du Cap-Breton au 19e siècle, puis le retour de ce genre de danse en Écosse depuis le Cap-Breton dans les années 1990. Je réfléchis aux changements qu’a connus cette danse au Cap-Breton et à la manière dont on conçoit la danse à claquettes en Écosse, plus particulièrement aux niveaux visuel et kinesthésique, car il n’existe pas en Écosse, contrairement à l’Île du Cap-Breton, de points de référence et de lignes directrices pouvant soutenir une communauté de danse à claquettes.
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