“Putting the dirt back in” an investigation of step dancing in Scotland

• Main Author: Melin, Mats H.
• Other Authors: Foley, Catherine E.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Limerick 2005
• Subjects: step dancing; Scotland; ethnochoreology; revival theory; Cape Breton Island; Atkinson; Breton Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4143

non-peer reviewed Since about 1990 Cape Breton musicians and step dancers have been invited to Scotland to share, through workshops and concerts, their style of music and dance. A relatively small number of the traditional dancing and music community in Scotland has taken a great interest in this st...