| Description |
1 online resource (Streaming video files (59 min.).) |
| Series |
The spirit of dance |
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Spirit of dance
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| Contents |
Highland Dances: A Brief Definition & History (09:34) -- Sword Dance Clip; Background & Influences (12:45) -- Sailorr's Hornpipe and Jig Clips with Discussion (09:02) -- Costuming & Choreography; Dance Clip (08:07) -- Working with Musicians; Cape Breton Dance Clip (11:06) --'Highland Soles' Dance School; Pipe Tune Dance Clip (09:40) |
| Summary |
Laura Scott, a dancer specializing in Scottish Highland dances, discusses the different types of Scottish dancing, of which Highland dancing is one ; Highland dancing competitions ; Scottish dance technique ; costumes ; her blend of traditional and original choreography ; her dance school, Highland Soles, in Portland, Me. In video clips, she performs several Scottish dances, including a traditional sword dance and sailor's hornpipe ; a Scottish version of an Irish jig ; a Cape Breton step dancing solo ; as well as examples of her own choreography. Her husband, fiddler Ed Pearlman, appears in some of the clips |
| Credits |
Director, Ed Etsten ; producers, Ken Glazebrook and Norah Dale Allen |
| Performer |
Host, Norah Dale Allen |
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Guest: Laura Scott ; Ed Pearlman is also listed on credits but does not appear |
| Event |
Recorded on November 21, 1998. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance |
| Notes |
DVD version record |
| Subject |
Scott, Laura -- Interviews
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Folk dancing -- Scotland
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Folk dancing -- Competitions
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Step dancing.
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Folk dancing.
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Step dancing.
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Scotland.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Interviews.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Etsten, Ed, director.
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Allen, Norah Dale, interviewer (expression), producer.
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Glazebrook, Ken, producer.
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Scott, Laura, dancer, interviewee (expression)
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Cape Cod Community Television, production company.
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