Scotland Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/scotland celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:20:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historicaldance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-1-32x32.png Scotland Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/scotland 32 32 New Book and CDs: Dances for Queen Victoria https://historicaldance.org.uk/dances-for-queen-victoria-book-with-2-cds Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:26:47 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6145 Dances for Queen Victoria presents a collection of dances that were taught to Queen Victoria’s children by Edinburgh dancing master Joseph Lowe, accompanied with new recordings of the music and new essays that shed light on the collection’s historical context and significance.

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]]> A History of Country Dancing – Beyond England https://historicaldance.org.uk/a-history-of-country-dancing-beyond-england Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:08:50 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5715 A History of Country Dancingwith an emphasis on the steps Anne Daye, HDS Director of Education and Research The Spread of the Country Dance beyond England Scotland The English country dance was first introduced to Scotland when James, Duke of York (later James II) was sent by King Charles to hold court at Holyrood. For […]

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