Hi Rich,
I am sure some highlanders, at some point in time, have swung like that!
There is no consistency of nomenclature. Every culture, period and genre chooses their own words to use for various moves. Hence the countless meanings of words such as Dosido and Allemande.
Happy dancing,
John
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From: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 06 September 2018 16:33
To: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [trad-dance-callers] Re: Swing with arms arched over top
I have heard it referred to as a highland swing. Is that incorrect?
Rich
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 11:10 AM 'John Sweeney' john@modernjive.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi Deborah,
The words get re-used to mean lots of things 😊
In England a Ceildih Swing is quite often as you describe. The spelling of Ceilidh indicating that it is an English term rather than an Irish term (as Ceili tends to imply).
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
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From: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 06 September 2018 14:08
To: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [trad-dance-callers] Re: Swing with arms arched over top
A ceili swing is actually a different hold, at least to ceili dancers. It's a gender-free swing, right hands on each other's waist, left hands grasped underneath.
Regards,
Deborah Hyland