The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | La Tempete I have always done La Tempete, with everyone starting at once in long columns of four facing four. With a lot of Skooshing!!!!!! Many moons ago, as a wee lassie, dancing in Princess Street Gardens, in Edinburgh, every one started. E Message 2917 · ERBRUNKEN · 30 October 1995 03:17:07 |
| 2. | La Tempete I'm currently putting together a programme for a pre-Christmas dance here. On it is that old favourite, La Tempete (RSCDS book 2? 3?). I was surprised to see that the RSCDS version has only the top quartet ... Message 2914 · Moray McConnachie · 30 October 1995 02:17:08 |
| 3. | Dance Types ... Quadrilles. What he would make of "La Tempete" is anyone's guess, as ... Dance. But he does specifically say "La Russe" is a Quadrille figure and ... also then apply to dances like "La Tempete" which is most certainly French in origin, though versions of this ... Message 3553 · Courtney Cartwright · 6 February 1996 19:56:35 |
| 4. | La Bastringe ... the tune we know as "La Tempete" has morphed into "Tom ... the connection is, if any, between La Bastringue and the > quadrilles ... Chicago branch, each year dance La Bastringue as an > intermission dance ... refer to the tune as La Bastrange. > To bring this back ... Message 39509 · adriana linden · 9 October 2004 18:15:55 |
| 5. | Linlithgow - Summer Dancing in Linlithgow Palace ... -step Petronella Foursome Reel Strip the Willow La Va' McDonald of the Isles La ... 's Strathspey Posties Jig Midnight Oil La Tempete Information - 01506 844600 Tourist Information ... Message 7136 · Bryan McAlister · 28 March 1997 13:38:14 |
| 6. | La Bastringe ... adrianalinden@yahoo.com writes: > I've heard tell that in the US South, the tune we know as "La Tempete" has > morphed into "Tom Pete" in some circles... > > Adriana Linden > Montreal QC > "Tom Pate" was published ... Message 39531 · SallenNic · 10 October 2004 12:19:31 |
| 7. | 2 couple dances ... 3 as in Dashing White Sergeant. foursomes facing foursomes: Union Dances (round the room or longways - La Tempete, La Russe, etc. I would say that the scarcity in Scotland and RSCDS dances is more a function ... Message 28523 · Richard Goss · 28 November 2001 16:32:31 |
| 8. | Country dance minuet ... first up and down, then around the room, a la "Dashing White Sergeant"], Union dances [foursomes same as 3somes, a "la Tempete"], & quadrilles [generic, including "Lancers"]. Notice that I mentioned nothing about tempo or steps as ... Message 23338 · Richard Goss · 2 November 2000 08:59:59 |
| 9. | The Elephant's Stampede ... Court - David Anderson - Highlander Music SCD Vol. 8 (time 3:37) >> --- two nice and steady versions >> >> La Tempete - RSCDS - A Scottish Celebration (time 3:32) >> --- feels slightly faster >> >> Meg Merrilees - Ian Holmes - ... Message 52137 · James Tween · 20 April 2008 18:20:54 |
| 10. | The Elephant's Stampede ... Bolt Court - David Anderson - Highlander Music SCD Vol. 8 (time 3:37) > --- two nice and steady versions > > La Tempete - RSCDS - A Scottish Celebration (time 3:32) > --- feels slightly faster > > Meg Merrilees - Ian Holmes - ... Message 52136 · Bruce Herbold · 20 April 2008 18:00:40 |
| 11. | Thanks for all the hard work (was Re: The Elephant's Stampede [2]) ... Court - David Anderson - Highlander Music SCD Vol. 8 (time 3:37) > > --- two nice and steady versions > > > > La Tempete - RSCDS - A Scottish Celebration (time 3:32) > > --- feels slightly faster > > > > Meg Merrilees - Ian ... Message 52135 · Bruce Herbold · 20 April 2008 17:45:50 |
| 12. | The Elephant's Stampede [2] ... Court - David Anderson - Highlander Music SCD Vol. 8 (time 3:37) > > --- two nice and steady versions > > > > La Tempete - RSCDS - A Scottish Celebration (time 3:32) > > --- feels slightly faster > > > > Meg Merrilees - Ian ... Message 52134 · mlamontbrown · 20 April 2008 17:43:11 |
| 13. | The Elephant's Stampede [2] ... > Bolt Court - David Anderson - Highlander Music SCD Vol. 8 (time 3:37) > > --- two nice and steady versions > > > > La Tempete - RSCDS - A Scottish Celebration (time 3:32) > > --- feels slightly faster > > > > Meg Merrilees - Ian ... Message 52131 · James Tween · 20 April 2008 15:17:22 |
| 14. | Ball at the Assembly Rooms 10th May ... 8.45 pm, Carriages at Midnight Price: £30 members, £33 others. Programme Grand March, leading into R La Tempete 2 J Miss Haddens Reel 23 S Cuillins of Skye 4/78 R Sleepy Maggie 11 J Napier ... Message 52002 · Ian Brockbank · 14 April 2008 22:11:45 |
| 15. | Dashing White Sergeant ... /Dutch Foursome], and "Union Dances" started as 4x4 longways and ended up round the room [pv La Tempete]. While the composer of the music, Bishop, had definite Edinburgh connections, he is really more a British ... Message 36477 · Harriet Goss · 6 September 2003 21:22:25 |
| 16. | Dancing at Culzean ... formations, and finished by shewing and then getting others in to dance their version of The Tempest (La Tempete, Tom Pate - it has many names in its many forms). During the second half, German couples ... Message 31471 · SallenNic · 24 July 2002 22:51:52 |
| 17. | Becket formation. ... partners adjacent, women on their partner's right, or in Beckett Formation, or as in Glasgow Highlands (or La Tempete) and dispense with the he double chords. When I teach Blooms of Bon Accord I have the bottom ... Message 28828 · Benjamin Stein · 9 December 2001 16:42:32 |
| 18. | Glasgow Highlanders ... to 1700's}]. Anyway, the only RSCDS dance in this formation, I can think of off hand is "La Tempete". In this formation two couples face two couples with ladies to the right of their partners. If you look ... Message 28820 · Richard Goss · 9 December 2001 05:02:47 |
| 19. | Reminder: New Scotland Dance - This Saturday, 16th June ... >Otherwise hope to see you there! > >Paul > >President > >The Programme >------------- >La Tempete 48R Book 2 >The Wild Geese 8x32J Book 24 >Autumn in Appin 4x32S Book 31 > ... Message 26351 · Seonaid · 15 June 2001 03:11:46 |
| 20. | Dancing at Loch Norman Highland Games ... 3 > Let's Have a Ceilidh R/4x32 Glasgow Assembly/Campbell > > La Tempete R/4x48 RSCDS 2/1 > Hamilton House J/8x32 RSCDS 7/10 > Garry Strathspey S/ ... Message 20237 · Dianna Shipman · 5 February 2000 18:22:54 |
