Schottische

The Scottish is a German, Austrian, Swiss and Swedish folk dance. It is similar to the polka and is related to Rheinlander and the Bavarian- Polka.

Origin

The name "Scotch " is probably derived from the Ecossaise (Scottish Waltz ) ago. He was already known in 1810. A precursor is the widespread before 1800 in Germany " bouncer ".

Molding

Quite different dance forms in different regions under the name " Scots " refers to: Rhinelander forms (also in Sweden), Bavarian polka, in some areas is also a slow polka - round dance, with or without aufhüpfen " Scottish " called.

Basic step is a step -like change of the polka step with or without subsequent hops.

Dance instructions

Hungarian Scottish

Within a radius of Vienna, in the space between Gmünd, Bratislava and Puchberg am Schneeberg several dances have been handed down with the so-called Schottischtupftritt that are all called " Scottish ". You are on a common origin, called due " Hungarian Scottish ". One of them is the "Scottish from Gmünd " in the northeast Waldviertel, which was recorded in 1934 by Hans Schölm.

Starting position: The dancers face each other, one-handed version right dancer with his back to the center of the circle. In each cycle of the dancers to the left and the dancer with the right foot begins.

  • Clock 1: Two lateral readjustment in the dance direction.
  • Cycle 2: Schottischtupftritt, dancers with the left leg, a dancer with the right leg: Vortupfen, Seittupfen, Beistellen.
  • Cycle 3: The dancer does with four walking steps a full turn to the left, and the dancer to the right. In this case, loosen the hand version and get back on after the rotation.
  • Clock 4: Repetition of the second measure.
  • Measures 5-8: repetition of bars 1-4.

Highland Scottish

The dance can be found since the 19th century in Scotland, both as a couple dance ( ceilidh dance ) as well as a figure in Scottish Country Dance. It is noteworthy that the Scots have adopted the German spelling!

Ceilidh Dance, Line-up: Couples in a circle, ladies outside, inside men, ordinary dance pose

  • Bars 1-2: Men with left foot, ladies right: side stretch ( 2nd position ) before the shin (3rd aerial ) to the side ( 2nd), behind the calf (3rd rear aerial ). In each case, hop on the leg.
  • Clock 3-4: step with the previous game leg to the side, attach the other foot back ( 3rd position), step back with the first foot, close with the other foot behind the calf (3rd rear aerial ), while another hops on the leg ( "step, close, step, hop" ).
  • Measures 5-8: repetition of bars 1-4 with the other leg
  • Clock 9-10: Repeat bars 3-4
  • Clock 11-12: Repeat bars 7-8
  • Clock 13-16: Polka ( "step, hop, step, hop" ) with clockwise rotation

The measures 1-4 correspond almost exactly to the " Scottish Highland Setting" in the Scottish Country Dance. The details of the positions of the feet are the usual in Scottish country dance, and highland dancing.

Bal Folk Scottish

Also Bavarian Polka

  • Clock 1: 1 exchange step with the left foot, starting to the left ( for the man, the lady against the same)
  • Cycle 2: 1 exchange step with the right foot starting to the right ( for the man)
  • Clock 3-4: Rotate with 4 steps clockwise ( left with starting, for the man)

Comparisons Bavarian Polka from Bavaria and Austria.

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