Scottish Lilt, Old Highland Steps

(Old) Scottish Lilt as published by the RSCDS in St. Andrew's Step Dance Collection contains 4 steps never to be seen at Highland dance competitions nowadays. Maria Zotko (Shady Glen, Moscow, Russia) performs all these steps, mostly in recognized Highland dance technique but preserving Scottish Step tendency to use low 3rd aerial positions.
Steps chosen and filmed by Sergey Alferov. If you require any further information on the dance, feel free to contact Sergey on scotstepdance @ gmail.com.

[@Lewis152]

This is beautiful. The dancer is remarkable.

[@ScotStep]

Oh thank you! We're planning to film Scottish step versions of Hielan Laddie and Over the Water to Charlie, which are different from both contemporary National and Hebridean dances with the same names. We have already filmed and published The Bonnie Briest Knot, a solo dance bearing certain resemblances with the Seann Triubhas but done to a slow strathspey.

[@ScotStep]

The height is optional, we just figured that might look neat with this speed, and more feminine. Please note that there is a 'point' in 4th intermediate preceding each turn (count 3 of bars 1, 3, 5, 7), i.e., this is supposed to be a ground position, not an aerial one. Thrilled that you've decided to use the steps in your choreography! Look forward to your video-response here when it's been shown and, hopefully, filmed!
Regards,
Sergey

[@StiFish5]

So neat!

[@larrytgroce2219]

Thanks

[@francesbfraser2081]

Not me particularly. but then we likely knew just about every dance in print at the time Duke of Perth and Marie's Wedding were favourites with our group. Thank you for you response. The dance I was thinking about was' Flora Macdonald

[@ScotStep]

Shambolica Slip Jig. The tune has been devised by a Canadian piper Michael Gray to accompany Scottish Lilt. Available on his CD Leap & Rock, Vol. 2.

[@ScotStep]

Michael Grey devised the tune and it can be found in his Book 5 of Highland Bagpipe Music available on the web. Just google "michael grey shambolica jig". Can't publish the link in the comments, sorry!

[@ScotStep]

Flora Macdonald's Fancy, once introduced as a ladies' solo step dance by Isobel Cramb, is nowadays performed by dancers from beginner to premier at most Highland dance competitions, in the 'Nationals' section.

[@ScotStep]

Scottish dance tradition is not heavily semantic so it would be unwise to look for symbolism in every detail of every dance. It is traditional for ladies to hold their skirts throughout a dance. The custom might originate in 18th- and 19th-century practice when the skirts were normally much longer :)

[@tartanlady]

Fabulous x do you have anymore videos of old steps?

[@ScotStep]

Might have been "Ladies' Fancy", a Scottish country dance enjoyed, as the name implies, by many ladies :)

[@chelseawalsh8645]

are your feet meant to be down at your ankles in low position on the last step x because i wanna do this for a show it is so awesome!

[@RedCanadian1]

Do you have any idea where I could find the sheet music of the Shambolica Slip Jig?

[@francesbfraser2081]

I thought I once saw a video of "A Ladies Fancy".

[@larrytgroce2219]

Why do you hold your skirt what does that symbolize?

[@numpty4835]

The girl looks great this is much better than girls wearing the kilt. I don't think that girls suit the kilt not a good look.

[@natcat7828]

Hi,
As a highland dancer myself I can say that I aswell enjoy the lilt dress more than a kilt. But keep in mind that highland dancing is about tradition and that is what the men wore. The Highland dances are done in a kilt because that is what the men wore (I believe that this is what they used to wear please correct me if I am at all wrong I am just trying to help you understand why we wear kilts). Nationals are done in lilt dresses because they are more feminine. Both genders do both highland and national though.
Hope this helped