Videos of Some Dances by Highland Dance Boston

Broadswords

Performed at the Highland Dance Boston concert held May 23, 2010 at BU Dance Theater. Dancers (in marching order): Aileen Ritchie, Caitlin Steirman, Carolyn Buractaon, and Gregor Williamson. Bagpiper is Tom Childs.

Blue Bonnets Duet

Performed at the Highland Dance Boston concert held May 23, 2010 at BU Dance Theater. Dancers: Lindsay Page and Robert McOwen. Bagpiper is Tom Childs.

The Sailor's Hornpipe

Performed at the Highland Dance Boston concert held June 10, 2007 at the Cambridge Multicultrual Arts Center. Dancers (in solo order): Jen Schoonover, Robert McOwen, and Karen Billmers. Bagpipers Tom Childs and John Hughes are accompanied by Beth Murray on piano.

Strathspey and Half Tulloch

Performed at the RSCDS Boston Branch concert held November 8, 2008 at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA. Dancers (left to right): Carolyn Calcagni, Caitlin Steirman, Aileen Ritchie, and Katie Bull. Dan Houghton provides excellent mouth music.

Duncan McGillivray

This dance was choreographed by Karen Mahoney and Robert McOwen to the 6/8 pipe march of the same title. It is performed here by Karen at the Highland Dance Boston concert held June 10, 2007 at the Cambridge Multicultrual Arts Center. Musicians: Mike MacNintch (small pipes) and Beth Murray (piano).

The Dirk Fight

The Dirk Dance is a traditional highland dance that has been choreographed as a duel by Colin Robertson. This performance was at NEFFA in April, 2014, with Gregor Williamson as victor and Robert McOwen as vanquished. Mouth music was provided by Jen Schoonover and fiddle drone by Barbara McOwen.

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Shadow & Thought

This dance was choreographed by Jen Schoonover, Robert McOwen, and Lindsay Page (with modern dance movements mostly contributed by Jen) to original tunes from Hanneke's Cassel's CD, "Some Melodious Sonnet". It is performed here by Jen, Robert, and guest artist Andy Taylor-Blenis at the Highland Dance Boston concert held June 10, 2007 at the Cambridge Multicultrual Arts Center.

The Cakewalk

This version of The Cakewalk was devised by Robert McOwen for dancers Aileen Ritchie and Gregor Williamson to enter a Cakewalk Choreography Competition at the Scotland, CT Highland Games in October 2006. Needless to say, they took first place! Since then, Aileen and Gregor have performed the dance in concert with Highland Dance Boston. Enjoy!

Eyemouth Harbour

Robert McOwen and Pat MacPherson devised this dance in 1989 to the lovely tune that was composed by Muriel Johnstone and recorded on Dancing Fingers, Vol. 1. In this video, Lindsay Page and Robert perform the dance with Muriel playing her tune live at the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire concert in 2005.


She's Sweetest When She's Naked

Robert McOwen and Aileen Ritchie devised this dance to the haunting tune by James Oswald (1711--1769). The title of the tune posed a challenge, but we like the interpretation that we came up with. This performance is from the RSCDS Boston Branch Concert, November 5, 2011, featuring Hanneke Cassel and Maeve Gilchrist.

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