Abstract
When I first visited Cape Breton in 1999 as a tourist, I became aware of the presence of a strong dance tradition in certain communities, but also what I perceived as a seemingly chaotic situation on the dance floor. Being a dance instructor myself, I was somewhat frustrated, yet I wondered whether there were descriptions of such apparent chaos and, if so, where could I see them? Yes, indeed, there are ‘descriptions’, but they are oral, only in the mind of the prompters. Nothing, or near to nothing, was ever published or written down. My
initial research on the internet and in libraries gave very meagre results, but through e-mail exchanges with people in Cape Breton I found out that I had to come into direct contact with those who carried the knowledge. As I dived deeper into the subject, a picture began to develop and a very good reason for my study emerged. This took ten years and the result is published in the form of a booklet, now in its third edition.
initial research on the internet and in libraries gave very meagre results, but through e-mail exchanges with people in Cape Breton I found out that I had to come into direct contact with those who carried the knowledge. As I dived deeper into the subject, a picture began to develop and a very good reason for my study emerged. This took ten years and the result is published in the form of a booklet, now in its third edition.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ón gCos go Cluas |
Subtitle of host publication | From Dancing to Listening |
Editors | Liz Doherty, Fintan Vallely |
Publisher | Aberdeen University Press |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 25-29 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-85752-073-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Conference - Northern Ireland, Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jun 2012 → 1 Jul 2012 |
Publication series
Name | Fiddle and Dance Studies from around the North Atlantic 5 |
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Conference
Conference | North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Conference |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Derry/Londonderry |
Period | 27/06/12 → 1/07/12 |