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Research in Cape Breton and Scottish Dance Traditions

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  • Research
    • Scottish and Cape Breton dance traditions
    • Cape Breton step dancing videos
    • Cape Breton step dancing YouTube videos
    • Research in Angus District, Scotland – Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust (STDT) 1998-2001
  • Publications
    • Book: One With the Music: Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission (2015)
    • Book: A Story to Every Dance (2018)
    • Book: Hebridean Step Dancing (2019)
    • Book: Dance Legacies of Scotland: The True Glen Orchy Kick (2020)
    • Book: Dancie John Reid of Newtyle (2022)
  • Lorg-Press
  • Teaching & Training
    • Appointments – Lecturer & Traditional Dance Artist
    • Dance and Ethnochoreology Training
  • Choreography
    • Scottish Social Dances – devised by Mats Melin
    • Elements 2003
    • Generating Heat 2003
    • Vesterled – Northlands Festival 1998
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  • Home-matsmelin
  • Research
    • Scottish and Cape Breton dance traditions
    • Cape Breton step dancing videos
    • Cape Breton step dancing YouTube videos
    • Research in Angus District, Scotland – Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust (STDT) 1998-2001
  • Publications
    • Book: One With the Music: Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission (2015)
    • Book: A Story to Every Dance (2018)
    • Book: Hebridean Step Dancing (2019)
    • Book: Dance Legacies of Scotland: The True Glen Orchy Kick (2020)
    • Book: Dancie John Reid of Newtyle (2022)
  • Lorg-Press
  • Teaching & Training
    • Appointments – Lecturer & Traditional Dance Artist
    • Dance and Ethnochoreology Training
  • Choreography
    • Scottish Social Dances – devised by Mats Melin
    • Elements 2003
    • Generating Heat 2003
    • Vesterled – Northlands Festival 1998
  • Links
  • News
  • Contact

Scottish Country & Social Dances – devised by Mats Melin

Mats Melin has devised a number of Scottish Country and Social dances over the years. Some of them are available below as pdfs for download.

Cormorant Scottish Country Dance Book 1

The Russian Fling Reel R32 – 4 couple rotating set SCD (1988)

Hogmanay Strathspey S32 – 3 couples SCD (1994)

Gairie Burn R48 – 3 couples SCD (2003)

QuintReel R5x64 – square 5 couples SCD (2003)

St Magnus Reel R64 – 3 couples SCD (2003)

Shapinsay Polka – couple dance (2003)

Queen Mary Two Step – couple dance (2007) – The QM2-step (Queen Mary Two-Step) – video

Piper’s Schottische – couple dance (2013) – The Piper’s Schottische – video

Stockholm Ceilidh J40 – 3 couples SCD (2016)

The Drummer and the Dancer R32 – 3 couples SCD (2017)

Lena of Boisdale’s Waltz – couple dance (2018)

Loch Anieort Two Step – couple dance (2019)

Two additional dances collected in Shetland and Glenesk (Angus) respectively

Latheronwheel Polka – couple dance

Schottische Country Dance – set dance for 2 couples

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