The Gay Gordons
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The Gay Gordons is a traditional Scottish country dance closely associated with the historic Gordon Highlanders regiment.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish country dance
ⓘ
social dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gordon Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Scottish folk culture
ⓘ
Scottish military tradition ⓘ |
| danceRole |
lady on man’s right
ⓘ
man leads partner forward ⓘ |
| danceType | couple dance ⓘ |
| difficulty | easy ⓘ |
| formation |
couples in a circle
ⓘ
couples in a longways set ⓘ |
| hasFigure |
promenade hold
ⓘ
turn by the left ⓘ turn by the right ⓘ turn under the arm ⓘ |
| hasMusicTune | The Gay Gordons (tune) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStep | marching step ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gordon Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occasion |
ceilidh
ⓘ
social dance evening ⓘ wedding reception ⓘ |
| popularity |
commonly taught to beginners
ⓘ
widely danced in Scotland ⓘ |
| region |
Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | lively ⓘ |
| timeSignature |
2/4
ⓘ
4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalMusic | march ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Scottish country dance classes
ⓘ
Scottish social dance programs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.