POPULAR SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES Dianna Shipman diannashipman@worldnet.att.net Thursday August 31, 2000 20:11:21 TOP 116 DANCES AROUND THE WORLD AS OF AUGUST 31, 2000 The list covers approximately the past two years; the numbers indicate the number of times that the dance has either (1) appeared on a ball program, (2) appeared on a social program or (3) been sent to me by dancers as their personal favorites. The programs have either been sent to me or they were posted on the Strathspey newsgroup or I found them on web sites. I hope you find the list useful. 97 The Montgomeries' Rant 88 Mairi's Wedding 63 The Reel of the Royal Scots 57 J. B. Milne 57 Sugar Candie 56 Neidpath Castle 52 The Wild Geese 51 Shiftin' Bobbins 50 The Deil Amang the Tailors 50 Irish Rover 50 The Reel of the 51st Division 50 The Robertson Rant 50 The White Heather Jig 48 Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder 47 Postie's Jig 46 Hooper's Jig 44 The Sailor 43 A Trip to Bavaria 42 The Bees of Maggieknockater 42 The Gentleman 42 Maxwell's Rant 42 West's Hornpipe 41 Quarries' Jig 40 The Machine Without Horses 38 Follow Me Home 38 General Stuart's Reel 38 McDonald of the Isles 37 Flowers of Edinburgh 37 Gang the Same Gate 37 The Garry Strathspey 36 St. Andrew's Fair 35 Jubilee Jig 35 Miss Gibson's Strathspey 35 Miss Milligan's Strathspey 35 The Round Reel of Eight 35 The White Cockade 34 The Luckenbooth Brooch 34 Monymusk 34 Mrs. Stewart's Jig 33 Bratach Bana 32 Joie de Vivre 32 Muirland Willie 32 Silver Tassie 31 The Duke of Perth 31 The Laird of Milton's Daughter 31 Polharrow Burn 30 The Frisky 30 John of Bon Accord 30 Tribute to the Borders 30 Waverley or Fergus McIver 30 The Wind on Loch Fyne 29 Black Mountain Reel 28 Blooms of Bon Accord 28 Jennifer's Jig 28 John McAlpin 28 Starry Eyed Lassie 27 Australian Ladies 27 Cape Town Wedding 27 Duke of Atholl's Reel 27 The Saint John River 25 Byron Strathspey 25 The Peat Fire Flame 25 Pelorus Jack 23 Corn Rigs 23 The Dundee Whaler 23 The Happy Meeting 23 Highland Rambler 23 Johnnie’s Welcome Hame 22 The Duchess Tree 22 Music Makars 22 Seton’s Ceilidh Band 21 Light and Airy 21 Red House 20 Bonnie Stronshiray 20 Clutha 20 The Hamilton Rant 20 Mrs. Milne of Kineff 20 Roaring Jelly 20 Rose of the North 19 Belle of Bon Accord POPULAR SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES Dianna Shipman diannashipman@worldnet.att.net Thursday August 31, 2000 20:12:35 (continued) East Sussex, Brighton & Hove SCDC Club East Sussex, Crowborough: Ashdown SCDS East Sussex, Eastbourne Greater London, Croydon Branch RSCDS Harrogate, Yorkshire Liverpool: RSCDS Liverpool Branch (Merseyside) Surrey, Reigate Scottish Country Dance Club West Sussex, Crawley West Sussex, Glen Mor (Worthing) group West Sussex, Southwick SCDS Wiltshire, Salisbury United States: Arkansas: Little Rock - NEW Cal: Sacramento Cal: San Diego Cal: San Francisco Cal: San Gabriel Valley Cal: Southern Cal DC: Washington Florida: Tallahassee Georgia: Atlanta, (including Stone Mountain) Georgia: Marietta Hawaii: Honolulu - NEW Illinois: Chicago Iowa: Twin Cities Branch Iowa: Central Iowa Branch Louisiana: Baton Rouge Louisiana; Jackson Maryland: Frederick Massachusetts: Boston - NEW Minnesota: Twin Cities Mississippi: Jackson Missouri: Highland Mist Dancers New Jersey: RSCDS Branch New York: Albany New York: Binghamton New York: Buffalo New York: RSCDS branch Ohio: Cincinnati Penn: Delaware Valley SC: Columbia Tennessee: Sweetwater Texas: Austin Texas: Dallas Texas: Ft. Worth Texas: Denton Texas: Houston Texas: San Antonio Virginia: Charlottesville - NEW Virginia: Northern Virginia: Richmond Vermont Washington: Bellingham Washington: Seattle Wisconsin: Madison

POPULAR SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES Dianna Shipman diannashipman@worldnet.att.net Thursday August 31, 2000 20:12:03 (continued) 19 Culla Bay 19 Gothenburg's Welcome 19 Mrs. Macleod 19 MacLeod’s Fancy 19 Nurseryman 19 Swiss Lassie 18 College Hornpipe 18 Dashing White Sargeants 18 Glasgow Highlanders 18 Ladies' Fancy 18 The Lea Rig 18 Seann Truibhas Willichan 17 Autumn in Appin 17 Clansman, The 17 Davy Nick Nack 17 Fair Donald 17 Glasgow Country Dance 17 Kendall’s Hornpipe 17 Margaret Parker’s Strathspey 17 Plantation Reel 17 Rest and Be Thankful 17 Wisp of Thistle 16 Cadgers in the Canongate 16 Catch the Wind 16 The Minister on the Loch 16 Sauchie Haugh 15 Alison Rose 15 The Braes of Breadalbane 15 Butterscotch and Honey 15 Delvine Side 15 Miss Allie Anderson 14 Birks of Invermay 14 Blue Bonnets 14 Diamond Jubilee 14 Johnnie Walker 14 Whistling Wind Places surveyed: Australia: Sydney New Zealand: Auckland New Zealand: Knox SCD Club New Zealand: L:ochiel SCD Club New Zealand: North Shore Combined Clubs New Zealand: St. Heliers SCD Club New Zealand: Wellington Canada: Bedford, Nova Scotia Ontario: Eastern Ontario Ontario: Peterborough Ontario: Toronto Ontario: Windsor Ontario: Ottawa Southern Ontario: Kitchener-Waterloo Montreal Victoria Europe: France: Southeastern region Germany - Cologne Scottish Country Dancers - NEW Germany - Erlangen -NEW Germany: Essen Germany: Hamburg Hungary: Budapest The Netherlands: The Hague District Branch Switzerland: Berne Switzerland: Zurich Orient: Japan: Kobe - Kansai White Heather Dancers - NEW Thailand: Bangkok - Bangkok St. Andrew’s Society United Kingdom: Scotland: Aberdeen, Scotland: Aurora Grampian, Inverurie, Scotland Linlithgow, Scotland - NEW Lothian, Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Branch Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Perth, Scotland: Perth and Perthshire Branch Peterborough (courtesy of Douglas Kean) - NEW St. Andrew’s University, Fife, Scotland Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland Great Britain: Bedfordshire Durham-Newcastle area, northern England (courtesy of Martin Sheffield) - NEW East Sussex, Brighton