This bundle includes the Jennifer's Dances booklet and DVD, designed to work together in presenting all the dances in print and on video - perfect for teachers and anyone wanting to learn these dances. A summary of the contents follows below:
Jennifer’s Dances presents dances composed during the many years that Jennifer Kelly worked as artistic director of The Red Thistle Dancers. This DVD contains video demonstrations of the 12 Social and 12 Performance Dances performed by the Red Thistle Dancers, and is designed to work in conjunction with the booklet, as an aid for those wishing to learn and teach the dances.
These items may be purchased individually, or in various combinations (The DVD and booklet, the two CDs, or all four items), - visit the Merch page (click on the Red Thistle Music banner) to see the different bundles.
The Jennifer's Dances DVD includes demonstrations of the following Social Dances:
1. Armin’s Dance (40H for five couples)
2. C. Stewart Smith (32R for four couples)
3. Cairngorm Magic (40H for three couples)
4. Forty Something Reel (40R for three couples)
5. A Garden Wedding (40J for four couples)
6. Jonathan’s Farewell (32S for two couples)
7. Marianna’s Strathspey (32S for three couples)
8. Meeting and Greeting (32J for three dancers round-the-room)
9. Red Wine and Straight Lines (A 32 dance for three couples in any tempo)
10. Rosemary’s Reel (32R for three couples)
11. The Scallywag (40J for three couples)
12. Serendipity (40S for five couples)
... and the following Performance Dances:
1. The Californian Bumpkin (1 x 96R)
2. Corn Rigs and Variations (4 x 32R)
3. Dancing Feet (1 x 88R)
4. Ebb and Flo’ (1 x 80R w/ double chord at end)
5. Jack’s Dance (2 x 32S + 2 x 48J)
6. Morning Mist (2 x 40S)
7. Mr. Smith’s Delight (2 x 40S)
8. One Hundred and Fifty plus Fifty (1 x 64S + 1 x 64R)
9. Scottish Spirit (4 x 40J)
10. Summer’s End Suite (1 x 40J + 2 x 32S + 4bars + 1 x 88R)
11. The Thornes Among the Thistles (1 x 64J)
12. Unravelling (medley) (1 x 32S + 1 x 32R)
13. Unravelling (strathspey) (2 x 32S)
The booklet contains descriptions of all the above dances.
The Jennifer’s Dances project consists of four elements, designed to work together:
• This DVD (showing all dances performed by the Red Thistle Dancers) & booklet (dance descriptions of 12 social dances and 12 performance dances) contained in this bundle
• A CD presenting the music for the Social Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music
• A CD presenting the music for the Performance Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music
Jennifer's Dances - Performance Dances – CD in gatefold sleeve
$12 USD
Jennifer's Dances - Social Dances – CD in gatefold sleeve
$12 USD
Jennifer's Dances DVD
$25 USD
Jennifer's Dances Booklet
$15 USD
The Complete Jennifer's Dances Bundle
$50 USD
Jennifer's Dances - The Music Lover's Bundle (2 CDs)
$20 USD
Susan Worland & Duncan Smith - Dancin' Music (vinyl LP only)
$10 USD
Lucky 13 – Compact Disc
$10 USD
The Breakdown – Compact disc
$10 USD
The March Hare –
Compact disc
Susan Worland Bentley / Andy Imbrie / Michael Bentley
$10 USD
Hello & Goodbye –
Compact disc
Susan Worland Bentley
$10 USD
Bayside & Benside –
Compact disc
Susan Worland Bentley / Aaron Shaw / Michael Bentley / Calli Morrow / Hamewith / et al
$7 USD
Red Thistle Music San Francisco, California
Red Thistle Music was founded as a house band for the Red Thistle Dancers, and consists of Susan Worland Bentley (violin), Lyle Ramshaw (piano) and Michael Bentley (bodhrán & percussion). The trio has played together for over 10 years, most often for dancing. ... more
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