--- /u/guests/jc/Mail/inbox/644 From strathspey+bounce-58350-jc=trillian.mit.edu@strathspey.org Wed Apr 07 14:44:46 2010 From: "Campbell Personal" To: "'SCD news and discussion'" Subject: Frequent dances update Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:43:37 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: strathspey@strathspey.org X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) Here I am again with the latest list after 600 programmes captured. Reaching 600 programmes means that dances now have to appear on at least 51 of those to make the top 50. There are now 1190 dances on my database, 559 of which have only appeared on one programme. Naturally I am getting most programmes from Scotland and England (171 and 169 respectively) USA and Australia are next (87 and 69). Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Japan are growing too. Thanks again to all who have contributed, or commented and encouraged me to continue. I have come to know some interesting people worldwide through this exercise. Now what I would really like to do is go and visit them all and dance with them! Since last I reported, Montgomeries Rant has swopped places with Pelorus Jack at the top, with Mairis Wedding sandwiched between them. These three are way ahead of the rest, with Montgomeries opening a sizable gap. Otherwise the list is stable, with the exception of the Lavendar Ladies Miss Gibson and Miss Milligan, who have been arguing between themselves heatedly and in the process moving up the list steadily for a long time. They are now in 44 and 45 respectively, swopping continuously. Because of this stability I have been provided with the feature of selecting programmes by date, so I am able to compare 2008 with 2009 for instance. I have also taken to tracking newer dances. So for instance the Homecoming Dance is moving steadily up the table, currently at 186. Capital Jig is 214 and the Valentine at 406. An interesting one is Eightsome Reel, up from 305 to 216, perhaps as a result of more ceilidh dances coming into programmes, to attract newcomers? Top Scottish and English dances - Mairis Wedding and Montgomeries Rant, USA - Silver Tassie, Australia - Minister on the Loch, then Laird of Miltons Daughter, New Zealand - Pelorus Jack (surprise!), Japan - De'il Amang the Tailors. If anyone wants particular information about any dance, or wants me to track it, please let me know. The information is here. Regards Campbell Tyler Cape Town The top 50 are (previous positions after): 1 Montgomeries Rant 3 2 Mairis Wedding 2 3 Pelorus Jack 1 4 Minister on the Loch 4 5 Maxwells Rant 7 6 Reel of the Royal Scots 6 7 Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan 5 8 Deil Amang the Tailors 11 9 Hoopers Jig 8 10 Joie de Vivre 9 11 Bratach Bana 12 12 Irish Rover 10 13 Wild Geese 13 14 Shiftin' Bobbins 15 15 Reel of the 51st Division 17 16 Neidpath Castle 14 17 Dream Catcher 16 18 Catch the Wind 23 19 Machine without Horses 24 20 Sugar Candie 19 21 Sailor 18 22 Mrs Stewart's Jig 21 23 Bees of Maggieknockater 20 24 MacDonald of the Isles 25 25 Seton's Ceilidh Band 26 26 Napier's Index 29 27 Silver Tassie 28 28 Gang The Same Gate 22 29 Gentleman 30 30 Luckenbooth Brooch 27 31 Quarries Jig 38 32 Tribute to the Borders 33 33 Laird of Milton's Daughter 37 34 Robertson Rant 39 35 EH37AF 31 36 Ian Powrie's Farewell 35 37 Polharrow Burn 32 38 Culla Bay 34 39 Piper and the Penguin 36 40 Duke of Perth 42 41 Clutha 40 42 Belle of Bon Accord 41 43 Cherrybank Gardens 43 44 Miss Milligan's Strathspey 54 45 Miss Gibsons Strathspey 58 46 Posties Jig 53 47 Trip to Bavaria 45 48 Wind on Loch Fyne 49 49 White Heather Jig 48 50 John of Bon Accord 50 The three dances to drop out since last time are General Stuarts Reel, Follow me Home and Jubilee Jig.