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I believe I read in Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945 by John G Gibson, that the step dancing style was "lost" in Scotland to a degree, and replaced by Continentally influenced style known today. Cape Breton is said to have preserved the lost tradition in dance, as well as in piping...
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 Originally Posted by castledangerous
I believe I read in Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945 by John G Gibson, that the step dancing style was "lost" in Scotland to a degree, and replaced by Continentally influenced style known today. Cape Breton is said to have preserved the lost tradition in dance, as well as in piping...
Ahhh, and here we get into it.
Because Highland dancing is an evolved form of Step-Dancing which continued in Scotland BUT 'Scottish Step Dancing' was lost and preserved in Cape Breton and Nova Scotia and brought back recently.
It all gets very complicated.
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