Traditional English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh

Subject: RE: Traditional English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh
From: Snuffy
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 06:00 PM

Sprig/Bunch of Thyme - tango

Subject: RE: Trad for ballroom?
From: GUEST,LDT
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 12:42 PM

OOOh thought of another one....

Scan Testers Country Stepdance - Jive?

Subject: RE: Traditional English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh
From: GUEST,LDT
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 07:20 AM

fulltitle...seems to have been cropped?
should be:
Traditional English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh Tunes for Ballroom & Latin Dances?

Subject: Traditional English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh
From: GUEST,LDT
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 07:05 AM

I've been watching Strictly come dancing recently (my mum has been learning ballroom & latin sequence dancing for 8 years plus). Anyway on the show they tend to use 'pop' music to dance to. I wondered what Trad Brit tunes/songs would suit what dances? Any suggestions?

(I know waltzes are a bit obvious, but what about quickstep, foxtrot, paso doble, tango, Argentinean tango, jive, salsa, samba, charleston?)

My ideas were:
outlandish knight - maybe a paso doble or a Argentinean tango?
courting too slow - Rumba
Dark girl dressed in blue - Quickstep?
Seamos polka - charleston