The Waltz in Scottish Dance Tradition

The waltz is the earliest circle dance introduced into Scotland. It came from the continent around the beginning of the19th century and was not originally a popular dance. These days waltzes are very popular and as well as those specially written for the dance many are adaptions of well known songs from Scots and Gaelic tradition.

More information on the dances and examples of tunes to illustrate them can be found in “Traditional Scottish Fiddling” by Christine Martin and in the “Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers” four book series.