dances
Jigs - a lively traditional dance with a lot of foot lifting. Jamie and Claire dance jigs at the inn where they stay when they are married (Outlander, chapter 16)
Reels - a traditional Scottish dance danced in reel time - either 2/2 or 4/4. Jamie and Claire dance reels at the inn where they stay when they are married (Outlander, chapter 16)
Shag - When Roger asks Brianna if she has picked up any Scottish turns of phrase, she tells him that there is a dance in the States called the Shag, but she understands that she shouldn't ask him to do it with her here. Roger replies, 'Not unless you mean it" (DIA, chapter 48)
Strathspey - a traditional Scottish dance similar to a hornpipe but slower. Jamie and Claire dance strathspeys at the inn where they stay when they are married (Outlander, chapter 16)
Reels - a traditional Scottish dance danced in reel time - either 2/2 or 4/4. Jamie and Claire dance reels at the inn where they stay when they are married (Outlander, chapter 16)
Shag - When Roger asks Brianna if she has picked up any Scottish turns of phrase, she tells him that there is a dance in the States called the Shag, but she understands that she shouldn't ask him to do it with her here. Roger replies, 'Not unless you mean it" (DIA, chapter 48)
Strathspey - a traditional Scottish dance similar to a hornpipe but slower. Jamie and Claire dance strathspeys at the inn where they stay when they are married (Outlander, chapter 16)