For nearly 100 years, Aberdeen has been hosting a Scottish Country Dance Festival. This video charts the festival since its beginnings through to the current day. Included in the film are pictures of people and trophies together with film of dancing over the years. There are many famous dancers featured in the film, together with some of the musicians that have played for the festival. Watch also the entertaining adjudication by Bill Little and hear about those people that devoted so much time to running the festival.
See if you can spot someone you know dancing, like Jean Martin and Lorna Ogilvie in the same team or John Drewry dancing in Union Terrace Gardens.
This film was the work of Martha Harris, whose vision and drive made this film possible.

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