In March 2016, the RSCDS Paris Branch published its first dance collection entitled The Paris Book of Scottish Country Dances, volume 1. This dance collection enjoyed a fair success and the RSCDS Paris Branch renewed the experience in April 2021 with a second volume.
Buy the books online
Both volumes can be purchased online, both printed or as PDF, either from the RSCDS Leeds Branch online shop or from TAC Books:
- Volume 1:
- Volume 2:
Music
Most dances published in the Paris Books have an original tune composed by one of our dancer musicians. The sheet music to the dances are not included in the printed version of the books but they can be bought separately, either printed or as PDF, from the RSCDS Leeds Branch online shop:
They can also be downloaded freely from the Paris Books companion website.
Dance list
Volume 1
| Name of the dance | Dance type | Dance shape | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rendez-vous à Vichy | J32 | 3/4L | Aliénor Latour |
| 2. | A Trip to Tobermory | S32 | 3/4L | Brian Allen |
| 3. | May the 4th be with you | R32 | 3/4L | Antoine Rousseau |
| 4. | Noces d’Argent | M32 | 3/4L | Mylène Rousseau |
| 5. | An Elizabethan Fancy for Henri Suhamy | J32 | 3/3L | Ginette Dallere |
| 6. | On DC’s Roads | S32 | 4/4L | Aymeric Fromherz |
| 7. | Speedy Life in Paris | R32 | 3/4L | Hervé Raymond |
| 8. | Les Pandas Roux | J40 | 4/4L | Emmy Wilkinson |
| 9. | Spanish Dance | S32 | 2/4L | Bénédicte Bascle |
| 10. | Love in the Marais | R32 | 4/4L | Aymeric Fromherz |
| 11. | Place de la Nation | M64 | 3/4L | Antoine Rousseau |
| 12. | Stooge Extraordinaire | J32 | 3/4L | Corentin Lefèvre |
| 13. | One Set Short of a Hundred | S32 | 3/3L | Aliénor Latour |
| 14. | The Pretty Bride of Préty | R32 | 3/4L | Mathias Ferber |
Volume 2
| Name of the dance | Dance type | Dance shape | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Golden Sun of Early Spring | J32 | 3/4L | Victor Lanvin |
| 2 | Sibylle’s Mother | S32 | 3/3L | Antoine Rousseau |
| 3 | Pléiades | R32 | 3/4L | Aliénor Latour |
| 4 | Stop Worrying and Have Fun | J32 | 3/4L | Anne Lanvin |
| 5 | The Shorter, The Longer | S32 | 3/4L | Mathias Ferber |
| 6 | Holden Together | R32 | 4/4L | Colin Anderson |
| 7 | Drawn in | S32 | 3/4L | Shannon Kiernan |
| 8 | La Ville Lumière | R32 | 4/4L | Nicolas Jeannerod |
| 9 | #ILoveNice | J32 | 3/4L | Violaine Eysseric |
| 10 | Christaline | S32 | 3/4L | Mathias Ferber |
| 11 | Chambéry Blues | R40 | 3/4L | Danièle Landrieau |
| 12 | Le Phare de Cordouan | S32 | 3/3L | Danièle Landrieau |
| 13 | Fifty and Fabulous | M64 | 3/3L | Colin Anderson and Tom McKinlay |
| 14 | A Jig So Puzzled | J32 | 3/4L | Mathias Ferber |
| 15 | A Trip to Saint-Palais | S32 | 4/4L | Emma Orgeret et al. |
| 16 | Madame Pipeau | M80 | 4/4L | Aliénor Latour |
| 17 | Love is in the Air | R48 | 3/4L | Violaine Eysseric |
| 18 | Chambéry | M64 | 4P | Ron Wallace |