To celebrate 850 years of the city Glaswegians have united in force along Sauchiehall Street to dance the Strip of the Willow.
Initially scheduled to take place on the 25 January the event was postponed due to the storm.
The dance was MC’d by a traditional music student from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, while two Highland Dancers were also in attendance performing to the crowd alongside pipers from the National Piping Centre.
Around 100 people turned out for the dance which featured a traditional ceilidh on a recently reopened strip of Sauchiehall Street.
Dancing forms a large part of the street’s heritage - hosting the much loved Locarno Ball Room for many years, to the many dance halls, music venues and nightclubs which have contributed integrally to Glasgow’s social culture.
Sauchiehall Street gets its name from the Scots language, meaning “Willow Meadow” which refers to its past when it was a moorland lined with willow trees.
The project is intended to initiate conversation about the street’s vibrant history and future renewal.
Initially scheduled to take place on the 25 January the event was postponed due to the storm.
The dance was MC’d by a traditional music student from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, while two Highland Dancers were also in attendance performing to the crowd alongside pipers from the National Piping Centre.
Around 100 people turned out for the dance which featured a traditional ceilidh on a recently reopened strip of Sauchiehall Street.
Dancing forms a large part of the street’s heritage - hosting the much loved Locarno Ball Room for many years, to the many dance halls, music venues and nightclubs which have contributed integrally to Glasgow’s social culture.
Sauchiehall Street gets its name from the Scots language, meaning “Willow Meadow” which refers to its past when it was a moorland lined with willow trees.
The project is intended to initiate conversation about the street’s vibrant history and future renewal.
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00:00To celebrate 850 years of the city, Glaswegians have united in force along Suckey Hall Street
00:05to dance the Strip of the Willow. Initially scheduled to take place on the 25th of January,
00:09the event was postponed due to the storm. The dance was emceed by a traditional music
00:14student from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, while two Highland dancers were also in attendance,
00:20performing to the crowd alongside pipers from the National Piping Centre.
00:24Around 100 people turned out for the dance, which featured a traditional ceilidh on a
00:29recently re-opened strip of Suckey Hall Street. Dancing forms a large part of the street's
00:33heritage, hosting the much-loved Lorcano Ballroom for many years, to the many dance halls, music
00:39venues and nightclubs which have contributed integrally to Glasgow's social culture.
00:44Suckey Hall Street gets its name from the Scots language, meaning Willow Meadow, which
00:48refers to its past when it was a moorland lined with willow trees. The project is intended
00:54to initiate conversation about the street's vibrant history and future reno.