Natalie MacMaster - Step Dance Extravaganza

Features 9 step dancers, 5 reels & a strathspey. Live in Cape Breton.

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Music

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• natalie
• macmaster
• fiddle
• step
• dancing
• cape
• breton

[greekherc]

why dont the dancers smile a little bit and act like they're having fun? they seem to stiff. almost like its painfull

[morigue]

The stiffness is the style of the dance.

[BobBurnsOB]

@morigue Some don't appear to be having fun but towards the end they all appear to be having a blast esp. the mother-son duo and Mary Janet MacDonald (my dance dance instructor) in the women duo. They are on stage, after all. Everyone has fun in real life, some too much fun.

[morigue]

@BobBurnsOB I don't disagree with you :) It was greekherc that made the comment about them not smiling or appearing to have fun.

[Colocelt]

The thing that is so AMAZING about the Celtic Arts that has been preserved in Cape Breton is that it is about family, and getting together to celebrate music and dance. My great Grandfather used to play the fiddle and step in the kitchen (age doesn't matter, as you can see). That is the culture you see when those Canadians of Scottish decent share their arts with you.

I am so glad that Natalie had her family step for this performance to keep that tradition alive.

[debifeb]

we call those floters in ca[e breton

[NHfiddle]

WOW!!!! Natalie plays piano too? What else does she play besides an awesome fiddle?

[lautnerfan504]

I myself am a step dancer and am very familiar with most of the dancers I've done many square sets with one of the performers. if this cape Breton tradition wasn't kept alive I have no clue what I would do because it honestly is my life and something I've been doing my whole life.

[RIVERKINGERIC]

IS THIS CAPE BRETTON DANCING? THIS IS WONDERFUL! I LOVE ALL THE LITTLE ANKLE-TWISTING AND ROCKNG!

[threenorns3]

@greekherc that's why it irritates me so darn much when the camera keeps focussing on their face and upper body - nothing to see, folks! never mind the hair and the face, let's see the feet!

[threenorns3]

@greekherc the problem with smiling while stepdancing is it's too easy to look like you're grimacing. the entire focus is on the fleetness of the feet, not the face, hence why the upper body is as still as possible.

[need2steal]

I think there were 10 steppers if you include the pianist.

[newfiekitchenparty]

I LOVE this Video and Natalie's Music. Such a Born Natural :) Harvey Beaton is one of my Favourites as well. If I had to choose just ONE style of Music to listen too it would definately be this. :))))) 1000 Thumbs UP

[ottdmk24]

Nice video. I'm rather biased, as my father, Harvey MacKinnon, is one of the dancers. (He starts around 2:34.) Still, I'm a huge fan of Natalie's, so it's a total win as far as I'm concerned. :)

[salamanca1954]

Natalie is H O T, and everthing Celtic that came over to the New World from the Old changed. In the U.S. our bluegrass and mountain music came from the Scots-Irish, and became Country-Western over time. There's nothing wrong with the changes. In fact, some very ancient Celtic airs have a close affiliation with Indian (as in India) ragas.