STEPPING OUT
with the Caper Kids
Formed in 2004 and based in the Sacramento area, Stepping
Out with the Caper Kids is a group of adult, young adult and
children who perform several forms of Scottish dancing
including Cape Breton Step, Scottish Country, and Ceilidh
Dancing.
Out with the Caper Kids is a group of adult, young adult and
children who perform several forms of Scottish dancing
including Cape Breton Step, Scottish Country, and Ceilidh
Dancing.
Our dance group performs at various benefits, celebrations,
multi-cultural events and ceilidhs, schools, and at Scottish
Highland Games in Northern California. We have danced at:
multi-cultural events and ceilidhs, schools, and at Scottish
Highland Games in Northern California. We have danced at:
 | Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Festival in |
| Campbell Scottish Games (2004-07) | |
| Livermore Scottish Games (2007) | |
| San Francisco Scottish Games in Pleasanton (2006-07) | |
| Dixon Scottish Games (2005-06) | |
| Tartan Day in Downtown Sacramento (2006-07) | |
| Tartan Ball in Sacramento (2006-08) | |
| Tour de Danse, a cancer benefit, Roseville (2006) | |
| Eskaton Retirement Village in Carmichael (2006) | |
| Eskaton Fountainwood in Orangevale (2008) | |
| Celtic Fairie Festival in Fair Oaks (2006) | |
| Celtic Festival in Grass Valley (2005-09) | |
| Sacramento World Music and Dance Festival (2008) | |
| Schweitzer Elementary School Talent Show in |
| St. Andrew's Society's Burns Supper in |
| First 5 SEE ME Event in San Francisco (2009) | |
| International Festival in Rancho Cordova (2009-10) | |
| Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento (2009) | |
| Mother Lode Scot's Christmas Walk in Plymouth (2009) | |
Welcome to our dance group's web site!
HISTORY OF CAPE BRETON
STEP DANCING
Cape Breton Step Dancing
began in the early 1700s
when Gaelic-speaking
settlers from Scotland's
Western Isles and Highlands
started arriving in Cape
Breton, the island portion of
Canada's Province of Nova
Scotia (New Scotland).
Singing, story telling, fiddling,
and dancing were as much a
part of their lives as the hard
work it took just to survive
from day to day.
This form of Celtic hard shoe
dancing, which is percussive
and rhythmic, has similarities
to Irish Step Dancing and
influenced Appalachian
Clogging. While it flourished
and evolved in Cape Breton, it
disappeared in Scotland.
Traditionally Cape Breton
Step Dancing is done in a
kitchen-like setting among
friends and family. Passed
down from parent to child,
even today there is no
formalization of this dance
form other than through
teacher's notes and video
tapes. Also, since there are
very few traditional,
choreographed dances, each
dance group sets its dancing
to the selected music.
STEP DANCING
Cape Breton Step Dancing
began in the early 1700s
when Gaelic-speaking
settlers from Scotland's
Western Isles and Highlands
started arriving in Cape
Breton, the island portion of
Canada's Province of Nova
Scotia (New Scotland).
Singing, story telling, fiddling,
and dancing were as much a
part of their lives as the hard
work it took just to survive
from day to day.
This form of Celtic hard shoe
dancing, which is percussive
and rhythmic, has similarities
to Irish Step Dancing and
influenced Appalachian
Clogging. While it flourished
and evolved in Cape Breton, it
disappeared in Scotland.
Traditionally Cape Breton
Step Dancing is done in a
kitchen-like setting among
friends and family. Passed
down from parent to child,
even today there is no
formalization of this dance
form other than through
teacher's notes and video
tapes. Also, since there are
very few traditional,
choreographed dances, each
dance group sets its dancing
to the selected music.
| Lauren Davis-Todd, Director and Choreographer | |
| Chuck Todd, Business Manager | |
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