STEPPING OUT
with the Caper Kids
Formed in 2004 and based in the Sacramento area, Stepping
Out is a group of adult dancers who perform various forms of
Scottish dancing including Scottish Country Dance,
Twasome, Ceilidh, and Cape Breton Step Dancing.
Out is a group of adult dancers who perform various forms of
Scottish dancing including Scottish Country Dance,
Twasome, Ceilidh, and Cape Breton Step Dancing.
The Caper Kids are young dancers who are learning Cape
Breton step dancing and Scottish dancing from members of
Stepping Out. They perform either as the Caper Kids alone or
with Stepping Out.
Breton step dancing and Scottish dancing from members of
Stepping Out. They perform either as the Caper Kids alone or
with Stepping Out.
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:
 | Tartan Day in Downtown Sacramento (2006- 07) | |
| Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Festival in |
| KMAX-TV Woodland Games Promotion (2007) | |
| Campbell Scottish Games (2004-07) | |
| Livermore Scottish Games (2007) | |
| San Francisco Scottish Games in Pleasanton (2006-07) | |
| Dixon Scottish Games (2005-06) | |
| Tartan Ball in Sacramento (2006-07) | |
| 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 (2005-07) | |
| Audition for 2008 Sacramento World Festival of Dance |
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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 was 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 was 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.
The current members of Stepping Out are:
| Lauren Davis-Todd | |
| Sherri Hollenbeck | |
| Kelle O'Brien | |
| Chuck Todd | |
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