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6th September 16, 03:41 PM
#1
Sporran whilst dancing
Hey rabble,
I did a forum search to no avail, but did find one line on a short paper on sporrans from the Omaha Pipe Band.
Does it matter which hip one moves the sporran to when dancing? As in couples dancing at a gala, not highland or square. I'm in the habit of placing it to the left. I think drummers shift it to the right. I suppose it doesn't really matter, or does it? Some habit of old due to something or other?
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7th September 16, 12:53 AM
#2
Really doesn't matter. May depend on whether you're right or left handed - it's easier to pull the sporran than push it.
Alan
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7th September 16, 04:12 AM
#3
If you lead when you dance, your lady will be pulled to your right hip with space on your left. That is where the space for your sword hilt historically would have been left so that she wouldn't be injured there. Makes sense to me to use the same space for your sporran all things being equal.
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7th September 16, 04:30 AM
#4
Father Bill again brings up history to give reason to actions. I could expand that having a woman on your right arm (as a presentation or escort) indicates her worth to you. A sporran on your left hip further demonstrates that she is above all other possessions.
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7th September 16, 04:49 AM
#5
Where does this whole shift the sporran thing come from? Especially for Drummers, as the drum used to be carried on the LH side.
Now the painting of "Glasgow Green" does not show the pair of Drummers carrying Swords, I happen to know they were issued to all drummers, they just were not wearing them that day. There is no issue with wearing a sword, and playing a drum, and not shifting your sporran, trust me on this. I've done it.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...9_detail_1.JPG
Its certainly not what was done 200 years ago.
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/co...oll-ngl-001-81
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7th September 16, 09:01 AM
#6
Father Bill,
Of course. Just makes sense when the mechanics are considered and why its simply been comfortable to place it there.
Luke,
I'm not sure. I just know its done, especially with the bass. Though not by all as a quick google image search attests. The culture of the particular band or individual choice, I guess.
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7th September 16, 01:25 PM
#7
 Originally Posted by Tarheel
Father Bill again brings up history to give reason to actions. I could expand that having a woman on your right arm (as a presentation or escort) indicates her worth to you. A sporran on your left hip further demonstrates that she is above all other possessions.
Again... it also allows you to quickly draw your sword since traditionally her hand is only lightly through your elbow and reaching for it will automatically disengage from her grasp.
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8th September 16, 04:56 AM
#8
This all is interesting to me, as I've never had occasion to move the sporran for dancing. The only dancing I've ever done is RSCDS for which the sporran stays put.
About drummers, in Pipe Bands the Bass Drummer keeps his sporran in the normal place, but the snare drummers have to shift it to the side, due to the drum harness they wear which, along with the drum, covers the whole front of their torso.
Here... wait for it, at the very end...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMb3x8vJSJU
Last edited by OC Richard; 8th September 16 at 05:04 AM.
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8th September 16, 02:20 PM
#9
Heck, I thought it was only because most men are right handed, so it is easier to pull a sword, or anything else, from your left side. Also, for right handed people, leading a dance partner is easier to control with the right arm. But then, I never really thought of this question before. Closest I got was which side do I push the sporran to use the toilet.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Tom
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15th September 16, 06:38 AM
#10
Originally Posted by OC Richard
About drummers, in Pipe Bands the Bass Drummer keeps his sporran in the normal place, but the snare drummers have to shift it to the side, due to the drum harness they wear which, along with the drum, covers the whole front of their torso.
Tenor drummers, as well. I'd rather not have the kilt make the sporran dig in, nor have the drum sliding around on the sporran rather than resting more-securely against my body (remember that tenor drums just hang from a sling, and aren't stationery on a frame like side drums), nor have the tassels on the sporran going "tap tap tap" on the side of the drum... (nor having any metal parts of the sporran scratching the drum, either).
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