Gigue / Québecois stepdancing

Members of the Revels North production of The Christmas Revels do some fancy French-Canadian stepdancing. From the 2010 program notes: “Outaouais Medley: The suite of clog, jig, and reel, first developed in the Ottawa Valley area for stepdancing competitions, has since spread to other parts of Québec. The tunes are “Clog à Raynald“ (composed by Raynald Ouellet), “Six-huit de la Compétition“ (composed by Philippe Bruneau), and “Reel des queues de lapin.“ The dancers are Pierre Chartrand, who taught the steps to local dancers Laura Barrett and Julia Frew. The musicians are members of Danse Cadence: Éric Favreau, fiddle; Stéphane Landry, accordion; Bernard Simard, guitar.