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Gay Gordons

British  
/ ˈɡɔːdənz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) an energetic old-time dance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He still considers Glasgow as "home" and hopes to be able to incorporate Scottish dances including The Slosh and the Gay Gordons into some of his routines.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

From the Gay Gordons to The Dashing White Sergeant, the new guidelines hope to send out the message that Scottish country dancing is for everyone.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2023

Mr Taylor, who started a Scottish country dancing group in Manchester called the Gay Gordons, said he knew he was gay from around the age of 15.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2023

"I would love to include the Gay Gordons or the Dashing White Sergeant but it may be difficult," he said.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2022

Such conduct would be courting death by ridicule at the hands of the Gay Gordons.

From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

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