Jean Anderson (dancer)
Jean Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Brown 1939 Dennyloanhead, Scotland |
| Died | 7 February 1985 (aged 45–46) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, teacher |
Jean Brown Anderson (née Brown) (1939 – 7 February 1985) was a Canadian dancer, born at Dennyloanhead, Scotland to a musical family. Her mother, Jean Day, was a well-known singer, and her father, John Brown, a fiddle player who had spent time in the Yukon region of Canada prospecting for gold.[1] In 1957, Anderson immigrated to Canada with her husband John, settling in the Hamilton and Toronto areas.
She was an accomplished musician and Scottish country dance teacher and practitioner. She formed several Scottish country dancing groups, leading the Canadian Scottish Country Dance Team and the Anderson Dancers. Her groups performed at folk festivals and highland games in the Toronto area as well as Massey Hall with Andy Stewart. The group performed with Fiddler's Green at the 1973 Mariposa Folk Festival. Anderson was in demand as an instructor and would travel to different regions and clubs to give classes.[2] Anderson's siblings Robert Watt Brown and Christine Scott were also active performers of Scottish cultural traditions in Canada.[3]
Anderson also performed in her native Scotland before moving Canada, appearing at the White Rose Festival in Leeds.[4] Her Bothkinner dance instructions was published as a leaflet by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.[5][6]
She died at Toronto East General Hospital on 7 February 1985.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Shaw, John D. and Catherine. "Bobby Brown -a legend in his own time". Scottish Studies Association. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Wood, Sharon (December 2012). "Geneva Park" (PDF). RSCDS Set & Link Newsletter.
- ^ Grant, David (February 2005). "The Tartan Ball Guests of Honour" (PDF). RSCDS Set & Link Monthly Newsletter.
- ^ Andrews, Don (May 2003). "White Rose Festival" (PDF). RSCDS Leeds Branch Newsletter.
- ^ "Bothkinner (Jean Anderson)".
- ^ "Item 77 - Bothkennar". Royal Scottish Dance Society Archive. 1982. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Obituary - Mrs. Jean Anderson" (PDF). The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. 63: 112. October 1985.