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A young Highland dancer wearing the Aboyne dress prescribed for females for the National dances.

The Aboyne dress is the name given to the prescribed attire for females in the Scottish national dances, such as the Flora MacDonald, the Highland lilt, and others. There are actually two versions of the Aboyne dress in use.

Description[link]

Another young Highland dancer wearing the kilt-based dress.

In one version, a tartan pattern skirt is worn with an over-the-shoulder plaid, a white blouse and petticoat, and a velvet bodice. The alternative is a white dress over a petticoat, together with a tartan pattern sash. A typical Aboyne dress consists of a dark bodice or elaborate waistcoat, decorative blouse, full tartan skirt and some times a petticoat and apron. Some have a tartan sash (usually draped over the shoulder and coming down towards the hem of the skirt in the back) rather than an apron. While appearing to be simple and plain (and poorly-assembled), a properly-made, modern Aboyne dress might and can be quite expensive.

History[link]

The name derives from the Aboyne Highland Gathering in Scotland where, in the 1970s the dance committee, dissatisfied with the state of affairs of female Highland dance attire, prescribed new rules governing acceptable and better-looking attire for the female dancers. The problem, as they saw it, was that many felt that the female and male dancers should not be wearing the same outfits and that a separate style for females should be developed. The men would continue to dance in kilt and jacket, wearing bonnets and sporrans.

The original decision of the Aboyne committee applied to both the Highland dances and the National dances. This was modified by the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing (SOBHD) a few years later so that the Aboyne dress would be used by females for just the national dances with a different, kilt-based outfit (though with no bonnet or sporran for females) for the Highland dances. To this day, however, the wearing of the kilt by females is strictly forbidden at the Aboyne Gathering except for when performing two specific dances, the Pas de Basques and the Pas de Basques and Highcuts.

External links[link]

Look up Aboyne dress in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Scotland portal

• Aboyne Highland Games web site
• Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing web site

Coordinates: 57°04′36″N 2°46′46″W / 57.076617°N 2.779493°W / 57.076617; -2.779493

Aboyne
Scottish Gaelic: Abèidh[1]
Scots: Abyne[2]
Aboyne  Aboyne shown within Aberdeenshire
Population	2,202 [3] (2001 census) est. 2,180[4] (2006)
OS grid reference	NO527986
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABOYNE
Postcode district	AB34
Dialling code	01339
Police	Grampian
Fire	Grampian
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Aboyne (Scots: Abyne, Scottish Gaelic: Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of Aberdeen. It has a rugby club, which plays on The Green and also has a swimming pool, a golf course with 18 holes, all-weather tennis courts, and a bowling green. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

Aboyne has many businesses, including a supermarket (Co-op),^[5] two banks, several hairdressers, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian restaurant and a post office. Originally, there was a railway station in the village, but it was closed on 18 June 1966. The station now contains some shops and the tunnel running under the village is now home to a firearms club. The market-day in Aboyne was known as Fèill Mhìcheil (Scottish Gaelic for "Michael's Fair").

History[link]

The locale was inhabited since very early times with the west wing of Aboyne Castle dated to 1671 AD.^[6] The siting of the castle itself is related to the limited number of the crossings of the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains to the south

.^[7]

Tourism and culture[link]

In summer, when tourists visit, the number of people and vehicles increase dramatically. The Highland Games on The Village Green is a notable feature in August and the population of the village doubles. However, Aboyne is unusual in having The Green on which events are held, as the village was modeled by one of the first Marquesses of Huntly (inhabitants of Aboyne Castle) on a traditional English village with a green at the centre. Few Scottish towns have such an asset.

The British Royal Family are residents in nearby Balmoral Castle during the Summer.

There are many outdoor pursuits available including walking, cycling, and most notably, gliding from the airfield just outside the village. Aboyne has become extremely popular with gliding enthusiasts from all over Britain and Europe due to its uniquely suitable air currents (due to the surrounding terrain). The airfield has a webcam^[8] and small weather monitoring centre^[9] on its premises. It is the only gliding airfield in Scotland to boast of having a tarmac runway, of which it has two in parallel which run east-west.

The close-by pass of Ballater is a popular rock-climbing area. The village of Dinnet is a few miles west and is the first being located inside the famous Cairngorms National Park. Walkers and cyclists can ascend Mount Keen by cycling as far as they can from Glen Tanar forest before walking to the summit.

There are also many more leisurely activities, such as sitting at local cafes and viewing various attractions. Aboyne is also a good place for younger children, as there is a large green which includes facilities for rugby and football and a play park.

There are two schools, an academy and a primary school. The academy has around 650 pupils, about a third from Aboyne itself, with the remaining two thirds from surrounding villages. The school has access to a full size swimming pool and gym run by the adjacent Deeside Community Centre.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Aboyne Academy Website
• Aboyne Rugby Football Club hosted at the SRU
• Aboyne Rugby Football Club
• Aboyne-Dinnet Church
• Deeside Gliding Club
• grid reference NO525985
• Aboyne Golf Club video

v t e Settlements and places of interest in Marr, Aberdeenshire Primary settlements Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins Other settlements Bellabeg Bogniebrae Cairnie Corgarff Crathie Dinnet Finzean Gartly Inverey Keig Kildrummy Kincardine O'Neil Kirkton of Tough Logie Coldstone Lumsden Monymusk Potarch Rhynie Ruthven Strachan Strathdon Tornaveen Towie Tullich Yonder Bognie Ythanwells Places of interest Balmoral Castle Blelack Braemar Castle Burn O'Vat Cairn O' Mounth Cairngorms National Park Castle Forbes Corgarff Castle Craigievar Castle Crathes Castle Crathie Kirk Forest of Birse Grampian Transport Museum Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Lochnagar Lost Royal Deeside Royal Deeside Railway Alford Valley Railway Ythan Wells (Glenmailen) Roman Camp

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City) in Banff and Buchan Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills in Buchan Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield in Formartine Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff in Garioch Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill in Kincardine and Mearns Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven in Marr Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

DJ Sammy
DJ Sammy playing at BCM (nightclub), Mallorca
Background information
Birth name	Samuel Bouriah
Also known as	Frankie Wilde Le Petit Sam Porno DJ
Born	(1969-10-19) 19 October 1969 (age 42) Mallorca, Spain
Genres	Eurodance, Eurotrance
Occupations	DJ
Years active	1984–present
Website	dj-sammy.com

Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), professionally known as DJ Sammy is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002.^[1] His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy feat. Carisma. He has one daughter, Saphira María (born 10 February 2005) from his marriage with José.

Career[link]

DJ Sammy started his music career in 1984 in the dance clubs of Mallorca, playing gigs at clubs such as Alexandra's (rebuilt around 1998/99 and renamed to Boomerang's), Banana's and Zorba's. During this time he completed training as a sound technician at the Majorca Music College. He was also a DJ at the Cadena Top radio station. In 1991, he met dancer, Marie José, and they performed at Zorba's Club in Palma. In 1992, DJ Sammy became resident DJ at the Joy Palace Club in Arenal and Marie Jose was a resident dancer there.

In November 1995, DJ Sammy released his first single "Life Is Just a Game" with Marie José who started singing. The track became a Top 10 hit in the Spanish record chart. Other singles, such as "You're My Angel" and "Prince of Love", have been popular in the German record chart. In June 1998, DJ Sammy released his debut album, Life Is Just a Game.

DJ Sammy founded his own dance music label, Super M Records, as well as the Gamba Music Company.^[2] In 2002, Sammy released the album, Heaven with charting singles released such as "Sunlight" and cover versions of Bryan Adams, "Heaven" with Dutch vocalist Do and Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer".

In 2005, his next album was The Rise, with charting singles such as "Rise Again" which was featured on the 2004 movie soundtrack, It's All Gone Pete Tong, and a cover of Annie Lennox's "Why".

In 2007 Sammy collaborated with Enrique Iglesias, remixing his song "Tired of Being Sorry", the second track from his hit album, Insomniac. Following this success, in April 2007, Marta Sanchez released the song "Superstar", produced and co-written by Sammy. The song was her biggest hit since "Soy Yo". On David Bisbal's album Premonición, Sammy wrote and produced the track "Aqui Ahora". He also worked on the Soraya Arnelas album, Sin Miedo.^[3]

He toured the world with the Balearic Masters tour, which commenced at the end of 2007. He took his protégé, writer and singer, Nyah, who featured on the tracks "Everybody Hurts", and "Feel the Love".

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Music videos[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• MyClubRoom Radio Show & Podcast (weekly), hosted by DJ Sammy
• Official US Billboard Charts
• DJ Sammy Biography on Central Station Records
• DJ Sammy Biography on Sing365