To celebrate 850 years of the city Glaswegians have united in force along Sauchiehall Street to dance the Strip of the Willow. <br /><br />Initially scheduled to take place on the 25 January the event was postponed due to the storm.<br /><br />The dance was MC’d by a traditional music student from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, while two Highland Dancers were also in attendance performing to the crowd alongside pipers from the National Piping Centre. <br /><br />Around 100 people turned out for the dance which featured a traditional ceilidh on a recently reopened strip of Sauchiehall Street.<br /><br />Dancing forms a large part of the street’s heritage - hosting the much loved Locarno Ball Room for many years, to the many dance halls, music venues and nightclubs which have contributed integrally to Glasgow’s social culture. <br /><br />Sauchiehall Street gets its name from the Scots language, meaning “Willow Meadow” which refers to its past when it was a moorland lined with willow trees. <br /><br />The project is intended to initiate conversation about the street’s vibrant history and future renewal.
