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Francis Peacock (1723 – 26 June 1807) was a Scottish dance teacher and musician. He is considered the "Father of Scottish country dancing."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Services/CommemorativePlaque/PlaqueDetail.aspx?Id=32 )〕 ==Biography== In 1742, citizens of Aberdeen appealed to the town council "that the town was at great loss for want of a right dancing master to educate their children." A few years later the town hired James Stuart of Montrose, Angus as the dancing master (an early term for dance teacher) but he was apparently found lacking; in 1746 the council advertised again for "a person of sober, discreet and moral character." John Dawney, dancing master of Edinburgh, recommended Francis Peacock of the same city. On 14 February 1747, the town council appointed the 23-year-old Peacock as official and only dancing master of Aberdeen.〔 He was paid him seven shillings sterling per student per month, together with some money to organise the music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mshedgehog.blogspot.com/2008/01/dancing-master-of-aberdeen.html )〕 In Aberdeen, Peacock founded the first school of dance, married a local girl and began a teaching career that would last five decades. Many of his students included the Scottish nobility; Peacock firmly believed that dancing was a vital activity for young people to learn grace and manners.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/peacock.shtml )〕 He writes, "I may here observe, that there cannot be a greater proof of the utility of Dancing, than its being so universally adopted, as a material circumstance in the education of the youth of both sexes, in every civilised country. Its tendency to form their manners, and to render them agreeable, as well in public as in private; the graceful and elegant ease which it gives to the generality of those who practice it with attention, are apparent to everyone of true discernment." He is particularly known for his eight-volume treatise on dance, ''Sketches Relative to the History and Theory, but More Especially to the Practice of Dancing'' (1805). This was one of the early works on the history of dance. It was dedicated to Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon. He used the traditional Gaelic names for the dances but also employed the classical French ballet terms as well. He also painted portrait miniatures and composed music, including an anthem played during the coronation of George III in 1761. He played the violin with the Aberdeen Musical Society, which he co-founded with David Young, Andrew Tait and John Gregory.〔 He published ''Fifty Favourite Airs for the Violin'' (1762). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Peacock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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