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Are you aware that the term "wibble" has a very specific in Irish Ceili dancing? And apparently a different specific meaning in Scottish country dancing? Not that I could explain either one, I keep using the wrong wibble regardless - or maybe it's a wobble. Hard to tell at times.

I had no idea! I only have experience of English country dancing (morris, maypoles etc) - I just nabbed that one from Blackadder :)

(I have no kilt-appropriate icon, so shall substitute one of a man who wouldn't be caught dead in a skirt *g*)

I've Scottish Country Danced for years and have never heard the term 'wibble'. Perhaps it's a regional thing?

Likely. All I know is that at one point in a dance, the dance mistress told us to "wibble in place" and I did the wrong thing but couldn't figure out what the right thing was. But then again, things like that happened to me a lot this season - having never danced before ... well, since we did the folk dance class in gym in the 5th grade (which was gle long ago!)

I grew up with the phrase 'acting the maggot' - (usually used when I was being especially hyperactive and bouncy) and I always thought it was named after the pupae (because they wriggle, you know) - as an adult, however, I discovered it was a name for a particularly energetic country dance (like a jig or reel) and that was where the phrase came from...

Which makes a lot more sense, come to think of it!