Aug 28
We enjoyed a beautiful sunset and a great night of dancing with Morag last night and learnt some more dances for the upcoming Hunter Valley Ball. It is always a treat to get visitors from overseas, and this week we had a visitor from near Manchester in the UK. We danced The Ravens Dance, Mary …
Aug 26
From time to time we like to promote companies/organisations that have supported Scots on The Rocks and Seppeltsfield Winery has been a keen supporter for several years. People who have been to any of the Scots on The Rocks events over the last few years would recognise the Seppeltsfield signature sherries which are often given …
Aug 21
Tonight saw Morag return for a session of teaching. It is good to have her back . After a good warm-up and some step polishing we enjoyed dancing Happy Returns, Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town, Joe MacDiarmid, Edina’s Pride, Follow Me Home and Maxwell’s Rant.
Aug 14
A somewhat less chilly Tuesday night saw SoTR dancers enjoying a vigorous warm-up and untitled warm-up dance to music which sounded very reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan. Following this preparation we danced Roaring Jelly, City of Belfast (with a formation called Espagnole), The Kelloholm Jig and Polharrow Burn. The evening also included the usual touch …
Aug 07
Another cool night saw two sets gather to enjoy class. We danced Davy Nick Nack; John McAlpin; The Immigrant Lass; Follow Me Home and Bobby Brown’s Canadian Breakdown. It was good to see a number of dancers back from holidays and other dancers who have been working all too hard recently, return to class.
Scots on The Rocks is a not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting Scottish Country Dancing in Sydney, Australia.