Jun 05
What a foul night it was weatherwise! At first we thought that there were only 5 of us silly enough to brave the weather. We warmed up with Leap Year and Jill’s Gentle Jig and by that time sufficient dancers had battled their way through the elements to make a 5 couple set. So out …
May 22
We were delighted that Lois, Alan and John – all visiting for the social on Saturday, were in town long enough to attend class on Tuesday night. With the RSCDS Diamond Jubilee Social fast approaching (23 June) Bill took us through The Black Swans of Narrabeen, The Bees of Maggieknocketer and Culla Bay from that …
May 21
Our happy group of beginners met again to further their dancing experience. Diagonal reels of 4, strathspey travelling and setting steps plus setting (strathspey time) and turning corners two hands (all in 4 bars) featured in this weeks lesson. Dances done were D’eil Among the Tailors, Invercauld Reel and Come to the Ceilidh plus a …
May 01
The 10th Anniversary Social is only 3 Saturdays away – so Bill decided an evening of polishing dances from that programme would be appropriate. We polished Maxwell’s Rant with special emphasis on the reels, May Yarka’s Strathspey emphasis this time on the 3 couple Knot; The Piper and the Penguin with phrasing highlighted and another …
Apr 17
What a night – such dreadful weather. That, fortunately did not deter some of our dancers and a cheerful though damp group gradually gathered to spend the night dancing – Kendall’s Hornpipe, The Elusive Muse, Dancing on Parnassus, The New Parliament House Reel, Gang the Same Gate, Fugal Fergus and The Flowers of Edinburgh (some …
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