Scots on The Rocks

Looking forward to meeting all our newer dancers and some past ones for our follow-on course as they develop their Scottish Country Dancing ability – www.sotr.org.au/beginner

Tags: Beginners Classes

Apr 04

Congratulations to our Beginners

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Beginners

by Scots on The Rocks

Congratulations to our Beginners who finished eight weeks of dancing last night. We celebrated by having a party night with great music by Iain Mckenzie.

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Nov 21

Merry Christmas and a Happy Hogmanay

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News

by Scots on The Rocks

Merry Christmas and a Happy Hogmanay from Scots on The Rocks – There will be no class on 27 December 2016 or 3 January 2017. Classes for 2017 start on 10 JANUARY 2017.

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Why Scottish Country Dancing?

"A late 1990s BBC documentary exploring the question of 'what makes people happy' concluded that the activity generating the greatest degree of happiness in its participants was Scottish country dancing. The aerobic demands of this type of dancing are considerable, and enthusiasts of all ages tend to be physically fit. So here is a hobby that is officially more fun than sex and also better exercise. What's more, you are not only allowed to change partners - it would be impolite not to." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A315929)

"Let us take another example: Scottish country dancing. This is very social, it involves use and development of skills, and is relaxing in the sense that tensions can be discharged. It is in addition a complete world of its own, with special costumes and rituals, and it includes the arousal of a great deal of joy, partly through the music."

Argyle, M., The Psychology of Happiness (London, 1987). An article from Men's Health (Australia - Jan 03) magazine explored this further - Have A Fling by Sean Thomas.