Date registered: 14/11/2011
Dec 11
Tonight we enjoyed something a little different during class – some Highland Steps! Occasionally Highland steps appear in our dances, so here was an opportunity to learn or polish these steps. In addition to that we enjoyed the following dances – The Riders of Rohan (from The Lord of the Rings Book), The Sands of …
Dec 01
Here at Scots on The Rocks we don’t let a little thing like Summer get in the way of dancing – we dance all year round. This year there will be no class on Tuesday 25 December or Tuesday 1 January, and we will be back, braving the heat on Tuesday 8 January. If your …
Nov 27
What a night, some hysterical laughter, great dancing and visitors – what more could we want. It was lovely to see Sheilagh and Walter from Bermagui. We enjoyed Mrs Stephan’s Jig (aka Mrs Stewart’s Jig minus 8 bars), The Broken Link, Dance No 263 (from the 10 evaluation dances), Best Set in the Hall, The …
Nov 20
Tonight we enjoyed a mix of challenging dances as well as a couple of old favourites. It is always a pleasure to revisit old favourites. Jeanette taught Follow Me Home, A Tribute to Heinz, Dance 257 (one of the ten evaluation dances from headquarters), The Wild Geese and Domino 5. A Tribute to Heinz has …
Nov 06
An extremely windy Melbourne Cup night saw an enthusiastic group of dancers enjoy another session with Jeanette. We polished our pousette in jig and reel time and strathspey setting and travelling steps. The dances we enjoyed tonight were Miss Welsh’s Reel, Lord Brownlow’s Strathspey (which we also did last week), Muirland Willie, Sweet and Savory …
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