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 …
Oct 30
We had a very interesting night trying out some new dances – Hedwigs Reel, Smitten, The Brownlow Strathspey, Black Donald and an old favourite Domino 5. We were delighted to welcome three visitors – Janis and Ned from San Francisco and Paul from Canberra. Thank you Jeanette for a good night.
Oct 16
A hot evening tempered by the harbour breeze saw enthusiastic dancers enjoy Govin’s selection of dances. Some had rather appropriate titles after a hot day – Under a Shady Tree, The Tambourine Reel, On the Edge of the Sands, Rannoch Moor and Wicked Willy. Thanks Govin.
Oct 02
Well what a fantastic night pot luck night turned out to be! Huge thanks to all those who volunteered to lead a dance and to the whole class for getting into the spirit of the night. We danced Blue Bonnets (Rach), Michelle Depledge of Preston (Aidan), The Flying Scotsman (Barry), The Grey Wanderer (Geoff), Red …
Sep 27
1314 – what a great dance! It is not done much at present, probably because there are over 15,000 dances to choose from. It is on the Bermagui programme in two weeks time so Morag kindly taught it last night. Loving the Schiehallion reels and the fact that it is strathspey time and then quick …
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