Last week we were sad to say goodbye to a lovely couple who were heading back to their home shores after only a 2 week visit (though promising to return in May). We have also lost regular dancers at the class due to injury, illness or other responsibilities - thankfully most losses are temporary - but I was thinking that the sessions might be a little sparse for a while. Little did I know that their shoes would be so quickly filled by multiple newcomers to the Monday class who, despite the inevitable chaos of so many new people joining, all at once, managed to grasp a few basic concepts and, even more importantly seemed to enjoy themselves enormously! We managed to get through 2 dances which, without being anywhere near perfect, were recognisable for the dances they were; timing, covering, footwork and finesce will come in time - fun was already there and that's a good enough starting point for me :-) I am now exhausted, but excited to see what tomorrow brings - it certainly won't be quite what I expected last week - I can't wait :-) 

As always there is a period of adjustment involved when I get back from holiday. This time was no exception and it seems to have taken even longer than normal. Doing a daily 'blether' while we were at Winter School has created a great record of our trip, but it was a major effort without access to a computer - and although it is incredible what you can do on a smartphone, it doesn't mean I found it easy. Anyway I was a bit 'blethered' out when I first got back, but it's now several weeks ago, so back to the keyboard I go.
My first class back at the helm was the Tuesday social night, literally the day after we landed back - rather tired but armed with some new dances I swung into action and it was great to be back. Well done to all of you who have since got up to give the new dances a try. It's also been great to have so many visitors, - especially our newer dancers bringing visiting family to see what their new enthusiasm is all about - even if they only managed one class it will hopefully be something they might try back home, that they may never have considered otherwise. Monday classes have returned and are being well attended - a record of what we do each week can be accessed via the Monday class page (the link is just under the header); I have also advertised that if anyone wants to come a bit earlier on Tuesdays to practice prior to the social dancing they are very welcome. Finally, the preparations for our social evening of Edinburgh Tattoo highlights followed by a good old sing-a-long, led by Tina Chester, are coming together and tickets are now available from Irene - see more on the Future Events page - I've never had a chance to attend the Tattoo but even seeing it 'second-hand' - so to speak - is thrilling. The full event is nearly 3 hours long so we will keep it to the highlights so you won't be wriggling in your seat, and you don't run the risk of being rained on either. It's going to be a fun night of Scottish stuff hopefully I'll see you there.