![]() We are a tad Haggis-ed out, but both the Burns' celebrations we attended were really excellent. Food, company, tributes and all. However by the end of the evenings we missed having our regular dancers around because, despite the enthusiasm of a few of the guests, we didn't get much dancing done at either event ... too much food and not enough time! So it was great to get back to the classes and pay our own little tribute to the Bard by getting to grips with the Burns' Bicentenary Strathspey. Initially, on Monday with 10 dancers joining in the class they surpassed all expectations and managed to climb The Staircase in Styria - a 5 couple dance with simple enough formations but enough speed and changes of direction to discombobulate most beginners. Having worked off a bit of steam they were glad of a slightly slower pace and they tackled all the complexities of the B B Strathspey - Set & Link, Reels of Four and Ladies Chain along with the new idea - to most of them - of commencing a dance on the opposite side of the set. Extremely well done to all of you. It was a tough act to follow but as usual Tuesday turned out to be equally enjoyable, especially since we welcomed back so many lovely ladies from their extended absences. With my own trip to Winter School looming I am shamelessly including dances that I don't know and that are included on the Winter School Social programmes - teaching them is a great way to learn them myself. It's introduced us to some excellent dances and music - currently we are enjoying getting to know Welcome to Ayr and Craigleith, and although Da Rain Dancin' was just a bit too frantic for some it was a lot of fun trying it out, and Miss Catherine Allan got a thumbs up even though there was something strange happening with the music I used - note to self - must investigate that before next week.
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