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Articles in This Issue
- Say, Why is this Newsletter Late?
- Have Ghillies, Will Travel ...to Bohemia!
- Our Dinner Dance is this Month!
- Calendar of Events
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Say, Why is this Newsletter
Late?
by John Shaw |
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And why do Angels
dance in Seattle? |
As you
may know, four members of Vancouver USA Scottish Country Dancers have been
preparing for teaching certificates in Scottish Country Dance. Since
October, Linda Mae Dennis, Liza Halpenny, John Shaw [newsletter editor],
and Geri Stuart have been spending one weekend each month in Seattle,
studying, dancing, and practice-teaching with 4 other candidates from
around the northwest, all under the tutelage of Irene Patterson. The four
Vancouverites have been accompanied on these trips by their teacher, Marge
Van Nus -- and Fred Van Nus did almost all the driving!
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Hopeful
candidates |
All the preparation came to a head
on the last weekend in April, when the candidates "stood for their exam",
each teaching a class of three sets before the watchful eyes of two
examiners from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Christine Mair
and Francis Gray.
John was first on the schedule, and
spent the remainder of the day resting, eating, and generally savoring the
relief that comes from "having it over with". By about 3 in the afternoon,
Liza, Geri, and Linda Mae had finished their exams as well, and the group
headed over to the nearby home of Elizabeth Miller, one of the candidates,
who graciously provided a place to decompress, sample some lovely
beverages, and relax a bit before dinner.
And Who, you might ask,
were the angels dancing in Seattle that day? Remember the three
sets of dancers each of the eight candidates had to teach? The dancers
were volunteers -- "Angels", we call them -- from the local SCD community
who gave up their Saturday to provide us candidates with students to
teach. Imagine being introduced to and drilled with the pas de Basque
step, over, and over, and over... Oh, yeah, they're
angels! |
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Have Ghillies, Will Travel ...to
Bohemia!
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Visiting
Bohemia |
The Dvorana Dance School is hosting
a "Scottish Dance Week 2007" in August. Ron Wallace will be the
teacher at the dance workshop in Prague, Czech Republic, during the week
of August 18-25. If you can stay an additional week, Dvorana has arranged
a weeklong tour of southern Bohemia, with visits to castles, bakeries,
breweries, and other attractions of the countryside. (Quoting from the
website, "This part of the Czech republic is very attractive with its soft
and mellow countryside and historical towns.")
According to the website, Dvorana
Dance is a dance school located in Prague, which has been organizing
international dance workshops and tours all over Europe since 1985 for
those interested in:
- Czech, Moravian and Slovak folk dancing
- Vintage dances
- New England contra dances
- Scottish country dances
All the information is on their
website, www.dvorana.cz. Click on "Dvorana Dance" under the
"English" combined US and British flags to see the English version; or you
can email them at: dvorana@mbox.vol.cz. You can also enquire by paper
mail, to:
DVORANA
Spanielova 38 / 1275
163 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
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Our Dinner Dance is this
Month!
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The annual Dinner Dance hosted by
the Vancouver USA Scottish Country Dancers will be held the evening of May
19th. You can find the details in the Calendar below, but please note
these "changes" from past years:
- the dinner will be at Hidden House Restaurant (get your reservations
in!)
- the dance will be at the Columbia Dance Studio, just a few blocks up
the street
- the diners will become dancers as we are piped from the restaurant
to the studio!
See you there! |
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Calendar of Events |
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May 3: Camas
Classes Start
Be sure to sign up for the next session!
Family Basic Scottish Country Dance, partners are not
necessary, and all are welcome. Soft soled shoes, please.
Thursdays, Fee: $20.00. 7:00 to 8:30 PM. James David Zellerbach
Elementary School Cafeteria, 841 NE 22nd Avenue, Camas.
Instructor: Geri Stuart Dates: May 3 - June 7 (6
weeks). |
May 9:
Vancouver Classes Start
Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:30pm at the Luepke Center
Multipurpose room, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, May 9th to
June 27th; $35; Beginning #41247, John Shaw instructor; and
Intermediate #41259, Linda Mae Dennis instructor; call
696-8236 to register;
Fridays 7:30-8:55pm at the Firstenburg Community Center,
700 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, May 11th to June 29th; $38, Basic
#40130, Geri Stuart instructor; call 487-7001 to
register. |
May 12:
Portland Dance Party
Tigard Grange 13770 SW Pacific Hwy., Tigard, OR.
7:30PM $4 at the door.
The Program: Miss Allie Anderson BJ Leaflet
The Dream Catcher IS RSCDS Bk 45, #9
Lady Drumfries BR MMMI, #26
Starry-Eyed Lassie IJ RSCDS Bk 23, #11
Susanne's Strathspey BS Goldring
The Dancing Master IR Drewry
Craven Jig IJ 3 Dances for 2006, #1
Donald Bane BS RSCDS Bk 17, #12
Invermeill House IR RSCDS Bk 35, #2
Kendall's Hornpipe BJ RSCDS Graded Bk, #22
John McAlpin IS Foss
Kiss Me Quick' BR RSCDS Bk 12, #6
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May 19:
A-May-Zing Dance
An A-May-Zing Night!
Dinner at 6pm at the historic Hidden House in Downtown
Vancouver (limited seating, reservations required by May 9th!)
Then a piper will lead us in a Grand March a few blocks
from the restaurant to the Dance at 8pm at The Columbia Dance
Center, 1700 Broadway.
Live music provided by Lisa Scott, piano; Linda
Danielson, fiddle; and Fred Wilson.
Click here
to download the reservation form in PDF format, or call Marge
McLeod van Nus 360-892-4366.
The Program: Good Hearted Glasgow (J) leaflet
Miss Isabella McLeod (S) RSCDS Bk 25
Kiss Me Quick Me Mither's Coming (R) RSCDS Bk 12
Two and Two (J) RSCDS Bk 19
Wedding At Roche Harbor (S) WA State Centennial
Davy Nick Nack (R) Glasgow Assembly
C'est L' Amour (J) RSCDS Bk 34
Mrs. Hamilton of Wishaw (S) RSCDS Bk 23
Mrs. MacLeod (R) RSCDS Bk 6
Starry Eyed Lassie (J) RSCDS Bk 23
Balquidder Strathspey (S) RSCDS Bk 24
Ha! Ha! The Wooin O'It (R) RSCDS Miss Milligan's Miscellany Vol. 1
The Frisky (J) RSCDS Bk 26
The Star (S) RSCDS Bk 28
De'il Amang the Tailors (R) RSCDS Bk 14
Waltz
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June 9:
Portland Hike and/or Dance
Location and other details, to be announced. Keep
checking back! |
July 8:
Summer Potluck Picnic
Potluck Picnic hosted by VancouverUSA Scottish Country
Dancers. Lewisville Park, north of Battle Ground. More details
coming soon. Keep checking back. |
Sep 21-23:
Fort Worden Weekend
RSCDS Seattle Branch's Annual Weekend Workshop and
Ball
Musicians Deby Grosjean (fiddle), Calumn
MacKinnon (fiddle), Andy Imbrie (piano), Ralph Gordon (cello,
bass)
Teachers Helen Frame (Ayrshire, Scotland), Irene
Paterson (Mukilteo, WA), Fred DeMarse (Alameda, CA), Arthur McNair
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Watch for your Fort Worden application in April, or check
the website for an online application: www.rscds-seattle.org | |
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7 days without dancing makes one weak. Keep
dancing! |
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Do you have an item of
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You can contact me in any of
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By mail: |
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John
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PO Box
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Battle Ground, WA
98604 |
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The Scottish Country Dancer
is a bi-monthly publication of the Vancouver USA Scottish Country
Dancers, a non-profit educational organization. For changes of
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98604,
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