Scottish Country Dance resource pages

These pages contain my resources specifically aimed at Scottish Country dancers. I have other pages for Scottish dance in general, ceilidh dance and highland dance.

Are you interested in devising dances and in common terminology? The RSCDS invite anyone to a workshop on Saturday 16th March 2013. See here for more details and application form.

At the moment I have:

• Forthcoming events.
  
• Bands of which I know.
  
• Dance groups worldwide.
  
• Articles by Keith Grant that will help you take care of the body you dance with. They are presented here in pdf format, and are readable with the assistance of Adobe Acrobat.
  
  • Dancing Our Feet Off Without Injuring Them, by Linking Our Warm-Ups to Kinetic Chains
  • Imagery, Movement, and the Dynamic Dance of Life
  • Tender Loving Care for Dancers' Legs
• Instructions for various of my dances.
• All Hands Round - a Youth SCD Resource site in North America.
• Addresses of dance book/music/shoe stockists.
• Recommended reading.
• Discussion about The Gay Gordons, collated by Irene van Marseveen.
• Instructions for various ceilidh dances.
• Ron MacNaughton wrote an article for Toronto Branch newsletter on integrating beginners into general social dancing. Here is a copy, with his permission.
  
• Dianna Shipman compiles a list of the most popular dances. Here is a listing.
• Angus Henry has compiled a list of original publication dates for the various RSCDS publications. Here is a listing.
• Notes on technique. So far just includes figures you won't find in the RSCDS manual.
• Tips and hints for Scottish Country dancers, including:
  
  • The root page
  • Dance-floor etiquette
  • What to wear and how
  • General dancing hints and tips.
  • Hints on dance technique.
  • Being beginner-friendly.
  • Dancing with children
  • Compiling a dance programme
  • Running a Dance
  • Calling/Recapping (talking a dance through)
  • Devising new dances
  • Performing
  • Hints on teaching
  • Looking after your body/injuries.
  • Sports Massage as it might apply to dancing.
  • Where to find books, recordings, equipment, ...
  • Articles by Keith Grant that will help you take care of the body you dance with. They are presented here in pdf format, and are readable with the assistance of Adobe Acrobat.
    • Dancing Our Feet Off Without Injuring Them, by Linking Our Warm-Ups to Kinetic Chains
    • Imagery, Movement, and the Dynamic Dance of Life
    • Tender Loving Care for Dancers' Legs
• The frequently-asked questions list from the stretching newsgroup: part 1 (35K), part 2 (41K), part 3 (49K), part 4 (55K).
  
• links to various other dance-related Web pages.

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The Two-sex Scottish Dancer

I'm a two sex Scottish Dancer and may seem rather dim,
But I never spend one evening as a full time her or him,
I change my sex from dance to dance, my corners always alter
It's really not surprising I occasionally falter.
The old and simple dances I can manage very nicely
And I can learn a new dance and do it most precisely,
But when it comes to next week I don't know if I can
For I learnt it as a woman and dance it as a man.
And so you men who have the luck to always stay the same
When female gentlemen go wrong be sparing with your blame.
I'll add a postscript to this tale - one comfort I have got
When both the women change their sex it doesn't show a lot!

Patricia Batt

This is taken from a series of small booklets, "Pat's Party Pieces" published in aid of the North London hospice. Since Pat can't provide these any more, Ron Mackey will provide them in return for a donation to charity. Contact:

Ron Mackey
39, Grove Park Road
Mottingham
LONDON
SE9 4NS

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Edinburgh, Scotland