September 13 – November 22: Beginner series, 2-3 pm (with a bonus hour for our intermediate dancers from 3-4 pm), $50, Athens Community Center, 701 E State St, Athens, OH. Register online or at the front desk on your way in. No class on October 11. No partner or experience necessary! For scholarship information, please email anna@kitenet.net.
November 29: Scottish Dancing in Belpre, 4 pm. We’ll be dancing as part of a St. Andrews Day Fundraiser that includes a dinner and live music. Non-demo dancers should sign up for a ticket ($20) here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/st-andrews-day-celebration. No partner or experience necessary!
January 19: Burns Night celebration and dance, 6 – 7 pm, FREE, Nelsonville Public Library, 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville. Celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday with live music by the Brickersons, heart-pumping dance by the Athens Scottish Country Dancers, a Robert Burns reading by Todd Bastin, and tasty treats for all. Dance instruction will be given, so all can join in! This is a great chance to try out Scottish dancing to lovely music. No partner or experience necessary. If you can walk briskly, you can dance! (Spectators also welcome.) Doors lock at 6:10, so don’t be late.
Info about our next class:
On October 25 in our easier first hour we will learn:
- The best thing to do if you have a couple of minutes is to work on your skip change and pas de basque using this video: https://youtu.be/iF-QZqMxb20?si=eWqEtPp1VGlU0TqV&t=140
- Flowers of Edinburgh: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/2250/#videos, including the new figure the poussette: https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/poussette.html
- The Yorkshire Rose: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/16761/#videos. The new figure is mirror reels of three: https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/mirror-reels-of-three.html
In the second hour, more experienced dancers will enjoy:
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- Balquidder Strathspey: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/377/#videos
- Amaya’s Amore: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/23381/#cribs. No video, but you can find a video of the two unusual figures, rondel (https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/rondel.html) and espagnole (https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/espagnole.html). We likely won’t have time to reteach this, so pore over the instructions if you want a chance to dance!
Set lists for upcoming functions:
- Ann Arbor ball (November): https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/74553/
- Columbus dance party (December): https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/69164/
- Lexington ball (April 2027): https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/74811/
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From out of town and want to drop in? We’d love to have you! Email anna@kitenet.net for more information.
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