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!
December 6 – December 20: Beginner-friendly drop-in dance days, 3-4 pm (with a bonus hour for our intermediate dancers from 2-3 pm), $15 if you sign up for the full series or $10 per class, Athens Community Center, 701 E State St, Athens, OH. Register online or at the front desk on your way in. No partner or experience necessary! For scholarship information, please email anna@kitenet.net. ***Please note: times of beginner and advanced hours are swapped
January 3 – March 14: Beginner series, 2-3 pm (with a bonus hour for our intermediate dancers from 3-4 pm), $55, Athens Community Center, 701 E State St, Athens, OH. Register online or at the front desk on your way in. No partner or experience necessary! For scholarship information, please email anna@kitenet.net.
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:
Please note: We’re reviewing dances we’ve already taught, so we’ll be walking through each of these dances much less than usual. If you missed the days a dance was taught, please consider watching the video a few times to get a feel for the dance.
On November 15 in our easier first hour we will learn:
- The Yorkshire Rose: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/16761/#videos
- The Piper and the Penguin: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/11189/#videos
- The New River Reel: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/12777/#videos
In the second hour, more experienced dancers will enjoy:
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- Miss Lucy Clark: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/12321/#videos. The tricky part of this one is the reels — notice that ones (in second place) start in and down and everyone else starts by going out; also notice that the ones cross at the top near the end. The new figure is the petronella turns: https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/petronella-turn.html.
- Monymusk: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/4646/#videos, including right-shoulder reels: https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/reel-of-three.html
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/76685/
- 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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