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.
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:
No class on October 11! Enjoy the Dayton ball that weekend instead: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/71896/
On October 18, 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
- 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
- Kendall’s Hornpipe: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/3435/#videos. The new figure for this one is the robins’/ladies’ chain (https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/ladies-chain.html), which seems to confuse folks most from the lark’s point of view. Notice they’re basically dancing in two ovals.
In the second hour, more experienced dancers will enjoy:
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- 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).
- If we have time, we’ll also start a new challenge: dancing an unknown-to-you dance from one walk through. This time, I’ll give you a hint and let you brush up on the unusual figure: allemande for three couples (https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/videoclips/allemande-for-3-couples.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/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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