Programme
Origins and development of Social and Scottish Dancing
- SCD and the 19th century social dance heritage in Europe (Fabio Mollica)
- Development of dance notation systems and SCD (Simonetta Balsamo)
- Some influences affecting the development of modern SCD: An analysis
of the first six books published by the SCDS (Marjorie McLaughlin)
- Genuine vs. invented traditions in SCD (Rosemary Coupe)
- How dancing style has developed within the RSCDS, with a comparison
to other social dance environments and practical demonstrations (Bill Clement)
- Ladies’ Step Dances - Sources and Styles (Atsuko Clement)
Topics (not only) for teachers
- Teachers’ clinic (Graham Donald)
- The value of technique in fostering enjoyment of dancing (David Hall)
- The importance of warm downs and stretches at the end of class (Andrew Timmins)
- Development of dance notation (Simonetta Balsamo)
- Teaching SCD to children & linking it to culture and language (Tess Parker Edelmann)
- A novel approach to dealing with mistakes (Bruce Hamilton)
- Dealing with difficult classes (Armin Busse)
Organising successful workshops (and other SCD events)
- Ingredients for success: organising a SCD musicians’ workshop (Keith Smith)
- Flying with instruments (Bernie Hewitt)
- Conducting a successful specialized workshop (Irene Paterson)
- A conference for Teachers, Musicians and Organizers - Not the usual goals,
not the usual methods (Bruce Hamilton)
- SCD workshops – dos and don’ts (Susi Mayr)
- The MC’s duties (Bruce Hamilton)
- Notes on building a dance programme and MC-ing (Bill Zobel)
The attraction of SCD – ways to discover SCD & reasons to keep doing it
- Panel discussion – The Future of SCD: can we get there from here? (Andrew Timmins,
Anselm Lingnau, David Hall, Irene Paterson) - “Man cannot discover new oceans unless
he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
- SCD in non-Scottish environments – a study (Maria Zotko)
- That was fun! That was fun? Grappling with the aesthetics of Scottish Country
Dance (Bruce Herbold)
- RSCDS current and future plans - interactive session (Alex Gray, Ruth Beattie, Liz Foster, Helen Russell,
William Whyte)
- SCD and the Internet (Anselm Lingnau)
- Computers and SCD (Malcolm Brown)
A chance to dance
- Revisiting some reconstructions. Rescuing some lost children of the RSCDS - a
demonstration and practical dance class (Bruce Herbold)
- What a difference a tune makes - how well do you know the music you’re dancing to?
(Angela Young)
- Hugh Foss’ »Belhaven« (Andrew Timmins)
- Variations on a theme – new formations in SCD (Malcolm Brown)
- Dance in Dardagny with Angela Young, David Hall and Keith Smith