- Step Beginners
Classname: Step Beginners
Day of the Week: Monday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 19:00 - 20:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Fiona Campbell
Fee: £2
Type: step
Description: Mondays, 19:00:00 - 20:00:00,
No dancing experience necessary. Scottish step dancing is a traditional Scottish form of hard-shoe dancing which can be danced solo, or in a small \'set\' where steps in slow (Strathspey) and quick (reel and jig) time are combined with simple dance patterns including reels of three or four and \'birrling\'. Recommended footwear are hard soled shoes, ideally with a small heel.
- Step Intermediate
Classname: Step Intermediate
Day of the Week: Monday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 20:00 - 21:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Fiona Campbell
Fee: £2
Type: step
Description: Mondays, 20:00:00 - 21:00:00,
This class includes people with a range of step dance experience. New steps are taught and practiced at \'Cape Breton speed\', the focus is on learning routines for displays.
If you have danced Scottish Step before, and would like to practice, learn more, or have an opportunity to dance in displays with a friendly team, please come along and join us!
- Country Intermediate
Classname: Country Intermediate
Day of the Week: Tuesday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 19:00 - 20:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Linda Garside
Fee: £2
Type: scottish country
Description: Tuesday, 19:00:00 - 20:00:00: If you have already danced Country for a term or more and feel you are coping well come along to the intermediate classes to continue at a higher level. You will learn new, more unusual figures and work on your technique. This is especially important if you want to continue to performing level and join our dem team. If you are unsure whether you are at an appropriate level to join the Intermediate class, please contact the teacher, or speak to your current class teacher.
- Dem Class
Classname: Dem Class
Day of the Week: Tuesday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 20:00 - 21:30
Location: not known
Teacher: Jimmie Hill
Fee: £2
Type: scottish country
Description: Tuesdays, 20:00:00 - 21:30:00,
This is an Advanced level class for people who have reached a level higher than Intermediates. It is aimed at perfecting technique and runs at competition level standard. This class is appropriate for those who have been taught to an Advanced level, and those who are currently being taught at Intermediate level (e.g. attending our Intermediate Class), but feel they are ready to advance to a higher level.
Attendance at Demonstration Class is by invitation only. Please speak to your current dance class teacher or contact us at nscds@ed.ac.uk if you are interested in joining the class. We are always keen to hear from anyone who would like to join.
- Highland Intermediate
- Thursday,
(17:00 - 18:00)
Classname: Highland Intermediate
Day of the Week: Thursday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Seonaid Scott
Fee: £2
Type: highland
Description: Thursdays, 17:00:00 - 18:00:00,
Those who are comfortable with the basic steps of Highland, but still can\'t get enough of it, are very welcome at the Intermediate class. Further work on technique and position will enhance the experience of Highland Dancing.
- Highland Beginners
- Thursday,
(18:00 - 19:00)
Classname: Highland Beginners
Day of the Week: Thursday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 18:00 - 19:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Philip Ritchie
Fee: £2
Type: highland
Description: Thursdays, 18:00:00 - 19:00:00,
Highland is the style most people associate with Scottish dancing. Come along to our beginners\\\' class and learn the famous Highland fling and the Sword Dance. You\\\'ll be able to dance both after very short time!
- Highland Advanced
- Thursday,
(18:00 - 19:30)
Classname: Highland Advanced
Day of the Week: Thursday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: not known
Teacher: Marina Sharp
Fee: £2
Type: highland
Description: Thursdays, 18:00:00 - 19:30:00
- Ceilidh
- Thursday,
(19:00 - 20:00)
Classname: Ceilidh
Day of the Week: Thursday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 19:00 - 20:00
Location: not known
Teacher: Anne Schmidt, Jenny Johnson and Alastair Mackie
Fee: £2
Type: ceilidh
Description: takes place every Thursday from 19:00:00 - 20:00:00. Ceilidh dances are fun and easy to learn, and no experience is necessary for this class. The dances are suitable for everyone and quick to learn. The class is taught by the experienced dancers Anne Schmidt, Jenny Johnson and Alastair Mackie.
- Social
- Thursday,
(21:00 - 22:00)
Classname: Social
Day of the Week: Thursday
Next Class: not known, not known
Start: 21:00 - 22:00
Location: not known
Teacher:
Fee: £2
Type: scottish country
Description: This is the final class on Thursday evenings, 21:00:00 - 22:00:00.
Arranged by Paul Henderson
This is an opportunity to repeat and improve what you learned during Ceilidh and Country classes, as dancers from our different classes enjoy an hour of socialising and dancing! This is followed by a well-earned visit to McEwans Ale House on Clerk Street to quench our thirst!
