(Royal Scottish Country Dance Society)

How to find us.                             Times and Place.           
Subscriptions.                             Dates for your diary
Valentine's Dance & Programme
Summer Dance & programme
Dancing in the Palm House.         Photo Gallery.                         Officers and committee.   Scottish Links.

Contact us on 0151 734 1183
or click here to email our Secretary; or our Chair.


Where; Christ the King School, Childwall.
When: Wednesdays, 7.00 (school terms).




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Our object is to advance the education of the public in the district of Liverpool
in traditional Scottish country dancing.
The RSCDS Liverpool Branch is itself a Registered Charity No. 1064074



WANTED - NEW SCOTTISH DANCERS!
TRY A NEW WAY OF KEEPING FIT


IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED SCOTTISH DANCING BEFORE,
WHY NOT COME AND ENJOY NOT ONLY THE DANCING,
BUT ALSO THE HEALTH, FUN AND EXERCISE BENEFITS AND SOCIALISING THAT IS GAINED FROM REGULAR DANCING.
There is a strong social emphasis and the objective is to dance with as many different people as possible.
It is not necessary to have a partner; come along on your own, or with a friend be it male or female, everyone is welcome.
Dancers are in couples and the dance is performed with other couples and is called a 'SET'. A set is usually in a line or a square . The dancers move round the set in patterns called formations.
Scottish dancing is a great way to meet new friends, have a good time, with lots of laughs and also keep fit in body and mind!
Dress is smart casual, and as a newcomer all that we ask is for you to wear a very soft shoe. If you decide after a few weeks that Scottish dancing is for you then you are required to wear the appropriate dance shoes.

HOW TO FIND US ;
CHRIST THE KING PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Turn off Queens Drive into Thingwall Road at Christ the King / Rocky Lane traffic lights. Then first left into Fieldway, and (carefully) straight across Meadway into the school grounds.
Bus routes 81 and 61 stop close to these traffic lights.
A-Z page 70, B3 & B4.






ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH HALL, HUNTS CROSS
From central Liverpool, and M62, follow Queens Drive ring road south to the ALLERTON ROUNDABOUT and take first exit, Menlove Avenue. At Asda Lights, turn left. Then remember to slip left JUST BEFORE Hunts Cross lights.


For directions to other venues,
please click here.




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Classes and Events 2008 / 2009.
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AUTUMN TERM 2008
Wed.17th Sept. to Wed 3rd December (Party!) ; (half-term 22nd Oct 2008)
ten weeks at £4. per session, or £36 for the whole term

SPRING TERM 2009
Wed 7th Jan to Wed 1st April ; (half-term 18th Feb 2008)
twelve weeks at £4, or £44 for the whole term.

SUMMER TERM 2009. at St Columba's Church Hall, Hunts Cross .
; Wed 22nd April - 1st July 2009, (Mid-term 27th May,)
nine weeks at £3, or £24 for the whole term.
and we invite other teachers to come for a week or two.

SPECIAL EVENTS;

CHRISTMAS PARTY; Wednesday 3rd Dec. 2008

Our VALENTINE'S DANCE will be on SATURDAY 14TH FEB, 2009

PALM HOUSE DANCING; in the beautiful Palm House in Sefton Park.
, on late AUGUST Bank Holiday, Monday 31st August 2009. Probably 12.30 - 4.00.

SUMMER DANCE Saturday 27th June

A.G.M. 2009 will be on Wed 10th June 2009 at 7.15 pm, followed by dancing.



COMMITTEE MEETING. The next meeting will be on 28th October 2008 at 7.30 . If there is any matter you would like the committee to discuss please contact our secretary.


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Where and When?
Adult Classes
are held in Christ The King Primary School, Meadway, Wavertree Garden Suburb, Liverpool 15.
This is just off the ring road, Queens Drive, between the "Rocket" and the "Five Ways" pubs, behind the R.C. Church of Christ the King.
Adult classes are on Wednesday evenings;
the Basics class is 7.00 - 8.15, (and there are usually quite a few experienced dancers on hand who will help as well).
TheAdvanced/Social Class (for more experienced dancers) is from 8.30 -9.50.

This system operates for the Autumn and Spring Terms. In the Summer Term, we have one combined evening session, 7.30 - 9.45p.m., when those who were beginners, along with the experienced dancers, join together for social dancing, typically including the learning of the dances which will feature in our Summer Dance.
The Venue for the Summer Term dancing is St. Columba’s church, Hunts Cross.

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How much? Membership is £20 per year,
Of this, £15 goes to RSCDS headquarters and £5 stays with the local branch for admin purposes.
The weekly class fee is £3 for absolute beginners, £4 for experienced dancers.
Payment in advance for a full term entitles you to one free class during that term.
Students in full time education still pay the headquarters fee (£15) but only pay 50% of our local branch class fees.
During the Summer Term fees will only be £3 per class .
If you are not sure about joining, just come along for up to three weeks and pay the class fee only.


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The People who make it happen.

Hazel Astle is again Chairing our meetings. She also teaches the Adult Basics class.
Gillian Laycock is our Branch Secretary.
Helen Dorrington is still Treasurer.
Margaret Palmer is the teacher for the Adult Advanced Classes, and organises our catering activity.
Committee Members from AGM 2007 , (minimum six) include the officers above and Brian and Francine Keeley, Irene Lunt, Ken Maudsley and Margaret Palmer, . Jean Baker, (Gerry Jones retired from the committee in summer 2008)

In this Branch, the Chair runs our meetings, and for us the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of our Branch are posts of honour, in recognition of long and valued service to our Branch. Our Honorary President is John Baker and our Honorary Vice-President is Eric Astle.



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VALENTINE'S DANCE
at Court Hey Methodist Church

on Sat.14th FEB. 2009.
7.30 - 10.30. Tickets.£2.50 from .
Brian & Francine Keeley.
PROGRAMME OF DANCES

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PALM HOUSE DANCE
we were dancing there on Whit Bank Holiday,
from 12.30 - 4.00pm

On Monday .26th May 2008. we had another very enjoyable and successful afternoon, to round off the weekend of our Capital of Culture Ball in St George's Hall, with the forecast showers holding off until we were home and dry, and looking after our feet!
All the seats in the Palm House were taken most of the time, and the dancing space was usually full occupied. This year, for various reasons the Mersey Morris Men were not able to participate. This meant we could put on more Scottish dances, and invite the general public to take part in a few more items.

We are certainly planning to hold another event next year, as it has proved a god way of showing people what our dancing is all about, and is a very pleasant way to spend a Bank Holiday afternoon.

We hope that branch members, other scottish dancers, members of the public, and indeed other folk-dance groups will always come and join in.
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SUMMER DANCE 2009,
Court Hey Methodist Church Hall, Music provided by Ian Slater Tickets 6.50 7.30 - 11p.m.

Tickets £6.50 including supper, from Irene Lunt 722 3844.
or click to email her.
PROGRAMME;

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Here are some "Scottish Dancing" links;
the home page of the RSCDS itself.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society RSCDS Wirral Branch
RSCDS South Manchester branch.
Scottish Dance Groups in the UK
Bands for Scottish Dancing
MacLennan Scottish Group (Kent)
Lancashire & Cheshire Federation of Scottish Societies.
Newcastle Uni Scottish Dance Society

and some non-"dancing" Scottish links
Wirral Pipe Band ( Pipe Major John Mahoney: 0151 677 1053)
the Edinburgh Castle site.

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Some NON-Scottish folk-dance & music links;

Liverpool Country Dance Band
Liverpool CONTRA Folk-dance club
Mersey And Deeside folk dance clubs
Country Dancing Classes
IRISH Dancing information.
Lyrics of some Liverpool Songs.
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