Danceboy’s Scottish Country Dance Journal.
Official Website Created Nov 2018.
This developing website journal will support the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in
its efforts to promote Scottish Country Dancing in the UK and throughout the world!
The basic aims of the journal are:-
- 1. to support the RSCDS in the promotion of Scottish Country Dancing at home and abroad.
- 2. to provide access to other websites of interest at home and abroad.
- 3. to make available copies of my own crib sheets and link to other Graphic & MiniCrib crib sheets on other websites.
- 4. to stimulate an interest in the young and not so young in the practice of country dancing.
Fast access to the Mickel, Martice, Pitlochry and Red Deer websites are provided.
This new site evolved from the ex-
Club’s proud history by providing an account of its history and providing access to its photograph
Gallery.
We are here -
Caution !! There are now no reservations about Windows 10 functionality however there is still a lack of privacy issue -
Save this page as a ‘favourite’ and use it with the ‘other sites’ link in the menu bar above to access all Scottish country dance activities in Scotland -
My Crib Sheets
(for Graphics & MiniCrib crib sheets see club websites)
Click here for crib
sheet abbreviations
Notes:-
1. The ‘Hits Count’ page has been updated to reveal a significant drop in website usage at home and abroad! The Covid scare impacted substantially; usage seem to recover but is now approx 67% of previous highs. More dancers appear to be converting to graphical crib sheets making copying my own personal crib sheets less appealing!
2. A mystery informal dance, good programme, good band, has been organised for Sat 11/2/23 in Torryburn Community Centre, near Dunfermline. Matthew Maclellan’s Band and the Torryburn Hall has been booked! Due to limited hall space please contact Trish (contact details are included in the flyer) to reserve a ticket. Click here for the flyer. Click here for a MiniCrib crib sheet.
3. Sadly the Centenary Ball (poor prg) in Edinburgh (click here) clashes with the Inverness Highland Ball (good prg) (click here) -
4. Just updated my 2023 summer dance diary thanks to info from Mary Cant & Alasdair Graham. It’s going to be a busy summer season!! Big improvement in most dance programmes! Alan Munro’s annual Killearn dance on 17/3/23 is back!! The Dunfermline Picnic Dance (28/6/23) also makes a welcome return!! Also see Note 2 -
Coronavirus (COVID-
For all intents and purposes it appears we have reached an acceptable level of normality regarding our Scottish Country Dancing consequently this ALERT will be discontinued but note the intention to make some parts of the Bill permanent -
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‘An Epitaph’ by Robert Burns -
Epitaph on a Wag in Mauchline
Lament 'im Mauchline husbands a',
He aften did assist ye;
For had ye staid whole weeks awa'
Your wives they ne're had miss'd ye.
Ye Mauchline bairns as on ye pass,
To school in bands thegither,
O tread ye lightly on his grass,
Perhaps he was your father.
Glasgow Branch Nice’n Easy Dance now added to ‘My Crib Sheets’ for Friday 10th February 2023 !!