Website last revised 27 July 2021
Welcome to the Newark Scottish Country Dance Society
PLEASE NOTE: Covid-19
The lifting of remaining legal Covid restrictions from 19 July means our 2021 season of Garden Dances can continue and we can look forward to our dancing season beginning in September.
REMEMBER!! If you have any Covid-19 symptoms you must not attend the class. It is hoped that members have taken up the opportunity to have both Covid vaccinations and that members are carrying out regular rapid lateral flow tests to ensure they are not unknowingly infected with Covid-19.
The lifting of remaining legal Covid restrictions from 19 July means our 2021 season of Garden Dances can continue and we can look forward to our dancing season beginning in September.
REMEMBER!! If you have any Covid-19 symptoms you must not attend the class. It is hoped that members have taken up the opportunity to have both Covid vaccinations and that members are carrying out regular rapid lateral flow tests to ensure they are not unknowingly infected with Covid-19.
Garden Dances 2021
Covid restrictions prevented any Garden Dances taking place in 2020. This year's season began with groups of up to 30 being able to meet in gardens, allowing dancing to take place, but staying distanced and therefore not able to use hands for crossing, turning, circles etc and dances are chosen which do not include certain formations such as poussettes. Since legal restrictions were lifted on 19 July, normal dancing has resumed.
Scottish Country Dancing
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Scottish Country Dancing is a wonderful pastime and is great exercise for mind and body. Although originating in Scotland, you will find clubs and classes in most countries around the globe. Scottish Country Dancing is very much a social activity and, unlike many other types of dancing, dancers are encouraged to dance with different people, so that couples who do come along, will dance mostly with other dancers and it is therefore most definitely not a requirement to come to a class with a partner.
There are three basic types of dances: Reels and Jigs which are fast dances with their own footwork and Strathspeys which are slower and have different steps. There are many thousands of dances and more being written every year, but the vast majority are made up of combinations of a small number of basic formations. Once you have mastered these, you are in a good position to learn to dance a large number of Reels, Jigs and Strathspeys. |
Dancing fun in our Tuesday evening hall
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We are a friendly group of dancers and give a warm welcome to new members! Please browse our website to find out more about us, view the diary of our forthcoming events and to get in touch.
