Annual Dance

Our Annual Dance for 2018 took place on Sat 20 October in the Bridge Community Centre in Newark.  Dancers from around the region joined us and danced to the music of Neil Barron and his Band.  It was the first time we had used this location for our Annual Dance and the first time we had invited Neil; the result was a great success!

Our Annual Dance in 2019 will take place on 19 October, again in the Bridge Community Centre; on this occasion we are very pleased to be inviting Ian Slater to play for us.  Ian is one of our regular musicians and we always look forward to dancing to his music and inviting other dancers to join us.

A programme will be available here a few weeks before the Dance.  Please add the date to your 2019 diary now!
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Our 2018 Annual Dance

Charity Ball

About 60 dancers from across the East Midlands enjoyed the magnificent Georgian Ballroom in Newark Town Hall as their venue for Newark's 2017 annual Charity Ball, dancing to music played by George Meikle.  Money raised was donated to St Barnabas Hospice, for Lincolnshire, www.stbarnabashospice.co.uk and the Newark Emmaus Trust, www.newarkemmaustrust.org.uk

​Our next Charity Ball is on Friday 14 December 2018 at 7.30pm in the Georgian Ballroom in Newark Town Hall (postcode NG24 1DQ) when we will have Neil Barron playing for us.  Details can be found below by clicking on links to the flyer and minicribs.  A dancelist is also available and can be found by clicking on the link Newark Charity Ball 14 Dec 2018 (FRIDAY), which provides words, diagrams and videos of the dances.  
​The Charities being supported this year were agreed at the 2018 AGM and are:   

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​Charity Socials       

The weekly classes during the weeks of St Andrews Day (30 Nov) and Burns Day (25 Jan) are an opportunity for members to raise money for a Charity close to their heart.  The Society matches the sum raised during the evening up to a maximum of £100.
 
St Andrew's Day Charity Social 2018 - Tuesday 27th November.   Donations for cakes during the interval raised £142 with NSCDS adding £100, making £242 for this year's charities (Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance, Reach Learning Disability and The Children's Bereavement Centre).
 
Burns Charity Social 2018 - Tuesday 23 January.   Charity: Dementia UK, organised by Pat Harland.  She brought cakes to buy during the interval and raised £142; NSCDS added £100, making a total of £242.
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St Andrew's Day Charity Social 2018

Newark Day School 

Day School, January 2016
  • Our next Day School will take place on Saturday 19 January 2019 in the Bridge Community Centre, Newark (postcode NG24 2DQ).       
  • The Day School is organised to address the needs of less experienced dancers needing to gain confidence, as well as dancers who are already familiar with basic figures.  
  • Our guest teacher for 2019 will be Liz Stead from Chesterfield and our musician will once again be David Page.  
  • There will be classes in the morning and afternoon, and a buffet lunch.
  • The morning session is for beginners, as well as those whose aim is to improve steps, dance technique and gain confidence in dancing basic formations.
  • The afternoon session is for more experienced dancers who have a secure knowledge of the basic formations, including reels (of 3 and 4) and who can identify corners positions.  This knowledge will be assumed so that the teacher can concentrate on developing further skills and knowledge.  Several of the figures taught will be from the evening Social Dance programme.
  • The expectation is that all participants will wear footwear appropriate for Scottish Country Dancing ie ideally ghillies or ballet style shoes, for the safety of all taking part.  Shoes with hard soles and heels will not be permitted.
  • An application form is available by clicking below.  There will be a limit on numbers, with a waiting list implemented if necessary.  An application is available by clicking the link below.  
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Annual Social

Our Annual Social will be held on 19 January 2019 in the evening after the Day School in the Bridge Community Centre, beginning at 7.00pm.  The flyer, giving details of the dance programme and a link to the cribs, diagrams and videos, can be printed by clicking below.  
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ASCDS Festival

The Festival is organised by the Association of Scottish Country Dance Societies to promote Scottish Country Dancing, particularly in the East Midlands.  In 2018, it was held in Retford on 12 May and the music was performed by Chris Dewhurst and his Band.  Each year, the Newark dancers enter a team to participate in the Massed Dancing and a team to perform a demonstration solo watched by the other teams.
The 2018 Newark solo was called S C D.          

Garden Dances

On Tuesday evenings during the summer, dancers host Garden Dances in their own gardens for other members.  In the event of inclement weather, the dancing takes place in the usual hall in Newark.  Three of the 2018's sunny summer evenings are shown below.