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Beginners' Framework |
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Members of the Education and Training Committee have devised a Beginners' Framework, which is a tool to help dancers and teachers select dances which are appropriate for less experienced dancers. All too often, teachers find it hard to identify suitable dances for beginners when making up class and dance programmes. The intention of this Framework is to suggest dances which can be selected to cover a variety of steps and formations, and has been divided into three levels of dancing experience. The Framework is not intended to be a definitive list but should be used as a guidance tool to help dancers enjoy dancing at their own level. The Framework file is an Excel spreadsheet, and instructions for how to use it are on the first tab of the spreadsheet.
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Core Repertoire |
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The Core
Repertoire (April 2008) is not intended as a definitive list of the best or
most popular dances but is, simply, a selection compiled by experienced dancers
and teachers to meet the criteria noted below. The selection of dances has been
made with a number of objectives in mind. Among them are:
- to provide inexperienced dancers with a manageable repertoire
of dances which appear on dance programmes;
- to provide teachers and dancers with a structured
list of dances containing the principal formations of Scottish country dancing;
- to provide programme devisors with a common base from which a part of any dance or ball programme can be developed in order to encourage inexperienced dancers.
Download the
Core Repertoire here.
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Model Constitution for Local Associations/Branches |
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A
review of the Society's model constitution for Local Associations/Branches has
been carried out and the revised model can now be downloaded here. If you wish
to have a copy in Word, please send a request to
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. This model is
provided as a help to those setting up new Branches, or to existing Branches
who may wish to revise their constitution.
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Standard Terminology |
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Dance is a physical art form which is notoriously difficult to put into words, particularly the written word. It is not an exact science and there is no absolutely correct way of recording movements in a dance. It is hoped, however, that this document, by giving examples of phrasing, will offer some guidance on how movement and formations might be described .Ideally, dance devisors should align their instructions with the wording suggested in the Standard Terminology document before submitting a dance to the Society.
Download the Standard Terminology guidelines here. |
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