The Homecoming Dance - Competition

As announced in issue no. 7 of Scottish Country Dancer, the RSCDS has been invited to produce a reel and accompanying tune to be used in events throughout the Homecoming Scotland 2009 - a year-long celebration of some of Scotland's greatest contributions to the world. Given that so many of our members are experienced devisers and composers, we are inviting submissions to find a suitable combination.

The dance must be a 32 bar reel which is suitable for general social dancing - something that can appear on dance programmes, not a technically demanding demonstration dance. The tune should fit the criteria of the dance.

The winning dance will be selected by the Membership Services Committee and the tune will be selected by a panel led by our Music Director, Mo Rutherford. The dance and tune will be premiered at the signature event to open Homecoming Scotland in January 2009, and will be called 'The Homecoming Dance'.

In conjunction with Homecoming Scotland, the RSCDS is offering a cash prize of £250 each for the chosen dance and tune. Entries can be submitted by email to info@rscds.org or sent as as hard copy to RSCDS, 12 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 7AF. The deadline given in the magazine was 15 November 2008, but please note that this has been extended to 28 November 2008.

For further information on Homecoming Scotland, visit www.homecomingscotland2009.com