We have never experienced a time like this. To help support the worldwide community of Scottish country dancers, we are issuing a series of newsletters to our members and subscribers - Dance Scottish At Home. This will develop and improve as time goes on, and we will be responding to what you would like to see and read. Our aim is to include articles, music, games, podcasts and online classes that will entertain and connect us with our dancing friends across the globe.

You are encouraged to share Dance Scottish At Home with dancers and musicians in your Group, Branch and wider network. We are all part of the Scottish dance family and now is the time to show it. 

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Dance Scottish At Home - 24th July 2020

Welcome to this week’s Dance Scottish At Home – with a new “At Home Podcast”, more dancing gems and puzzles alongside Scottish facts and stats to intrigue you at this time.  “Dance Scottish – A Summer Celebration” starts on Monday 27th July and, in this week’s DSAH, we have more information on the week. Keep reading to find out more.

A Summer Celebration

Monday 27th to Friday 31st July plus a bonus Saturday evening event!

Next week the RSCDS will be hosting its first virtual Summer Event and each evening you are invited to join the RSCDS on Zoom for just over an hour of online content – dance, music, information and an opportunity to connect with dancers everywhere over 5 nights.
 
With sign in available from 19:45, these evenings will start at 20:00 and run until 21:15 with the Chat continuing online until 21:30. Join by using the link below.

LET'S DANCE & CONNECT
 
The same link will work each evening – and no two evenings will be the same – different teachers, different dances, fantastic music, international schools, step dancing for all. “A Summer Celebration” aims to provide something for everyone, from beginners to advanced dancers, for those who want to dance at home to those who would like to enjoy the sessions from the comfort of their sofa.

You can join our Dance Scottish Summer Celebration community right now and purchase a special limited edition t-shirt or tote bag! These are available in various sizes and colours - to browse the design options, visit our official RSCDS Teemill site. All of the 100% organic cotton items are printed on demand and shipped direct from Teemill. As it’s Plastic Free July, we can happily report that all Teemill products are manufactured in the UK using renewable energy and shipped using plastic-free packaging.

SHOP SUMMER CELEBRATION

At Home Podcast

This week’s “At Home Podcast” brings recordings from Neil Galloway and his band, Doris Young tells us about the inspiration behind “Airyhall Delight, Jim Lindsay interviews drummer Malcolm Ross about his dad, band leader Lindsay Ross and there’s a new quiz – this time from Judith Muir with more alphabetical dances.

The Thursday Challenge

You may just have read about it: next week, it's time for “Dance Scottish - A Summer Celebration”, the first virtual RSCDS dance week ever! And on social media, we'll present you with a small daily challenge for the whole family before you join the 'evening' class on zoom. Then - because it fits, doesn't it - please tell us about your favourite dance school memory for this week's Thursday Challenge. We look forward to sharing your memories in our next DSAH on the 5th August.

What behind the name?

Inverary - One of the most attractive towns and castles in the southern Highlands, Inveraray castle is the seat of the Duke of Argyll, chief of clan Campbell – a clan with roots back to the 13th century.  

RSCDS online class

Join a different RSCDS Teacher each week for a mixture of basic movements, warm ups, technique and steps to keep you active. Live every Wednesday at 19:00 UK time, the class will give you the chance to dance with RSCDS members around the world at the same time.  *Please note that not all recorded classes begin immediately - skip ahead on the recording to find the start time, or just let it run and enjoy the music!* 

ONLINE CLASS - 22ND JULY 2020

Dance puzzles

Do you enjoy solving puzzles? This week we have provided 2 challenges to entertain, perplex and intrigue you.

cryptic dances

JIGSAW PUZZLE

Find the full Dance Scottish At Home newsletter here >

"I greatly appreciate the innovative way that the RSCDS has ensured that we all keep up our dance skills and stay connected to one another throughout this challenging time.  It was a real treat to have Angela teach the class accompanied by her husband, Graham on the piano.

Thank you again to the imaginative team at RSCDS for implementing this social connection for all of us in the worldwide dancing community."

 Helene and Douglas Nelson,  rscdsgleneagles.org