RSCDS Winter School 2013

Winter Schoolclass

RSCDS Winter School was held from 24 February to 1 March 2013 at the Atholl Palace Hotel in Pitlochry, Perthshire.The coordinator was Anne Taylor. Teaching this year were Anne, Johan MacLean, Janet Johnston and Jim Stott, with music provided by Jim Lindsay, David Cunningham, Rodger McAndrew and Barbara Anderson. Pat Houghton asked some first-time participants for their impressions, and here are some of them. ‘It was so much more than the Ball, the Castle, the dancing, the music – it was the total experience that made it so wonderful and gave me that feeling of the wider sense of the Scottish country dance family, the true spirit of the dance. ’ ‘We enjoyed a wonderful week of teaching and music with new and old friends – the week has finished but the euphoria will remain. ’ ‘My experiences were many throughout the week, from being invited to sit at the Director ’ s table for my first evening meal to meeting many lovely people who were so welcoming and who went out of their way to make me feel at home – a fabulous venue, great teaching and music – I will be back!’ ‘I particularly enjoyed having four different teachers with their differing personal teaching styles, and loved the camaraderie that so quickly developed both inside and outside of classes. ’ ‘Great teaching, superb music, thoroughly good company – a very positive first experience. ’ ‘Good teaching in grand surroundings and an opportunity to make new friends from all over the world – what a lovely way to spend a week. ’

Winter Schoolstaff

‘We received a very warm welcome in a splendid atmosphere, friendly dancers and teachers who gave us a gorgeous time – so we feel that we are taking a very valued treasure with us, to use our new knowledge and multiply the joy and fun of SCD.We thank you very much for this experience and would like to come back. ’

The Bandat the Ball

(Allphotos by Gordon Porter)

ThankstoCatherineBennett(VancouverBranch), ChristopherGrafvonRex-StewartandHartmuthFentsahm(CentralGermanyBranch), Cynthia Hoffman (Vienna Branch), Rose and Stuart Kreloff(London), Libby and Peter Lamb(Inverness), Louise Lattimore (Edmonton Branch), LynneLeterme(ParisBranch), PeterMeier(Switzerland), DianaMorris(SouthWalesBranch), MarchanNaitoh(TokaiBranch), Sylvia Nyffeler(Zurich), AnnieandWalterRandolph(LondonBranch), AnneRobertson(Lanark&LornBranches), AkikoSaito(TokaiBranch), Anne andJohnShade(Inverness&DistrictBranch),TerrySimard(VancouverBranch), AnneSmith(StonehavenBranch), CarolSpencer(Vancouver Branch), andIrene Townshend(Edmonton Branch).Your comments aregreatly appreciated!