ANNUAL DAY SCHOOL

Saturday 25th September 2010
Levenshulme High School, Crossley Road, Manchester.

Teachers

Graham Donald
Mervyn Short

Musicians

Luke Brady
Robert Mackay



Provisional Programme


Notes - Classes B & D are for dancers of all abilities. Classes A & C are for dancers with a good knowledge of steps and formations, as well as good technical ability and physical fitness.


09.30 - 10.30 Registration and Coffee

10.30 - 12.30 Morning Classes

12.45 - 14.00 Drinks available - provide own Lunch


13.30 - 14.00 Registration for afternoon arrivals and Coffee

14.15 - 16.15 Afternoon Classes

Cold drinks will be available mid-way through the classes

16.30 - 17.00 Talk by Robert Mackay
17.15 - 18.15 Hotpot Supper



The Teachers and Musicians

Graham Donald started dancing in Edinburgh and danced with the demonstration team there for a number of years. Recently, he has been teaching at day and weekend schools in the UK, Europe, North America and New Zealand, as well as training candidates for all five modules of the RSCDS teachers' examination.

Mervyn Short is qualified to teach both Country and Highland dancing. He has taught extensively in the UK and continental Europe,and is an assessor for RSCDS children's medal tests. He is currently chairman of BHS Borders Branch. He also devises dances, and has recently published a book of these.

Luke Brady is widely known in the UK as a SCD band leader. He has played accordian for RSDCS Dundee branch for 8 years and at the St Andrews Summer School for 2 years. He has also played in continental Europe and North America.

Robert Mackay has played piano for Scottish Country Dance Classes around the world for 35 years including 4 weeks at the RSCDS Summer School in St Andrews for the past 10 years. He has also tutored courses for musicians and gives talks on Scottish music regularly.



Followed by

OPENING-OF-SEASON DANCE

Levenshulme High School, from 7.00pm to 10.15pm that evening.

Band: Andrew Lyon and Scottish Measure SCD Band






FEES


Dancers may attend any number of sessions in any combination, for example a morning class and evening dance, or an afternoon class and supper. There is a discout for those attending the whole day.
Children under 16 may attend classes, but must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact the organisers if you wish to bring children to the Day Shcool.
Session Adult Child
Morning Class £12 £6
Afternoon Class £12 £6
Supper £6 £6
Dance £8 £4
Whole Day £35 £20


For full details of the Day School and booking forms please contact Geoff Hodges on Email
Geoff Hodges
Annual Day School
12 Madron Avenue
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 3PW
01625 618 320

Alternative contact number - Nora Pollard 0161 338 3475

Alternatively, download the Booking form as a pdf from here



The following is a report on the 2006 Day School and Opening of Season Dance
held on Saturday 30th September
By Heather Jamieson
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Our 2006 Day School was a very successful and eventful day. The teachers were;
Catherine Livesey from Leeds who added a Highland flavour into her afternoon programme,
David Queen from Preston who took on the role of a teachers class in the morning, and
Atsuko Clement from Edinburgh who taught, for the first time at our day school, 'Ladies
Step Dance' which was well attended and was found to be interesting and different.

We had an increase in numbers this year and the feedback that has been received by the
committee is that it had a happy, social and enjoyable atmosphere, with the standard of
teaching being excellent. Once again the musicians were of a very high standard adding
to the overall enjoyment. They were Andrew Lyon from Derbyshire playing piano for both
the morning and afternoon classes; Phill Jones from Sheffield on accordian, and Robert
Whitehead from Northumberland on accordian, who also led his four piece band for the
evening dance.

The Opening of Season dance was well attended with a full hall, which gave a wonderful
atmosphere with the lively sound of the Danelaw Scottish Dance Band. We invited Atsuko
Clement to perform a demonstration of two 'Ladies Step Dances' for us during the evening,
which was a great treat.

The next Annual Day School date has already been set (see above), and if you would like
more information or tickets, etc then contact either myself or Helen Freer. We look
forward to seeing new and old faces alike at this event.