Another good reason to enjoy Scottish Country Dancing

[Carolina Kiltman]

I admire you folks that enjoy dancing. I for one don't dance at all, as I feel very self conscious when I do. It has never been a fun event. Now, that being said, maybe dancing kilted would be a whole different matter.....I might have to give it a shot.

As an elderly coot (75) I have to admit that some of the more complicated steps are difficult, especially when arthritic joints complain, yet my bride and I are members and generally go to the weekly practices, and are part of the special occasion dances. Lots of fun, and nobody complains about my lack of skill. Some things I just cannot do well, the pas de basque, for instance, yet that isn't going to stop me from having fun! For those who have never seen HCD, I can only say that it is refined square dancing (which I understand is a child of it) So quit thinking that everybody is looking at you and jump right in! (We have a joking "other right hand" when one of the lefties reaches out)

[MartinGrenoble]

I think that joke must be pretty universal (en France : non, l'autre main gauche ! ).
The thing is that we can joke about each other's mistakes and still get some good dancing and enjoy ourselves. It's a matter of cooperation and team work, not competition to see who is best.

It is also great to be able to travel somewhere new, find a SCD group, join in and feel you are among friends. I was very glad to find SCDers when I went to study in N Carolina many years ago, and, more recently, I have been welcomed into clubs in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Japan, and now, in Spain.

Martin

[Panache]

...The thing is that we can joke about each other's mistakes and still get some good dancing and enjoy ourselves. It's a matter of cooperation and team work, not competition to see who is best.

What a great way of summing up SCD Martin.

Cheers

Jamie

[Graham]

Sometimes my polite turns are not so polite, one lady take delight at the end of, say, rights and lefts, to swing me hard into a polite turn to see the kilt spin. Wife is not impressed.