Saturday 9th June 2018
AGM: 6.45 – 7.30 p.m.
Dance: 7.30 – 10.30 p.m.
This dance took place after the Branch AGM to music from Calum Mitchell
Dance programme: Joie de Vivre, Summer Wooing, Lammermuir Hills, Links with St Petersburg, Summer Assembly, The Middleton Medley, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Machine Without Horses, Bohemian Reflections, The Haar on Skye, EH3 7AF, Glastonbury Tor, Scotch Mist, Quarries’ Jig, The Highlandman Kissed his Mother.
Wednesday 30 May 2018
To music from Sandra Smith and Christina Hood
Dance Programme: EH3 7AF, Festival Interceltique, Invercauld’s Reel, Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan, The Starry Eyed Lassie, Fair Donald, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Pelorus Jack, Hello-Goodbye, The Craven Twelvesome, Joie de Vivre , Silver Roses, Inchmickery, The De’il Amang the Tailors.
On Wednesday 14th February 2018 dancers enjoyed the music of Sandra Smith on piano and and Christina Hood on fiddle. Dances were called by Jane Rose.
Dance programme: Charlestown Chaser, The Dunedin Festival Dance, Hello-Goodbye, Crom Allt, Fair Enough, The Valentine, The Highlandman’s Umbrella, New Year Jig, Ca’ the Ewes tae the Knowes, Blue Bonnets, Scott Meikle, C’est l’Amour, 12 Coates Crescent, The Reel of the 51st Division
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The Branch Burns Supper Ceilidh on 16 January 2018 was once again a great success. 170 dancers enjoyed dancing to the superb music of the Caledonian Reelers as well as enjoying the delicious traditional supper of haggis, neaps and tatties provided by Margaret Shaw and her hard-working team. Iain Farrell piped in the haggis which was paraded by Willie Lawrence, and Ian Rutherford addressed it with great style.
Photos courtesy Jerry Reinstein.
Dancers who attended the Branch Christmas Dance were treated to a wonderful buffet provided by Margaret Shaw and her team of helpers as well as some wonderful festive music from Ian Robertson and his SCD Band. Our MCs for the evening, Rachel Wilton and Lindsey Rousseau, guided us seamlessly through the programme. We were very pleased to welcome visitors from Los Angeles and Toronto.
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On Saturday 18 November 2017 dancers came to celebrate St Andrew’s Night with a ceilidh dance to music from The Caledonian Reelers with MC Simon Wales.
This dance took place at St Columba’s Church Hall, Pont Street, London SW1X 0BD
Some of our members attended this year’s AGM in Perth and enjoyed the dancing on Friday and Saturday nights.
Photos courtesy Jerry Reinstein.
Dancers enjoyed a fun evening of dances with MC Jane Rose and musicians Sandra Smith and Barbara Manning on Wednesday 25th October 2017 Read more »
Dancers gathered for the annual Branch Day School at Paddington Academy on Saturday 21 October. They enjoyed classes for all abilities with excellent teaching from Lindsey Ibbotson, Tom Ibbotson, Helen Russell and William Williamson. Accompanying the classes with some fine music were Barbara Manning, Ian Muir, Judith Muir and Ian Robertson.
The Musicians’ workshop, led by Ian Muir (Prestwick), was enjoyed by some 20 musicians who then played for the evening’s dance, MC’d by Peter Knight. Read more »
About 60 dancers attended our Opening Season Dance on Saturday 16 September 2017. Those who came were treated to some superb music from the Craigellachie Band and there was a great atmosphere on the dance floor. We were also pleased to welcome visitors from the U.S.A., Hong Kong and Ireland.
Margaret Shaw and her catering team provided us once again with some very tasty refreshments with Andrew Kellett and Pat Davoll, our MC’s for the evening, guiding us seamlessly through the dances.
Dance programme: The Frisky, Wisp of Thistle, The Captain’s House, The Nurseryman, The Gardeners’ Fantasia, The Castle of Mey, Bill Clement MBE, Bridge of Nairn, Clutha, Mrs Stewart’s Jig, Orwell Lodge Strathspey, The Isle, Inverneill House, 12 Coates Crescent, John of Bon Accord, MacLeod’s Fancy, Neidpath Castle, The Reel of the Royal Scots.