Ceilidh Dance Newsletter – 2024 #7

the harbour at  Oban showing the colourful and calmly moored boats at the jetties with the St Columba’s Cathedral in the background.

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The next Ceilidh dance is next Friday May 31 – the last Friday of the month and yes it is an extra Ceilidh dance requested by you the dancers and as it is not advertised we really rely on all of you to spread the word. It will be the fifth one of the year and the last one until September so you will all want to come and enjoy a great evening of dancing, fun and social interaction after all the fun that was had at the April dance where we had a record 150 who danced to the great music provided by our own Calanais with the dances taught and called by Alison.

The dances are held in the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver which is a block north of SW Marine between Granville & Oak in Marpole.  The evening starts with a free class from 7 – 7:45 and the dance with the live music of Calanais follows from 8 – 10:30.  Admission is $15 (students $10) and there are refreshments available but remember it is CASH ONLY.  Remember to bring some extra cash so you can donate towards the cost of the beer/cider/soft drinks/cookies etc.

If you are interested in moving to the next level up from Ceilidh dancing you should try Scottish Country dancing which is more refined than Ceilidh dancing but still lots of fun.  Weekly classes are nearing the end of the season but you could look them up and find one near you.   To help everyone find a convenient class here is a link to all the classes in and around Vancouver and the start time if known;

2023-24 Class List

Of course there are the Scotfest BC Highland Games in June – scotfestbc.com – and Dancing in the Park (DITP) – rscdsvancouver.org – in the summer.  Check out these events.

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Blair Castle in Perthshire

 

Tunes this week are from White Rock SCDC  70th Anniversary Tea dance

Bratach Bana           Iain MacPhail and his Band              Highlander Vol 5

 

 

Union Terrace Gardens to the lit up night time view of what remains of Triple Kirks in Aberdeen.

 

No one believes seniors . . . everyone thinks they are senile.

An elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they’d shared, where Jerry had carved I love you, Sally.

On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money – fifty thousand dollars!

Jerry said, We’ve got to give it back.

Sally said, Finders keepers. She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.

The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door. Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?

Sally said, No.

Jerry said, She’s lying. She hid it up in the attic.

Sally said, Don’t believe him, he’s getting senile

The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him.

One said: Tell us the story from the beginning.

Jerry said, Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ..

The first police officer turned to his partner and said, Were outta here!