{"id":10414,"date":"2018-01-05T02:54:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T06:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/?page_id=10414"},"modified":"2018-01-05T02:54:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T06:54:53","slug":"ceilidh-dance-newsletter-2017-18-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/?page_id=10414","title":{"rendered":"Ceilidh Dance newsletter – 2017\/18 #12"},"content":{"rendered":"

A very Happy New Year to You and Yours, may it bring peace, happiness and good health to all.\"\"<\/span>The next Ceilidh\u00a0Dance is one week today,\u00a0the date is\u00a0Friday, January 12 at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver.\u00a0\u00a0It is a great way to work off those extra few pounds (kilograms for the younger generation)\u00a0and a fun evening to boot.\u00a0 I am sure we will get a big crowd, tell your friends to come too.<\/p>\n

Groups of 8 or more qualify for a $1 discount so long as you warn me in advance.\u00a0 The “leader” chooses a password that the group knows.\u00a0 You tell me the password; I inform those that are collecting the admission and everyone\u00a0in the group gets admitted for $1\u00a0less than the normal rate.\u00a0\u00a0For the dance on January 12 you\u00a0have until Wednesday (10th) to contact me with the password and the number in your group.<\/p>\n

It is a great way to celebrate the season – and cheap too!\u00a0 Arrange to meet all your friends at the Ceilidh dance rather than have them come to your place.\u00a0 Entertainment, food and drink included!<\/p>\n

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If you are a bit wary come along to the Ceilidh dance\u00a0on Friday, January 12 at 7 p.m. in the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver.\u00a0 The class, which is free, will give you an idea of what we do as we teach all the dances the same way at the class and at the dance.\u00a0 I am sure you’ll want to stay and enjoy the dance.<\/p>\n

What is a Ceilidh dance?\u00a0 It is informal, easy Scottish Country dancing in a relaxed style for all ages.\u00a0 We teach everything, no experience or partner required just a desire to have fun an ability to move to the wonderful beat of the lively music and to enjoy the company of other like-minded folk.<\/p>\n

I hope you all had such a pleasant holiday season as we enjoyed.\u00a0 Christmas brunch and Boxing Day dinner at my son’s, then, New Year’s Day dinner here.\u00a0 Then there was a very enjoyable Betwixt & Between dance a wedding and a Hogmanay dinner and dance (which I missed as I had a bad cold).\u00a0 All in all a very nice season and lots of food (I got to enjoy the Hogmanay meal later as my wife brought it home!!)<\/p>\n

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Inverary<\/p>\n

Don’t forget the Branch Burns Supper on Saturday, January 20 in the Scottish Cultural Centre.\u00a0 Tickets which can be bought online at https:\/\/www.rscdsvancouver.org<\/a>are $60 for which you get a full dinner, great speeches and a dance.\u00a0 More info e-mail\u00a0 burns@rscdsvancouver.org<\/a><\/p>\n

I was due to run a ceilidh at a wedding in Abbotsford on December 29.\u00a0 The TV was warning of ice storms, power outages, trees down, etc.\u00a0 I set off early to give myself lots of time\u00a0and the roads were fine until about 2\/3 miles from the hotel but I managed to get off the freeway and into a parking space outside of which there were very few available.\u00a0 It was raining and freezing at the same time.\u00a0 Crossing the lot was treacherous with my equipment.\u00a0 When I entered the hotel the lighting was subdued\u00a0– that was because it was candle light, the power was out and had been for some time.<\/p>\n

250 guests were eating a buffet dinner.\u00a0 I don’t know how they had cooked it or kept it hot.\u00a0 There were some battery operated Christmas lights, candles everywhere, the servers and kids had light sticks, cell phones were used also.\u00a0 It was very\u00a0romantic and\u00a0not something the bride and groom will forget.<\/p>\n

Of course the DJ was useless with no power.\u00a0 There were no\u00a0microphones for the speeches, no music, nada.\u00a0 But good old boy scout Duncan had a battery operated player and with some cables I had brought we were able to patch in an IPhone.\u00a0 The DJ looked up some dance tunes, not the right ones but they would do, and I was able to get them dancing Strip the Willow, Gay Gordons, Virginia Reel, etc.\u00a0 My voice lasted well enough and they were all good sports.\u00a0 Of course I should have brought my IPod with all the Scottish dances but it was at home charging.\u00a0 We are resilient we Scots!<\/p>\n

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Loch Dubh, Easter Ross<\/p>\n

The next Ceilidh dance is\u00a0on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver with the usual class at 7 pm\u00a0and the dance following from 8 – 11 pm.\u00a0 Pay at the door – $12 ($10 for students).\u00a0\u00a0Tell your friends etc. about the dances, they are lots of fun.<\/p>\n