Herts and Borders
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We had a great time on 18 March 2023 at the Herts and Borders with Watford Scottish Ball celebrating 100 years of the RSCDS.
More pictures in the gallery.
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The Herts and Borders
Triple Decker 21 May 2023
... dance class
... tea and cake
... social dancing
all in one afternoon and with live music!
Our 2023 series of Triple Decker afternoons continues
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 21 May 2023
St Stephen's Hall, Watling Street
St Albans AL1 2PT
Tickets £10 email rscdsherts@gmail.com
(£12 non members)
Email for tickets: rscdsherts@gmail.com
Come along and join us for a short dance class with a focus on
Dance to corners and set
with teacher Rose Kreloff
and live music from Ken Martlew
Social dancing programme, click here
We shall have an interval with tea and cake followed by a lively programme of social dancing, but it's not suitable for beginners.
Save the dates in 2023:
Autumn term
1 October
26 November
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Triple Decker on 22 January 2023
William Williamson, Chairman of the RSCDS, teaching a packed class the formations of corners pass and turn, with music from Ian Robertson and tea and cake for all.
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Develop your dancing here in Herts and Borders
As well as the Herts Triple-Decker, here at Herts Branch we are lucky to have two of the first dancers qualified as mentors for the Core Training for Instructors.
Click the button to learn more about gaining dance instructor training via this new initiative from the RSCDS with the support of familiar local teachers and mentors.
More opportunities
You can develop your dancing skills through the RSCDS with
Medal Tests and the Dancing Achievement Award.
If you would like to teach SCD there are courses for
Basic Teaching Skills and Teacher Certification
as well as the Core Instructor Training here in Herts.
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Our first Triple Decker
A full house for the first of our Triple Decker afternoons with teacher Mervyn Short and music from Adam Brady.
See pictures of the afternoon and read more below about the next Triple Decker in the series.
MC course and Basic Teaching Skills
The MC and basic teaching skills course was held over two Saturdays in January and February and eight dancers learned about managing classes, MC'ing dance evenings and clear recapping of dances.
RSCDS Centenary
Book 53
Thank you to the devisors and dancers for a spirited afternoon of eight dances proposed by members as entries for RSCDS Centenary Book 53. Dances were scored and ranked and, with a tie-break for one place, three dances have been chosen:
Reel, Miss Lucy Clark
Strathspey, Salute to Ian Robertson
Medley, The Berkhamsted Medley.
There will be lots of entries internationally, so fingers crossed!
Herts and Borders Dance Festival
our inaugural events in 2021
Lots of dancing,
lots of fun,
and cake!
Our second Triple Decker of 2022
Jane, teacher, and Calum, musician, after an afternoon class of reels followed by cake and social dancing.