Herts and Borders
Our Triple Decker season
Herts
Triple Decker
Dance class, cake and a chat, social dancing
with live music
2 pm to 5 pm Sunday 19 May 2024
St Stephen's Hall, Watling Street, St Albans AL1 2PT
Members £12, non members £15
Or email rscdsherts@gmail.com
Teacher: Sarah Patel
Class focus: Espagnole
Musician: Jeremy Hill
Social dancing programme: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/48075/
Save the date for our future Triple Deckers
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Sunday 19 May 2024
Teacher: Sarah Patel
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Sunday 6 Oct 2024
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Sunday 24 Nov 2024
or email rscdsherts.treasurer@gmail.com
Programme: https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/46464
You can look back at what was danced and which formations were taught at previous Triple Deckers:
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Date. Dances. Formation
3.3.24 https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/46462/ Set to corners and partner
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Please read our Covid Guidelines in advance of attending any of our events.
MBE for Malcolm,
Scroll of Honour for Ken
Malcom Ferris Lay ... MBE
in the New Year Honours
Malcolm, a member of our committee has been awarded MBE for his charity work for children with disabilities, the Tea Trade Benevolent Society and the Scottish Tartan Authority. Congratulations to Malcolm.
Ken Martlew
President RSCDS Herts and Borders
awarded RSCDS Scroll of Honour
Ken and Petula Martlew with William Williamson, RSCDS Chairman, at the award ceremony during the RSCDS AGM 2023. Read about the many achiements of Ken's Scottish country dancing life. Read more
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.
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Our new Facebook page
Two ways to keep up to date with events at Herts and Borders Branch. Log in and like us.
More opportunities
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You can develop your dancing skills through the RSCDS with
Medal Tests and the Dancing Achievement Award.
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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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RSCDS AGM November 2023
Herts and Borders was well represented at the RSCDS AGM. Ken was awarded the Scroll of Honour, Trevor Clarke, our Secretary, presented detailed changes to the Consitution to resolve ambiguities and Liz Mitchell, member, and Chair of Lucy Clark SCDC, presented local initiatives at the panel discussion on recruitment and retention of dancers. And, of course, Lizzy Conder is RSCDS Treasurer.
From left, Brian, Chris, Jan, Armaiti, Petula, Ken, Jane, Liz, Trevor, Lizzy.
Liz Mitchell of Herts and Borders and Chair of Lucy Clark speaking at the panel session on recruiting and retaining dancers.
We had a great time on 18 March 2023 at the Herts and Borders with Watford Scottish Ball celebrating 100 years of the RSCDS.
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More pictures in the gallery.
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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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Our second Triple Decker of 2022
Jane, teacher, and Calum, musician, after an afternoon class of reels followed by cake and social dancing.
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:
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Reel, Miss Lucy Clark
Strathspey, Salute to Ian Robertson
Medley, The Berkhamsted Medley.
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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!
