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  Pia Walker March 9, 2006, 2:06 p.m. (Message 44604)

  RE: Scottish Country Dancer Magazine

  Actually it was the Scotsman we replied to - The Scotland on Sunday was an
  article where A dance organisation got funding for working on dance in
  Primary schools and was not capable of advertising this without uttering
  negative mutterings about other dance forms - of the top of my head
  something like:   "The Gay Gordon will be a thing of the past - we all have
  to learn hip-hop now"  Or words to that effect.
  
  Bearing in mind that funding is time-limited.   The average age of schools
  teachers are such that hip-hop will have to be taught by teachers from the
  outside (I have tried it, and it is great fun - but you realize that you
  have muscles in parts of your body, where you did not imagine you had
  muscles) - and the fact that it is not hip-hop which in Scotland are danced
  at family gatherings - I did not feel that that it was worth getting my
  dance-pumps in a twist - plus of course anything which gets any child of
  their back-sides is worth a go.
  
  With regards to birling - if you can birl - you are young enough - not if
  you are young you can birl.
  
  Pia
  
  -----Original Message-----
  From: strathspey-bounces-pia=xxxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  [mailto:strathspey-bounces-pia=xxxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx]On Behalf Of
  Alasdair Graham
  Sent: 09 March 2006 11:03
  To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
  Subject: Scottish Country Dancer Magazine
  
  
  The promised 'January' edition of the 'Scottish Country Dancer' magazine has
  just arrived in the post.
  I note it is dated as Spring 2006 therefore it is early in arriving here but
  I guess very late in other parts of the world.
  There is a full page from Chris Ronald (New York) giving an overview of
  discussions on this forum and an official photograph of 'birling' at the
  AGM.  Seems it's OK for 'young' dancers to do.
  There is comment on the New Manual together with a correction to page 66:
  6.23.2. of the first printing.
  Problems with the database for mailing out Member copies are highlighted
  with the plea for anyone not receiving their copy, or receiving too many
  copies, to get in touch.
  Interestingly there is an article by Jimmie Hill (Editor of the Scottish
  Country Dancer) about the Scotland on Sunday Newspaper article of 1st
  January 2006 in which he laments that there were no letters from dancers
  sent in reply to the article??  He goes on to ask what should our response
  be?
  Has he not been reading this forum and Pia's replies?
  Are all editor's out of touch?
  
  Looks just as interesting as the first issue.
  
  Alasdair Graham
  Dumbarton, Scotland.
  
  
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