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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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/277 - Release Date: 08/03/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/277 - Release Date: 08/03/2006
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