strathspey@strathspey.org:45108

Pia Walker

contact details

April 25, 2006, 5:28 p.m. (Message 45108)

Which reminds me - it would really be helpful for us poor travellers if all
clubs/brances/sets/individual dancers could check the contact details which
are in the public domaine - i.e. not your own websites.

I was recently in Dubai (and other places) and decided to go dancing in
Dubai having missed dancing in all the other places due to conference
dinners, travel etc.

My contact in Dubai which I received via Mexico had not managed to contact
me before I went, because I was too slow to contact her - but I knew that in
Dubai they danced in the Dubai Country Club - and when there, I checked
online and the Expat Womens pages confirmed this plus date and that it was
Squash Court 3.

I took a chance and a taxi and ventured forth into the traffic chaos and
general maniacal driving in this wonderful place - when I got there I was
received with totally blank stares - nobody had heard about SCD - apparently
the info I got online was (years?) out of date.   Gate crashed the pool bar
in the Country Club (my only chance to get to such a place :>)) had a drink
and a snoop (memories of 6 arabic gentlemen in full garb playing snooker in
one of the rooms) and went back to my hotel. No dancing.

Before anyone says that I should have checked with RSCDS etc, the dancers
out there apparently are not affilliated - yes indeed there are plenty
places out there where Scottish Country Dancing is carried out without
contact with Edinburgh - and therefore one cannot check up on them via
RSCDS.

Just a little by the way - it may help others to join you in dancing.

Pia
Who really enjoyed Dubai anyway -  can recommend Dune-bashing - it is a bit
like Wild/White Water Rafting with a 4 wheel drive in sand.



We have a member going on holiday to Leipzig this weekend for about 6
weeks.    Any advice on SCD availability within reach of Leipzig
during that time will be most welcome, and will be passed on
immediately.

Many thanks

Angus

Angus Henry;  Secretary, NT Branch RSCDS
web site <http://www.users.on.net/~anguka/>



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