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Alasdair Graham
March 9, 2006, 12:02 p.m. (Message 44601)
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.
Alasdair Graham wrote: 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. On the contrary Alasdair, we will have to wait till September in our part of the world. I hope we dont have to wait as long for our copy. Campbell Cape Town
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
Margaret wrote: "Do send Jimmie a copy of your reply to the Scotland on Sunday with all the names on it and ask him to use his eyes better next time." Just a minute, folks. I think Jimmie uses his eyes pretty well when it comes to the Strathspey list. And he may well answer for himself, but I suspect what has happened here is that the latest edition of the Scotish Country Dancer had gone to press before the Scotsman published our collective reply to their article. Chris, New York.