Scottish Country Freestyle Dancing?

Eric Clyde

Jan. 30, 2006, 10:04 p.m. (Message 43962)

I just came across a reference to Scottish Country Freestyle Dancing.  A 
Google search  indicates that the style is recognized by UKA -- the 
United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing.  What is 
it?  Is it a variant of ceilidh dancing, SCD by overexhuberant young 
dancers, SCD after a really good party (probably that should be no-style 
dancing!), or what?

Just curious.

Eric Clyde
Ottawa Branch

seonaid.gent

Feb. 2, 2006, 11:28 p.m. (Message 44059, in reply to message 43962)

Hi Eric,
   
  I'm sorry to disappoint you, but as I member of the UKAPTD I think
  there should be a comma between Scottish Country and Freestyle.  If
  you have a look at the bit on the website it is talking about
  introducing different examinations and goes on to list a variety of
  other dance forms.
   
  Seonaid
   
  Markinch, Fife

Eric Clyde <xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
  I just came across a reference to Scottish Country Freestyle Dancing. A 
Google search indicates that the style is recognized by UKA -- the 
United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing. What is 
it? Is it a variant of ceilidh dancing, SCD by overexhuberant young 
dancers, SCD after a really good party (probably that should be no-style 
dancing!), or what?

Just curious.

Eric Clyde
Ottawa Branch

Eric Clyde

Feb. 3, 2006, 3:54 a.m. (Message 44066, in reply to message 44059)

Thanks, Seonaid. I admit that I'm a little disappointed but, since you 
are both a member of UKAPTD and a Fifer, you should know.

All the best,

Eric

e.ferguson

Feb. 13, 2006, 11:14 p.m. (Message 44250, in reply to message 44059)

Dear Eric, dear Seonaid,

Here is a cut-and-paste extract from the web page of the UKAPTD

http://www.ukadance.co.uk/

UKA services to support dance teachers include Professional examinations,
medal test examinations with perhaps the largest range of awards available
in the UK As an innovator, UKA conducted the first scrutineering exams, and
was the first to introduce Scottish Country Freestyle Dancing, Rock 'n'
Roll, Western Line Dance, Le Roc & Salsa dance exams.

And this one comes from http://www.ukadance.co.uk/home.htm

The Alliance has always been an innovator, and is still recognised for that
quality today. It conducted the first scrutineering exams, the first to
introduce Scottish Country Freestyle, Rock 'n' Roll, Western Line Dance, Le
Roc & Salsa exams. .

Seonaid, where is your comma?  Are you referring to yet a different page?

Happy dancing,

Eric (Ferguson)

Anselm Lingnau

Feb. 13, 2006, 11:45 p.m. (Message 44251, in reply to message 44250)

Eric Ferguson quoted from the UKA web site:

| UKA services to support dance teachers include Professional examinations,
| medal test examinations with perhaps the largest range of awards available
| in the UK As an innovator, UKA conducted the first scrutineering exams, and
| was the first to introduce Scottish Country Freestyle Dancing, Rock 'n'
| Roll, Western Line Dance, Le Roc & Salsa dance exams.

> Seonaid, where is your comma?  Are you referring to yet a different page?

I think Seonaid meant that there ought to be a comma between »Country« and 
»Freestyle« on the actual UKA web site, when there isn't one there currently.

Of course times are hard, but if they're desperately short on punctuation 
signs maybe we can get them to move the one now between »Roll« and »Western«. 
Surely nobody will mind a new genre called »Rock 'n' Roll Western Line 
Dance«.

Incidentally, how does one conduct an exam in freestyle dancing?

Anselm
-- 
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deadening effect of a habit.                       -- William Somerset Maugham