Spring School

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Dear friends! We welcome you to our traditional Spring School of Scottish Dancing! We have prepared fascinating program and have invited new interesting teachers. Come to us - to learn, to dance and to communicate, to make friends and to get something new.

So, we proudly announce the Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2016.

Dates: May 5 - May 9
Place: Yaroslavl

Programme:

• Scottish Country Dancing classes of different levels - for advanced dancers and for beginners
• Highland dancing classes of different levels - for advanced dancers and for beginners
• Cape Breton classes (Scottish step dance)
• Ladies' Step classes
• Highland Dancing Competition
• Festival of Scottish Country Dancing Demonstration Teams
• Social dancing
• Scottish ball
• Live music
• Unlimited communication and exchange of experience

Teachers:
• Jamie Berg (Oslo)
• Jan-Louise Doherty (Aberdeen)
• Andrew Nolan (Edinburgh)
• Sergey Alferov (Moscow)

Music:
• Andrew Nolan (Edinburgh)
• Anatoly Isaev (Moscow)
• White Heather Band (Moscow)

Timetable

Date, time	9:50-11:20	11:30-13:00	14:00-16:00	18:00-21:00
Wed 04.05	Arrival of guests and teachers
Thu 05.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 2)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 2)	Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 2) SCD - Jamie (hall 3)	Barbecue party, walkthrough for social 06.05
Fri 06.05	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 1)	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 1)	SCD - Andrew (hall 1) Highland (hall 2)	Festival (prescribed dance) Social dancing
Sat 07.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 3)	17:30-19:00 - Walkthrough for ball 19:30-22:00 - Ceilidh
Sat 07.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	Highland - Competitions (hall 4) 12:00-16:00		17:30-19:00 - Walkthrough for ball 19:30-22:00 - Ceilidh
Sun 08.05	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	13:00-15:00 Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 3) SCD - Andrew (hall 1)	16:30-18:00 Festival (Display dance)	18:30-21:30 Ball
Mon 09.05	Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	UKA Exam (hall 3)
Tue 10.05	Departure of guests and teachers

Morning classes are for intermediate and advanced dancers, afternoon classes - for beginners.

There is hall available for rehearsals of demonstration teams on 05.05 from 16:00 to 17:30 and on 06.05 from 14:00 to 16:00

Venues:

Halls 1 & 2 - Palace of the Young People, 27 Lenina prospekt, Yaroslavl.
Halls 3 & 4 - 4A Zoi Kosmodemyanskoy str., Yaroslavl.
Ball - DK "Stroitel", 28 Kudryavtseva str., Yaroslavl.

Teachers

Jamie Berg

Jamie is brilliant, young and very energetic teacher. She dances since her birth. Her dancing interests, as well as the teaching experience is very broad. She has been giving classes on Scottish Country Dance, Cape Breton Step, Highland and different folk dances throughout Europe, America and Australia. She is also teaching gymnastics, classical choreography and acro-yoga. Jamie is very positive person, and she is able to give her energy to anybody.
She currently lives in Oslo (Norway).

She will be teaching Scottish Country Dance and Cape Breton Step on the School.

Andrew Nolan

You may know Andrew, since he was the teacher on our very first Spring School 2013 in Voronezh. We are very glad that Andrew agreed to come to our school again. He is one of the most talented young teachers and RSCDS musicians (he is playing keyboards). He has full RSCDS teaching certificate, he is secretary of RSCDS Edinburgh branch. He was a member of RSCDS Education & Training Committee.
He currently lives in Edinburgh (Scotland).

He will be teaching Scottish Country Dance and he will also play on Jamie's classes.

Jan-Louise Doherty

Jan started dancing in Lawrence Dance Academy in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire when she was two. Her mom, the director of Lawrence Dance Academy and UKA vice president Miss Rhona Lawrence was her coach and tutor.
Rhona and her sister Gillian trained Jan during her whole dancing career from Primary (younger than 7) to Premier (the highest) categories, helping her achieving one goal after another: Jan won in Pre-Championship when she was 9, and she won her first championship at the age of 12.
As the professional Jan qualified in UKA in different dance styles, and recently she have passed Highland Judge exam.
Jan is very glad to be a part of the Spring School, sends her best regards to all the participants and hopes that they spend great time in Yaroslavl!

She will be teaching Highland Dancing.

Sergey Alferov

Sergey is very interested in all styles of Scottish dance. He has been studying with the best teachers in Scotland, Canada and Russia. Helen Russell, UKA vice president Rhona Lawrence, the sevenfold Highland champion David Wilton were among his teachers.
Sergey is fully certified UKA teacher in two styles – fellow Scottish Step and fellow SCD. He developed teaching program on Scottish (Ladies') Step in 2011, which was accepted by UKA after Sergey had conducted workshops in Aberdeen (Scotland) and Blackpool (England).
He currently lives in Moscow (Russia). He teaches Ladies' Step Dance in Shady Glen School and Ceilidh and SCD in International Women’s Club of Moscow Ceilidh Dance Group.

He will be teaching Ladies' Step Dance on the School.

Social Dancing programme

THE AMBASSADORS’ REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) S Mayr Vienna Bk
1-8 1s dance down between 2s & cast up, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s dance down between 3s & cast up, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s & end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s turn 1st corners RH & pass RSh to face 2nd corners, turn corners RH & pass RSh to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

THE FLYING SCOTSMAN 1 (J8x32) 3C (4C Set) H Thurston 16 SCDs
1-8 1L followed by 2L+3L cross, cast behind 1M, in front of 2M, behind 3M, cross & dance up to places
9-16 1M followed by 2M+3M repeat around Ladies
17-24 1s slip step down the middle & up to 2nd place
25-32 2s+1s+3s slip step down & back

MARY ERSKINE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring 15 Social Dances
1-8 1s+2s turn on sides 1.1/2 times (Men RH & Ladies LH), 1s cast down behind 3s, meet & dance up to 2nd place facing own sides ready for -
9-16 1s dance Double Triangles & end by turning right about to face each other (remaining in middle)
17-24 1s slip step down centre & back
25-32 1L dances LH across on Men’s side as 1M dances RH across on Ladies side & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s

THE BRAES OF BREADALBANE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Skillern RSCDS Bk 21
1-8 1s turn RH cast 1 place, turn LH & 1L casts up as 1M casts down to form lines of 3 across facing each other
9-16 1L+2s & 1M+3s set twice & 1s cast back to 2nd places & turn RH ending on own sides
17-24 2s+1s+3s set twice & turn partners 2H
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L

THE FINDLAYS’ JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring 14 Social Dances
1-8 1s lead down the middle & back
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Allemande
17-24 1s dance in & cast up to top, 2s dance in & cast up to top
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

ST ANDREW’S OF BRAMPTON (R4x32) 4C set A Campbell RSCDS Bk 37
1-8 1s & 4s cross RH, cast in 1 place & dance RH across once round in the centre retaining hold of RH
9-16 1s+4s pick up corners on LH & all dance round 2 places (St Andrews cross formation), set to corner & change places LH
17-24 2s+3s form RH star in centre with corners on LH & dance round 2 places, set & change pl with corners (2s & 3s pass between 1s & 4s)
25-32 1s & 4s with nearer hands joined dance out of ends & cast back to centre, 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L ending in pstns 2 4 1 3

MARGARET BROWN’S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) A Thorne
1-8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s & end facing 1st corner
9-16 Pass+Turn with 1st corners, pass partner RSh & Pass+Turn with 2nd corners & end BtoB facing 3rd corners
17-24 1s dance 1/2 Diag reel of 4 with 3rd corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 reel with 4th corners & end 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Set+Link for 3 twice

ST ANDREW’S FAIR (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring 5 SCDs
1-8 1s cross RH, cast 2 places, cross LH below 3s & cast up to 2nd place own sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s 1/2 turn RH retain hands & all set (M face down & L up) 2L leads Ladies across & down own side while 3M leads Men across & up
17-24 3s+1s+2s circle 6H round & back
25-32 3s+1s+2s 1/2 turn LH retain hands & all set (M face up & L down) 2L leads Ladies across & up own side while 3M leads Men across & down

ORIEL STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set I Simmonds RSCDS Bk 32
1-8 All set, 2s+3s cross RH while 1s & 4s 1/2 turn ptnrs RH to end in middle (cplefacing cpl), 1s+4s dance down/up & dance out sides casting to ends
9-16 All set, 1s+4s cross RH while 2s & 3s 1/2 turn ptnrs RH 2s facing up & 3s down, 2s+3s dance out ends & cast back to original places
17-24 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across & LH across back to places
25-32 1s+4s cross (1s RH, 4s LH) diag to centre & circle 4H to left, continue circle as 1L+4L dance dn to 4th/3rd pl as 4M+1M dance up to 3rd/4th pl

THE WHISTLING WIND (R8x32) 3C (4C set) E Goosen RSCDS Bk 36
1-8 1s set, dance in & cast to 2nd place, set to each other while advancing to 1st corners
9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 1st corners pass by RSh to dance 1/2 reel with 2nd corners end ready for Double Triangles up/down (Man with top couple)
17-24 3s+1s+2s dance Double Triangles facing up & down, 1s ending in 2nd place on own sides
25-32 1s dance Diag R&L

SPIFFIN’ (J5x32) 5C Sq.Set (5s facing 1s) D&A Quarrie+Friends
1-8 5s dance reels of 3 with 1s+3s (5s start by passing opposite dancer by LSh)
9-16 5L dances RH across with 2s while 5M dances LH across with 4s, 5s lead up thru 1s & cast back to centre
17-24 5L dances LH across with 2s while 5M dances RH across with 4s, 5s lead down thru 3s & cast back to centre
25-32 5s turn (Kilt Grip) twice, 5s+1s set & dance part LH across (5s dance 1/2 way while 1s dance 1/4 way & into centre to face 2s)

GLENGRANT (S8x32) 2C (4C set) H Foss Glendarroch Sh 46
1-8 1s set advancing & turn 2H, lead down crossing & cast up to 1st place opposite sides
9-16 1s+2s dance 3/4 R&L & Adv+Ret (up/down) for 1 step
17-24 2s+1s set advancing to partner & turn 2H, 1s cast up & dance down to 2nd place while 2s cross down & cast up to top
25-32 2s+1s dance 3/4 R&L & circle left 1/2 way

DONNA’S DIAMONDS (R4x32) 4C Sq set S Gradon Beyond the Black Stump
1-16 1st couple dance a Petronella Diamond.
17-18 1M and 2L change places giving right hands.
19-20 1L and 2M change places giving right hands.
21-22 1M and 3M change places giving left hands.
23-24 1L and 3L change places giving left hands.
25-26 1M and 4L change places giving right hands.
27-28 1L and 4M change places giving right hands.
29-32 All tum right hands 1.5 times to own side.
Repeat with a new top couple.

C’EST L’AMOUR (The Flirt) (J8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 34
• 1- 8 1L casts 1 place & sets, casts to 3rd place & sets
• 9-16 1s cast up/down to 2nd place & set, 1L casts up into middle facing down while 1M casts down 1 place into middle facing up & both set
• 17-24 1s circle 3H round & back (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s) ending facing 2s/3s (2s facing up & 3s down)
• 25-32 1s+2s+3s set, 1s dance under arches made by 2s/3s to 2nd place own sides & 2s+1s+3s turn RH

THE TRIUMPH (R4x24) 4C set Gow RSCDS Bk 1
• 1- 8 1s lead down the middle & back to top, 1M presenting 1L to 2M
• 9-16 1L+2M with nearer hands joined dance down the middle followed by 1M, 1L+2M turn inwards (holding hands) & with crossed arms gives LH to partner, 1M+2M join free hands in arch over Ladies head & all 3 dance up in ‘Triumph’, 2M returns to place
• 17-24 1s dance special Poussette (1/4 turn, travel, 1/4 turn, 1/4 turn, travel, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn) down the middle to 4th place as 2s+3s+4s step up

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Ball programme

BE SEEING YOU (J32) Round the Room Dance 2 facing 2 S Gradon Beyond the Black Stump
1-8 1s+2s dance R&L
9-16 1s dance between 2s & cast back to place, 1s turn RH
17-24 2s repeat bars 9-16 round 1s
25-32 1s+2s Adv+Ret (with 3 claps on bar 28). 1s+2s advance to meet next couple (1s making an arch)

ORPINGTON CALEDONIANS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Brenchley RSCDS Bk 49
1-8 1s set, 1L casts and followed by 1M, dances across to 2M’s place facing out (2s step up 5-6). 1L+3M also 1M+3L turn LH ½ way and Men face out
9-16 3s+1s dance Ladie’s; Chain, 1M finishes facing out
17-24 1M followed by 1L casts up, dances across to 2M place (3s step down 19-20). 2s+1s dance RH across. 1M and 2L face out
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s+3s pass LSh to start)

12 COATES CRESCENT (S4x32) 4C set RSCDS Bk 40
1-8 All set on sides & cross RH, all set & cross back RH
9-16 1s dance down to meet 4s who dance up & 1L+4L also 1M+4M dance out own sides, cast back to places & 1s lead down to 4th place
17-24 3s+4s dance R&L
25-32 2s+3s also 4s+1s dance RH across & LH back

SPEIRS BRUCE (The Pole Star) (J8x32) 3C (4C Set) R Goldring Scotia Suite
1-8 1s cross RH, cast to 3rd place, 2s & 1s set & cross RH
9-16 2s+1s dance Men’s Chain (up/down)
17-24 3L+1M change places LH, 3M+1L change places RH, 2s+1s+3s set & cross RH
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

SHIFTIN’ BOBBINS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Clowes Ormskirk 6
1-8 1s cross RH to double triangle position with 2s+3s & set, 1s cast up to top & dance down until they are between 2s & 3s
9-16 1L dances RH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances LH across with 2L+3L, 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down centre
17-24 3s followed by 2s+1s dance up & 3s+2s cast off to places, 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances RH across with 2L+3L
25-32 1s dance up to top & cast down to 2nd place opposite side, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 around 2s to end in 2nd place on own sides

MIDSUMMER COMMON (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Tom & Lindsey Ibbotson RSCDS Bk 49
1-8 1s set, 1/2 turn RH, lead down, cross below 3s, cast up to 2nd place own sides (2s step up 5-6)
9-16 1s set advancing to 1st corners & turn 1st corners 2H finishing 1M between 3s, 1L between 2s. 1s set advancing to 2nd corners, turn 2nd corners 2H & retain 2nd corner’s LH
17-24 1M+2s also 1L+3s circle 3H round to Left, 1s pull back RSh to face up/down set. 1s set, petronella turn to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s dance Poussette

IT’S NAE BOTHER (J8x32) 2C (4C set) D Haynes Carnforth Coll 4
1-8 1s+2s set, Ladies cross, passing partners RSh chase clockwise to own side (having changed places)
9-16 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back
17-24 1s+2s set, Men cross, passing opposite Lady RSh chase clockwise to own sides
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L

CORNER AFTER CORNER AFTER CORNER (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry Stoneywood Coll 1
1-8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & turn RH 1.1/2 times to face 3rd corners
9-16 1s dance Pass+Turn with 3rd corners & pass RSh to face 4th corners, dance Pass+Turn with 4th corners & pass RSh to face 1st corners
17-24 1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance Pass+Turn with 2nd corners & end 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on sides (LSh to 1st corner to start) & cross RH to 2nd place own sides

THE WIND ON LOCH FYNE (S3x32) 3C Triangular set J Dickson Dunedin 1
1-8 1s cross over (Man between 3s, Lady between 2s) & dance Fig of 8 & end turning RH 1/2 way to face partner in original places
9-16 All dance interlocking RSh reels of 4 & end by turning RH to bring Men into centre
17-24 Men dance LH across in centre 2 places while Ladies dance clockwise 1 place, turn partner RH & repeat ending in triangular set order 2 3 1
25-32 All set & circle 6H round for 2 steps, turn partner 2H & continue to circle 6H round to pstns. 2 3 1

MACLEOD’S FANCY (J4x32) 4C set J Drewry RSCDS Bk 33
1-8 1s+4s set diagonally, 1M+4L 3/4 turn RH & cast up/down own side back to place while 1L+4M cast down/up own side & 3/4 turn RH back to place
9-16 All dance reels of 4 on sides, ending as at start of reel
17-24 2s & 3s turn 1s & 4s RH into a St Andrew’s Cross, all set & turn crnrs to end 1s in 3rd pl & 4s in 2nd pl on own sides having passed other crnr RSh
25-32 1s & 4s set & cross over (Ladies dancing between Men) & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round end couples to 3rd/2nd places (giving RH at top, LH at bottom)

BURNS’ HORNPIPE (R4x32) 4C set RSCDS Bk 27
1-8 1L casts down Ladies side while 1M dances down the middle, 1s meet below 4s & lead up to original places
9-16 On bar 9 all Men turn by the left to face out with folded arms as in hornpipe & on bar 16 turning left face in again while 1L dances across in front of her partner, behind 2M, in front of 3M & crosses to 3L place (2L+3L step up on bars 15-16)
17-24 1M similarly repeats bars 9-16 round the women (who remain facing in) to end in 3M place (2M+3M step up on bars 23-24)
25-32 1s+4s dance Poussette

GYPSY WEAVER (S8x32) 3C (4C set) D Peet
1-8 1s+3s dance RSh 3/4 round partner to end in line of four in middle (Ladies face down, Men up), 1/2 reel of 4, 1s+3s RSh 3/4 round prtnr to own sides
9-16 2s+1s Set+Link, 3s+1s Set+Link
17-24 1s+3s+2s 1/2 RSh reel of 3 on own sides, 1L followed by partner casts up 1 pl crossing to opp sides & turning left turns prtnr LH to face 1st crnrs
25-32 1s Pass+Turn with 1st corners & pass RSh to face 2nd corners, Pass+Turn with 2nd corners, 1s ending 2nd place own sides

THE SUMMER ASSEMBLY (R88) Sq.Set R Goldring RSCDS Bk 35
1-16 All turn RH, Ladies cast 1 place clockwise & all set to new partners, turn new partners RH, Ladies dance on 1 place (pass RSh) & set to new prtnrs
17-32 Repeat bars 1-16 but all turn LH & Men dancing on anticlockwise (pass LSh)?
33-48 1s+3s dance RH across then 1M & 3M followed by ptnrs dance cl'wise round outside of set back to original places 2nd & 4th couples repeat
49-56 All Ladies dance Figs of 8 round their partners & corners (start by passing in front of partners)
57-64 All Men dance Figs of 8 round their partners & corners (start by passing in front of partners)
65-80 1s+3s change places (3s making an arch) & set, repeat back to places with 1s making the arch, 2nd & 4th repeat
81-88 All circle 8H round & back

THE PAISLEY WEAVERS (S3x32) 3C set 2s start on opp sides D Haynes Carnforth Coll 6
1-8 1s cross down RH & cast down behind 3s, cross up & cast up round 2s
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Gran Chain
17-24 1s+2s dance Ladies Chain
25-32 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L, 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L

FOLLOW ME HOME (J8x32) 3C (4C set) E Briscoe RSCDS Bk 38
1-8 1s set & cross RH, cast 1 place & turn LH (ending in a diagonal line LH to partner & RH with 1st corner)
9-16 1s Bal-in-Line with 1st crnrs, 1/2 turn crnrs & 1s followed by crnrs chase cl'wise to 3rd crnr (pstn) & 1s dance in to give LH to 2nd crnrs
17-24 1s Bal-in-Line with 2nd crnrs, 1/2 turn crnrs & 1s followed by crnrs chase anticl'wise to 4th crnr (pstn) & 1s end in 2nd pl opp sides
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on the sides 1s giving LSh to 2nd corner (pstn), set & cross RH

Extras:
POSTIE’S JIG
MAIRI’S WEDDING

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The Fourth Spring School of Scottish Dancing was held in Yaroslavl from May 5 to 9, 2016. There were more than 145 people from all parts of Russia attending the School this year, and this is a new record!

There were 11 two-hours Scottish Country Dancing classes taught by Jamie Berg and Andrew Nolan, 4 Highland Dancing classes with Jan-Louise Doherty, 5 Ladies' step classes taught by Sergey Alferov and 3 Cape Breton classes with Jamie Berg and Anton Klinkov.

As in previous year, the competitions on solo step dancing and UKA exams were organized.

All participants had a good time on social dancing on May 6 with Andrew Nolan playing piano, and on ball on May 8 with the live music by White Heather Band (Anna Kovaleva played piano and Vladimir Volkov played violin). On May 7 there was fiery Ceilidh with music by Wallace Band from Moscow. On the first evening on the school many of the dancers went to a social dancing programme walkthrough, which was combined with barbecue party prepared by Krasnodar team.

There were many participants in the traditional Festival of Scottish Country Dancing. Seven teams from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Cheboksary, Krasnodar and Saratov competed in the prescribed dance category. The team "Beltane Bonfires" from Cheboksary took the first place. For the display dance there were 4 competitors - from Saint Petersburg, Cheboksary, Krasnodar and a joint team from Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. The winner was "Schiehallion" from Saint Petersburg, participating in the Festival for the first time. The Shady Glen dance group presented a dance hors concours, also there was a display dance by the students of the Ladies' step dance class.

Photos

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Teachers

Jamie Berg

She taught Scottish Country Dance and Cape Breton Step on the School.

Andrew Nolan

He taught Scottish Country Dance and he also played on Jamie's classes and on Social dancing.

Jan-Louise Doherty

She taught Highland Dancing.

Sergey Alferov

He taught Ladies' Step Dance on the School.

Festival

Demonstration Team Festival had two parts: prescribed dance (two dances - a slow and a fast one - were selected randomly a month before the School for each team) and a display dance. All participants demonstrated a very high level of dancing skills.

The first part was held on May 6 before the Social dancing. 7 teams participated. The three winners are:

Beltane Bonfires (Cheboksary) - 1st place

Seann Truibhas Willichan (S) RSCDS Bk 27 - Video
Lucy Campbell (R) RSCDS Bk 17 - Video

Sinn Araon (Krasnodar) - 2nd place

Sands of Morar (S) RSCDS Bk 45 - Video
Woo'd and Married and a' (J) RSCDS Bk 16 - Video

Silver Tassie (Perm) - 3rd place

Grant's Reel (S) RSCDS Bk 14 - Video
Linton Ploughman (J) RSCDS Bk 5 - Video

Other participants (in order of appearance):

Old Town (Saratov)

Anna Holden's Strathspey (S) RSCDS Bk 42 - Video
Noah's Ark (J) RSCDS Bk 43 - Video

Quick Scotch (Nizhny Novgorod)

Miss Gibson's Strathspey (S) RSCDS Leaflets - Video
Starry Eyed Lassie (J) RSCDS Bk 23 - Video

Moscwo Scottish Dance School (Moscow)

The Lea Rig (S) RSCDS Bk 21 - Video
The Happy Meeting (J) RSCDS Bk 29 - Video

Schiehallion (Saint Petersburg)

The Lea Rig (S) RSCDS Bk 21 - Video
The Happy Meeting (J) RSCDS Bk 29 - Video

The second part (display dance) was held on May 8 before the ball.The results were:

Schiehallion (Saint Petersburg) - 1st place - Video

Sinn Araon (Krasnodar) - 2nd place - Video

Beltane Bonfires (Cheboksary) - 3rd place - Video

M&N's (joint team from Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod) - Video

Performances hors concours:

Shady Glen (Moscow) - Video

Ladie's Step Class - Celtic Reel - Video

Dance lists

Social Dancing programme

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Ball programme

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Dances taught by Jamie Berg

EASY PEASY (R8x32) 2C (4C set) E Alsop+H Blair 2nd Bk Graded SCDs
1- 8         1s+2s circle 4H round & back
9-16        1s dance down middle & back
17-24       1s+2s Promenade round
25-32       1s+2s dance R&L for 6 bars & set

CHARLES STUART (S8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM 1
1- 8         1s set, cross RH, cast 2 places, lead up the middle and cross to original places
9-16        1s lead down for 3 steps, up for 3 & cast to face 1st corners
17-24       1s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH, partner LH to 2nd place own sides
25-32       2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret 1 step twice & turn 2H

THE ARCTIC CIRCLE (R64) Sq.Set John Drewry 2005
1- 8         All circle 8H round & back
9-16        1M+3L also 1L+3M dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s/4s, 1/2 turn & twirl back to place, finishing facing out
17-24       1M & 3M turn corner RH while partners turn corner LH, all set to partner & turn 2H (skip change of step)
25-40       2s & 4s repeat bars 9-24
41-48       All Ladies dance RH across 1/2 way, dance round opp Man LSh & dance RH across 1/2 way back to place
49-56       All Men dance LH across 1/2 way, dance round opp Lady RSh & dance LH across 1/2 way back to place
57-64       All promenade round anticlockwise

JJJs CEILIDH (R6x32) 3C facing 3C Alex Gray
1-8          Center People Turn RH (4), All Circle Left (4)
9-16        Lines of Three Adv and Ret, B2B with opposite
17-24       Center people dance RHA on side and w/opposite, Pass Rsh, Dance LHA
25-32       Move around the room in lines. Change RH, LH, RH, clap 3x

THE BORDER WEAVERS (S3x32) 3C set Alex Gray Tweeddale Coll 2
1- 8         1s turn RH, 1L followed by partner dances down behind 2L & crosses to opposite sides
9-16        2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
17-24       1s & 3s dance 'Mirror' Allemandes (1s up & 3s down) to change places (3s on opp sides):-
                17-18   1s & 3s ½ turn RH into allemande hold, 1s facing up & 3s down, 1s & 3s curve to their left 1s down M side & 3s up the L side
                19-24   3s & 1s dance bars 3-8 of an allemande ending with 3s in 2nd place on partner’s side & 1s in 3rd place
25-32       All petronella turn into centre, 3s set while 1s & 2s change places RH (in centre), all petronella turn to own sides & set

SWASHBUCKLING DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) The Princess Bride Coll.
1-8 1c lead down below 3c (2c up on 3–4) | turn RH ; cast up round 3c to fin facing 1st corners
9-16 Hello-goodbye setting (Crnrs and Ptnr) (on 15–16, 1c turn ½ LH to fin facing 1st corners)
17-20       1c+1st corners ½ Reel4 (1c pass RS to 2nd corners)
21-24       1c+2nd corners ½ Reel4 (1c fin 2pl own sides)
25-32       All chase clockwise halfway round the set ; 1c turn 1½ RH

PINEWOODS REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Bowie Dickson Yankee Sampler
1- 8         1s & 3s dance Figs of 8 round 2s (1s cast to start), 2s step up to top place & 1s end in 2nd place BtoB ready for Double Triangles
9-16        1s dance Double Triangles while corners set & petronella on 1 place to right, set & petronella on 1 more place as 1s end facing 3rd corner (pstn)
17-24       1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 3rd corners, pass RSh & repeat with 4th corners (pstn)
25-32       1L dances a reel of 3 across with 2s as 1M dances reel of 3 across with 3s both passing 1st corner LSh & 1s end turn RH to 2nd place on own side (facing out ready to cast)

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Dances taught by Andrew Nolan

Thursday, May 5 - morning classes:

A TRIP TO GLASGOW (J8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Leaflet Dances 1
1- 8         1L+2L advance to partners & set, 1L+2L retire & set
9-16        1M+2M repeat bars 1- 8
17-24       1s followed by 2s lead down the middle, 2s followed by 1s lead back up 2s casting to original places
25-32       1s+2s dance Allemande

FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 1
1- 8         1L followed by partner casts below 3s, 1L crosses & dances up behind Men as 1M dances up centre to 1st places on opposite side & 1s set
9-16        1M followed by partner repeat above Fig & set in own places
17-24       1s lead down the middle & back
25-32       1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3

THE BRAES OF BREADALBANE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Skillern RSCDS Bk 21
1- 8         1s turn RH cast 1 place, turn LH & 1L casts up as 1M casts down to form lines of 3 across facing each other
9-16        1L+2s & 1M+3s set twice then 1s cast back to 2nd places & turn RH ending on own sides
17-24       2s+1s+3s set twice & turn partners 2H
25-32       2s+1s dance R&L

THE COLLEGE HORNPIPE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Boag RSCDS Bk 20
1- 8         1s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back
9-16        1s+2s+3s Promenade
17-24       1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH, cast to 3rd place & lead up to face 1st corners
25-32       1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting ending with a clap & petronella turn to 2nd places

MRS STEWART'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Frans Ligtmans RSCDS Bk 35
1- 8         1s set, 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses (below 3s) & casts up on Men’s side to 2nd place facing down while 1M dances round 3L & up the middle to 2nd place Ladies side facing down
9-16        2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain, end with 2M & 1M facing out
17-24       2s+1s dance Ladies Chain
25-32       2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret for 2 steps & 1s turn 1.1/2 RH to own sides

Friday, May 6 - morning classes:

LORD ELGIN'S REEL (S8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 26
1- 8         1M+2L set & turn 2H, 1L+2M set & turn 2H
9-16        1s crossing down RH cast down behind 3s, lead up to top, cross RH & cast to face 1st corners
17-24       1s turn 1st corners RH, passing RSh turn 2nd corner LH & pass LSh to end in lines across 1L between 2s & 1M between 3s
25-32       Lines Adv+Ret 1 step twice, 1s turn 2H 1.1/4 times to places

A TRIP TO THE DRAKENSBERG (J8x40) 3C (4C set) B Rendle RSCDS Bk 38
1- 8         1s set, cast 2 places & dance up to top (end with 2s stepping in below 1s)
9-16        1s+2s dance Poussette (end with 1s facing 1st corners)
17-24       1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners & dance 1/2 reel with 2nd corners (1s end 2nd place opposite side)
25-32       3M+1M+2M petronella turn into centre & set while 3L+1L+2L set & petronella turn into centre, all turn partners RH (end in Allemande hold)
33-40       3s+1s+2s dance Allemande

PORTNACRAIG (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Linda Gaul RSCDS Bk 36
1- 8         1s set & 1/2 turn 2H to face 2s, set & 1/2 turn 2s (1M+2L turn RH as 1L+2M turn LH) to end in 2nd place on opposite sides
9-16        2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret 2 steps & circle 6H round 1/2 way to left
17-24       1s dance 1/2 Reels of 4 with 1st corners then 2nd corners to end in 2nd place opposite sides
25-32       1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s & 2s+1s+3s turn RH

THE DEAN BRIDGE OF EDINBURGH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) A Hay RSCDS Bk 23
1- 8         1s+2s Set+Link, 1s+3s Set+Link
9-16        2s+3s+1s advance for 1 step & retire, 1/2 turn 2H into centre, set & twirl out to opposite sides
17-24       2s+3s+1s dance Grand Chain for 2 hands (2s in 1st pl cross) to end (1)2 3, 1s+2s Set+Link (1s end in double triangle position facing opp sides)
25-26       All Adv+Ret (1 step)
27-28       All advance 1 step & turn right about
29-30       All Adv+Ret (1 step)
31-32       1s cross RH as 2s+3s repeat bars 27-28

Friday, May 6 - afternoon class:

THE HIGHLAND FAIR (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Bk of Graded SCDs
1- 8         1s cast, dance down behind own lines, turn outwards & dance back to place
9-16        1s+2s turn partners RH back to place & then turn LH
17-24       1s followed by 2s, lead down the middle & 2s lead back to the top
25-32       2s+1s dance R&L

LADY GLASGOW (S8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM 1
1- 8         1s+2s+3s set cross RH, set & 1/2 turn RH into Promenade hold
9-16        1s+2s+3s Promenade
17-24       1s set & cast to 2nd place, 1s dance DoSiDo
25-32       2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

THE DEIL AMANG THE TAILORS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 14
1- 8         1s+2s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across 1/2 way back to place
9-16        1s lead down the middle & back to top
17-24       1s+2s dance Allemande
25-32       2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

Saturday, May 7 - morning classes:

LOWLAND LILT (J32) Round the Room Jackie Johnstone Loreburn Bk 3
Round the room. Men with backs to centre of room facing partners
1- 8         Set to partner, change places RH, set & turn RH to face anticlockwise in Allemande hold
9-16        Allemande 2 steps, set turning about to Reverse Allemande hold (retain hold of hands), Allemande 2 steps clockwise, set turning (retain hold of hands) to face partner & fall back to original place
17-24       Turn partner RH (4 bars) & turn next partner to left LH (your new partner)
25-32       Slip step anticlockwise 8 steps & back to new places facing new partner

THE TRIUMPH (R4x24) 4C set Gow RSCDS Bk 1
1- 8         1s lead down the middle & back to top, 1M presenting 1L to 2M
9-16        1L+2M with nearer hands joined dance down the middle followed by 1M, 1L+2M turn inwards (holding hands) & with crossed arms gives LH to partner, 1M+2M join free hands in arch over Ladies head & all 3 dance up in "Triumph", 2M returns to place
17-24       1s dance special Poussette (1/4 turn, travel, 1/4 turn, 1/4 turn, travel, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn) down the middle to 4th place as 2s+3s+4s step up

THE MARCHIONESS OF BLANDFORD'S REEL (J8x48) 2C (4C set) W Campbell RSCDS Bk 21
1- 8         1s+2s set, cross RH, set & cross back RH
9-16        1s lead down the middle & back to top
17-24       1s+2s dance 1/2 RH across, set, dance 1/2 LH across & set
25-32       1s+2s dance All Round poussette
33-40       1s+2s circle 4H round & back
41-48       1s+2s dance Allemande

SAUCHIE HAUGH (S8x32) 2C (4C set) G Emmerson RSCDS Leaflet Dances 29
1- 8         1s lead down the middle & back (end facing down)
9-16        1s+2s dance the Rondel
17-24       2s+1s Adv+Ret 1 step, turn partners 2H & circle 4H round to left
25-32       2s+1s dance Diamond Poussette

OFF SHE GOES IN THE NORTH (J4x32) 4C set RSCDS Bk 18
1- 8         1s cast 1 place, cross RH, cast down 1 place, cross LH & cast to 4th place
9-16        1s cast up retracing above Fig back to places
17-24       1s+2s also 3s+4s cross (Ladies under Men’s arches) & repeat back to places
25-32       1s+2s+3s+4s dance Poussette (1s to 4th place by dancing out to Men’s side while other cpls dance out to Ladies side 1 place up)

THE TRYSTING PLACE (S8x32) 2C (4C set) I Boyd RSCDS Bk 35
1- 8         1s+2s Set+Link, Set+Link again back to original places
9-16        1M & 2L cross RH & set while 1L & 2M set & cross RH, repeat back to places
17-24       1s+2s dance RH across & LH back to end in line of 4 in middle facing partners (Ladies facing down & Men up)
25-32       1s+2s dance Highland Schottische Poussette : -
                1s set HS step with both hands joined dancing out to Men’s side while 2s set & dance out to Ladies side ending with a 1/4 turn to right
                1s dance HS down Men’s side & 2s up Ladies side ending with a 1/4 turn to right
                1s+2s dance HS into centre to reform line of 4 in middle with couples having changed places
                2s+1s 3/4 turn partners 2H to own sides, 1s ending in 2nd place own side

POLKA COUNTRY DANCE (R8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 31
1s start on opp sides
1- 8         1s facing 2s on sides set & change places RH, 2s+1s set to partner & cross RH
9-16        2s+1s repeat above Fig
17-24       1s lead down the middle & back to places
25-32       1s+2s dance Polka Poussette (1s end opposite sides to start again)

Sunday, May 8 - afternoon class:

NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE JIG (J64) 3 trios John Colville

THE GENTLE SHEPHERD (J4x32) 4C set RSCDS Bk 17
1- 8         1s lead down 1 pl, cross RH & set to 3s, 1M+3L lead up on Ladies side & into centre as 1L+3M lead down on Mans side into centre
9-16        1M+3L also 3M+1L advance 2 steps down/up & Men lead own partner to original places (by facing out turning round to left), 1s+2s+3s turn LH
17-24       1s+2s+3s Promenade
25-32       1s cast 2 places, lead up the middle to top & cast to bottom

THE PRINCESS ROYAL (R8x28) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 2
1- 8         1s petronella turn into middle & set, petronella turn to 2nd place opposite sides & set
9-16        2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
17-24       2s+1s+3s advance for 2 steps & retire, 1s 1/2 turn RH to own sides & 2s+1s+3s clap 3 times
25-28       2M+1M+3M also 2L+1L+3L circle 3H round to the left on the sides

MONADH LIATH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Bankhead Bk 6
1- 8         1s+2s set, 1s 1/2 turn RH moving down as 2s cast up, 1s set & turn LH to Bal-in-Line with 1st corners
9-12        1s+1st corners HS Bal-in-Line : -
                With hands joined as for normal balancing in line all dance 1st bar of Highland schottische with right foot
                Centre couple drop left hands & all move to right joining LH with crnrs (under their RH) then drop RH & crnrs join right hands in centre
                All repeat HS with left foot & drop hands in centre, all move to left to bring original centre couple into centre to face corners
13-16       1s+1st corners dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 1s end ready to Bal-in-Line with 2nd corners
17-24       1s+2nd corners HS Bal-in-Line & dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4
25-32       1s turn LH in middle to end Lady facing 2s & Man 3s while corners dance round clockwise to own corners, 1L+2s & 1M+3s dance RH across

COLD & RAW (J8x24) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 5
1- 8         1s+2s dance DoSiDo & turn partners RH
9-16        1M dances RSh round 2L to 2nd Man's place as 2M dances RSh round 1L ending in 1st Man's place, 1s+2s clap & circle 4H round to left
17-24       1L dances RSh round partner to 2nd lady's place as 2L dances RSh round partner to 1st Lady's place, 2s+1s clap & circle 4H round to left

Monday, May 9 - morning classes:

THE FERRYBOAT (J32) 1C Round the Room C Hunt Let's All Dance
1- 8 All Men Adv+Ret & all circle left
9-16 All Ladies Adv+Ret & all circle right
17-24 All dance Grand Chain (pass partner RH to start) & face 5th person (new partner) joining both hands
25-32 All Slip-Step into centre (2 bars) & back, all turn new partners RH

THE RUBY HORNPIPE (R3x32) 3C set M Johnstone Merse Collection
1- 8 1s+2s set and 1/2 RHA; 1s+3s set and 1/2 LHA (2x, 3x, 1)
9-16 1s dance to top, cross and cast to 3rd place, on bar 16 all step in for
17-24 Inverted 3c Allemande (face down to start, to 1x, 3x, 2x)
25-32 All set R {1} and circle 6h 1/2 L; all turn partners RH (2,3,1)

PEGGY'S LOVE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 8
1- 8         1s cast 2 places while 3s set & lead up to top, 3s+1s repeat this Fig
9-16        1s cross & dance out between 2s & 3s, cast behind 3s on opposite sides, lead up to 1st corners, set to 1st corner & set to 2nd corner
17-24       1s dance down below 3s cross & cast up behind 3s to 2nd places own sides, 2s+1s dance a 1/2 Diamond Poussette
25-32       1s+2s dance Allemande

A TRIP TO EDINBURGH (R4x32) 4C Sq. Set Andrew Nolan Edinburgh 90th Anniv
1- 8         1s+3s Adv+Ret. 1M+3L & 1L+3M change places RH turning inwards to face partners. 1s+3s set
9-16        2s+4s repeat bars 1-8
17-24       1s+3s set. 1L+3L changes places RH, dance clockwise round set to places while 1M+3M cast, dance clockwise 1/2 way round, change place RH with partner to finish on Right of partner
25-32       All couples set to partners, turn 2H 1/2 way (skip change). All circle 8H round 3/4 to Left

THE WILLOW TREE (J48) 8C Set Hugh Rippon
1- 8 1c slip to the bottom ; 1W stays there and 1M+8W slip to the top (all clapping)
9-16 8M+1W slip to the top ; 1W to own place and 8c slip back to place
17-32 1c & 8c strip the willow down (up) the set (other couples finish one place nearer end) to finish in 4+5pl in a circle holding hands in arches (2,3,4,1,8,5,6,7)
33-40 2c followed by 3c+4c & 7c followed by 6c+5c cast down (up) behind own lines, pass in under the side arches, join NH with P and dance out through the top (bottom) arches to new places
41-48 1c+8c circle4 and back while{8} other cpls make Hullichan swing turns R and L

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Date, time	9:50-11:20	11:30-13:00	14:00-16:00	18:00-21:00
Wed 04.05	Arrival of guests and teachers
Thu 05.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 2)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 2)	Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 2) SCD - Jamie (hall 3)	Barbecue party, walkthrough for social 06.05
Fri 06.05	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 1)	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 1)	SCD - Andrew (hall 1) Highland (hall 2)	Festival (prescribed dance) Social dancing
Sat 07.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 3)	17:30-19:00 - Walkthrough for ball 19:30-22:00 - Ceilidh
Sat 07.05	SCD - Andrew (hall 3)	Highland - Competitions (hall 4) 12:00-16:00		17:30-19:00 - Walkthrough for ball 19:30-22:00 - Ceilidh
Sun 08.05	SCD - Jamie (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	13:00-15:00 Ladies' Step - Sergey (hall 3) SCD - Andrew (hall 1)	16:30-18:00 Festival (Display dance)	18:30-21:30 Ball
Mon 09.05	Cape Breton - Jamie (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	SCD - Andrew (hall 3) Highland (hall 1)	UKA Exam (hall 3)
Tue 10.05	Departure of guests and teachers

Morning classes are for intermediate and advanced dancers, afternoon classes - for beginners.

There is hall available for rehearsals of demonstration teams on 05.05 from 16:00 to 17:30 and on 06.05 from 14:00 to 16:00

Venues:

Halls 1 & 2 - Palace of the Young People, 27 Lenina prospekt, Yaroslavl.
Halls 3 & 4 - 4A Zoi Kosmodemyanskoy str., Yaroslavl.
Ball - DK "Stroitel", 28 Kudryavtseva str., Yaroslavl.

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The Third Spring School of Scottish Dancing was held in Nizhny Novgorod from April 30 to May 4, 2015. The organizers were RSCDS Moscow Branch and Moscow Scottish Dancing School Shady Glen (UKA). More than 93 dancers from 15 cities (from Moscow to Vladivostok, from Krasnodar to Perm) attended the school.

There were Scottish Country Dancing workshops by Helen Russell and Lindsay Ibbotson, Highland Dancing workshops by Mylene Frazer, and Ladies' Step workshops by Sergey Alferov.

The RSCDS Unit 5 teaching exams were organized for the first time in Russia. Four candidates - Anton Klinkov from Krasnodar, Evgeny Salmin and Irina Gorelova from Cheboksary and Ekaterina Baskakova from Yaroslavl took the course by Helen Russell and successfully passed exam for RSCDS Teaching Certificate Part 2.

There were competitions on Highland and Ladies' Step dancing for children and adults, as well as UKA exams.

Ceilidh, social dancing, Scottish ball and Festival of Scottish Country Dancing demonstration teams were organized. The festival had two categories - perscribed dance and display dance. For this time 6 teams were competing - two teams from Moscow, and teams from Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, Krasnodar and Perm. As in previous year, the winner in both categories was Sinn Araon team from Krasnodar.

And, surely, there were traditional open air evenings with barbecue made by leader of Krasnodar team Anton Klinkov.

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Event page on VKontakte

The Second Spring School of Scottish Dancing was organized in Vladimir from 1 to 4 May 2014. Vladimir is a small old town, located within two hours by train from Moscow. The town is a part of the Golden Ring of Russia.

More than 85 people from 12 cities (not including teachers, organizers, musicians and spectators) attended the School.

The school programme included workshops on Scottish Country Dancing for intermediate and advanced dancers.

The Dancing Proficiency Assessment (DPA) exam was held. This exam, developed by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, is intended for all dancers. It helps dancers to evaluate their dancing skills. There are three levels of DPA, the exam of second level was held on the school. There were special course for those who wanted to pass an exam. 19 people took part in the course.

Our teachers were Malcolm Brown and Helen Russell, well known in Russia, and Mervin Short - a new teacher for Russian dancers. All teachers were very high level. Helen Russell is official RSCDS examiner, Malcolm Brown is one of the most experienced old school teachers, and Mervin Short is brilliant dancer and outstanding and thorough teacher with very strong technique.

There were organized workshops by Helen Russell on Ladies' Step and by Maria Zot'ko on Highland. Also we had a festival of Scottish Country Dancing demonstration teams. 5 teams (two teams from Moscow, as well as teams from Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary) participated in the competition, and one team performed hors concours. The winner was "Sinn Araon" team from Krasnodar.

There were two social dancing evenings and Scottish ball, as well as city sightseeing tour and barbecue party. The tasty barbecue was made by leader of the Krasnodar team Anton Klinkov.