Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2019

The 6th Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2019 - the most outstanding and the most important event in the Scottish Dancing Culture in Russia - was held in Kazan from May 1 to May 5.

The School program included the workshops in all styles of Scottish Dancing: Scottish Country Dancing, Highland dancing, Ladie’s step and Cape Breton Dancing. The workshops were taught by the best teachers from the whole world. There were also Highland Dancing competitions (according to the SOBHD rules) and in the competition of the SCD Demonstration teams.

Our dancers come from all parts of Russia. Most of them are young and energetic. They often haven't got financial opportunity to go to St Andrews school or international workshops, so for them our school is the only possibility to get aquainted with famous teachers and to maintain high RSCDS standards. This allows our participants from distant areas to learn from the best practices and inspires them for continuing study of Scottish dancing and spreading Scottish culture around.

We were glad to see experienced dancers as well as beginners from all around the world. This would allow our participants to become acquainted with different traditions and schools of Scottish dancing.

With rich history, deep culture and strong economic influence, Kazan holds the title of "The Third Capital of Russia" (after Moscow and Saint Petersburg). By many measures, Kazan has the one of the highest standards of living in Russia. Located between Europe and Asia, having both Russian and Tatar populations, Kazan peacefully blends Muslim and Christian cultures. This vibrant city with over 1000 years of history is an excellent travel destination, and the number of tourists visiting it is rapidly increasing every year.

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Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2022

We are happy to invite you to our 7th Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2019 - the most outstanding and the most important event in the Scottish Dancing Culture in Russia. The School will be held in Kolomna from April 30 to May 4.

The School program includes the workshops in Scottish Country Dancing and Cape Breton Dancing. We also invite you to participate in the competition of the SCD Demonstration teams.

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Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2017


The fifth anniversary Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2017 was held in Kazan from May 5 to May 9. There was record number of 184 participants from all parts of Russia. This year we also had first guests from abroad. There were many beginners from the cities that never participated in previous schools, so we can say that the popularity of Scottish dancing in our country is constantly growing.

The School program included the workshops in all styles of Scottish Dancing: 22 hours of Scottish Country Dancing, 8 hours of Highland dancing and 12 hours of Ladie’s step and hard shoe dancing. Fiona Grant taught step dancing and gave two SCD classes, the rest of SCD was taught by Malcolm Brown and James Stott. Famous Deryck Mitchelson was the teacher of Highland Dancing.

11 brave dancers from different cities attended two week teachers course with James Stott and took exams for the RSCDS Teaching Certificate Part 1 (Units 2 and 3).

As in previous years, the Highland Dancing competition (according to the SOBHD rules) and UKA exams were ogranized.

For most of the classes we had live music by outstanding Ian and Judith Muir. They also played at our ball on May 7 and at social dancing on May 8. Their fiery music will be long remembered by our dancers. Anatoly Isaev from Russia played for the Highland Competition. 

In addition, we also had a festival of Scottish Country Dancing display teams, adjudicated by Malcolm Brown. This year there were 4 teams from Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, Saint Petersburg and Krasnodar. Team 'Sinn Araon' from Krasnodar took the first place in the prescribed dance cathegory. 'Quick Scotch' from Nizhny Novgorod won first place in the display dance cathegory.

School was a great success and we can't wait for the next year's school!

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Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2018

Dear friends!

We are happy to invite you to our Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2018. For 6 years our School has been the most outstanding and the most important event in the Scottish Dancing Culture in Russia. The School will be held in Anapa from May 9 to May 15.

The School program includes the workshops in all styles of Scottish Dancing: Scottish Country Dancing, Highland dancing, Ladie’s step and Cape Breton Dancing. The workshops will be taught by the best teachers from the whole world.

This year we want to give our participants the feel of St Andrews Summer School, but in Russia. The classes and accomodation are in the "De La Mapa Hotel", located at the Black Sea!

DUE TO THE LACK OF THE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

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Spring School of Scottish Dancing 2016

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)

 

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