Scottish Country Dancing – Classes 501 to 509
Presented in association with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Glasgow Branch)
Class 501 – Scottish Country Dancing
For dancers aged 18 and over who regularly attend a class. The RSCDS Glasgow Branch Quaich Certificate may be awarded.
Test Pieces:
- (a) Any 8 x 32 Reel or Jig from any RSCDS Headquarters or Branch publication.
- (b) Any 8 x 32 Strathspey from any RSCDS Headquarters or Branch publication.
Two couples dance Reel or Jig and two couples dance Strathspey.
Each dance to be performed 4 times through. (If Branch publication, instructions and music must be sent with the entry form.)
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 502 – Scottish Country Dancing (RSCDS books)
For dancers aged 18 and over who regularly attend a class. The RSCDS Glasgow Branch Quaich Certificate may be awarded.
Test Pieces:
- (a) Any 8 x 32 Reel or Jig from RSCDS Books 1-28
- (b) Any 8 x 32 Strathspey from RSCDS books 29-52
Two couples dance Reel or Jig and two couples dance Strathspey.
Each dance to be performed 4 times through.
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 503 – Scottish Country Dancing – Square Dance
For dancers aged 18 and over who regularly attend a class. The RSCDS Glasgow Branch Quaich Certificate may be awarded.
Test Piece: Square Dance – RSCDS Headquarters or RSCDS Branch publication.
(If Branch publication, instructions and music must be sent with the entry form.)
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 504 – Scottish Country Dancing (18 and under)
For dancers aged 18 and under. The Marion B Hamilton Certificate may be awarded.
Test Pieces:
- (a) Any 8 x 32 Reel or Jig from RSCDS Books 1-28
- (b) Any 8 x 32 Strathspey from RSCDS books 29-52
Two couples dance Reel or Jig and two couples dance Strathspey.
Each dance to be performed 4 times through.
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 505 – Scottish Country Dancing (15 and under)
For dancers aged 15 and under. The Marion B Hamilton Certificate may be awarded.
Test Piece:
- EITHER Reel: Reel of the 51st Division (8 x 32) (RSCDS Book 13)
- OR Jig: Ladies’ Fancy (8 x 32) (RSCDS Book 13)
Both dances may also be found at scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 506 – Scottish Country Dancing (12 and under) A
For dancers aged 12 and under. The Marion B Hamilton Certificate may be awarded.
Test Piece:
- EITHER Reel: Hedwig’s Reel (8 x 32) (from ‘Jigs and Reels’, RSCDS or ‘A Second Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances’, RSCDS)
- OR Jig: Kendall’s Hornpipe (8 x 32) (from ‘Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances’, RSCDS)
Both dances may also be found at scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 507 – Scottish Country Dancing (12 and under) B
For dancers aged 12 and under with little or no experience of Scottish Country Dancing. Dancers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: Any 8 x 32 Reel or Jig from an RSCDS publication
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 508 – Scottish Country Dancing (10 and under) A
For dancers aged 10 and under. The Marion B Hamilton Certificate may be awarded.
Test Piece:
- EITHER Reel: The Honeymoon (8 x 32) (from ‘Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances’, RSCDS)
- OR Jig: Le Papillon (8 x 32) (from ‘Scottish Country Dances for Children’, RSCDS)
Both dances may also be found at scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com
Entry fee: £24.00
Class 509 – Scottish Country Dancing (10 and under) B
For dancers aged 10 and under with little or no experience of Scottish Country Dancing. Dancers will receive an adjudication but no comparison will be made between performances.
Test Piece: Any 4 x 32 Jig or Reel from an RSCDS publication
Entry fee: £24.00