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January 2025 BRANCH  NEWS

Classes with a Difference Sunday 26th January

 

The weather was kind and we had a good turn-out of dancers at Spey Bay Hall, who were introduced to another of my interests – Beekeeping!

We began with a round-the-room dance, “Johnnie’s Jig” as a warm up (I was introduced to beekeeping when John got our first colony of bees in 2010). Then a reel, “The Lonely Honeybee” (scout bee returns to the hive and gives her fellow workers directions to a good source of nectar).

After that we went to the apiary to look after the bees as we danced “The Beekeepers Medley” and another reel “Beeswing”. Bees need plants, and plants need bees (and gardens and gardeners), so we danced “The Compleat Gardener”, “Cherrybank Gardens” and “More Bees A-Dancing”.

“The Bees of Maggieknockater” took us back to the apiary for the honey harvest and “The Honey Moon” jig. Finally, when moving bees onto the heather, a beekeeper has to be a bit of a “Highland Rambler”, and so we ended a lovely afternoon.

Report by Dianna Baillie

CTI Teacher of Scottish Country Dancing

 

The dances – 

Johnnie’s Jig, Sheila Gradon (St. Columba’s Book)
The Lonely Honeybee, Dorothy Bell (RSCDS Belfast Platinum Anniversary)
The Beekeeper’s Medley, Trevor Rayner (A Skye Collection 2)
Beeswing, Roy Goldring (Graded & Social Dances 2)
The Compleat Gardener, Irene Paterson (RSCDS Graded Book 3)
Cherrybank Gardens, John Drewry (Bankhead Book 1 / RSCDS 30 Popular Dances 2)
More Bees a-Dancing, Roy Goldring (Graded & Social Dances 2)
The Bees of Maggieknockater, John Drewry (Canadian Book / RSCDS 30 Popular Dances 2)
The Honey Moon, W.E. Allan (Miss Milligan’s Miscellany)
The Highland Rambler, Roy Goldring (RSCDS Leeds Silver Jubilee / RSCDS 30 Popular Dances 2)
 

The dance is 'More Bees a - Dancing' by Roy Goldring.  The music used was from track 4 Dancing on'
 

Link to you tube - 'More Bees a - Dancing below 

Congratulations to Dr Anne McArthur
life member of RSCDS Banffshire Branch

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Dr Anne McArthur , RSCDS Banffshire Branch member has been awarded the BEM in the King's New Year's Honours List.

The Citation will read:

Dr Anne McArthur

Committee member, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.  For Services to Scottish Country Dancing and to the community in Portsoy.

New Year Honour list can be found here on 31 December 2024

RSCDS Banffshire Branch
Established in 1929
Scottish Charity Number SC016085

 

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