Hints and Tips for SCD

As I continue to dance I discover more and more things which make things simpler. I also see people making the same mistakes over and over (this is particularly noticeable amongst the university scottish dancers with their big turnover of membership - experience gets lost very quickly). So I thought I would start to collect all the snippets, hints and tricks in one place and make them available to all. This is my start on this.

This is by no means exhaustive yet, but I welcome suggestions, comments and further tips. Just drop me a mail at ian@scottishdance.net.

At the moment I have the following sections:

• The root page
• Dance-floor etiquette
• What to wear and how
• General dancing hints and tips.
• Hints on dance technique.
• Being beginner-friendly.
• Dancing with children
• Compiling a dance programme
• Running a Dance
• Calling/Recapping (talking a dance through)
• Devising new dances
• Performing
• Hints on teaching
• Looking after your body/injuries.
• Sports Massage as it might apply to dancing.
• Where to find books, recordings, equipment, ...
• Articles by Keith Grant that will help you take care of the body you dance with. They are presented here in pdf format, and are readable with the assistance of Adobe Acrobat.
  • Dancing Our Feet Off Without Injuring Them, by Linking Our Warm-Ups to Kinetic Chains
  • Imagery, Movement, and the Dynamic Dance of Life
  • Tender Loving Care for Dancers' Legs

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ian@scottishdance.net
Edinburgh, Scotland