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SCD in FrankfurtThe Frankfurt Scottish Country Dance Club wasfounded nearly 50 years ago and consists ofseveral dozen members between the ages of20 and 70 (!). Our certified dance teacherspresent a programme with lots of variety.
Dance Night Our weekly dance night appealsto beginners and more advanced dancers ando=ers instruction and social dancing. We meetevery Tuesday (except during school holidays)from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the gymnasium ofthe Herderschule (near the Zoo).
Demonstrations and ceilidhs While SCD isprimarily social dancing, it is also fascinatingto look at. Therefore we regularly perform—forexample, at the Frankfurter Museumsuferfest,at company events or private celebrations. Wealso organise »ceilidhs«, Scottish dance ses-sions with simple dances for everyone, for in-stance, at weddings or company parties.
Spring Ball The year’s highlight is our »SpringBall« in mid-April, where dancers from all overGermany and abroad come to celebrate withus. Conversely, members of our club often at-tend events put on by other groups.
Contact UsIf you want to find out more, to give SCD atry, or to book us for a demonstration, you canreach us easily:
M.-Th. Schwarz & A. Lingnau: 06131-8807925http://[email protected]
How to find usOur regular dance nights take place on Tues-days (except during school holidays) from7 p.m. till 10 p.m. at the gymnasium of the IGSHerder, Wittelsbacherallee 6-12, in Frankfurt.Guests (with shoes suitable for a school gym,like indoor sneakers) are welcome!
By public transport Take U6/U7 to the Zoo,then walk left in front of the Zoo-Gesellschafts-haus and follow the zoo wall along ThüringerStrasse. Then veer left into Wittelsbacherallee.The tram stop »Waldschmidtstrasse« (line 14)is right in front of the school.By car Parking is available along the zoo wall(in the far part of Thüringer Strasse), alongWaldschmidtstrasse, or in the car parks of theMousonturm or at the corner of Wittelsbacher-allee and Waldschmidtstrasse. The residents’parking restriction ends at 7 p.m.
FrankfurtScottish Country
Dance Club
Traditional Scottish Dancingin Frankfurt and environs . . .
. . . to watch. . . to try
. . . to join. . . at your event?
www.frankfurt-scd-club.org
What is Scottish Dancing?Scottish CountryDancing (SCD)is an updatedform of the ball-room dance ofthe 18th cen-tury. In a »set«,gentlemen andladies are fac-ing each otherto dance a se-quence of formations involving solo figuresand those for several couples. A handful ofbasic formations are combined into diversedances. We dance lively reels and jigs andgraceful strathspeys. A fixed partner or specialequipment are not necessary.
SCD appeals to the whole person: physicalmovement, mental challenge and social in-teraction in the group. SCD brings togetherall ages in a common activity which involveseveryone according to their ability.
SCD is not the reconstruction of the long-gonepast, but a living and ongoing tradition. Thereis a steady flow of new dances and music. SCDis standardised world-wide, from Edinburgh toTokyo, from Moscow to New York one can eas-ily join in. The basics can be learned during aweek-end workshop or a few months’ worth ofweekly dancing—but perfectionists will alwaysfind new challenges.ASILOMAR ROMANTIC Cuthbertson: SanF Coll 2 ** S321 2 31 2 3Dbl Fig of 8 1 2P �N[2) S 12 312 3 S S S �
SCD at Your Event . . .
Would you like to give a gen-uine »Scottish touch« to yourwedding or family celebration,your company party or productpresentation? We can perform,or lead simple dances »foreveryone«—with feet-tappingmusic and for an absolutely»Scottish« fee!
At demonstrations we dancecountry and highland dances and require a flatarea of approximately 20’ by 15’—the biggerthe better! A demonstration team consists of2 to 8 dancers (subject to negotiation). Pleasecontact us several weeks in advance.
Ceilidhs areScottish danceevents with sim-ple circle, coupleor group dances.No previousknowledge of
dancing is required, and success is practicallyautomatic. Our dance teachers have lots of ex-perience with dance calling, and we can bringrecorded music or arrange for a live band. Thisalso requires some advance notice.
». . . last week’s ceilidh was a big success. All ourcolleagues keep talking about it and the picturesshow how much fun they had.«
– Ian E., October 2006
ConnectionsWe work closely with the following organisa-tions:
Frankfurter Tanzkreis and Ju-gendring We are part of theFrankfurter Tanzkreis and areinvolved with the JugendringFrankfurt (Frankfurt Youth Cir-cle) mostly in the training ofdance instructors.
Royal Scottish Country DanceSociety The RSCDS in Ed-inburgh brings together SCDgroups all over the world. It isin charge of standards, organ-ises an annual summer schoolin Scotland and performs teacher certification.We are o;cially a;liated to the RSCDS.
