Dances Taught on Sundays 2016


Please include teachers' names, number of dancers (and details if new), dances taught, and any formations/steps taught.

 

December 18

teaching by Kate and Chuck

Set to and turn corners into reels of three on the side

11 dancers

 

December 4

Teaching by Nancy and Janice 

Set and Rotate

13 dancers

 

November 27

Teaching by Nancy and Janice 

17 dancers

 

November 20

Teaching by Kate and Janice and Chuck

18 dancers

 

November 13

teaching by Nancy and Chuck

27 dancers including 5 from the MSCR class, 3 from the young adult class and John and Rebecca from Milwaukee

 

November 6

teaching by Kate and Chuck

18 dancers including Emily who danced at Bryn Mawr

 

October 30

teaching by Nancy and the Old Gray Man

12 dancers

 

October 23

teaching by Nancy and Kate

14 dancers (including dancer from current MSCR class)

 

October 16

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

10 dancers plus 2 for first hour

Set and Rotate, Espagnole

 

October 9

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

9 dancers

 

October 2

Teaching by Nancy and Kate 

18 dancers

Reels on the side

 

September 25

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

18 dancers

 

September 18

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

13 dancers

Figures: Set and Link (2 C and 3C)

Chains: Grand and Ladies'

 

September 11

Teaching by Kate and Nancy

21 dancers

Figures: Promenades

 

September 4

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

13 dancers

Stepping: pas de basque, setting and travelling

Figures: Hello-Goodbye, Double Triangles

 

August 28

Teaching by Lynn & Kate

20 dancers

Figures: Set & Rotate, Chaperoned chain progression in Strathspey and quick time

 

August 21

Teaching by Janice & Lynn

20 dancers

 

August 14

Teaching by Nancy & Lynn

20 dancers, including experienced Irish dancer Anna Mulfinger

Formation taught:  Double Figures of 8, Set & Rotate, Tandem Reels

 

August 7

Teaching by Kate & Janice

14? dancers

 

July 31

Teaching by Chuck and Nancy

Formation taught: Poussette (quicktime & strathspey) 

22 dancers including 2 beginners, friends of MJ

 

July 24

Teaching by Janice and Lynn

Formation taught: Set & Link 

17 dancers including new dancer Mac

 

July 17

AGM

Social dance led by Lynn and Kate

23 dancers

 

July 10

Teaching by Lynn and Nancy

14 dancers including Barb from the MSCR class and Clelia

 

 July 3

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

17 dancers including Jeshua from Texas and Rebecca and John from Milwaukee

Reviewed Reels of 3 of all types    

 

June 19

Teaching by Lynn and Chuck with the last dance by Janice

16 dancers

 

June 12

Teaching by Janice & Chuck

 20 dancers including 4 MSCR grads, Rylee and Ben and Rebecca

taught the knot, half reels of 4, ladies' chain

 

June 5

Teaching by Kate & Janice

18 dancers, including 3 MSCR grads again

Taught all-round poussette, but perhaps a little rushed. 

We should teach this figure again, slowly, to the newer & intermediate dancers.

 

 

May 29

Teaching by Kate & Nancy

17 dancers, including 3 MSCR grads & Rebecca and John from Milwaukee

Reviewed strathspey setting step

 

May 22

Teaching by Janice & Lynn

12 dancers, including 4 MSCR grads

Taught rights & lefts, turning corners, reviewed strathspey travelling step

 

May 15

Madison School & Community Recreation Graduation Party

Teaching by Nancy & Chuck & Kate

25 dancers, including 8 MSCR grads (+1 husband) & 2 Kids' Class grads

 

May 8

Teaching by Lynn & Janice

Formation: Reel of 4 across the dance (from the side)

11 experienced dancers

 

May 1

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

7 dancers including returning dancer Barb

 

April 24

Teaching by Nancy and Lynn

13 experienced dancers 

 

April 17

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

15 dancers including new dancer Josh

 

April 10

Teaching by Janice and Kate

16 dancers

 

April 3

Teaching by Lynn & Nancy

17 dancers

 

March 27

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

12 dancers, including new dancer Anita

Formations: poussette & tourbillion

 

March 20

Teaching by Janice and Nancy 

16 dancers

Formation: bourell

 

March 6

Teaching by Nancy and Chuck

19 dancers

 

February 28

Teaching by Lynn and Janice

Formations: Rights & Lefts for 3 couples, Tourbillion

12 dancers

 

February 21

Teaching by Lynn

13 dancers

 

February 14 - Valentine Dances!

Teaching by Nancy & Janice

13 dancers

Formation taught: the knot

Step practice:  quick time travel into setting

 

February 7

Teaching by Chuck and Lynn

16 dancers

Formation taught: Espagnole; Steps taught: strathspey travelling & setting

 

January 31

Teaching by Nancy and Lynn

17 dancers, with returning dancer Kyeong Kim

Formation taught: 3 Couple Rights & Lefts

 

January 24

Teaching by Nancy and Chuck

20 dancers, with returning dancer Alison Mueller Narveson 

 

January 17

Teaching by Lynn with generous assistance from Janice

13 dancers

New dancers, Connie and Wolfgang (friends of James and Heidi)

 

January 10

Teaching by Janice and Kate

16 dancers

New dancer, Gayle

 

January 3

Teaching by Lynn & Nancy

18 dancers