Banks School of Scottish Dancing

Term starts Saturday 28th April and Concludes Saturday 30th June. Monday Beginners Class - 5 - 5.45pm Monday Competitive Pre-Prem Class 5.30 - 7pm Mondays Seniors Class 6.30 - 8.15pm Wednesday Championship Conditioning Class 7 - 8pm Wednesday Adults/Wifey Recreation and Choreography Class 8 - 9pm Saturday General Class - 10 - 11.15 Saturday Beginners Class 10.30 - 11.15

I was just browsing the Cowal website http://www.cowalgathering.com and was looking at their photos. I was amazed by this one of Morgan Bamford. Morgan is 14 and lives in NZ. She has been world champion & scottish champion every year she has gone to Cowal, and I think she's been going now since 1999! Yet in this photo of her, as the results were being called out, she is standing there, hands clasped and looking at her number. No matter HOW good you are, you still wonder if you were good enough on the day!! Here are some other shots which I loved. The 'champions fling' is the fling done on the stage at the end of the presentations. The world champion in the Juvenille (Morgan) Junior (David) and Adult (Erin) dance their fling and the whole stadium claps along. It is the most phenomenal experience, being in that audience. To be on the stage with them would be amazing!!!! Look at the turnout in these Toe and Heel movements!!!!! WOW!

Practising the Hornpipe Dance at Holiday Classes today!!

Congratulations my beautiful sister!!! Love You xoxoxo

......If you were ask someone if they would like to spend an evening sitting out of doors in a chilly wind and maybe rain as well, they would probably laugh at the obvious silliness of the question. If you were to add thati t would be to watch the Edinburgh Military Tattoo you would get quite a different answer!" That is SOOOOOO true!!! We have sat in those tiny wincy little seats in the pouring rain to watch the tattoo - and i would do it again (especially if my girls were in it!). There is NOTHING like being in the stands of the Edinburgh Tattoo. I reckon the only thing above it - would be out there dancing on the promenade!!

Hi Dancers and Mums!! Term 1 is almost over, just Monday and Wednesday classes this week to go and then the Easter Bunny will be here!! Term Two will commence Saturday 28th April (no Monday first day of school lesson and no Anzac day lesson) I will be having some holiday workshop classes, all dancers, big or small, are welcome to attend these classes. They will cost $10 each, just pay on the day. Tuesday 10th April 9.30 - 11.00am Friday 13th April 9.30 - 11.00am Monday 16th April 9.30 - 11.00am Wednesday 18th April 7 - 8.30pm Friday 20th April 9.30 - 11.00am Bring your skipping ropes and joggers to the holiday classes, we are going to do some conditioning work as well as our highland!!!! For those dancers attending Campbelltown Competition and SDA Championships in May, please try to make some of these holiday classes to keep your standard improving. JOURNALS These journals are really proving a positive tool in helping the students keep track of their progress and goals. If you don’t kn