Banks School of Scottish Dancing

So this week, during the ST Averil had another daydream! We have decided she is an adult version of Clarice Bean!! This week, whilst dancing 'step at a time' Averil was ready to start her side travel step, and she raced in to do her shake and almost slipped onto her backside. She said later that she was imagining she was at a track and field event and the starter gun went off so she had to race in fast to catch up!! Oh Av!! You delight us with your mad mad imaginings!!! :D

Just a reminder that studio exams are coming up in November. Brodie - Primary Greer - Silver Ashley - Silver Bar Anna - Silver Bar Averil - Gold Aidan, Faith and Xavier - Pre Primary 2.

What I particularily love about teaching Scottish Highland Dancing is the link it has with people of all ages. On Sunday 3 dancers performed at a very special gig. It was the 100th birthday of a lady named Hilda. It was a surprise party, they had a piper and dancers perform for her. Hilda loved it, and was very emotional. She particularily loved it when Ceilidh danced the Flora MacDonalds Fancy, as Hilda is a descendant of Flora MacDonald. Darcy, at just turned 6, went over very well, as a crowd always love to see little ones perform. And of course - a boy in a kilt doing a sword dance is always a great hit too - so Connor lapped up that attention! I will be receiving photos in the next few days and will post some up here then. It was a very special day and Hilda seemed to have a fantastic 100th birthday!

At our Wifey's class on Wednesday night.... We were doing a Step-at-a-time Hornpipe and Av missed her turn, which was cool (had to start the music again anyway!), but what was hillarious was the reason she missed her turn.... She said she was day dreaming that the girls really WERE on a ship and that Greer was trying to do the pumping step but rolling down the deck and I was up in the crowsnest with a telescope leaning over and watching & calling out corrections from up there!! It was hillarious!!! SOOOO COOL!!! hahahah! We all lost it and couldn't stop laughing! Our Wifey's Class is such fun! :))))