Scottish Country Dance Workshop and Ball

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:59:59 -800

Saturday was the annual workshop and ball of the Portland chapter of the Royal
Scottish Country Dance Society! Apparently, this is quite large of an event--
the workshop attracted dancers from Bend (OR), various places in Idaho, and
even one lady from Vancouver, BC. Registration began at 9:30 in the morning,
after which the group split up into beginners like myself and the more
advanced people. I spent the day on a rather tiring regimen of improving my
technique, footwork, steps, and phrasing of various figures. Just recently
I've gotten a handle on performing the pas de basque step in place;
at this workshop, I begun to figure out how to do this while hopping about on
the floor. Eventually I might even be graceful at it. :P