ASCDS 2022 Dance Classes
 Park Hill Presbyterian Church
 7 pm -Beginner class
8 pm - Advanced class

We hope Classes will begin January 10, 2022
(But, check back...we're watching Covid numbers)
 
The first class is free!  Come and try it!

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Beginning Scottish Country Dance Lessons -
the ballroom dance of Scotland and the forerunner of American Square Dance
Great exercise...lively music...an appreciation of Scottish culture & heritage....

Parkhill Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Hall -
3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
North Little Rock, Arkansas  72116

Click HERE for directions and contact information

• No partner or previous dance experience necessary.
• Casual dress
• Soft sole shoes required
• The cost is only $5.00 per class
• We follow state COVID protocols.
  
• Participants must show proof of COVID vaccinations and sign a waiver of liability at their first class session. 


• Scot or not, please come join us!
• For additional information or to preregister,
• call 501-821-4746

You don't have to be Scottish!

Participants will learn basic formations and footwork used for dancing traditional and modern Scottish reels, jigs and strathspeys, which form the basis of Scottish ballroom dance.

Scottish Country Dancing offers fun and challenging dances, lively music, an appreciation of Scottish music and culture, and an opportunity to meet interesting people,
 

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The Arkansas Scottish Country Dance Society is a non-profit organization established in 1985 by individuals interested in helping foster traditional Scottish country dancing and music for the benefit of present and future generations.  ASCDS is an affiliate chapter of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society with headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and branches around the world.

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Abbreviations
 
1C
1st couple; 2C = 2nd couple, etc.

1C-2C
1st couple and 2nd couple, 1st couple with 2nd couple, etc.

1CR
1st corner; 2CR = 2nd corner, etc.

1M
1st man; 2M = 2nd man, etc.

1s
1st couple or “ones”; 2s = 2nd couple or “twos”, etc.

1s-2s
1st couple and 2nd couple, 1st couple with 2nd couple, etc.

1W
1st woman; 2W = 2nd woman, etc.

2H
two hands; 3H = 3 hands, etc.

4H a-X
four hands across; 3H a-X = 3 hands across, etc.

6H rnd
six hands round; 8H rnd = 8 hands round, etc.

a-X
across

adv
advance

adv (1)
advance one step only

adv–ret, adv/ret
advance and retire

allem
allemande

anti-clkwise
anti-clockwise, counter-clockwise

BH
both hands

bal
balance

bet
between

bk
back

bk2bk, bk 2 bk
back to back

C
couple – as in 1C = 1st couple, 2C = 2nd couple, etc.

CR, CRs
corner, corners – see also 1CR = 1st corner, 2CR = 2nd corner, etc.

clkwise
clockwise

cont
continue

cpl, cpls
couple, couples – as in “All 3 cpls …”

dbl
double

dbl tri
double triangle(s)

diag
diagonal

dwn
down

fig
figure

fig 8
figure of eight

fin
finish; finishing

H
hand(s); see also 2H = 2 hands, 6H = 6 hands, etc.

J
jig – used when describing a dance; 48J-5C = 48-bar jig for 5 cpls

L
left

LH
left hand

LS
left shoulder

LSh
left shoulder

ld
lead

M
men; man – see also 1M = 1st man, 2M = 2nd man, etc.

NH
nearer hands

opp
opposite

orig
original

P
partner

par
parallel

perp
perpendicular

pet
petronella

pl, plc
place

posn(s)
position(s)

pouss
poussette

pouss RR
poussette right round

prom
promenade

qk
quick

R
reel – used when describing a dance; 32R-3C = 32-bar reel for 3 cpls

R
right

R&L
rights and lefts

RH
right hand

RR
right round

RR
round the room – used when describing the form of a dance

RS
right shoulder

RSh
right shoulder

rep
repeat

resp
respectively

ret
retire

ret (1)
retire one step only

rl
reel

rnd
round

S
strathspey – used when describing a dance; 40S-4C = 40-bar strathspey for 4 cpls

SQ
square – used when describing the form of a dance

W
women; woman – see also 1W = 1st woman, 2W = 2nd woman, etc.

w
with

X
cross