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Basic Teaching Skills Weekend Course - October 25 & 26 2025
St Paul’s Hall, 3 Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 5ES
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Teacher: Deb Lees

Deb Lees will be delivering a course for those who love Scottish Dancing and may be involved in leading a group in the future.

This course is to encourage more people to join the pool of dancers able to do some teaching, if required.

For example
  • In an emergency - can you please take tonight’s class?
  • Can you take the class while the teacher is on holiday?
  • Can you take over this class as the teacher is retiring?

Course details

Saturday - 10.00am till 4.30pm
Sunday - 10.00am till 4.00pm
The cost is £40 for the two days, and half-price for Leeds Branch Members

Any queries please email classes@rscdsleeds.org.uk or phone 07851 419656

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Advanced and experienced intermediate formations

List 1

Lead down middle and up
Figure of eight
Reel of three on sidelines
Set and cast off
Hands round and back
Reel of three across
Petronella turn
Hands across and back
Promenade for 2 or 3 couples
Allemande for 2 or 3 couples
Right and lefts for 2 couples
Poussette in reel or jig time
Grand chain for 3 couples
Ladies chain
Turn corners and partner

List 2

Figure of 8 for 2 couples
Set to and turn corners
Mens’ chain
Set to corners and partner (hello goodbye)
Double triangles
Reel of three after set to and turn corners
Strathspey poussette
Reel of three after set to corner and partner
Set and rotate for 2 or 3 couples
Reel of four on the diagonal
Knot for 2 or 3 couples
Reel of four across starting from sidelines

List 3

Bourrel for 2 or 3 couples
Reel of three in tandem changing lead
Corners pass and turn
Reel of four across including progressing one place
Espagnole
The spoke
Petronella turn in tandem
The targe
Rights and lefts for 3 couples
The tourbillon
Set and rotate for 3 couples
The tournee
The Chain progression for 2 or 3 couples
The lists of class descriptors are from the RSCDS Summer School

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