MONDAY 16TH MARCH

Please note that classes have been cancelled from 17th March onwards

and our Anniversary Dance at Westonbirt is also cancelled

Following the identification of the Coronavirus in various locations around the world, please visit the links below for the most up to date advice and guidance:

www.rscds.org Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

nhs advice

World Health Organisaiton Advice

Good practice for staying healthy

It may seem obvious, but a few precautions can go a long way to stop germs from spreading:

• Wash your hands prior to and directly after attending a dance class
• Use hand sanitizer gel if you have it available during the dance class
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
• Put used tissues in the bin straight away
• Wash your hands with soap and water often – use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
• Try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell and please do not attend a dance, a class or a committee meeting if you are feeling unwell.

FRIDAY 13th MARCH. Today the Bath RSCDS committee has decided to postpone the Anniversary Dance which was due to take place at Westonbirt School on March 28th. The coronavirus situation is changing daily and our prime concern is the health of dancers. We hope to rearrange the Dance so that it will be held at Westonbirt in March 2021. This date is now confirmed as Saturday 27th March 2021. All participants will receive an e mail and all ticket money will be refunded.

We hope to be able to welcome you to Westonbirt in March 2021.

Something to cheer you up:

The Pandemic Reel

A 32-bar reel for any number of dancers in their own living rooms

1-8 Dancers cast off behind own couch, dance around the end & back to place.

9-16 Do-Si-Do around coffee table, then slip step away from the coffee table & back.

17-24 Dance down the hallway, into the kitchen, grab a beverage* & dance back to place.

25-32 Set while placing the beverage on the coffee table, turn on the spot twice (using Pas de Basque), then retire to the couch, sit, and enjoy.

*Wine, beer, whiskey, or other beverage of choice

(courtesy of NW CRAVEN-Dancing Scottish in the Lake & Dales, England)