Canadian Barn Dance
The Canadian Barn Dance Steps The Canadian Barn Dance is a very popular couples ceilidh dance. It can either be danced in the same couples or be made progressive - either way, it is great fun! The dance begins with couples standing side by side facing anti-clockwise with their nearer hands joined. Traditionally the lady
How to improve collaboration in a team
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." This age-old African proverb has never lost any of its relevance or potency. Regardless of company size or industry, a cohesive spirit of teamwork and collaboration boosts performance and staff morale. It fosters a shared sense of purpose and
London Drumming – with Tom Adamson. London Scots Podcast
We chat London Drumming with Tom Adamson. After honing his craft at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Tom tells us about the creative life of a musician in London. You can catch Tom at the Ceilidh Club or follow his Instagram account @Tom_adamson.official Buy Tickets
Collaboration – 8 reasons why it is important and how to build it
Collaboration - 8 reasons why it's important and how to build it. 1. Leadership is tough - Collaboration makes it easier. The burdens of leadership are many, and any effective team manager knows that delegation can be critical to a successful project. That is if the team is operating at their maximum capabilities. 2. It's
Teamwork
Teamwork We all want jobs that make us feel useful and fulfiled, bosses who make us feel valued, and colleagues who make us feel supported. Many of us spend years on a career path that doesn't bring us these things. Or we drift from dissatisfying job to dissatisfying job. Eventually, we begin to question what
Scottish Halloween Traditions
Scottish Halloween Traditions - check out our guide 1. The Gaelic Roots Samhuinn acknowledged the onset of winter and marked the time of year when the harvest was finished. It is one of the 4 Gaelic festivals (Imbolc, Beltaine and Lughnasadh being the others). Cattle would be brought down from the summer pastures and kept
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is based on the old Scottish dance formations of ‘setting’ and ‘reeling’. To begin, everyone must be in a group of three, traditionally either a man and two women or two women and a man. Non traditionally everyone can dance with everyone else, so don't worry about gender. Each trio should
