After that we will be having our Summer break, during which Stephen and Glenys will be holding their traditional garden party (see Stephen's email). Dancing will resume on September 3rd.

Don't forget that we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting on the 5th of March. We hope that as many members as possible will be able to attend.

Don't forget that we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting on the 5th of March. We hope that as many members as possible will be able to attend.

Don't forget that we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting on the 5th of March. We hope that as many members as possible will be able to attend.

Click on the December 2023 tab on the left to see a list of the dances taught at the weekend, and links to the photographs that were taken by Natalia Kozorezova and Martina Mueller-Franz.

The club is having a break over the Christmas period. We will resume dancing refreshed and raring to go (and not at all hung over!) on January 9th.

Click on the December 2023 tab on the left to see a list of the dances taught at the weekend, and links to the photographs that were taken by Natalia Kozorezova and Martina Mueller-Franz.

Next week (December 12th) will be our last dancing before we break for Christmas. There will be glüwein (supplied by the club) and nibbles (provided by you, the members).

And if you haven't yet registered for the December course and St Andrew's Night Ball, I urge you to do so if you can. It will be a great weekend, with excellent teaching and super music. Click on 'December 2023' on the homepage to find out more and register.

I urge all the members to attend if they possibly can. It will be a great weekend, with excellent teaching and super music. Click on 'December 2023' on the homepage to find out more and register.

You can read all about Tim here: https://tsmacdonald.com/bio/

I would urge everyone who is around to come along, if only to hear Tim playing. Let's have a great turnout for him!

You can read all about Tim here: https://tsmacdonald.com/bio/

It was also decided to raise the membership fees to 180.- (90.- for students and teachers) from the start of 2024. Temporary members will pay 10.- per evening, effective from the start of the new season in September 2023.
This was made necessary by the decision of the Church to increase the hall rental by over 18%.

(This is a correction to the original text which implied that temporary fees would also be effective from January next year).

- Chris

It would be very helpful to know in advance how many we are likely to attract, so please contact me with the names of new people.

Hopefully this will encourage more people to take up dancing Scottish!

- Chris

Dates of the meetings up to the end of June are now on the meetings page, but without teachers for now.

And all the dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now up on the Meetings page.

Also decided at that AGM was that, on the evenings when the church have their Choral Evensong, we will meet at the usual time of 19.15, but not play any music until the service has finished. In other words, for the first 1/2 hour or so, we will just walk through the dances, so that when we come to dance them, a recap should suffice.
The next such evening will be on the 12th April. Let's see how it works out.

On the Meetings page there's now a link to a list of the details of every dance evening for the past three years.

Dates and teachers for the first half of the year are now up on the Meetings page.

We wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.

Here's a digital 'card' that Ruth, the church administrator, sent to us:

As you will already have heard, Prue Brunner, one of the founder members of the club, and president from 1967-1987, died last Wednesday.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family.

The memorial service will take place in St Andrew's Church at 2pm on the 16th December.

All are welcome, but covid restrictions must be adhered to.

As you will already have heard, Prue Brunner, one of the founder members of the club, and president from 1967-1987, died last Wednesday.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family.

The memorial service will take place in St Andrew's Church at 2pm on the 16th December.

All are welcome, but covid restrictions must be adhered to.

• Vaccination certificates are mandatory.
• On entering the community centre, the hand sanitiser is to be used.
• Masks are to be worn indoors at all times.
• The president will keep a copy of the register.
• Attendees who are not on the club membership list must give their address and telephone numbers.
• Windows are to be opened for at least part of the evening to allow for ventilation.
• All surfaces that have been touched must be cleaned wih the supplied cleaning materials after the evening is finished, and the cleaning log is to be filled in and signed.

- Chris Harris, President

Just a reminder of the Covid rules:

• Vaccination certificates are mandatory.
• On entering the community centre, the hand sanitiser is to be used.
• Masks are to be worn indoors at all times.
• The president will keep a copy of the register.
• Attendees who are not on the club membership list must give their address and telephone numbers.
• Windows are to be opened for at least part of the evening to allow for ventilation.
• All surfaces that have been touched must be cleaned wih the supplied cleaning materials after the evening is finished, and the cleaning log is to be filled in and signed.

- Chris Harris, President

Just a reminder of the Covid rules:

• Vaccination certificates are mandatory.
• On entering the community centre, the hand sanitiser is to be used.
• Masks are to be worn indoors at all times.
• The president will keep a copy of the register.
• Attendees who are not on the club membership list must give their address and telephone numbers.
• Windows are to be opened for at least part of the evening to allow for ventilation.
• All surfaces that have been touched must be cleaned wih the supplied cleaning materials after the evening is finished, and the cleaning log is to be filled in and signed.

- Chris Harris, President

Naturally the current situation requires that we adhere to certain rules:

• Vaccination certificates are mandatory.
• Masks are to be worn indoors at all times.
• The president will keep a copy of the register.
• Attendees who are not on the club membership list must give their address and telephone numbers.
• Windows are to be opened for at least part of the evening to allow for ventilation.
• All surfaces that have been touched must be cleaned wih the supplied cleaning materials after the evening is finished.

During the month of September there will be no 'dance of the month'. After that I plan to introduce this again. As soon as we have decided which evenings we will be dancing and who will be teaching, I'll publish this information on the 'meetings' page.

- Chris Harris, President

In the mean time, the monthly Zoom meetings have been a good way of keeping members in touch with each other. The next one will be on Tuesday, August 3rd. Chris will send out the link a few days in advance, and a reminder the day before.

On the 19th of July we arranged to do some dancing outdoors. The venue we chose, the Sportplatz Sihlhölzli, proved to be less than ideal, as aparently no music is allowed there, but we still managed to get through 6 dances, in spite of lack of practice for the last 15 months! We plan to meet next Wednesday (28th July) at 18.30 at the Musikpavillon in the centre of Bükliplatz. If that is successful we'll continue to meet there each week, but on which day we will decide by Doodle.

- Chris Harris, President

It has also been suggested that, as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer, we could meet to dance outside somewhere, provided that we observe certain precautions. One suggestion was the China Garden on the Zürihorn. We will look into this further in another month or so.

One other suggestion was to meet via Zoom every month or so, just to stay in contact with the other members of the club. I would suggest the first Tuesday in the month, so the next such meeting would be on April 6th. I'll send out an invitation with a link nearer the time. Any other suggestions are welcome!

- Chris Harris, President

All members of the club will receive an invitation via email with the agenda and instructions on how to connect to the meeting.

The committee hopes that as many as possible will attend this meeting. For most of us it will be the first opportunity to connect with other members of the Club since last year's AGM on March 10th 2020!

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you on the dance floor as soon as the situation improves.

Remember that the 2020 AGM will be on the 10th March.

Remember that the 2020 AGM will be on the 10th March.

In the meantime, we wish everyone a Happy Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.

Tuesday 17th December (NOT the 7th as previously announced!) will be our last dancing evening, and there will be mulled wine and nibbles. Please do let Irene know if you plan to come that night, so that she has some idea of the quantities required.

Please note also that we will be holding our AGM on the 10th March 2020.

And make sure that you sign up for the November dance weekend in Geroldswil! Details on the website under "November 2019".

Tuesday, 3rd September is the first dance evening of the Autumn season 2019. We look forward to dancing with you all again!

And make sure that you sign up for the November dance weekend in Geroldswil! Details on the website under "November 2019".

And make sure that you sign up for the November dance weekend in Geroldswil! Details on the website under "November 2019".

And looking further ahead, We'll be hosting our biennial St Andrew's Night Ball and Dance Weekend in the Hotel Geroldswil on the 30th November - 1st December. For full details, click the November 2019 tab.

And looking further ahead, We'll be hosting our biennial St Andrew's Night Ball and Dance Weekend in the Hotel Geroldswil on the 30th November - 1st December. For full details, click the November 2019 tab.

And On Saturday, 13th April we'll be holding a workshop in the Gundeldingerfeld Tango studio in Basel.
The workshop will run from 11:30 and continue - with a break for lunch - until 17:00.
The format will be the same as in previous workshops: the morning will be dedicated to general technique, and in the afternoon we'll be tackling some more complicated dances that we wouldn't attempt on a normal dance evening.
Once again, Sue Bollans will be playing the piano for the classes.
Further details will be announced later, but make sure you reserve the date!

December 11th will be the last dance evening of the year, and we'll be having our traditional mulled wine and nibbles. Please let Irene know if you expect to be there.

After that we'll be taking a break until January 8th. The dance evenings for the first half of 2019 are to be found on the Meetings page.

And looking forward to next year, the Geneva Club will be running their annual Spring Dance on the 6th April. Details on their website: https://www.genevascdc.com

After that we'll be taking a break until January 8th. The dance evenings for the first half of 2019 are to be found on the Meetings page.

And looking forward to next year, we'll be holding another workshop on April 13th. So come along, brush up your technique and learn some new and interesting dances!

The practice of sending out the evening programmes in advance, to give people the opportunity to look up the dances on the internet, appears to be useful, and has met with general approval. It was therefore agreed that we should continue this practice. Additionally, there will be a "Dance of the Month", which will be repeated each week during the month. The DotM for March is "The Reel of the Royal Scots".

A teaching rota has been established, and is to be found on the meetingspage.

We will be discussing the whole issue of the teaching at the AGM on the 13th March. We hope that everyone in the club will attend, as we will be discussing several issues which affect the future of the Zurich Scottish Country Dancing Club.

Please note that there will be no formal technique practice on the 23rd Jan, but if anyone wishes to practice their steps privately, the main hall is available for that.

Wishing everyone a very happy and successful 2018.

Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and happy dancing in 2018.

A reminder that, as from the 9th January, we will be meeting every Tuesday. This is for a trial period until the AGM on the 13th March, when we will decide whether to make this permanent.

The last meeting of the year will take place on the 12th December, and there will be the usual gluhwein and nibbles to finish off the evening. Please let Irene know if you plan to come on that evening!

The majority of club members have agreed to meeting for dancing every Tuesday, instead of twice a month as we do now. 24 out of 36 members voted for this change.
From the beginning of January until the AGM, this will just be a trial, and then at the AGM we will vote on whether to make this permanent.
Should it be decided at the AGM to continue for the rest of the year, this will naturally entail an increase in the membership fees, and it was proposed to make this increase 50% (for a 100% increase in dancing!). The fee will be decided at the AGM, which will be held on March 13th.

The last meeting of the year will take place on the 12th December, and there will be the usual gluhwein and nibbles to finish off the evening. Please let Irene know if you plan to come on that evening!

At the committee meeting last Tuesday it was decided to contact all the members to ask for feedback about the possibility of meeting for dancing every Tuesday, instead of twice a month as we do now.
From the beginning of January until the AGM, this will just be a trial, and then at the AGM we will put forward a motion to make this permanent.
This will naturally entail an increase in the membership fees, and it was proposed to make this increase 50% (for a 100% increase in dancing!). The fee will be decided at the AGM, which will be held on March 13th.

There are still some spaces free for the weekend and ball on November 25th-26th. Linda Henderson from San Francisco will be teaching, and we have Ian Robertson and Muriel Johnstone to provide the music once again.
There's still time to apply, but you'll need to hurry! Just click on the November 17 link on the left for details and application forms.

Participants at the workshop

The following are the dances that were taught:

• The New Year Jig (RSCDS Bk 51) (Morven)
• The Tri-Mariner (Anne Dix) (Chris)
• Cherrybank Gardens (John Drewry) (Morven)
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• The Codebreaker (John Drewry) (Chris)
• MacDonald of Keppoch (RSCDS Bk 49) (Morven)
• The Three E's (Tim Bolton-Maggs) (Chris)

And on November 25th-26th we'll be holding our biennial international dance weekend and ball. Linda Henderson from San Francisco will be teaching, and we have Ian Robertson and Muriel Johnstone to provide the music once again.
Just click on the November 17 link on the left for details and application forms.

And on November 25th-26th we'll be holding our biennial international dance weekend and ball. Linda Henderson from San Francisco will be teaching, and we have Ian Robertson and Muriel Johnstone to provide the music once again.
Just click on the November 17 link on the left for details and application forms.

And on November 25th-26th we'll be holding our biennial international dance weekend and ball. Linda Henderson from San Francisco will be teaching, and we have Ian Robertson and Muriel Johnstone to provide the music once again.
Details are not yet available, but go to:
http://www.zscdc.ch/november17 and fill in the form to keep informed of developments.

Note that we will be having our Annual General Meeting on the 14th February, starting at 19:30.

On November 25th-26th we'll be holding our biennial dance weekend and ball. Linda Henderson from San Francisco will be teaching, and we have Ian Robertson and Muriel Johnstone to provide the music once again.
Details are not yet available, but go to http://www.zscdc.ch/november17 and fill in the form to keep informed of developments.

Note that we will be having our Annual General Meeting on the 14th February, starting at 19:30.

Please see the Meetings page for a list of the dancing evenings in 2017.

Note that we will be having our Annual General Meeting on the 14th February, starting at 19:30.

Wishing everyone happy dancing in the New Year!

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and happy dancing in the New Year

We resume again on the 13th September.

Don't forget that the Basel group will be having a dance weekend and ball on the 19th-20th November.
All the details can be found on their website at www.scdgb.ch

I do hope that as many of you as possible will take advantage of the opportunity to dance to Jim's teaching. I look forward to a good turnout to welcome him!

At the April 26th dancing evening, we are really fortunate to have a musician: Sharlene Helen Penman from New Zealand will be visiting Switzerland and has agreed to come and play for the class on the Tuesday evening.

And on May 24th, we have a guest teacher: Jim Cook from London, whom many of you know already, is in the area and is prepared to teach the class.

I do hope that as many of you as possible will take advantage of the opportunity to dance to the music of Sharlene, and the teaching of Jim. I look forward to a good turnout to welcome these guests!

This year we will not be having the usual buffet supper, but just drinks and nibbles, to allow more time for dancing. We'll review this policy after the meeting, to decide whether to continue to do this for future AGMs

Prue has requested that people don't send flowers, but anyone who wishes can make a donation to St Andrew's Church (PC 80-11689-3 or Open Doors (PC 34-4791-0, www.opendoors.ch). The club is making a contribution to the former.

We're currently having our Christmas break. We start again on the 12th January 2016

Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and lots of joyful dancing in 2016!

Our meeting on the 8th December will be the last one before Christmas and there'll be gluhwein and nibbles to put us all in the Christmas spirit.

These two evenings will be dedicated to practising the dances for the St Andrew's Night Ball on the 28th November, so these two evenings are not suitable for beginner dancers.
At other times, we are delighted to welcome new people, whatever their dancing experience - or lack of it!

Our meeting on the 8th December will be the last one before Christmas and there'll be gluhwein and nibbles to put us all in the Christmas spirit.

Remember that in November we meet on the 17th and 24th, and not on the 10th

These two evenings will be dedicated to practising the dances for the St Andrew's Night Ball on the 28th November.

On Saturday, 14th November, there will be another ceilidh in the Community Centre. The previous two ceilidhs proved very popular. Download the flyer with all the details here:
http://zscdc.ch/docs/eng/scottish_ceilidh_november_2015.pdf

Please note also that in November we meet on the 17th and 24th, and not on the 10th

The evenings in October and November will be dedicated to learning the dances for the St Andrew's Night Ball.

All the spaces for the ball are now filled. It's going to be a great weekend!
If you would still like to apply, please contact the secretary and request to be put on the waiting list.

Please note that there will be NO technique on the 27th October, due to a committee meeting. Dancing will start at 19:45.

All the spaces for the ball are now filled. It's going to be a great weekend!
If you would still like to apply, please contact the secretary and request to be put on the waiting list.

And if you've applied and haven't yet paid, please do so by the end of September.

All the spaces for the ball are now filled. It's going to be a great weekend!
If you would still like to apply, please contact the secretary and request to be put on the waiting list.

And if you've applied and haven't yet paid, please do so by the end of September.

If you still want to apply for the course and/or ball and haven't got round to it yet, remember that the closing date for applications is the 30th September.
Just click on the November 2015 link on the left.

And if you've applied and haven't yet paid, please do so by the end of September.

We have just learned that the 2015 Geroldswil weekend will be the last; the hotel and village centre are to be completely restructured and the hotel lease will not be renewed. All the more reason to take this opportunity to dance there this last time! Visit the November 2015 page for details.

It is with great sadness that we announce that one of our most loyal members, Hew Macintosh, died very suddenly on Sunday 21st June, probably from a heart attack.
Hew was quiet, but always friendly, cheerful and helpful. He loved the dancing and he will be sorely missed. Our condolences to his family in Australia, and to his partner Romi.

The meeting on the 23rd June will be our last before the Summer break, so we'll be having our traditional Summer drink and nibbles. Please let Irene know if you're planning to come on that evening.

On the 6th June the British Residents' Association will be having a repeat of their successful ceilidh. Check the events page for details.

Please note that there will be no technique practice in April. Dancing starts at 19:45.

On the 6th June the British Residents' Association will be having a repeat of their successful ceilidh. Check the events page for details.

Please note that there will be no technique practice in April. Dancing starts at 19:45.

Please note that we will be having a committee meeting on the 24th March, so there will be no step-practice again.

It was also decided to implement a new policy on Tuesday evenings, to the effect that, if we have inexperienced dancers attending, we will devote the first half of the evening to simple dances, and after the break we will tackle possibly more advanced dances. We need to make this known to potential attendees, as well as to the teachers of the evenings.

Don't forget that the AGM will be on the 10th March. Please let the secretary know if you are planning to attend!

And remember that the 9th December is our last dancing evening, so there will be the usual gluhwein and nibbles after the dancing.

And remember that the 9th December is our last dancing evening, so there will be the usual gluhwein and nibbles after the dancing.

Teachers were Mathilde Tischmacher, Morven Rueesch and Chris Harris, and Sue Bollans played for the class.

If there is sufficient interest we will be holding another in Spring 2015

Teachers will be Mathilde Tischmacher, Morven Rueesch and Chris Harris, and Sue Bollans will be playing for the class.

Contact Sylvia if you're interested.

Full details on the Flyer here:
http://www.zscdc.ch/docs/eng/workshop_october_2014.pdf

Also, that we will have an extra practice of the more difficult of the ball dances from 14:00 on the 20th November, provided that we have at least 8 people who would like to take part. The charge is sFr. 5 per person towards the cost of the hall. Please contact Sylvia (sylvia.nyffeler@gmx.ch) if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity. It will take place at the Club Silbando. This is very easy to find, either by tram or by car. On a Sunday, there is enough parking. Details of the venue including a map can be found on the website: www.silbando.ch

Also, that we will have an extra practice of the more difficult of the ball dances from 14:00 on the 20th November, provided that we have at least 8 people who would like to take part. The charge is sFr. 5 per person towards the cost of the hall. Please contact Sylvia (sylvia.nyffeler@gmx.ch) if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity. It will take place at the Club Silbando. This is very easy to find, either by tram or by car. On a Sunday, there is enough parking. Details of the venue including a map can be found on the website: www.silbando.ch

Note that we will have an extra practice of the more difficult of the ball dances on Sunday afternoon, 20th November (one week before the event), provided that we have at least 8 people who would like to take part. The charge is sFr. 5 per person towards the cost of the hall. Please contact Sylvia (sylvia.nyffeler@gmx.ch) if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity. It will take place at the Club Silbando. This is very easy to find, either by tram or by car. On a Sunday, there is enough parking. Details of the venue including a map can be found on the website: www.silbando.ch

Don't forget that the Basel Scottish Country Dance Group are holding a ceilidh on the 22nd October. Check out the events page for details.

And don't forget to book for the November weekend if you haven't already done so!
Click on the November 2011 link on the left!

And don't forget to book for the November weekend if you haven't already done so!
Click on the November 2011 link on the left!

Please note that there will be no step practice on the 22nd March, due to a committee meeting.

Please be sure to inform the secretary (secretary@zscdc.ch) by the 18th Feb if you intend to come. We hope as many people as possible will make the effort to attend.

Note the date of the AGM is the 8th March. Members will be informed of the details nearer the time.

A healthy, happy and prosperous New Year to one and all!

Details of the dances for the Basel Club's St Andrew's Night Ball can now be found on the events page

We now have an additional service, whereby you can be notified by e-mail whenever a new message is posted here. You no longer need to to keep checking for updates if your address is on the list.

Initially this list contains the addresses of all the members whose e-mail is included in the members' address list.

If your e-mail address is not included, and you would like to receive these updates, please send the webmaster a request to add it to the list. Conversely, if you would prefer not to receive e-mails from us, you can request to have your address removed again.

Note that newsletters can sometimes be identified as spam by your e-mail program or your ISP and not delivered. If you think you should have received the news but haven't, we recommend that you check the spam folder to see if this is the case.

Details of the teachers and dates will be posted nearer the time.

We wish everyone a wonderful Summer!

Details of the teachers and dates will be posted nearer the time.

We wish everyone a wonderful Summer!

Please note that in May we will be meeting on the 4th and the 25th, not the 11th and the 25th, as the Church Council needs the Community Centre on the 11th.

If anyone else has has photos they'd like to publish, send them to me and I'll post them on the November page. Alternatively, if they are already on the web, just send me the link and I'll publish it.

We are now having a break from dancing over the Christmas period.
The next meeting of the club will be on January 12th.

If anyone else has has photos they'd like to publish, send them to me and I'll post them on the November page. Alternatively, if they are already on the web, just send me the link and I'll publish it.

The next meeting of the club will be on the 8th December, and as it's the last one before the Christmas break, we'll be having the traditional gluhwein and nibbles.

The next meeting of the club will be on the 8th December, and as it's the last one before the Christmas break, we'll be having the traditional gluhwein and nibbles.

Applications are now closed for the November weekend.

If you have applied for the weekend but not yet received an acknowledgement from the secretary, please contact her as soon as possible to check that your name is on the list.

Don't forget that in November we will be meeting on the 17th and the 24th - and not on the 10th and the 24th. Keep checking the Meetings page for details!

If you have applied for the weekend but not yet received an acknowledgement from the secretary, please contact her as soon as possible to check that your name is on the list.

Don't forget that in November we will be meeting on the 17th and the 24th - and not on the 10th and the 24th. Keep checking the Meetings page for details!

The Minicrib of the dances for the ball in November is now on the downloads section of the November pages. Also a pdf of Pilling diagrammes (many thanks to Martina for doing this!). The only one that's missing is the Zytglogge, the full description of which follows on the next page.

Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are on the Meetings page.

Corrected 2 small mistakes on the Ball programme and made the details of how to pay a bit easier to find.

Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page.

Click on the link above for details and to apply!

Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page.

Have a nice Summer everyone!

The online application form for the November weekend and St Andrew's Night Ball is now active. Click on the link above for full details of the weekend.

Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page.

Have a nice Summer everyone!

Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano).
For full details and application forms, click the link above.

Please note that we'll be having the traditional Summer Bowl instead of the usual break on the last evening (23rd June).

Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano).
I'll put the details on this website as soon as they've been finalised.

Please note that there will be no step/formation practice before the dancing on the 23rd June, as we'll be having a committee meeting. Dancing will start at 7.45 pm, and we'll have the traditional Summer Bowl instead of the usual break.

Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano).
I'll put the details on this website as soon as they've been finalised.

And now it's official: We'll be organising a weekend of dance on the 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano).
I'll put the details on this website as soon as they've been finalised.

Note that we shall be devoting the first 3 meetings to the dances for the Basle weekend (see the events page for details!)

Note that we shall be devoting the first 3 meetings to the dances for the Basle weekend (see the events page for details!)

We are currently having our Summer break. We wish everyone a nice Summer. Just don't forget your umbrella and your wellies!

Note that the meeting on the 24th June will be the last before the Summer break, so we will be having our traditional Summer punch with snacks.
Note also that, although there is no football match on that evening, the parking restrictions on the Promenadengasse still apply. So if you intend to come by car, give yourself plenty of time to find somewhere to park!

Don't forget that we are starting at 7.45 for the regular dancing and 7.15 for step practice.

Don't forget that we are starting at 7.45 for the regular dancing and 7.15 for step practice.

Note that the AGM will be on February 26th.

You'll also find a couple of links to pages of photos from the weekend. If anyone else has any photos, just let me know!

Note: we will be dancing on the 20th November, and not on the 27th, to allow for an extra practice of the Ball dances.

Please keep checking these pages for possible alterations.

I've also made a few minor adjustments to the layout. The links in the navigation-bar at the left are now always active, for example.

The MiniCrib descriptions of the ball dances are now also available for download!

Never before have there been so many ways to apply for a weekend dance course!

Go on - spoil yourself! You know you want to! Just click on the November 2007 link on the left.

Click on the November 2007 link on the left to find all about it. Application forms and information leaflets can all be downloaded, and within the next couple of days I plan to have the on-line application form working as well. It's never been easier to apply for a weekend course! So what are you waiting for? Places are limited, so don't delay!

Also updated is the events page with details of the Zürifäscht, which we're taking part in with a team of a dozen dancers plus a fiddler and a piper. Don't miss it!

Also added the dancing dates for April. The remaining dates up to the Summer break will be added in the next week or so.

I've made a few additions to the other pages as well: the links page now has a link to the International Branch website, for example.

There's also a new page which contains a list of all the updates that have been made since the new website went online at the beginning of 2007.

The main change, however, is that the pages have been completely rewritten using the web programming language, PHP. This makes it much easier to maintain and extend.

Any comments, criticisms or suggestions are welcome. Use the form on the contact page, or send an email to the webmaster.