Maadi Scottish Country Dancers

2009-03-16T11:39:00.002+02:00

Dancing Every Monday

At the Community Services Association

CSA

in Maadi

7 to 9pm

(except public holidays)

Easy to Medium Country Dances

Anybody can join

Wear comfortable clothes and soft soled shoes.

Address: 4 Road 21
Maadi
Cairo
Egypt

More Information:

012 2114834

010 1075370

010 1661291

2008-10-22T18:35:00.003+02:00

2008 St Andrews Day Ball

Friday November 28th
Aida Ballroom
Nile Hilton Hotel

Entertainment by the
WILD Edinburgh CIGARILLOS

Tickets available starting
Monday October 13st
Donation: LE 500 per person

Contact:

Maadi:
Jo Cassidy:
010 145 6186
Dorothy Murray:
010 569 0347

Heliopolis and Downtown:
Nell Evenhouse:
012 424 8004

Mohandeseen:
Tom Carpenter:
010 166 1291

Reservations against donations only

2008-05-26T12:53:00.002+03:00

MAADI SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

IS RESUMING

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT

at CSA - 4 RD 21

from 7-9PM

Starting September 8th.

Welcome all

No previous experience necessary

Just bring soft soled shoes and water

2008-03-20T12:17:00.004+02:00

Dancing Memo:
No Dancing on Easter Monday, March 24th.

See you again on March 31st.

2008-03-20T12:07:00.002+02:00

Maadi Scottish Country Dancers
"Grasshoppers"

are meeting every Monday evening
from 7 to 9pm
at CSA (Community Services Association)
4 RD 21

Everybody can join in
No previous dance experience required
Just come in with a pair of soft soled shoes and we'll get you "hopping"

For more info, call:
Jo: 010 145 6186
Kati: 012 211 4834
Tom: 010 166 1291

2008-01-18T15:07:00.001+02:00

2008 Cairo Annual Burns' Supper

Friday February 8th 2008
British Embassy Ballroom
National Dress
7:30 for 8:00 pm

Make your reservations now!

Call:

Jo - 010 145 6186 or Tom - 010 166 1219

2008-01-18T14:12:00.000+02:00

2007 St Andrew's Day Ball

2007-12-04T19:23:00.000+02:00

Last Wednesday Before Christmas!
December 5 - 2007

Join the Maadi Grasshoppers for a fun evening of

Scottish Country Dancing

At the Studio in the Sky
( -- top floor of Building 5, Rd 215, Digla, Maadi,

just a block away from Saudi Super Market and the Rugby Club in Digla

towards the roundabout away from CAC --)

7:30 to 9:15 pm

2007-10-07T23:14:00.000+02:00

SOLD OUT!!!!!!

2007 St Andrews Day Ball

Friday November 30th
Aida Ballroom
Nile Hilton Hotel

Entertainment by Internationally Acclaimed Ceilidh Band
WILD CIGARILLOS
directly from Edinburgh

Country Dance Steps - by animation

2007-04-30T13:20:00.000+03:00

Sometimes it is hard for a beginner to visualise just how to do the pas de basque or any other step. Moving from doing the steps slowly to actually dancing them seems impossible. Also, watching someone else do it is only good if the dancer is good.

I have found a website where the dance steps are shown in animation form. You can play them over and over until the pattern is clear. It also allows views from the side and above and a written description.

Try it out.

http://www.scottishmist.com/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=70

2007-01-29T17:32:00.000+02:00

The Scottish Country Dancing
in Maadi is now happening on

Mondays

at7:30pm

At the Studio
(Anna Louise’s)
Road 215/Corner Road 253,
Building 5/ 5th floor.

Spring Schedule:

January
15.01., 22.01. (Advanced), 29.01.

February
12.02., 19.02. (Advanced), 26.02.

March
12.03., 19.03. (Advanced), 26.03.

April
16.04., 23.04. (Advanced), 30.04.

May
14.05., 21.05. (Advanced), 28.05.

June
04.06. End of Season-Dance

More info from:
email: maadiscd@aim.com or katiousha@rocketmail.com
or call Kati – 012 211 4834

The Word on the Street

2006-10-12T14:21:00.000+02:00

How Ordinary Scots found out what was happening in bygone days.

A quote from a website I discovered recently.

>>>
"In the centuries before there were newspapers and 24-hour news channels, the general public had to rely on street literature to find out what was going on. The most popular form of this for nearly 300 years was 'broadsides' - the tabloids of their day. Sometimes pinned up on walls in houses and ale-houses, these single sheets carried public notices, news, speeches and songs that could be read (or sung) aloud.

The National Library of Scotland's online collection of nearly 1,800 broadsides lets you see for yourself what 'the word on the street' was in Scotland between 1650 and 1910. Crime, politics, romance, emigration, humour, tragedy, royalty and superstitions - all these and more are here.
Each broadside comes with a detailed commentary and most also have a full transcription of the text, plus a downloadable PDF facsimile. You can search by keyword, browse by title or browse by subject.

Take a look, and discover what fascinated our ancestors."
>>>

The site is full of tragic and humorous news clippings that intrigued the local people including:

Burke and Hare
Fake Acts of Parliament
Court cases
Bagpipes as Torture for the English
Tay Road Bridge

and more:

Find it at

The National Library of Scotland - Digital Library

http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/index.html

Come and Have Fun at Our Second Ceilidh

2006-10-12T13:49:00.000+02:00

When:

Friday, 10th of November, 2006 from 7 pm until midnight

Where:

Maadi British International School
Next to Wadi Degla Sporting Club
Zahraa el Maadi.

Tickets:

50L.E. for adults
25L.E. for children (8 years and older)

Will be sold at the dance evenings.

For bookings please call:
Tel. 012 211 4834

We shall provide food and water.
Please bring your own other drinks.

What is this Stovies?

2006-05-25T08:29:00.000+03:00

Well the Ceilidh has passed and everyone appeared to have a great time. There will be other reports later on the proceedings.

However, Annemie sent a nice thank you letter to those involved in the organising and on the night. In it she mentioned I wrote a poem for the occasion. So I thought I would re-produce it here (with a translation for those who are Celtically challenged).

On Hearing of Stovies on the Menu

Weel kent, the haggis, bard renowned,
That Scots revere in pudden ranks.

But wait, men tak' yer fill
Fae luggies wi' a different bill.

Nae' gushin' entrails or reekin' swell
Jist tatties, an ingins an meat as well.

Fae a' the airts ye hear men's pleas
Gie us stovies.

Translation:

The haggis is well known and celebrated in a poem by Robert Burns
Also, Scots rate haggis highly compared with other similar foods

But hold on a moment. Come fill your stomachs
From cook pots containing something else

No gushing entrails (this is a metaphor so relax it's not really intestines), and spreading aroma

Only potatoes, onions and meat

From all around you can here men pleading

Give me stovies.

Why did we pick stovies? Well it's a traditional food and it's not a "special occasion" dish. Other traditional food is now mostly seen at special functions, like Burns Suppers. Nevertheless, in Scotland you can still get haggis and black pudding, in fish and chip shops, but they are nearly always served with chips. We call these "haggis suppers" or "black pudding suppers" (but served at any time of the day).

Someone may provide a more descriptive recipe for stovies later, with pictures.

One thing I really miss from Scotland in a "plain loaf " which I have never found reproduced in any other place. Ah well! Maybe my next poem will be where have all the plain loaves gone?

Come and have fun at our Ceilidh - 19th May

2006-05-04T08:23:00.000+03:00

with

Scottish Country Dancing

Friday, 19th of May, 2006 from 7 pm until midnight

At the Maadi British International School
Next to Wadi Degla Sporting Club
Zahraa el Maadi.

Donation:

50LE for adults and
25LE for children (8 years and older)

Tickets can be booked now (tel. 359 29 25)

We shall provide the food and water.

Please bring your own other drinks.

We're Having a Ceilidh!

2006-05-04T07:54:00.000+03:00

People often wonder two things about Ceilidh - what it is and how to pronounce it.

Basically it's a traditional Scottish party with music and dancing. They are also traditional in Ireland.

You can see the Wikipedia page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilidh which gives a modern (and slightly International) description.

How to pronounce it?

Kaylay (with the second syllable kept short).

For those interested in languages, in Gaelic the "dh" is silent. This is very confusing for those travelling in the North of Scotland trying to make sense of road signs and place names.

Come along and enjoy the party.

Tom

2006-03-01T14:57:00.000+02:00

We have a full dancing schedule over the next couple of months.

Dance Evenings are held at the Seminary in Road 15.

(suitable for all levels of dancers)

8th of March
22nd of March
5th of April
26th of April
10th of May
24th of May
7th of June

Advanced Dance Evenings are held at the British School Wadi Degla.

15th of March
12th of April
17th of May

Sessions last around two hours.

2006-03-01T14:54:00.000+02:00

Come and join us for Scottish Country Dancing in Maadi every 2nd Wednesday.

For further information: Tel. 359 29 25 or e-mail: MaadiSCD@aim.com.

2006-02-27T12:29:00.000+02:00

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