Tutor’s Notes

We had Wonder(land)ful Mad Hatters Tea Party on Monday Night.

It was great to see everyone get into the theme and the decorations were fantastic. The tea pots, cups, cards, signs and cake plates all looked great. It is amazing how a palm tree can be changed into something more suited to Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat appreciated that.

The combination of fiddle and keyboard showed our newer members the versatility of Scottish music. Thanks very much to Iain Matcham and Jason Morris for playing for us.

In between dances Ann entertained us with quotes from Alice in Wonderland and she also challenged us by making us dance “The World Upside Down” with the head of the sets at the wrong end of the hall and Teapots with the appropriate arm positions.

We danced a few dances devised by Iain Boyd that were appropriate to the theme (eg. The White Rabbit, the March Hare and The Mad Hatter) and some lesser known dancers such as Sugar? Sleepy Dormouse, Salute to Alice and Trip to Wonderland. These latter dances seemed vaguely familiar to many.

Thanks everyone for braving the weather and making it a great night.