YDance Moving Forward, Inclusive Dance Training Session Stornoway, An Lanntair Wedesnday, 11 April (4-6pm)   Are you a teacher, youth worker, carer or dance artist who works in participatory settings? Would you like to increase your skills and expertise in working with young people with disabilities? Taught by YDance staff who specialise in inclusive practice, … Continued

Image Credit: Ros Gasson Dance Base & Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland Residency Call Out This week-long residency provides artists with an opportunity to undertake creative exploration rooted in, or influenced by, traditional Scottish dance and culture. Dance Base and the Traditional Dance Forum have come together on this because we know traditional artists interested … Continued

Jennifer Oag (NAFCo Committee Member) and Feerochie are looking for local groups and dancers based in the North East who would potentially be interested in performance opportunities during the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) in Aberdeen between 11 – 15 July. They are particularly interested in any dancers with links to Fiddle music and musicians but … Continued

Putting traditional Dance on the Music Map of Scotland For over 20 years, The Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) has been working to inform people about the opportunities to take part in traditional music – and often dance – by collating details of events, festivals and activity from around Scotland into a … Continued

The Stonehaven Folk Festival is celebrating its 30th year in July 2018 and are trying to get into the Guinness record books. More details available including where to register are available by clicking here. Once registered a newsletter will be started to keep you all up to date. You will need to be able to play … Continued

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society invites branches and affiliated groups to enter this new virtual competition from anywhere in the world! Get a group of dancers together and perform a unique dance based on the theme (you guessed it!) ‘Around the World’. Your routine must be mostly made up of Scottish Country Dance steps … Continued

Three grants of up to £1000 each are to be awarded to promising young artists by the Alan Surtees Trust, set up in memory of the much-loved Shrewsbury Folk Festival Director. The grants will be given to artists who show exceptional skill, talent and promise in their field and whose work is rooted in, or influenced … Continued

Locating Women in ‘The Folk’ Perspectives on women’s contributions to folk song, folklore and cultural traditions Saturday 9 June 2018, University of Sussex Women have always been central to the study and practice of folklore, arts and cultural traditions—as tradition bearers, performers, authors, collectors, storytellers and scholars. However, their contribution hasn’t always received the recognition … Continued

An award that is aimed at more established artists, who are able to demonstrate a high level of quality, imagination and ambition in their work. The programme offers funding, space and support for artists from any art form or genre who want to explore creative new work that is rooted in the English traditional folk … Continued

Steps for Success: English Social Folk Dance  Saturday 10 March, 10am–5pm Cecil Sharp House, London Join us for this practice-sharing national conference for everyone who is involved in, interested in, and cares about English social folk dance. This will be a lively day with case study presentations, practical workshops, advice sessions and panel discussions, asking: ‘What helps English social folk … Continued