Each year, we organise several social dances. These dances are a great way to meet lots of new people, and to put into practice what you have learnt during classes! Please contact our secretary if you need any more information.
Witham and District Caledonian Society is dancing!
We enjoyed a full programme of dances in gardens last summer. The weather was kind to us and we had fun. Our Wednesday dance classes are going well with plenty of enthusiastic dancers. Now that we are established in the spacious Labour Hall we have room for even more! Fiona Richards continues to give us some much needed guidance each month and her gentle but very clear approach puts us on the right track.
Our Autumn Dance was held in the British Legion Memorial Hall in Witham on the 3rd of November. It was a great success and there was much laughter and chat. All of the dances were walked through making them accessible to all.
The life and writings of Robert Burns were celebrated on the 18th of January in the British Legion Memorial Hall. Our members and guests were welcomed by our President, Mrs Mary McLean at a reception with refreshments. Stirring music was provided by Jackie Allen who played the bagpipes. The traditional meal of haggis neeps and tatties was preceded by a dramatic Address to the Haggis given by Fiona Hunt. Afterwards, Paul Winstanley took us on an excellent world tour of Burns that was both informative and very entertaining. We then raised a glass to the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns. The evening concluded with a few dances that were accessible to enthusiastic dancers at every level of proficiency.
The Spring Dance is set for the afternoon of the 9th of March and it will be held in the British Legion Memorial Hall in Witham. We have prepared a lively programme of dances but all of them will be walked through. Download the cribs here. As usual this is a Charity Tea Dance with a raffle to raise funds for the Red Cross.
Our Summer Dance will be in the evening of the 7th of June 2025.
