Category: Eastertide
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The Third Annual Eastertide Dance
The phone call came when I was punching holes in dance cards. “There is heavy traffic, and we’re going to be late,” said Krzysztof. I relaxed for the first time all day. Everything for the dance was washed or baked or bought, bagged and packed. I was coiffured, dressed and painted. All that was left…
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The Lion on Dancing
We had a wonderful time at the Third Annual Eastertide Dance in Edinburgh last night. As always we began with the Prayer to Saint Michael and ended by singing Regina Caeli. There were eight ceilidh dances interspersed with six waltzes, and there was an opportunity for swing-dancing during the intermission. The Wisps o’ the Tay…
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Inducements to the Eastertide Dance
It is a truth universally acknowledged among dance organisers that most young people in possession of both free time and £20 buy their tickets at the last minute. The advice given to promoters is not to panic but to keep on advertising with increasing frenzy until the night is upon us and the band is…
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Friends with anyone who is friendly
The other day I was in the loft of a converted garage reading Chapter One of the newest Polish translation of C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy. I have read the Narnia stories umpteen times in English, so it wasn’t hard to understand. And I looked forward to the hero’s first sight of Narnians,…
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Looking forward to Easter
Carnival is over, as is the Vienna ball season and, indeed, the activities of Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party until Easter Sunday. I haven’t yet thought of a dancing event specific to Easter Sunday, but perhaps in the spirit of a friend who swigs spirits right after leaving Vigil Mass, I will cut a car park…
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The Eastertide Dance 2025
The Stoics underscore grasping what you can and cannot control. Among the few things we directly control are our reactions to things beyond our control. Thus, on Friday when I got an unexpected text message that my ride to the Eastertide Dance would be delayed because of dance business of which I remembered nothing, I…