> A demonstration dance, in the form of two lesson plans, to celebrate reaching the end of the RSCDS Teaching Certificate course.
> I sometimes felt I was trying to emulate an alien creature which could do all kinds of unnatural things with hips, ankles and toes.
> There is plenty of homework and preparation of many detailed lesson plans.
> The lessons must follow a very prescriptive format: practising all the steps in a dance; doing a skills exercise for the main formation which is then practised thoroughly; revising a second formation and putting the whole dance together.
> If this dance seems a bit rushed in places it is an accurate reflection of the experience!