Angus

* Career: worked ( and danced) in Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Australia as art teacher, High School Principal, Inspector of Secondary Schools, Director of Curriculum, and Deputy Secretary of the NT Education Department.

* Began SCD at school in Scotland, c. 1945.

* Commenced regular SCD class teaching in 1964 (at a boarding school in Papua New Guinea to a class of over 200 young men! - all great dancers).

* Opened a regular weekly class in Darwin in 1985, which developed into the NT Branch class and now has increased to between 4 and 6 classes per week.

* By invitation, has taught, run teachers' workshops, and danced in demonstration teams in Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and elsewhere in Australia, and has successfully tutored dancers for the RSCDS Pre-lim Pass and the full Teacher's Certificate.

* Examiner in SCD for the International Dance Teachers' Association since 1995.

* RSCDS Assessor for Medal Tests for Young Dancers since 2004.

Puka

* Began SCD at school (taught by Scottish teachers at boarding school) in Papua New Guinea in 1964.

* Commenced regular SCD class teaching in Darwin primary and secondary schools (voluntary term-long programs) in 1990.

* On passing RSCDS Teachers Certificate, became second active Branch teacher in 1993, with responsibility for the regular weekly General class ever since.

* By invitation, has taught SCD interstate and was the Ladies Step class teacher at NZ Summer school; and has danced in the St Andrews Ladies Step Dance demonstration team.

* Northern Territory's only teacher of Ladies Highland Step Dance, and runs a weekly class.



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