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 eventually increased to between 4 and 6 classes per week.

* By invitation, has taught and 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 Prelim 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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