We finished our usual weekly classes with a party night on Wednesday May 13, with music by Robert Whitehead and Alan Brown.
Normally we have a break from dancing between mid-May and early September, but we are currently meeting on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9.30 pm, at St Luke’s Church Hall, Franklin Square (see map). The aim of these sessions is to learn some dances which are potentially more challenging than most of those we normally do during the term. A link to the next Wednesday programme is posted on this page each week so that you can see cribs and videos of the dances we plan to do. The evenings cost £3 per person. The programme for Wednesday July 8 will be posted here.
Our next term starts on Wednesday September 9 with dancing from 7.45 to 10 pm, and we will be dancing in our new term time venue of St Luke’s Church Hall. As with the Saltire Summer sessions, a link to the next programme will appear on this page a few days beforehand, as an option for those who like to look at the dances beforehand. Dances are walked through on a Wednesday.
This page is also the place to see the name of our No Instruction Dance for the next Wednesday session. This is the second dance after the tea break, and is a dance for more experienced dancers only, who do not need a recap or walk through.
Ian Slater is playing for us on 21st October, the first of two class nights with live music, one in each term.
The term runs through until our party night on December 16, when we will welcome Robert Whitehead and Alan Brown again to provide live music.
Map for St. Luke’s Church, Harrogate. The church hall is opposite.
As explained before, the intention of these sessions is to focus on more adventurous dances for those who have expressed an interest in learning them. The programme for each week will be posted on this page beforehand. There may need to be some flexibility in the programme, depending how many people come on the Wednesday night.
Cribs and videos
The cribs and videos of the dances planned for a Wednesday evening at Saltire are now a regular weekly feature on our website under Class Nights. The link will be available each week sometime between the Sunday and Tuesday. All dances are walked through.
Clicking on the link will bring up a list of the dances on a separate tab. Clicking on a dance will bring up details of the dance, including the crib, the diagram and a selection of videos. Some dancers prefer not to look at the dances beforehand and, since all dances are walked through on a Wednesday evening, looking at them in advance is entirely optional.
2026/2027 terms
The autumn term will start on 9th September and end on 16th December 2026. The spring term will start on 6th January and end on 12th May 2027.