Traditional Dance Artist - Joyce Anderson

Joyce Anderson Traditional Dance Artist with Scottish Traditions Of Dance Trust (STDT) supported by Fife Council Community Services is in constant demand providing dance workshops while continuing her work encouraging and developing dance with people of all ages throughout Fife.

Joyce hosts many ceilidhs and it is very obvious she is keen to promote 'We have One Scotland' with many cultures as all the dancers hurl and burl round the floor.

Although Joyce is primarily promoting Traditional dance, various other styles are offered to children during workshops and after school clubs. Since April this year almost 5000 participants have enjoyed the dance sessions with groups also preparing routines for demonstrations during various events.

Further to workshops being held in schools, culminating ceilidhs along with fundraising ceilidhs have been organised with children and adults being physically and socially involved. Workshops are delivered as a taster sessions, in a block, during Health & Fitness Programmes, and After School Clubs.

Following on from the success of STDT's Traditional Dance Development post in Glasgow 2004, it has been the aim of the Trust to see the success story be repeated throughout Scotland. After successfully lobbying Local Authority Arts and Education Departments, there have been Traditional Dance Artists posts in Aberdeen, Clackmannanshire and Fife since 2005.

The aim of the project is to foster and promote existing networks of traditional dance classess, events and activities and encourage new activities and performance opportunities.

Want to find out more?... Should you be interested in finding out more about how to participate in Traditional Dance or the work of Traditional Dance Artists or STDT please contact: Joyce Anderson Traditional Dance Artist - Fife Fife Council Community Services Tel 01592 414836 Scottish Traditions Of Dance Trust 18 Broad Street Stirling FK8 1EF Tel 01786 849247