Ian Brockbank

Introducing Ian Brockbank

Growing up in the North east of Scotland, the traditional Scottish dances were a standard part of my schooling. I moved to Edinburgh to study and wasted no time in joining New Scotland, the Edinburgh University Scottish Country Dance Society, which I helped run throughout my time at University.

I have lived and danced in Edinburgh ever since, dancing, organising, performing and teaching with RSCDS Edinburgh Branch, Dunedin and New Scotland, including performing in the Branch annual show through various incarnations (Strictly Scottish, Spirit of Scotland, Dancing Forth), and teaching around Scotland and abroad. I have performed internationally at festivals in Germany, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Ireland and even England. I have also served on the Branch committee.

My web site, www.scottishdance.net, has been a popular resource for dancers around the world since 1994, and also contains many of the dances I have devised over the years (some of which have been published by the RSCDS, Dunedin and New Scotland). I love to dance, and I have been sharing that love through calling and teaching for over 30 years. I look forward to sharing it with you as well.