RSCDS NZ Branch 50th Anniversary Ball

Loralee, Elizabeth and Kate in the Conservatory

Three Johnsonville Club members, Loralee, Elizabeth and Kate, were thrilled to join 100 dancers from across the country at the RSCDS New Zealand Branch 50th Anniversary Ball on 20 August 2018 at Government House in Wellington.

The Governor General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, welcomed the attendees to Government House, saying it was wonderful to see the ballroom being put to use by enthusiastic and committed dancers who had come from all around New Zealand for the celebration. Wearing a MacNeil tartan sash, Dame Patsy also shared her Scottish heritage with the dancers.

Dancers from the Wellington Region

With Elaine Laidlaw, the President of the New Zealand Branch as MC, dancers then took to the floor to the toe-tapping music of Ian and Judith Muir from the UK. Many dances on the programme were devised by New Zealanders including Iain Boyd, Gary Morris, Maureen Robson and Romaine Butterfield from the Wellington Region.

At supper, dancers enjoyed special Scottish delights including haggis sausage rolls and Cullen skink pies with smoked fish, leek and potato followed by chocolate and whisky torte.

With all the swirling kilts and fabulous colours of the ballgowns, this special evening of dancing proved a grand celebration of the Branch’s 50th Anniversary. Thank you to the organising committee of Diane Bradshaw, Michele Miller, Lee Miller (all from Wellington) and Katharine Hoskyn from Auckland for their hard work that made this night such a wonderful occasion.

Click here to see more photos from Loralee Hyde of this great evening

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