Canberra Club ran a competition in 2018 inviting people to submit dances they had devised.

The club has now published a book of dances selected from that competition.

Rod Downey, our tutor, made the short list of eight with his dance Summer on the Neckar, inspired by his time dancing in Heidelberg, located on the beautiful Neckar River.

See more about Rod’s dance Summer on the Neckar and download the instructions

Canberra Club has made the book of dances freely available to download.

Download The Second Canberra Book of Scottish Country Dances to see more about Rod’s dance, as well as dances by other Wellington devisers Maureen Robson, Peter Beaumont and Chris Totton.

The book is also worth a look for the charming colour illustrations chosen to accompany each dance.