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Thread #117991   Message #2547882
Posted By: The Borchester Echo
24-Jan-09 - 12:04 PM
Thread Name: Ceilidh dancing on BBC Woman's Hour
Subject: RE: Ceilidh dancing on BBC Woman's Hour
I was just listening to the repeat of the i/v on Weekend Women's Hour while struggling with my online tax return. A point I scarcely remembered (and which hasn't been mentioned in the thread) was the vast amount of work the band did with Asian women in Scotland who want to dance but need, for cultural reasons, to do this in a single-sex environment. It reminded me of the young women from strict Hindu families I met on a factory production line when I had to complete my course as well as eat from time to time. They were allowed out to "work" which to them spelled "freedom".