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Mountaineering

It's sad... Although I graduated from uni' in '99, I'm still a member of Dundee University Rucksack Club. Some of us just find it harder to let go than others.....

If you're planning to go out in the hills, it'll be a good idea to check out the weatherforecasts first. This gives a good guide for mountaineering and other outdoor sports, plus various webcams (including the Ben Nevis one!).

If you enjoy climbing, but live in Scotland, the weather is rarely on your side... So you'll have to make do with indoor climbing walls instead... At the moment, the nearest decent indoor climbing centre to Dundee, is Alien Rock in Edinburgh. But soon we'll have our own climbing centre here in Dundee, too! Aaaah, breathe in that lovely chalk and sweat laden air.......

If you want to know what Ceroc is all about, and where your nearest ceroc venue is, this is the site for you! This link is for Ceroc Scotland, but contains links to the rest of the country and abroad.

Are you a "Sad Prowler" or a "Perfectionist"? You'll have a giggle as you read (and recognize yourself or friends?) Rob's descriptions of "Types of Cerocers"! You can also find the top ten reasons for not dancing, ceroc for newbies, how not to ceroc, plus more.

If you do belong to the "perfectionist" category as mentioned above (or perhaps you're a speed freak or a pro?), then Jiveaholics Anonymous might be able to help.... ;-) This is where you can find even more fun, sensuous, sexy, acrobatic, bizarre or plain mad moves to dazzle and bewilder your poor unsuspecting partner with! If this site doesn't work (which is often the case), go to the mirror site at http://www.jiveaholic.org.uk/

Oh, in case you should find yourself in Norway, and wonder where you can meet fellow dancers, here's the organization I used to be a teacher with. It's called "Kom og Dans" (Come and Dance), and they have venues all over Norway, as well as in Denmark and Iceland. The main dances are swing and rock'n'roll, but they also do classes in Norwegian Folk Dances, children's dance classes, salsa, tango etc. Regular parties and "theme weekends" are held all year round, and are great fun!! The only catch is that you need to speak Norwegian to understand anything on this site.... Oooops!

Fort the absolutely most gorgeous swing skirts, dresses and much more (also lots of cool stuff for guys!), try this site! Unfortunately, like with all the rest of the best swing clothes shops, this is based in USA..... Oh, and be careful so you don't drool too much on your keyboard!Dancestore.com And if anyone knows good places to get cool dancewear in Britain, pleasepleaseplease let me know!

Another good site to check out for you dance enthusiasts out there, is JazzJive. In addition to selling Bleyer dance shoes (which according to a lot of swing / jive fanatics is THE dance shoe), it contains lots of facts about this dance style, lists of classes, venues, teacher training etc.

If you like pottery, then a visit to Potfest is just the thing for you. This is an annual pottery market (there are two venues: Perth and Penrith), where you can get anything from mugs to monsters, from rustic stoneware to the finest porcelain.

And for all the pottery links, information and artists that you've ever wanted to find, both in the UK and abroad, this Hot Links to Pottery and Ceramics page is just what you need...