The island of Menorca is awash with flowers and colour and all this comes as quite a surprise for the artists who have not been to the Balearic Islands before at this time of year.

We don’t even have to walk very far from the Hotel S’Algar set up our easels and paint all this glorious colour and spectacular countryside – it’s right on our doorstep near our poolside studio.

Photographer’s Painting
Now I’m going to let you into a secret… I am a photographer, not a painter, but even I could not resists trying to capture something of the essence of the Menorcan countryside in May. The painting above was my first attempt – so please don’t laugh.

I made the painting from a photograph and while I took it I was being serenaded by three – yes three! – nightingales who were singing in broad daylight.

Yes, Menorca is a very beautiful place in May – why not come and join us this year for a Painting Holiday with artist Sue Ford. There are still a few places available.

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Accordion player Luke Brady a talented and experienced young musician from Dundee will join Scottish Country Dancing teachers Moira and Keith Stacey to provide real live music for the holiday.

We are all very much looking forward to working with Luke, who is the lead accordion player in the Luke Brady Scottish Country Dance Band.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING HOLIDAY MENORCA

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With special good wishes to all those wonderful people we have had with is for Tango Holidays, Art Holidays and Scottish Country Dancing Holidays during the year.

We you have a peaceful and happy time.

ALL OUR GOOD WISHES

Sue Ford, Jenny & Ricardo Oria, Keith & Moira Stacey, Philip & Norene Dunn

Moira and her husband Keith are the teachers for our Scottish Country Dancing Holidays in Menorca.

The RSCDS Award, an illuminated scroll, was presented to Moira at a ceremony in Glasgow earlier this month.

The RSCDS Award is for:

• Recognition of outstanding service and loyalty to the Society.
• Maintaining the aims of preserving the standards and traditions of Scottish Country Dancing.
• Encouraging in others the knowledge and enjoyment of Scotland’s Heritage of Dance and Music

Moira gained her teachers’ certificate at Summer School in 1978, having already taught country dancing since the 1960’s. She served on the Executive Council of the RSCDS and the Summer School Committee

I hope you like the new format and style.

The aim is to make browsing the website, learning about and booking your holiday as simple and easy as possible.

There is also a new page where some of the comments about the holidays can be published so that you can see what others have had to say about their experiences on a Tango, Scottish Country Dancing or Art Holiday.

We have a huge number of comments from our clients, and we will be publishing  more of them soon.

Meanwhile, if you happen to find any problems or broken links on the new Inspiration Holidays website please do let me know so that they can be fixed.

Holiday Feedback

Thanks

Philip Dunn

Please be patient and bear with us while we are working on the website.

You may find some odd things happening over the next few days – misshaped or missing pictures etc.

Should you have any trouble getting the information you need about our Tango Holidays, Art Holidays or Scottish Country Dancing Holiday – please contact us or call 01557 331343. Please go th the PhotoActive website for more information about Photography Holidays

Thank you,
Philip Dunn

Our art tutor Sue Ford painting during an Art Holiday in Menorca

Sue is kicking off the New Year with a fantastic offer of a 5 day Art Holiday in Scarborough for just £165.

This is at The Delmont Hotel and includes en-suite room, TV, coffee/tea, half board. There’s no single supplement and Sue Ford will be providing daily art demos and tuition.

Sue Ford runs lots of summer art classes and course so it’s well worth keeping up with developments on her own website where Sue also posts regularly on her blog: www.sueford.co.uk

Of course Sue’s Art Holidays in the UK are very different from those we run on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Menorca, but the level of tuition Sue offers is just the same, and these UK Art Holidays are a great introduction to Sue and her gently inspiring teaching skills.

Well, let’s just say they make it LOOK very easy. But then, they are the best of tango dancing teachers!

You can join Jenny & Ricardo in Menorca September 2012 for their very special Tango Holiday in Menorca.

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The delay in posting and contacting the tango dancers has been caused by Norene’s recovery from the heart surgery, so I’m sure everyone who joined us for the holiday will understand. Norene is recovering well now and is really looking forward to next year’s Tango Holiday. I would like to thank all the Tango Dancers for their kindness at was was a very stressful time for us. It was wonderful to know that you all had such a wonderful time in Menorca.

So, now I am slowly getting around to contacting everyone and I have just put together the first of what I hope will be a short series of short videos showing the holiday and, in particular, showing Jenny and Ricardo’s wonderful dancing during the demonstration the put on at The Hotel S’Algar on the last night of the holiday in Menorca.

I know their dancing had everyone mesmerised and I did promise I would post the videos – so here is the first.

Hold on to your hats – and try to watch those steps – your turn to dance tango like this next year.

The next Dancing Holiday in Menorca with Jenny & Ricardo has now been arranged for September 14th-21st 2012. This year’s holiday was fully booked – so please don’t leave ittoo long to secure your place. BOOK NOW

The video below shows Jenny and Ricardo hard at work – their enthusiasm and energy shows through very clearly.

The weather is glorious and this afternoon the tango dancers will relax, have lunch, sit by the pool or explore this lovely island of Menorca. There will be more tango tuition for those who want it, though – each afternoon Jenny and Ricardo run special dance ’surgeries’.

Tonight the atmosphere will change completely – it will be social dancing with Milonga after dinner. The candles will be lit on the tables around the dance floor. The tango dancers will relax, share, and perhaps put into practise some of the techniques they have learned during the day during their Tango Dancing Holiday in Menorca.

Dates for next year’s Tango Dancing Holiday have now been arranged – find out more – then come and join us for a wonderful Tango Holiday.