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Many people have marvelled at  Riverdance and the skill that the Irish dancers show, without realising that Scotland has it’s own very different but equally long tradition of step dancing.

It’s style is much less regimented than the Irish form, the Scottish step dance has a looseness and fluidity which it has handed down to the steps used in modern Scottish Country Dance.

St Ternan’s Fair is lucky to have one of Scotland best exponent’s of the step dance, Patricia Ballantyne, to lead workshops and demonstrations in the Banchory Birl tent.

Raemoir Trout Fishery will have their area set up for flycasting, so anyone who has an interest in angling can try out their casting under the guidance of experts from the fishery. All ages will be welcome to try their hand.

Banchory Bowling Club is another well established part of Banchory’s history who will be offering the chance to have-a-go at a sport which is family friendly and can pitch youngsters against the older members of the family with all players having a chance to win

The popular Nordic Walking taster sessions will be back at Bellfield,with spare poles for those who want to give the discipline a try before investing in the equipment. Another activity that families can enjoy together and is a fun way to improve fitness.

The Banchory Bike Bonanza will have all types of events for novice or  would be cyclists to take part in as well as events for the more experienced, there will also be people on hand to advise on all aspects of cycling from what type of bike is suitable for which activity to maintenance and how to stay safe when cycling.

For information about St Ternan’s Fair please go to www.banchory.org for more details.