Games for Scotland
Games for Scotland aims to inspire Scots across the country by
encouraging and motivating them to take part in events which
celebrate Scotland’s culture, heritage and role as host of the next
Commonwealth Games. The 2011 programme will give participants the
opportunity to try their hand at a range of Commonwealth
Games-themed sports and cultural activities and build on the
success of the 2010 Games for Scotland programme by keeping dance
as a focus for the events.
This year’s events take place between 23rd July; the date which
marked the three year countdown until the opening of the Games and
27th October; the date which signifies 1,000 days to go. The 2011
event programme will build on the momentum created by last year’s
Games for Scotland programme which saw all 32 of Scotland’s Local
Authority areas participate in celebrations to coincide with the
Delhi Handover Ceremony - the moment when Glasgow became the
official host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Countdown
Date: 05 October 2011 – 12 October 2011
Dance groups from the Highlands and Inverness will work with
local dance artists to create a dance piece based on one of the 17
chosen sports for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Games Dance
Celebrations
Date: 05 October 2011 – 14 October 2011
Edinburgh's Commonwealth Games Dance Celebration will showcase
different dance styles from around the world with the aim of
increasing participation in dance. A programme of dance classes
will take place followed by a final performance from all dance
groups to celebrate the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
14:10 Challenge
Date: 08 October 2011-16 October 2011
The people of Argyll and Bute will have the opportunity to
sample a range of Commonwealth sports as the 14:10 Challenge hosts
activities at 14 venues across the area. Amongst the 10 featured
sports will be athletics, swimming, rugby, hockey, table tennis and
cycling.
Dancing in the Isles
Date: 11 October 2011
Dancing in the Isles is a dance, sport and gymnastics exhibition
which will feature professional and amateur acts hoping to spark an
interest in others to participate in sport and raise awareness and
excitement around the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Young Ambassadors 2014 Conference, SLLC Primary Dance
Festival, Commonwealth "Come and Try" Day
Date: 21 October 2011 – 28 October 2011
Three exciting events taking place in South Lanarkshire
including the Young Ambassadors Conference featuring an
inspirational workshop/presentation from one of Great Britain's
international coaches. Primary and secondary school pupils are
given the opportunity to take part in 4 Commonwealth Games sports
including dance to increase their overall participation in
sport.
Count Us In
Date: 27 October 2011
The Scottish Borders Count Us In Games for Scotland event will
celebrate 1,000 days to go until the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth
Games by surprising onlookers with a range of spontaneously formed
dance flash mobs in shopping centres, car parks, playgrounds and
school halls. If you’re in the Scottish Borders on 27th October
watch out for a flash mob forming near you!
For more information on the Games for Scotland programme please
visit www.eventscotland.org/gamesforscotland