Dance Calendar 2008 - 2009

April 12

SCD-Richmond D&T Classes – Thistle & Shamrock – 1:30 pm

8913 Patterson Avenue, Richmond VA

1:30  Technique Class – footwork & formations

2:30  Demonstration Class – performance techniques

 

April 12

Baltimore Spring Tea Dance – Baltimore MD – 2pm

Church of the Redeemer

Musicians: Terpsichore

Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

April 18-20

Loch Norman Highland Games – Charlotte, NC

Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 10500 Beattie's Ford Road, Charlotte NC

Musicians: The MacRowdies

Friday Programme:  See local site

Get cheat sheet

Saturday Programme:  See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

May

Highland Ball Weekend – Boston Branch – Framingham MA

Musicians - Friday: TBA

Musicians - Saturday: TBA

Ball Programme: TBA

 

May 16-18

Pawling Weekend - New York Branch – Hopewell Junction, NY

Teachers:  Jean Martin, Bill Zobel & Muriel Johnstone

Musicians:  Bobby Brown & the Scottish Accent

Friday Programme: TBD

Saturday Programme: TBD

 

May 17

Basic Tea Dance - Northern VA Branch – Arlington VA – 2 pm

Trinity Presbyterian Church

Musicians:  Terpsichore

Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet                                      

 

May 24

An 1808 Ball – Greensboro SCD  - Greensboro NC – 7:30 pm

Temple Emanuel, 713 North Greene St, Greensboro, NC

Musicians: Controlled Abandon (Nora Garver & Pat Talbert (fiddle); Pete Campbell (keyboard)

Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

May 31

Montreal Annual Spring Ball – Montreal, Quebec – 5:45pm

Centre Desnoyers, Dorval (Montreal, QC)

Musicians: Les Joueurs de Bon Accord

Programme: See local site

 

June 7

Sherando Lake Dance and Cookout – MHSCD - Charlottesville, VA 2pm

Musicians:  TBA

Programme:  TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

June 14-15

The Silver Thistle Ball Weekend– SCD-Richmond – Ashland, VA 5/7 pm

Hanover Arts Center Ballroom & The Henry Clay Inn

Ball Musicians:  John Turner & Elke Baker (fiddle); Ralph Gordon (bass & cello)

Ball Programme: See our flyer

Get cheat sheet

Brunch:  Hanover Arts Center Ballroom 11am, dancing at noon

Brunch Music:  Twa Fiddlers (John Turner & David Gardner)

Brunch Programme: See our flyer

Get cheat sheet

 

July

Thistle School of Scottish Country Dance – Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk NC

Teachers: TBD

Musicians: Bobby Brown & Scottish Accent

 

July

Grandfather Gala –Banner Elk, NC  9:00 pm

Lees MacRae College Gymnasium

Musicians: Bobby Brown & Scottish Accent

Programme:

 

July

Pinewoods Scottish Week –Long Pond, MA 

Teachers: TBA

Guest Music Instructor: TBA

Musicians: TBA

 

Jul – Aug

RSCDS Summer School – St. Andrews, Fife Scotland

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Week four     

 

August 1

The Lighted Ha’ Scottish Country Dance –Valle Crucis, NC  7:30 pm

The Apple Barn

An 18th Century Costume Ball for the inexperienced & less-experienced dancer.  Everyone welcome!  (Costume requested but not required.)

Musicians: John Turner with the Jink & Diddle Fiddle Orchestra conducted by David Gardner

Programme:  TBD

 

August

TAC AGM Weekend – Waterloo, ON

Teacher:  TBA

Musicians: TBA

Ball Musicians: TBA

 

August

TAC Summer School– Waterloo ON

Teachers: TBA

Musicians: TBA

 

August

Triad Dance  - Greensboro, NC  7:30 pm

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Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

 

September 19-21

Scottish Weekend – Timber Ridge WV 

Teachers:  David Queen, Eng; Eric Finley; Scot; Elaine Brunken, MD

 Guest Music Instructor: Liz Donaldson

Musicians: Terpsichore, Earl Gaddis, David Knight, Dave Wiesler, et al.

Friday Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

Saturday Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

October

Flora Macdonald Ball – Red Springs, NC  7:00 pm

Flora Macdonald Campus, 200 College Street

Musicians: TBD

Programme: TBD but will include Sailor Hector

Get cheat sheet

 

October

Fall Gala & Tartan Ball– Atlanta Branch  - Atlanta GA – Tucker 8:00 pm

St Andrews Presbyterian Church

Musicians: TBA

Friday Programme: The Fall Gala

Get cheat sheet

Saturday Programme: The Tartan Ball

Get cheat sheet

 

October 25

Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Richmond, VA

Dancing on-stage 1:00 – 3:15 pm sponsored by SCD-Richmond

Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

October

Waxhaw Highland Games – Charlotte SCD Grp – Charlotte NC –  7:30 pm

Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, 8801 Park RdTBA Wayne Robertson (accordion) and Claire Telford (violin)

Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

October

Delaware Ball – Delaware Valley Branch – Wilmington DE –

Archmere Academy

Musicians: TBA

Programme:  See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

November

Jeannie Carmichael Ball – New York Branch – West Point NY
The Crest Room, The Thayer Hotel, U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Musicians: TBA

Ball Programme:  TBA

Brunch Programme:  TBA

 

November 7-9

Argyle XXV – Northern VA Branch – Arlington, VA

Teachers: Elinor Vandegrift, WA; Cecily Selling, PA

Musicians:    Keith Smith & Muriel Johnstone

Friday Programme: See local site

Saturday Programme: See local site

 

November

St. Andrew’s Day Dance – Greensboro SCD  - Greensboro NC –

Redhead Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 617 N Elm St, Greensboro

Musicians: TBA

Saturday Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

December

Christmas Walk Tea Dance – NoVa Branch – Arlington, VA ~ 2 pm

Trinity Prsbyterian, 5533 North 16th Street

Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

December

Christmas Dance – SCD of Richmond - Richmond, VA ~ 2 pm

Church of the Epiphany, 8000 Hermitage Rd - 23228

Get Directions

Musicians: TBA

Programme: See our dance flyer

Get cheat sheet

 

December 31

Hogmanay Ball - Delaware Valley Branch – Philadelphia PA ~ 9 pm

Tarble-in-Clothier, Swarthmore College

Musicians: TBA

2008 & 2009 Programmes: See local site

2008 & 2009 Cheats: See local site

 

January

Welcome the New Year Dance – Washington DC Branch – DC ~ 2 pm

Leland Community Centre, Chevy Chase MD

Musicians: TBD

Programme:  See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

January

Arkansas Weekend Workshop and Ball – Little Rock, AR – 9am ~ 8 pm

Park Hill Pres Church, 3520 JFK Blvd, North Little Rock

Contact:  Judy Robertson

Teachers: TBA

Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

 

January

Twelfth Night Tea Dance – Harrisburg SCD – Mech’burg, PA ~ 2 pm

Silver Springs Presbyterian Church, Silver Spring Rd

Musicians: TBA

Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

January

Burns’ Night Celebration - Monroe-Highland SCD – Ch’ville, VA ~ 1 pm

Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

February

Cary Valentine’s Dance – Cary NC – 8:00 pm

Kirk of Kildare Pres Church, 200 High Meadow Dr

Musicians: TBA

Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

March

Highland Ball Weekend – New Haven Branch - New Haven, CT

Musicians: TBA

Saturday Ball Programme: See local site

Sunday Brunch Programme: See local site

 

March

Snowdrop Ball – Northern VA Branch – Arlington VA – 8:00pm

Trinity Presbyterian Church

Musicians: TBA

Programme: See local site

Get cheat sheet

 

March

St. Patrick’s Day Dance– SCD of Richmond - Richmond, VA – 2pm

Church of the Epiphany

Musicians: TBA

Programme: See our flyer

Get cheat sheet

 

March

Spring Ball and Brunch – DE Valley Branch – Philadelphia PA – 8pm

Tarble-in-Clothier, Swarthmore College

Musicians: TBA

Programmes: See local site

Get cheat sheets

 

March

Unicoi – Atlanta Branch – Unicoi State Park, GA

Teachers: Betty Lee Barnes, DC, and Stella Fogg, VA

Musicians: Mara Shea

Friday Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

Saturday Programme: TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

Apr

A Capital Ball– Washington DC Branch – DC - 7:15 pm
Hearst Auditorium, Washington, DC

Musicians: TBA

Programme:  TBA

Get cheat sheet

 

 

SCD-Richmond Dem Class – Park Ave Studio – 7:00 pm

6809 Park Avenue, Richmond VA

7:00  Dem practice

 

 

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