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 Week one     Week two     Week three    Week four
August 1	The Lighted Ha’ Scottish Country Dance –Valle Crucis, NC 7:30 pm The Apple Barn An 18^th 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 ? 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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