WELCOME
Classes for 2024-25 will take place every Thursday from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Beginners are always welcome. No partners are needed.
First United Methodist Church of Troy
6363 Livernois, Troy, MI located here
Teachers: Rhett Heberling and Laurel Paterson
Park in the church parking lot. We dance in the gym on the first floor.
When class must be cancelled due to inclement weather or an unforeseeable event, members will be notified by email asap, sometimes late in the day. A cancellation notice will be posted on this website and on our Facebook page.
On Mondays The Tartan and Thistle Ann Arbor Scottish Country Dancers hold classes from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm in the sanctuary at Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. For more information visit: Ann Arbor Scottish Country Dancing
COVID-19 Policy: Current protocols do not require COVID screening or proof of vaccination. Masks are optional and we do ask that you refrain from attending if you are feeling unwell. Take care, stay well and follow the guidelines from public health officials.
Class Notes
DancES Taught Each week are posted here
Written instructions and videos for all dances can be found on the Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary website located here.
Classes have ended for the 2023-2024 year and will begin again in September for the 2024-2025 year. Opportunities to dance throughout the summer will be posted to the Events section below.
Events
Check out Upcoming dances and RSCDS events listed Below
SAVE THE date! POTLUCK DINNER AND DANCE – JUNE 1, 2024
The RSCDS Windsor Branch is hosting a potluck dinner and dance from 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm at the Scottish Club on Saturday, June 1. Bring food to share and join in the dancing! The Scottish Club is located at 1340 Tecumseh Rd E in Windsor, Ontario. Download the program: Windsor Briefs Programme
A SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE WEEKEND — JUNE 7-9, 2024
The RSCDS-Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee Scottish Country Dance Groups is hosting the 13th annual Midwest Scottish Weekend at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Located 46 miles northeast of Madison the workshop features classes and dance events in air-conditioned venues on a compact campus. Accommodations will include a new dorm and group restrooms. The teachers will be Arthur McNair and Jennifer Reiner. Music will be provided by champion fiddler Elke Baker, expert pianist Liz Donaldson, and versatile bassist and cellist Ralph Gordon. A complete schedule with times, locations, and map links may be found on the website: https://sites.google.com/site/midwestscottishweekend/home
RSCDS BOSTON-PINEWOODS SESSIONS – JULY 5-8 and JULY 8-13, 2024
Join us in 2024 in the woods of Plymouth for Scottish dancing beneath the tall pines. You’ll enjoy dance and music classes during the day and a dance party every night, plus music sessions, after-parties, auctions, ceilidhs, and more! This year’s theme is “Wonders”. Registration is now open, and dancers of all ages are welcome to attend. Teachers include Jeanne Moody and Jen Schoonover and two special teachers from Scotland. For details and registration information, visit: https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-scottish-sessions.html
BLUE RIDGE SCOTTISH DANCE SCHOOL – JULY 7-13, 2024
The Blue Ridge Scottish Dance School is an adventure in Scottish Country Dancing and takes place on the campus of Appalachian State University in the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The teachers will be Rebecca Blackhall-Peters and Gary Coull. The musicians will be Elke Baker, Elissa Hock-Wimmer, and Terry Traub. Offerings include daily classes in skilled and social levels, afternoon bonus classes in topics of interest, evening dances, and the Blue Ridge Scottish Dance Gala to finish the week. For more details and registration information, visit: https://www.blueridgesds.org/registration
TAC SUMMER SCHOOL – JULY 28-AUGUST 4
TAC Summer School is back where it started, more than 50 years ago, at beautiful Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario — an easy jaunt to Niagara Falls, and the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Summer School is an annual event hosted by the Scottish Country Dance Teachers’ Association of Canada for Scottish Country Dancers around the world to come together, have fun, and improve their dancing. It is a weeklong event with classes in the morning with teachers from around the world, including Graham Donald, Spain; Barbara Johnston, Alberta; Jennifer Schoonover, USA; and Rachel Shankland, Scotland. The afternoons offer optional classes with everything from personal technique to yoga to a musician’s class for dancers. This summer the music director is Elke Baker. If you would like to learn more about Scottish Country Dancing and widening your social circle, Summer School is the place for you! For registration and more information: https://tac-rscds.org/