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RSCDS Toronto EventsMonthly Dances
RSCDS Toronto sponsors Monthly Dances. Monthly dances are normally the 2nd Saturday of each month, September to April. We have the great pleasure of dancing to live music provided by the best Scottish Country Dance musicians in North America. The admission fee includes light refreshments at the Interval. All dances are briefed, and are usually walked through once. Crib sheets are available at the door, and are posted here when available.
Members - $20 (includes GST)
Non Members - $25 (includes GST)
Children & Spectators - $4The usual location is Crescent School, 2365 Bayview Ave.,
which is north of Lawrence Ave. E, 1st light north of the long bridge, opposite the Granite Club.
There is ample parking on the Crescent School site. (Map to Crescent School.)Monthly Dance Contact: Forbes Duncan or phone: 416-266-3377
Lessons to learn Scottish Country Dancing: Chart form or detailed Class Descriptions
Date & (Hosts) Time Event Music by. . . Location Sept 15 /07
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50th Anniversary Gala
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentRameses Temple,
Keele St.October 13/07
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October Monthly Dance
Don Bartlett
& The Scottish HeirsCrescent School
Nov 10 /07
8:45am - 3:45pm
The Toronto Workshop
Laird Brown,
Don Bartlett,
Jim DargeToronto French School
Nov 10 /07
8 pm - 10:30
November Monthly Dance
Laird Brown
& The Scottish AccentCrescent School
Nov 17 /07 9:30 - 11:30 Youth Workshop
(and Beginner Class for parents)Contact: Moira Korus 416 924-9616
recorded Swansea Town Hall Dec 15 /07
7:30 pm - 10
Family Christmas Dance
(specially designed for families)Don Bartlett
& The Scottish HeirsCrescent School
Jan 12 /08
8 pm - 10:30
January Monthly Dance
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentCrescent School
Feb 9 /08
8 pm - 10:30
February Monthly Dance
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentCrescent School
Feb 16 /08
6 pm - wee sma' hours
The Tartan Ball
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentFairmont Royal York Hotel
Mar 8 /08
8 pm - 10:30
Beginners' Night Monthly Dance
Download the cribs.
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentCrescent School
Mar 15 /08 • Erin Mills (Fri)
• Nobleton
• Calvin7 pm - 10 pm Hidden Talents Ceilidh
(Entertainment and some dancing)
Performers are people you may not expect! Cooksville United Church
2500 Mimosa Row,
MississaugaMar 29 - /08
• Fallingbrook
• Midtown8:45am - 3:45pm
The West End Workshop
Includes an afternoon Tea Dance
Bobby Brown
Laird Brown
Don BartlettTurner Fenton 2ndary School
(North Campus)7935 Kennedy Rd.
BramptonApril 5 /08 1:00pm-5:00 Festival Of Dance n/a St Leonard's Church 25 Wanless
(Yonge & Lawrence)Apr 12 /08
Erin Mills (Friday Group)• Nobleton• Calvin
8 pm - 10:30
April Monthly Dance
Download the cribs.
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentCrescent School
Apr 17 /08
8 pm - 10:30 Golden Opportunity Snow Date for the cancelled March Beginner's Night.
Download the cribs.
Bobby & Laird Brown Toronto French School
(Lawrence Ave E at Bayview)April 19 /08
5:30 pm - 9:30
The 3rd Annual Youth Ball
A 'posh' event for young dancers aged 10 to 20-ish
Don Bartlett
& The Scottish HeirsNewtonbrook United Church Hall
Cummer & Yonge Willowdale
Apr 26 /08 7:30 pm - 10 Annual General Meeting
& Dance
(at the Interval)$10 for Members; $15 for others
Download the cribs for the AGM dances.
Don Bartlett
& The Scottish HeirsCrescent School
May 2 - 4 /08 - Youth Weekend East Download the Brochure
Fred Moyes Trent University May 10/ 08 5:30 pm -
12:30 amThe West Toronto Ball -- The 39th Annual "Beginner's Ball"
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentRameses Temple
3100 Keele Street
North YorkMay 27/ 08
and every Tuesday in June7:00 pm -
'til duskDancing in the Park
Download the cribs.
Bobby Brown
& The Scottish AccentEdward's Gardens,
Leslie & Lawrence,
Don Mills
The co-ordinator for Dancing In The Park is
John Holmberg 416-694-1218. The em-cee is Jean Noble.Bobby Brown & The Scottish Accent provide live music.
The last Tuesday in May and every Tuesday in June Toronto Scottish Country Dancers enjoy outdoor dancing at Edwards Gardens, which is in Don Mills, south of Lawrence, just west of Leslie.
The sound of jigs, reels and strathspeys from a live band pervades the area. One avid dancer signed up for courses because she heard the wonderful music from her garden. Spectators are always welcome - bring a lawn chair.
2007 was plagued by bad weather -- we got rained out twice, but we had a great time on the other nights. Click here for pictures and a lively write-up about the May 29th, 2007 DITP. Join us in 2008!
Dancing in the Park begins at 7:00pm and goes 'til dusk.
Edward's Gardens (confusingly signed "Toronto Botanical Garden" at some gates) is at Leslie & Lawrence E. - the south-west quadrant. We dance at the north side, behind the snack bar/barn.
Toronto Association Workshop - November 8, 2008
Mark your calendar! The Toronto Workshop is an annual tradition for those who wish to experience new teachers and learn to improve their technique.
Contact: Valerie Fisher (416) 497-4186
The workshop has classes for dancers of all levels, and for youth.
The November Monthly Dance will be held the same evening 8pm - 10. It will be a great day of dance!
The 47th Tartan Ball will be in Feb, 2009
Every February (since 1964) RSCDS Toronto holds its gala Tartan Ball in the Edwardian splendour of the Concert Hall of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto.
Following an elegant meal, dancers don their ghillies while the ballroom is cleared. Non-dancers retire to the balcony to watch the proceedings.
Dancers are piped back into the ballroom in a Grand March; the first dance is announced; sets are counted; the band strikes a chord; and the evening's dance programme begins.
There are two Intervals, and the fun goes on into the "wee sma' hours".
Convenor: Colin Gardiner 905-822-7331.
Tickets: Jim Stark (416) 691-8035.Rehearsals for the Tartan Ball are held prior to the event.
Here are some nice pictures of the 2005 Tartan Ball.
