Dances Taught on Sundays 2022


December 18 - Terry and Janice

15 dancers

Figure taught: Set & Rotate for 3 couples, Chaperoned chain progression

 

December 10 - Winter Dance Party

 

December 4 - Nancy and Kate

21 dancers, including a different Sophia who came to watch and danced Flowers of Edinburgh

Figure taught: Poussette right round (diamond poussette)

 

November 27 - Rebecca and John

18 dancers, including 4 of the 5 who came to the Graduation Party

Figure taught: Hello/Goodbye (Set to Corners & Partner)

 

November 20 - MSCR Graduation Party - Janice and Nancy

21 dancers, including 4 from class: Isabella, Lauren, Sarah, Sophia and 1 from "Try It" class: Valerie

 

November 13 Terry and Nancy

16 dancers

New(?) Figure: Inveran Reels

 

November 6 Kate and Chuck

13 dancers

 

October 30 Nancy and Chuck

12 Dancers for a Witchin' Good Evening

Step practice: Advance and retire

 

October 23 Rebecca and Nancy

19 dancers and one observer

 

October 16 Janice and Chuck

18 dancers

 

October 9 Rebecca and Chuck

17 dancers

 

October 2  Janice and Kate

14 dancers

Formations: Advance and Retire, Set to and Turn Corners

 

September 25  Kate and Nancy

17 dancers with focus on Strathspey setting, straight lines, handing

Formations: Set to Corners, Espagnole, Alternating Tandem Reels, Slip Knot

 

September 18 Terry and Chuck

15 dancers with focus on traveling pas-de-basques,

Formations: Poussette, Petronella, set and turn corners, Hello-goodbye setting, double Triangles

 

September 11  Janice and Rebecca

13 dancers (plus Rebecca who is recovering from injury)

Formation focus: Slip Knot (new) and tandem reels of 3 on the sides changing each end (in Hooked on Bells).

Steps taught: Pas de Basque, transition from setting to Traveling (Janice)

 

September 4  Nancy and Kate

12 dancers including the first time back for Bradley!

Formations taught: Rights & Lefts, Set to & Turn Corners, Ladies' Chain, Chain Progression, Two-hand turn

Steps taught: Strathspey traveling, transition from traveling to setting

 

August 28 Janice and Chuck

14 dancers including new dancer Marti and returning dancer Bonnie

 

August 21  Janice & Terry

13 dancers - review of transition Pas de Basque to Skip change, as in Set & Rotate and/or Set & cast

 

August 7  John and Nancy

16 dancers including Emma and her mother Tammy from Bagpipes in the Glen

 

July 31 Kate and Chuck

13 dancers including Emma and Elspeth from Bagpipes in the Glen

 

July 24 Rebecca and Janice

16 dancers AGM

 

July 17 No Dancing Union Terrace

 

July 10 Rebecca and Janice

16 dancers

 

July 3 Terry and Kate

18 dancers

 

June 26 Rebecca and Chuck

19 dancers

 

June 19 John Nancy Janice

18 dancers 

 

June 5 Janice and Chuck

16 dancers focus on MSW dances

 

May 29 Janice & Terry

19 dancers (focus on MSW 2022 dances)

 

May 22 Rebecca & Kate

16 dancers

 

May 15 Nancy & Janice

14 dancers

 

May 8 Terry & Chuck

13 dancers including Adam from Friday night focus on corners

 

May 1 Janice & Kate

14 Dancers

 

April 24 John & Kate

16 dancers

 

April 17 Nancy & Chuck

17 dancers including Thom and Corrina

 

April 10 - Janice & Terry

15 dancers, focus on Pas de Basque with movement ( as in Set to & Turn Corners)

 

April 3 - Rebecca & Nancy

14 dancers, including MSCR students Bethany and Liz

Figures taught: hello-goodbye setting (set to corners and partner), poussette (quick time), set & link for 3 couples, rondel

 

March 26 - A Party Instead of a Ball

 

March 20- Terry and Chuck

14 dancers

 

March 13 - Janice & Rebecca

13 dancers

 

March 6 - Chuck and Kate

15 dancers

 

February 27 - Nancy & Janice

16 dancers, two full sets!

 

February 20 - Janice & Kate

14 dancers

 

February 13 - Rebecca & Terry

11 dancers (Super Bowl Sunday)

*=MkeSCD Mardi Gras program dances not yet taught in Madison 

 

 

February 6 - Nancy & Kate

13 dancers

 

January 30 - Burns Night Dance Party

15 dancers, 1 fiddler!

 

January 23 - Kate & Rebecca

12 dancers

Diamond poussette/Poussette right round

 

January 16 - John & Nancy

11 dancers

 

January 9 - Rebecca & Janice

14 dancers

 

January 2 - Chuck & Nancy

Don's 91st birthday!

12 dancers, including returning Claire and 3 from Milwaukee on a very cold night