Dances Taught on Sundays 2023


Please include teachers' names, number of dancers (and details if new), dances taught, and any formations/steps taught.

 

December 17 - Rebecca and Janice

~17 dancers including newer dancer Christine from Milwaukee

Taught Rondel and Poussette Right Round and some Set to Corners & Partner preparation (quick)

 

December 10 - Terry and Kate

19 dancers including newer dancer Christine from Milwaukee

 

December 3 - No Dancing

Party on December 2

 

November 26 - Kate & Nancy

20 dancers, including MSCR students Mike & Paula

Figures taught/reviewed: Rights & Lefts, Ladies’ Chain, Set & Link for 3C, Diagonal Rights & Lefts

 

November 19 Graduation Party - Janice & Nancy

26 dancers

 

November 12 - Janice & John

? dancers

Taught: Petronella in Tandem, Advance/retire in skip change

 

November 5 - Janice & Kate

11 dancers

Reviewed Set and Rotate

 

October 29 - Terry & Nancy

13 dancers

 

October 22 - Nancy & Janice

12 dancers

Reviewed Strathspey traveling step

Dolphin reels (alternating tandem reels)

Many corner formations for Marie: Corners Pass & Turn, Turn Corners Pass Partner, Set to and Turn Corners

 

October 15 - Rebecca and Kate

17 dancers

Special guests Mel and Ken (Portland) 

Newer dancer Marie did *very* well in tricky dances

Reviewed strathspey poussette and pas de basque coupe

 

October 8 - Terry & Janice

15 dancers

?

 

 

October 1 - Rebecca & Nancy

17 dancers, including new dancer Marie Whelan from MSCR Try It night

Step Practice: pas-de-basque coupe, transition from pas-de-basque to traveling step & vice versa

Figure Practice: interlocking reels, Schiehallion reel

 

September 24 - Technique Month - Terry & John

13 dancers - Welcome back Isabella!!!

Formation Practice: Allemande 2C; Allemande 3C; Chain progression 3C; Rondel

 

September 17 - Technique Month - Terry & Rebecca

15 dancers

Step practice: Pas de Basque, transitions, moving Pas de Basque

Formation Practice (in quick time): Set to and turn corners followed by reel of 3; Set to corners and partner

 

September 10 - Technique Month - Rebecca & Kate

18 dancers

Step practice: Strathspey traveling and setting, and transition between steps

Figure Practice (in strathspey time): Set to and turn corners followed by reel of 3; Set to corners and partner

 

September 3 - Technique Month - Nancy & Janice

14 dancers

Step Practice: Skip Change of Step, Advance & Retire

Formations: Ladies' Chain, Diagonal Reels of 4 

 

August 27 Dances in Honor of Chuck Snowdon - Kate & Nancy

23 dancers, including Debbie Nelson and Suzie Kinsman

 

August 20 Social Evening - Terry & Nancy

18 dancers, including Carol and Petrovnia, who remembered almost everything from 13 years ago!

 

August 13 - Janice & Rebecca

16 dancers

Practice: handing/ leading with purpose

Formations: Set & Rotate, Schiehallion and interlocking reels

 

August 6 - no dancing

 

July 30 - Nancy & Kate

13 dancers, including Lauren, Val, and Lauren's mother, Cheryl (all from MSCR class). Many experienced dancers out of town at TAC in Halifax.

Step practice: Strathspey travelling & setting steps

 

July 23 - Social Dance Evening/AGM - Kate & Janice

18 dancers

 

July 16 Rebecca & Nancy

18 dancers

Step practice: Coupe pas de basque

Formation practice: Set and Rotate

 

July 9 Terry and Kate

17 dancers

 

July 2 Janice and Special Guest Saskia

14-16 dancers

Step practice: PDB

Reels of four

 

June 25 - Social Dance - Kate and Nancy

21 participants, including Carol and Suzie

 

June 18 - Terry and Rebecca

20 dancers. Reel of 4 in hallway and focus of 2 dances. Also: pas de Basque Coupé  

  1. The Wild Geese J32 3/4L RSCDS XXIV

  2. Caldercruix J32 3/4L Drewry: Bankhead 3 [experienced/confident dancers]

  3. Fair Donald S32 3/4L RSCDS XXIX

  4. Lord MacLay's Reel R40 4/4L Robertson: Collins SCD

  5. Lord Elgin's Reel S32 3/4L RSCDS XXVI

  6. The Piper and the Penguin R88 4S Goldring: RSCDS Scotia

 

 

June 11 - No Dancing: Midwest Scottish Weekend

 

June 4 - Janice and Rebecca

Figure: Dance to Corners and Set

 

May 28 - Janice and Kate

20 dancers including Ross Dixon, currently living in Nebraska

Figure reviewed: Chain and Turn Progression

 

May 21 - Terry and Kate

22 dancers

Formation breakout group: Mairi's Wedding half reels on the diagonals

Three of the dancers opted to watch Mairi's Wedding - not ready to dance it

 

May 14 - Janice and John

16 dancers

Formation breakout group: All Round Poussette, Knot

 

May 7 - Rebecca and Nancy

21 dancers

Formation break-out group: RS reel of 3 across the set with 1C in promenade hold, butterfly 

 

April 30 - Janice and John

18 dancers, including two new people, Magda and Chelsea

Formation break-out group: RS reel of 3 across the set

 

April 23 - Nancy and Kate

22 dancers, including semi-newcomer Steve and Aberdeen grad student Katrina, who is writing a news story about us!

Formation break-out group: Corners Pass and Turn, Set and Link

 

April 16 - Nancy and Janice

16 dancers, including semi-newcomer Steve

Steps reviewed: Strathspey traveling & setting

Formation break-out group: Rights & Lefts, Set & Rotate

 

April 9 - Terry and Kate

24 dancers

Formation break-out group: set to corners and partner; review ladies' chain

 

April 2 - Janice & Rebecca

25 dancers, including first-timer Steve Elbow

Figures taught--beginners: Figure of 8, Reels of 3, Ladies Chain 

Figures taught--advanced: Set & Link for 3, Knot, 1/2 Reels

 

March 26 - No dancing, ball weekend

 

March 19 - Terry & Nancy

25 dancers, including MSCR beginner Rebekah

Figures taught: Tourbillon, Corners Pass & Turn, Corners Chain

Focus on Madison Ball, last set

 

March 12 - Janice & Kate

24 dancers, including longtime dancer Debbie and some very new dancers

Focus on Madison Ball 2023 dances: second six

 

March 5 - Terry & Janice

23 dancers, 

Focus on Madison Ball 2023 dances: initial six

 

 

February 26 - Rebecca & Kate

22 dancers, including Phyllis and MJ (!) and Carl (!) and Rick (!)

Figures taught: Crossover mirror reel, Allemande 2C and 3C

 

February 19 - Janice & Terry

18 dancers, including Phyllis and MJ (!) and newcomers Talissa (from Open House) and her friend Lauren

Figures taught: Ladies chain, Grand chain, Allemande 2C

 

February 12 - Nancy & Kate

22 dancers, including Phyllis(!) and newcomers Talissa (from Open House) and her friend Lauren

Figures taught: Corner Chain, the Knot

 

February 5 -  Rebecca & Terry

16 dancers

Figure taught: Tourbillon

 

January 29 - Robert Burns Night - Janice & John

16 dancers

 

January 22 - Open House - Janice & Nancy

30 dancers

 

January 15 - Rebecca & Kate

13 dancers

Figure taught: the Meanwhile ;-)

 

January 8 - Rebecca & Nancy

16 dancers and fiddler Dave came together to support each other after Chuck's death

Figure taught: Set & Link

 

January 1 - Janice & Nancy

12 dancers