The Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers is a social group that enjoys learning and dancing the traditional jigs, reels and strathspeys of Scotland.  We host a Hallowe'en Social Dance as well as several dance parties throughout the year.  In addition, we occasionally perform at weddings, dinners and folk festivals.

Classes are open to anyone interested in Scottish Country Dance.  Beginners are welcome to watch and to dance.  It is not necessary to have a partner to participate.  You don't have to be Scottish!

For information contact:   Valerie Lau (847) 334-5904 or mcritch55@aol.com or Diana Hankes (414) 828-0570 or dianahankes@gmail.com. You may also call for information regarding demonstrations and performances.

For the Governance and Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers, please look here.

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News

There will be no dance classes during the month of August. Please come see us at the Wisconsin Scottish Highland Games on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend. We will resume classes on Monday, September 11th at Our Lord's.


We have a program for this year's Hallowe'en Dance. Special this is year is that all dances are devised by Midwesterners! You can find the program linked here. We hope to see you!


The Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers have a managed list for easy email distribution.  All current dancers with email addresses have been added.  For anyone else interested, please use the following link to start the process.


Our promotional flyer is now available here.

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Class Schedule

Classes are held on Monday evenings at one of the two following locations.  Please check here for the schedule.

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Great Hall
 914 East Knapp Street
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Entrance to the Great Hall is through the parking lot (kitchen entrance) on Marshall Street *
 (There is a  $3.00 donation to defray the cost of the hall rental.)

Our Lord's United Methodist Church
5000 S. Sunnyslope Rd.
New Berlin, Wisconsin

For those coming from Milwaukee you can get off of I-894 @ Beloit Rd, drive west until you get to Sunnyslope Rd (traffic light) turn left (south), and you will see it almost immediately on your left.
* Enter the left doors and then turn left again. You will be in the right room.
(There is a  $3.00 donation to defray the cost of the hall rental.)

  Class Dates and Locations
 

How we structure our classes:

In the first half, the entire group does simple dances. Dance steps formations will be taught, reviewed or improved. Toward the end of the first half, intermediate level dances will be taught.  These dances will include a step, a formation or formations taught earlier.

For the second half, intermediate and advanced dancers will develop their dancing skills on more advanced dances, truly challenging formations or dances in preparation for upcoming events.  Midway through the second half, the entire group repeats one of the simple dances taught earlier or will dance another simple dance, which has a step, a formation or formations taught in the first half.
 

Demo team and advanced dancer information here.

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Upcoming Midwest Scottish Country Dances

(events and assorted workshops)

Wisconsin Highland Games

September 1 - 3, 2017
Waukesha, Wisconsin
 Information

Hallowe'en Dance
October 28, 2017
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Information

Asilomar Weekend
November 17 - 19, 2017
Pacific Grove, California
 Information

New Year's Ball
January 20 - 20, 2018
St. Charles, Illinois

41st Annual Ball Weekend
March 9 - 11, 2018
Madison, Wisconsin

Midwest Scottish Weekend Workshop 2018
June 8 - 10, 2018
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

T.A.C Summer School
July 29 - August 5, 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Photos

2015 Hallowe'en Dance
 James and Heidi Horton's photos

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Sale Items

You can order Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers merchandise!  Please look here for our online store.

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Scottish Country Dance Groups
(mostly Midwest)

•  Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
•  Cincinnati Branch RSCDS, Cincinnati, Ohio
•  Detroit RSCDS Branch, Detroit, Michigan
  
•  Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers, St. Louis, Missouri
•  Madison Scottish Country Dancers, Madison, Wisconsin
•  RSCDS Chicago Branch, Chicago, Illinois
•  RSCDS Twin Cities Branch, Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
•  Scottish Country Dancers of Central Iowa, Ames, Iowa
•  Tartan & Thistle Scottish Country Dancers, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
•  Windsor Branch of the RSCDS, Windsor, Ontario

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Resources for Dancers

•  The Inter-city Scot  A newsletter of Scottish Country Dance groups and events in North America.
•  Scottish Country Dance Etiquette and Conventions  Thanks to the Twin Cities, Minnesota branch for this link.
•  Scottish Country Dance resource pages
•  Shoes, Dances, Music  An assortment of links, addresses and phone numbers. 
•  Standard Etiquette for Scottish Country Dancing  Thanks to the Madison Scottish Country Dancers for this link.
•  Hints and Tips for Briefing Scottish Country Dances
  
•  The Strathspey Server  A repository of information relating to Scottish country dancing.
•  Teachers' Association of Canada  An association of teachers of Scottish Country Dancing.

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Related Information

•  Center for Celtic Studies at UW-Milwaukee
•  Council of Scottish Clans and Associations
•  Heritage Musick and Daunce Society
  
•  Irish Cultural and Heritage Center
•  Milwaukee Blue (essential links, compactly organized)
•  Milwaukee Folk Dance Community Web Site
•  Milwaukee Highland Games
•  Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee
•  Saint Andrew's Society of the City of Milwaukee
  
•  Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
•  Wisconsin Scottish Inc.

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