
An affiliate of the Royal Scottish
Country Dance Society (RSCDS) of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Sr. Dorcas Baker, RSCDS Certified
Instructor (Retired)
John McCormick, RSCDS Certified
Instructor
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 fall and a spring 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: Chuck Garrigues (262) 641-0138, chuck@garrig.com or Ken Phipps (262) 662-3566, kvphipps76@yahoo.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.
News
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday June 17th, 2013 during the break at class in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
We have a date for our Spring Dance. We will be holding it at Our Lord's UMC on May 18, 2013. We have a program! Here's a link for information.
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.
Class ScheduleClasses 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
Our Lord's United Methodist Church
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.)
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.)
How we structure our classes:
In the first hour, the entire group does simple dances, step practice and formations.
Toward the end of the first hour, intermediate level dances will be taught. These dances will include a step, a formation or formations taught earlier in the hour.
For the second hour, the class separates into two locations within the same building. At the start of the second hour, beginning dancers will continue to practice as in the first hour - this time with a teacher, a teacher candidate or veteran dancer. 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 hour, the entire group repeats one of the simple dances taught in the first hour or will dance another simple dance, which has a step, a formation or formations taught in the first hour.
Toward the end of the second hour, intermediate and advanced dancers will develop their dancing skills on more advanced dances. Beginning dancers are welcome to watch this part of the class.
Demo team and advanced dancer information here.
Upcoming Midwest Scottish Country Dances
(and assorted workshops)
22nd Annual Ball Weekend
May 3 - 5, 2013
Ames, Iowa
11th Youth Weekend West
Workshop and Ball
May 3 - 5, 2013
Vancouver, Washington
Information
Scottish Ball Weekend
May 10 - 12, 2013
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Facebook Information
Spring Dance
May 18, 2013
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Information
Milwaukee Highland Games
June 1, 2013
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Information
Midwest Scottish Weekend
June 7 - 9, 2013
Beloit, Wisconsin
Information
Highland Mist Ball Weekend
June 21 - 22, 2013
St. Louis, Missouri
Information
Pinewoods RSCDS Scottish Sessions
July 12 - 15, 2013
July 15 - 20, 2013
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Information
T.A.C. Summer School
July 29 - August 4, 2013
Sackville, New Brunswick
Information
Wisconsin Scottish Highland Games
August 30 - September 1, 2013
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Information
Photos
2009 Hallowe'en Dance:
Lindsay Milbrandt's photos
Nancy McClements' photos
Sale ItemsYou can order Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers merchandise! Please look here for our online store.
Scottish Country Dance Groups
(mostly Midwest)
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
- Cedar Valley Scottish Country Dancers, Cedar Falls, Iowa
- 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
Resources for Dancers
- The Inter-city Scot Online 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.
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
- Midwest School of Piping and Drumming
- 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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