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In this issue
Report from the Chair ................................................... page 1
Notes from the Corresponding Secretary ...................... page 1
Register for the Beginners‟ Ball .................................... page 1 Monthly Parties ............................................................ page 2
Branch Calendar ........................................................... page 3
Events Elsewhere.......................................................... page 4
Fun and Fashion as the Ball Gown Sale ......................... page 7
Volunteers .................................................................. page 10
Class List ................................................................... page 11
v o l u m e 4 9 n u m b e r 4 m a r c h / a p r i l 2 0 1 3
Report from the Chair
by Don MacQueen, Chair, RSCDS-SF Branch Committee
First and foremost, it's "that time" again -- by which I mean, our
Branch Annual General Meeting is coming up in May. This means
that we are looking for members interested in joining us on the
Branch Committee. This is an odd numbered year so an odd num-
ber of us (5) have our terms of office ending. Some, but not all,
have volunteered to be nominated for another term, so we do need
some new candidates. Please consider volunteering! We plan to
offer some revisions to our bylaws for a vote by the membership at
the AGM. I would anticipate sending out some information about
the proposed changes in the April R&S. Elsewhere in this issue
please look for some other interesting news from RSCDS HQ.
Notes from the Corresponding Secretary
by Donna Weidenfeller
I have copied information from the RSCDS website that I thought
would be of interest to some of you. For further details please
refer to the RSCDS website.
Ebooks Survey
The RSCDS is currently investigating the possibility of making its
publications available in ebook or similar format. It would really
help us if you took the time to complete a short survey which will
feed into the final decision making process. The survey can be
accessed in the following ways:
1. Click on the link in the news section of the RSCDS website,
at http://www.rscds.org/news.html. 2. Click on the link on the RSCDS Dance Scottish Facebook
page at http://www.facebook.com/RSCDS.
3. Email [email protected] for the link.
4. Type the following link into your web browser:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DST3CZ5
“Dance Music For The Future” record deal competition
In the year of its 90th anniversary, the Royal Scottish Country
Dance Society (RSCDS) is celebrating Burns Day with
a brand new initiative to get musicians involved in playing and
shaping the future of Scottish dance music.
Taking the form of a competition, the winning entry will receive a passport to the international Scottish country dancing arena and
attract a lucrative commercial recording contract.
Entries will be assessed and judged by a panel of well-known
dance music professionals and highly experienced dance teach-
ers. For the short listed entries, the competition will culminate in a grand live final in Perth, Scotland in November 2013. As well as
receiving a recording contract, the winner will be given the hon-
our of becoming the Society‟s first "adopted band”.
(Continued on page 7)
Are You Interested in Joining the
Branch Committee?
The Branch Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on May 4,
and we need some candidates for the Branch Committee!
If you‟re interested, please contact your nearest Branch
Committee member, who will be more than happy to help.
Register for the Beginners' Ball!
Greetings dancers, families and friends! It's time to register for the
Beginners' Ball. Please join us on Saturday, June 15, 2013 for an
evening of Scottish dancing to the live music of Hood, Wink &
Swagger at Hermann Sons Hall, Petaluma, CA at 7:00 pm. Enjoy the grand march, the company of friends old and new, a toast to
the new dancers of 2012, and an after-ball buffet. Please encour-
age your friends, family, and especially new dancers to attend.
Mail your registration by Saturday, June 8 for the early registra-
tion discount: $25 for adults, $10 for youth (16 and under), $8 for
spectators (includes buffet). After June 8, registration fee increas-
es to $30 for adults, $12 for youth (remains $8 for spectators). For
more information, please contact Lisa Strouse, 707-696-9220
([email protected]) or Emily Evans, 707-874-2512
([email protected]). We look forward to seeing you at the Begin-
ners' Ball! Lisa Strouse and Emily Evans, co-chairs of the Begin-
ners' Ball.
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May Monthly Party
7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013
Alameda Masonic Temple, 2312 Alameda Ave.
Hosts: San Francisco / New World
Dance Source Type Level
Lady Catherine Bruce‟s Reel Graded/7 8x32 J 2 B
Miss Jane Muirhead of Dunsmuir Winter/DunsmuirDances/11 8x32 S 3 B/I
The Hyperactive Reel Graded2/23 8x32 R 3 I/A
Nothing in Common Mayr/MerseColl/4 6x32 S 2 I/A
Round Reel of Eight 27/7 88 R 4 sq B
The Moudiewort 11/7 8x32 J 3 B/I
Wisp of Thistle 37/4 8x32 S 3 I
Ian Powrie‟s Farewell to Auchterarder+ Hamilton Leaflet 128 J 4 sq A
This is no‟ my ain Hoose+ 15/9 8x32 S 3 I/A
Scotland‟s Gardens+ Goldring Leaflet 8x32 R 3 I
Gaelforce Wind Haynes/Carnforth3/6 8x32 J 3 I
Orwell Lodge Strathspey DiamondJubilee/5 3x32 S 3 I
The Glens of Angus 23/3 4x32 R 4 A
Gramachie+ MMM/28 8x32 S 3 B
The Reel of the Royal Scots+ RSCDS Leaflet/ 27 8x32 R 3 I
+ new this month
June Monthly Party
3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2013
Aptos Grange, 2555 Mar Vista Drive
Hosts: Monterey/ Santa Cruz
Dance Source Type Level
Gaelforce Wind Haynes/Carnforth3/6 8x32 J 3 I
Gramachie MMM/28 8x32 S 3 B
Ian Powrie‟s Farewell to Auchterarder Hamilton Leaflet 128 J 4 sq A
Orwell Lodge Strathspey DiamondJubilee/5 3x32 S 3 I
Scotland‟s Gardens Goldring Leaflet 8x32 R 3 I
Swashbuckling Iain+ SF coll 2/11 8x32 J 2 B/I
This is no‟ my ain Hoose 15/9 8x32 S 3 I/A
The Loch Michigan Rant+ Mulligan Chicago 10th/12 8x40 H 3 A
Fair Donald+ 29/4 8x32 S 3 B/I Round Reel of Eight 27/7 88 R 4 sq B
The Flight of the Falcon+ Priddey/Anniv.10some/8 8x32 J 3 I
Wisp of Thistle 37/4 8x32 S 3 I
The Hyperactive Reel Graded2/23 8x32 R 3 I/A
A Dance Called Irene+ Wallace/Redwood /4 4x32 S 4 I/A
The Reel of the Royal Scots RSCDS Leaflet/27 8x32 R 3 I
+ new this month
How To Get There:
ALAMEDA MASONIC TEMPLE
(between Park and Oak Streets).
FROM THE SOUTH: Take 880
North, exit at High Street (south of the
Bay Bridge) and drive west across the
High Street bridge into Alameda. Con-
tinue on High Street for about six
blocks and turn right on Central Ave-
nue. Go for another 10 blocks to Park
Street (with traffic light, past Park Ave-
nue). Turn left on Park Street, go one
block and turn right on Alameda Ave-
nue. The Masonic Temple is on the left
about ½ block before Oak Street.
FROM THE NORTH: Take 880
South and exit at 23rd Avenue. When
you have crossed the bridge going west,
you will be on Park Avenue. Continue
on Park until you come to Alameda
Avenue and turn right. There is free
parking after 6:00 p.m. in a city lot
right across the street from the Temple,
but accessible only from Central Ave-
nue, one block east. You can turn right
from Alameda onto Oak, right on Cen-
tral and right into the lot, after about ½
block–or just drive straight across Park
the lot after about ½ block, and walk to
the Temple at the far end of the lot. The
party will be in the Banquet Room on
the fourth floor. There is an elevator.
APTOS GRANGE Heading south from the Bay Area,
take Highway 1 towards Aptos. Take
the Park Exit (Exit 436). Turn left on
Park Avenue. Turn right onto Soquel
Drive, and right again onto Mar Vista
Drive. The hall is on the right, identi-
fied by a small white sign, sitting back
from the road with a large parking lot in
front.
Programming Committee: Kristi Closser, Sandee Schultz, and Bruce Herbold
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FEBRUARY 2013
9, Sa 7:00pm. VALENTINE‟S BALL 2013, Scottish Rite
Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland. Info: Xena Brenna at
17, Sun: 1:45-4:15pm. FEATURED DEVISOR CLASS for
advanced/intermediate dancers. The Carriage House,
Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton. Info: Lin
Pettengill 650-455-3872 or Paula Jacobson 831-688-8295
26, Tu: 7:00-9:00pm, CROCKETT SOCIAL PARTY at the
Crockett Community Center, 850 Pomona Street in Crockett.
Live music. $10. Info: Sandra Schultz [email protected] or Lori Howard [email protected] 925-934-1928
MARCH 2013
2, 7:30pm, MONTHLY PARTY with walkthroughs from 6:45 –
7:15, hosted by the Santa Rosa Class and Dunsmuir Dancers.
Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Avenue in
Kensington. Info: Bob Branstrom 510-530-1277 or
16, Sa: CHILDREN‟S BALL, tbd
17, Sun: 1:45-4:15pm. FEATURED DEVISOR CLASS for
advanced/intermediate dancers. The Carriage House,
Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton. Info: Lin
Pettengill 650-455-3872 or Paula Jacobson 831-688-829526
26, Tu: 7:00-9:00pm, CROCKETT SOCIAL PARTY, Crockett
Community Center, 850 Pomona Street in Crockett. Live
music. $10. Info: Sandra Schultz [email protected] or
Lori Howard [email protected] 925-934-1928
APRIL 2013
6, 7:30pm, 6, Sa: 7:30pm. MONTHLY PARTY with
walkthroughs from 6:45 – 7:15. Hosted by Campbell Class
and the Red Thistle Dancers. Mountain View Masonic
Temple, 890 Church St. in Mountain View.
Info: Bob Branstrom 510-530-1277 or [email protected]
21, Sun: 1:45-4:15pm. FEATURED DEVISOR CLASS for
advanced/intermediate dancers. The Carriage House,
Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton. Info: Lin
Pettengill 650-455-3872 or Paula Jacobson 831-688-8295
RSCDS-SF CALENDAR OF EVENTS • 2013 Compiled by Amy Van Doren [email protected] - Revised 2/7/2013
MAY 2013
4, 7:30pm, MONTHLY PARTY with walkthroughs from 6:45 –
7:15. Hosted by San Francisco Class and New World
Dancers. Alameda Masonic Temple, 2312 Alameda Ave in
Alameda. Info: Bob Branstrom 510-530-1277 or
19, Sun: 1:45-4:15pm. FEATURED DEVISOR CLASS for
advanced/intermediate dancers. The Carriage House,
Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton. 1:45 -
4:15 pm. Info: Lin Pettengill 650-455-3872 or Paula Jacobson
831-688-8295
JUNE 2013
1, Sa: 3pm, MONTHLY PARTY with walkthroughs from –
2:15-2:45. Hosted by the Monterey Santa Cruz Classes.
Aptos Grange, 2555 Mar Vista Drive in Aptos.
Info: Bob Branstrom 510-530-1277 or
[email protected] 15, Sa: 7 pm, BEGINNERS' BALL Honoring the New Dancers
of 2012-2013, Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Ave,
Petaluma, CA. Info: Lisa Strouse 707-696-9220
[email protected] or Emily Evans 707-874-2512
20, Th: 7:45pm SOLSTICE PARTY. Sponsored by the San
Francisco Class, The Polish Club, 3040 22nd St. at the corner
of Shotwell in San Francisco. $10. Info: Linnea Johnson at
[email protected] or 415-841-9456.
22, Sa: 1-4pm Truckee Workshop, 4-5pm Party Review 6pm
Potluck Dinner, 7:30pm Dance Party. Sponsored by the Silver State Dancers at Truckee-Donner Recreation Center, 10046
Church Street, Truckee, CA. Teacher: Marjorie MacLaughlin.
Info: Crystal Goodwin at 775-240-2945
[email protected] or Dave Wilson at 775-825-
6867 [email protected]
JULY 2013
20, Sa: 1-4pm, WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER FOR
ASILOMAR WEEKEND, First Congregational Church, 1985
Louis Rd in Palo Alto. Info: Julee Montes at 650-722-0473
AUGUST 2013
3, Sa: 4:30 pm. SUMMER BY THE SEA DANCE hosted by the Santa Cruz Class. First Congregational Church, 900 High St.,
Santa Cruz. Music by Janet Kurnik and Lyle Ramshaw. Info:
Susan Elgin [email protected]
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Please note that some events offer discounts for early
registration. These are in bold type when I am aware of them.
MARCH 2013
15-17 Fri-Sun, Madison (WI) Annual Ball Weekend at
University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. Sponsored by
Madison Scottish Country Dancers. Fri: concert 8pm; Sat:
dance workshop 9:30am, music workshop 1:30pm, reception
& dinner 5:30pm, Ball 7:30pm, after-ball party; Sun: brunch
10am. Music: A Parcel of Rogues: Calum Pasqua (fiddle) & Susie Petrov (piano). Contact Nancy McClements 608-233-
2956 [email protected] or Ann
Lindsey 608-833-7690
[www.madisonScottishCountryDancers.org]
22-23 Fri-Sat, Cocoa Beach (FL) Space Coast SCD
Spring Fling 2013 at Cocoa Beach Recreation Center.
Sponsored by Space Coast & Brevard Scottish Country
Dancers. Fri: dance 7:30-10:30pm, Sat: classes 9am-2:30pm,
dance: 7-11pm. Teacher: June Templeman (Pitlochry,
Scotland). Music: Alasdair MacLeod (Glasgow, Scotland). Florida casual attire. Friday night: finger foods, Sat: lunch.
US$40. Contact James Kutzner 321-255-2756
[email protected]. [www.rscdsOrlandoBranch.org]
23-24 Sat-Sun, Washington (PA) Pittsburgh Highland
Ball and Workshop. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Scottish
Country Dance Society. Sat: class 1-3pm, Dinner 6-7:30pm,
Ball 7:30pm-midnight; Sun: class 10-11:30am, lunch.
Teacher: Sandy Gallamore. Music: Thistle House: David
Knight, Dave Wiesler, Dan Emery. Semi-Formal attire for
Dinner & Ball. Buffet Dinner Saturday, Buffet Lunch Sunday.
$95. Price for any or all of Saturday events: $75. Price for any
or all of Sunday events: $20. Contact (PSCDS Ball Registrar) [email protected]. [www.pscds.org]
30 Sat. RSCDS Seattle Branch 2013 Workshop & Dance,
Mercer Island, WA. Registration 9:30am, Advanced
technique & critique 10:00m, General workshop 1:30 pm,
Dance 6:00pm. Teacher: Robert McOwen. Music: Ryan
McKasson, Cali McKasson. Separate prices for each
workshop & dance. See website, flyer for details. [rscds-
settle.org.]
APRIL 2013
5-7 Fri-Sun, College Park (MD) Capital Weekend 2013.
Sponsored by DC Branch RSCDS. Fri: Welcome Dance 8pm;
Sat: Class 9am, Soiree 7pm, Ball 8pm; Sun: Class 1pm.
Teacher: Jimmie Hill. Music: Thistle House: David Wiesler,
David Knight, and Dan Emery. Scottish, semi-formal attire. Light snacks. US$75. Contact Sally-Beth Buckner 301-564-
0097 [email protected] or Jenn Mayrovitz 410-381-
3948 [email protected]. [www.CapitalWeekend.org]
MAY 2013
17-19 Fri-Sun Hopewell Junction (NY) Pawling Weekend -
50th Anniversary at Sylvan Lake. Sponsored by RSCDS
New York Branch. Fri 3pm to Sun 3:15pm.. Teachers: Ron
Wallace (Santa Rosa, CA), Ruth Jappy (Delta, BC) & John
Wilkinson (Duns, Scotland). Music: Laird Brown & the
Scottish Accent Band & Jim Stevenson-Mathews. Ball:
formal attire; Fri dance, classes: casual attire. Prices include
accommodation for 2 nights, all meals Friday dinner to
Sunday lunch, parties. Fri dinner, welcome dance; Classes Sat
& Sun mornings. Teachers' workshop Sat .details will be
added in due course. Contact Sally Clayton
[www.rscdsNewYork.org]
17-19 Fri-Sun, Winnipeg (MB) 50th Anniversary RSCDS
Workshop & Dance. Sponsored by Winnipeg Branch
RSCDS. Fri: Ceilidh 7:30; Sat: classes 9-2pm, Dinner & Ball;
Sun: Brunch & Tea Dance. Teachers: Robin Lynch (BC) and Simon Scott (BC). Music: Ken Nattrass (Accordion), Ron
Krug (Piano). Casual attire for classes; Formal attire for Ball.
$110. Anyone wanting to participate must have had at least
one year of previous instruction in Scottish Country Dancing.
Contact Sharon Plaitin (Registrar) 204-661-1257
[email protected] or Jane Nattrass (Chairperson)
204-667-0814 [email protected].
18 Sat. End of the World Ball, A celebratory ball (because
the nuts were wrong), Sacramento, CA. Sponsored by
Sacramento Branch, RSCDS. Workshops 10:30-noon, 1:30-
3:00pm. Ball review 3:00pm. Ball Grand March 7:00pm.
Teacher: Linda Henderson. Music: Thistle Glen. $55 if
postmarked by Apr. 1, $60 if postmarked by May 1, $65 at
door; see website/ registration for prices for specific portions
of the events & student rates. [rscds-sacramento.org]
18 Sat, Seattle (WA) Emerald Ball. Sponsored by Seattle
Branch RSCDS. 7:30-11pm. Music: Calum MacKinnon &
Band. Formal attire. Hors d'oevres and dessert. $50 until May
11, $55 thereafter. Contact Elizabeth Miller 206-782-8345
[email protected] or RSCDS-Seattle teachers@rscds-
seattle.org. [www.rscds-seattle.org]
17-20 Fri-Mon Scottish Country Dance Weekend 20-26 Mon-Sun and Holiday in Ireland at Gleneagle
Hotel, Killarney. Sponsored by International Branch RSCDS. Weekebd dedicated to memory of founder member and chairman Susi Mayr. Teachers: Malcolm Brown, Tim Wilson, Raphaelle Orgeret. Music: Nicol McLaren Band. For full information and costs see the RSCDS International Branch website http://www.rscds-ib.org/
RSCDS EVENTS ELSEWHERE • 2013 Revised 1/30/13 • Compiled by Mimi Mueller [email protected]
Limited information only. For more information on these and other events,
try the Inter-City Scot: www.intercityscot.org/eventList.php and individual contacts noted.
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JUNE 2013
7-9 Fri-Sun, Beloit (IL) Midwest Scottish Weekend
Sponsored by Chicago, Milwaukee & Madison Scottish
Country Dance Groups. Fri eve welcome dance; Sat classes, eve banquet, ball, ceilidh; Sun morn classes. Teacher: Fred
DeMarse. Music: Mara Shea (fiddle) and Julie Gorka (piano).
US$230.
Contact Mady Newfield 630-584-0825
Diana Hankes 262-679-8522.
[sites.google.com/site/midwestscottishweekend/]
JULY 2013
8-12 Mon-Fri Plymouth (MA) Pinewoods English-Scottish
Session at Pinewoods Camp. Sponsored by Boston Branch,
RSCDS & Boston Centre Country Dance Society. Teachers:
Jen Schoonover, Terry Harvey, Jenny Beer, Miriam Newman.
Music: Dave Wiesler, Peter Barnes. Meals included (dinner
Monday through breakfast Friday). Classes at all levels in
Scottish & English country dancing. Classes in Highland,
morris, & sword dancing also available, & an intensive program for
musicians.
Nightly dance
parties followed
by social
gatherings,
including a
ceilidh. Rustic
cabins with
readily
available modern
plumbing.
Contact
Jerome Fung
609-815-4758,
[www.cds-boston.org/ess/ess.html]
12-15 Fri-Mon Plymouth (MA) Pinewoods RSCDS Session I
at Pinewoods Camp. Sponsored by Boston Branch, RSCDS.
Friday afternoon to Monday morning. Dinner Friday;
breakfast, lunch, dinner Saturday & Sunday; breakfast
Monday. Teachers: Robert McOwen, Fiona Miller, Sue Porter,
Ron Wallace. Music Director Liz Donaldson. Swimsuits to
formal wear. 3 Meals a day, plus evening snacks. Price & final
list of musicans will be posted as soon as possible. Enclosed
cabins or cottages, modern plumbing facilities available.
Meals served family-style in an open-air dining hall. Dance &
music classes mornings and afternoons; evening dance every
night. Other attractions: ceilidh, nature walks, Contact Jeremy Thorpe 518-316-1234 [email protected].
[www.rscdsBoston.org/events-pinewoods.html
15-20 Mon-Sat Plymouth (MA) Pinewoods RSCDS
Session II at Pinewoods Camp. Sponsored by Boston
Branch, RSCDS. Monday afternoon to Saturday morning.
Dinner Monday; breakfast, lunch, dinner Tuesday through
Friday; breakfast Saturday. Same teachers & music director as for Session I. See listing above for further details &
contact information.
JULY -AUGUST 2013
July 28-Aug. 4 Sun-Sun Sackville (NB) TAC Summer
School 2013 at Mount Allison University.Sponsored by
Teachers' Association Canada. Registration Sun 3pm,
Socials 7:30-9:30pm, Core am classes 9-11:45am daily,
optional pm classes. Teachers: Bill Zobel, Linda Henderson,
Elaine Brunken, Jimmie Hill, Antoine Rousseau. Music:
Muriel Johnstone, Keith Smith, Judi Nicholson, Ian
Robertson, Jim Lindsay, Angela Young. 3 meals daily,
evening snacks. Cdn$808-878. Classes include step,
Highland, personal critique, formations, music. Evenings
include ceilidh, concert, 4 social dances, ball. Tours offered
Wednesday afternoon to local sites. Optional extended tour after the school of PEI & Cape Breton. Contact Jody
Williams 613-
256-8223
ssdirector@tac-
rscds.org.
[www.tac-
rscds.org]
SEPTEMBER
2013
6-8 Fri-Sun,
Port Townsend
(WA) Fort
Worden
Scottish
Country Dance
Weekend at Fort Worden State
Park &
Conference Center. Sponsored by RSCDS-Seattle Branch.
Fri: Welcome dance 8pm-11pm, Sat: classes 9-noon, 1:15-
2:30, Ball 8-11:30pm Teachers: Barbara Johnston, Elinor
Vandegrift, Andrew Smith, John Wilkinson. Music:
Waverley Station (Liz Donaldson, David Knight, Ralph
Gordon). formal/semi-formal attire. Contact Kathi Ploeger
[email protected] or Elizabeth Miller
[email protected]. [www.rscds-seattle.org]
OCTOBER 2013
25-26 Fri-Sat, Charlotte (NC) A Reel Scottish Weekend.
Sponsored by Charlotte Scottish Country Dance Society.
Fri: concert/ceilidh 7pm, dance 8pm; Sat: classes 9:30am-
11:45am & 1:30pm-3:30pm, dance 7pm. Teachers: John Wilkinson (RSCDS Chairman) & Ruby Wilkinson (RSCDS
Schools Director). Music: Marian Anderson's Scottish
Dance Band. Semi-Formal attire. Finger buffet. US$120.00.
Contact Jack Pressley 704-814-9647 [email protected]
or Ric Pierce 704-770-17 76
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David Cunningham, RSCDS Music and New Media Develop-
ment Officer, and the force behind the project, said “The search
is on for musicians who want to get creative with Scottish
dance music. We are looking for new and interesting ideas based around our traditional music, but which still retains all
the ingredients that make you want to dance. We want to en-
courage as many young people as possible to get involved in
playing for Scottish country dancing and to widen the public
perception of the creativity and diversity that can be integrated
into Scottish dance music”.
Speaking about the opportunities being offered, RSCDS Execu-
tive Officer, Elizabeth Foster added; “We want young people
and the young at heart to be involved in making exciting and
new Scottish dance music. The RSCDS with its extensive inter-
national network of members and Branches is uniquely placed
to give young musicians an amazing start point in their career.”
David is very keen to encourage as much participation with
branches and individuals as possible over the next few months.
So, please put your thinking caps on and find all the musicians,
schools and music tutors in your area, and pass on their contact
details to David, who will then actively support them.
The second goal for the coming months is to increase the
amount of branch-level short films and interviews on the
RSCDS website and YouTube channel. There are many news-
worthy events happening all over the world and we would en-
courage everyone involved to get out the camera, take some
stills and video footage of the events, then forward them to HQ;
where possible, we will include them on the RSCDS website
and YouTube channel. Also, if you have an event or anniver-
sary, please let us know your plans. It may be possible in some
instances for us to come and film the event and publicise your
branch activities to the wider public. This is an opportunity to
show everyone how your branch is making a difference and how you are actively promoting Scottish country dance. Please
get involved! Please also link with the RSCDS Facebook page,
let everyone know your status and encourage your members to
„LIKE‟ all the RSCDS-related material they find on the inter-
net.
The possibilities are out there. Together we can help the young musicians and dancers of tomorrow inherit a vibrant Society of
which they can be justifiably proud, and leave the progressive
legacy of Scottish country dance, music and culture which seed-
ed the RSCDS.
On a local note I want to let the membership know that Tim Wilson's dance, "Linnea"s Strathspey" has been chosen to be
published in the upcoming Book 47. Congratulations Tim!
Also, I am sad to say that Pat O'Brians's husband Walter has
passed away. Many of you know Pat from the many years she
has been dancing with our Branch. Our heartfelt condolences,
Pat, to you and your family.
(Continued from page 1) Fun and Fashion at the Ball Gown Sale
by Susie Langdon Kass
The 2013 Annual Ball Gown Sale and Tea Party was held on
Sunday afternoon January 6 at Olga Reznick‟s beautiful house
in Berkeley.
Seventeen dancers from the East Bay, San Francisco, Marin,
San Jose and a carpool from the Campbell class had fun trying on, buying, and selling dressy dresses of many styles, colors
and sizes, as well socializing. Many of us found incredible
bargains, or just the right dress! And as usual we enjoyed ad-
miring and commenting on dresses others were modeling.
Olga served tea and a variety of goodies supplemented by
yummy munchies brought by some of the attendees. It was a
great spread!
We raised $323.25 for the scholarship funds from sales of
items donated and from the door entry fees. We had a total of
at least 38 transactions, including both person to person sales
and purchases of donated garments.
At the end of the afternoon a group of about 6 of us sorted all
the left overs into two batches: those items to save for next
time (about a third) and things to be donated to the American
Cancer Society second hand store (about two-thirds). We all
had fun deciding.
We‟d like to have the event in different areas, so if you could
give over your house for an afternoon to host the Ball Gown
Sale and Tea Party next year, let us know. I will bring my coat
racks and the dresses we saved. We need space to display the
dresses, mirrors, and a room or space for trying on, as well as a
table for the food. I can bring screens, if needed.
Please join us next year!
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