Love to Dance Workshop and Dance
Saturday February 22
Scottish Cultural Centre

Teachers: LOUISE McGILLIVRAY and KAY SUTHERLAND

Afternoon Dance Musician: MARY ROSS

Pre-Registration is required for Workshop – available online at  Love To Dance Registration   or email ltd@rscdsvancouver.org
Tea Dance only may be paid at the door – see programme below.  click here for Dance Notes

Face masks optional. Hand sanitizer is provided. Other protocols as required by PHO directives.

The RSCDS Vancouver Branch will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to property or injury to dancers or visitors during this event.

REGISTRATION 

Basic: Previous attendance at RSCDS dance lessons (or classes) is essential. This class will focus on basic steps and the most popular formations, helping you improve your dancing and giving you the skills to learn new dances more easily. Some previous attendance at Scottish Country Dance classes is essential. In this class you will have fun learning the “moves”

Intermediate: Dancers must be able to dance all the basic steps and formations confidently. This class will work on increasing your awareness of team work, handing, phrasing, and covering as well as expanding your repertoire, enabling you to dance more complicated dances.

Dancers may be reassigned at the discretion of teaching staff.
Dancers under 16 years of age accepted only with special permission.

AFTERNOON DANCE – 2pm to 5pm

A fun programme with great music. If you miss the morning, then join us in the afternoon. Suitable for all dancers.
Teacher’s Choice dances will have been taught at the workshop. Dance Notes

*It’s Nae Bother (J)
Scotland’s Gardens (R)
The Orchards of County Armagh (S)
Teacher’s Choice (J)
*Dancing in the Street (R)
Miss Milligan’s Strathspey
*The Yorkshire Man (J)
Shiftin’ Bobbins (R)
*Ship O’ Grace (S)
Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan (R)
Teacher’s Choice (J)
Minister on the Loch (S)
Mairi’s Wedding (R)
* easier dances

WORKSHOP TEACHERS

Louise McGillivray began her ‘dancing career’ as a Highland dancer and teacher. But as soon as she was exposed to Scottish Country Dancing, she was hooked! She obtained her full teacher’s certificate in 1980. Louise taught for the Edmonton Caledonian group for many years, first as the teacher of adult beginners (her favourite) and then the demonstration team.  In 1995 she started the very successful children’s  (and then youth) programme in Edmonton. She has taught several workshops in western Canada including Calgary, Winnipeg and Yellowknife. After retiring from her job, she began living half time in Victoria, then in 2023 moved there full time. Louise has had the pleasure of teaching with the Vancouver Island Scottish Country Dance Society for the past nine years

Kay Sutherland began dancing in elementary school in Scotland as part of the Phys Ed program. After a gap when she first came to Canada, Kay resumed dancing when Dorothy Hargreaves started a class in Deep Cove in 1986 and began teaching at the class in 2007. Currently, Kay teaches the North Shore ‘Dance Scottish’ class. She has been the director of the Vancouver Branch Demonstration Team (Strictly Scottish) since 2016. Kay is a CTI trainer and RSCDS tutor responsible for training new teachers … and she loves Scottish Country Dance and music.

CLASS MUSICIANS

Cathrine Conings – Piano
Lukasz Wieczorek – Fiddle
Mary Ross – Accordion

DANCE MUSICIAN

Mary Ross lives in Victoria, BC, and is a member of the Van Isle Scottish Country Dance Society and the RSCDS Vancouver Branch. She has enjoyed providing music for Scottish Country Dance events since 1991.