Updated 05/10/13                            Year 2013

 Registration opened January 4 for TAC Summer School in late July 2013.  This event fills up quickly.  See more at July 26 date below.

   May 2013
 

• May  Sundays - Redmond Classes continues  at the Dance Works Studio, 16641 Redmond Way, Redmond.    See Classes for further information and to reach Lea M. for questions. Time will be 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  
   

• May  Tuesdays -  Lake Forest Park Scottish dance classes continue  from 7:30 - 9:30 PM  at the Northwest Ballet Studio on the lower level.  This is for all levels of dancers.  See Classes for details.  Contact Elinor V.  if further information is needed.  Classes began Jan. 8 and will continue into May.
   

• May Tuesdays - University District Classes at University Heights, Rm. 108.  See information on Classes page for more details.  Contact via email  excoscd@gmail.com with questions.
   

• May  Wednesdays - Mukilteo classes  with Irene P.  at her home.  Please contact her for more details.  7:00 - 9:00 PM.
  
   

• May Thursdays -  Wenatchee meets from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Wenatchee Irish Dance Studio, 151 Worthen St., Wenatchee, through July 2013. Give Lesley a call if you need more info (509.663.3743) or join in their class when you are over there.
   

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• May 4 (Sat.) - 'Dancing Among the Stars' with Southwest WA RSCDS Branch.  A dinner and dance event, with music by Lisa Scott and Friend(s).  This event begins at 6:00 PM with the grand march beginning at 7:15 PM, at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 426 E. 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA. Save the date.  Their site will have more details closer to time.
   

• May 5 (Sun.) - Our Branch AGM will be at the Dance Works Studio in Redmond.    The meeting will start at 4:30 PM.    There will be a drawing for a pair of free tickets to the Emerald Ball.  The AGM meeting requires  a quorum of at least 25 members in order to have an election, so please come and support your Branch.  There will be a potluck dinner afterwards (please bring a dish to share), followed by the regular Redmond class from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  If you wish to join the class and are not a regular attendee, you may join for this evening for $10 per person.  They have live music - String Theory is playing; dances will be done at the Emerald Ball on May 18th, with a walk through to help are being done this evening.  Address:  Dance Works Studio, Redmond, WA., 16641 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA 98052
  
   

• May 3 - 5 (Fri. - Sun.) - YWW2013 will be in Portland, OR.  The dinner/dance will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.  Contact  YWW2013  for more info. at this time.
   

• May 3 (Fri.) - Ryan McKasson with The Syncopaths (Christa Burch, Ashley Broder, Jeffrey Spero) playing Celtic Music  at  the Bothell House Concert, 7:00  PM. Contact the Syncopaths for reservations, tickets and directions.  They play again on May 10 in Corvalis, OR and June 2 in Tualatin, OR.  Visit their website for more.  Ryan is from our RSCDS-Seattle community and a favorite fiddler.
  
   

• May 10 (Fri.) -   Last Challenge Class for Spring 2013.   Come and join us for a last gathering of this season.  Kathy Raich and Donna Varnau will be joining us with live fiddle music for the evening,  at Phinney Neighborhood Center, Rm. 1.  (Note that this is down on the first floor, not where we have been meeting previous months.)  Class is 7:30 - 9:30 PM.  We have the room from 7:00 on so you can come in, chat and help set up for class. See you there.  Elinor will lead us through the evening.  The dances to be done are as follows:  'Beach Dancer' devised by Eddy West and found in The Whangarei Book of Scottish Country Dances (8x32 J),  'The Deacon of the Weavers' from Book 25 (8x32 S), and 'Maureen's Reel' by Derek Haynes from  The First Carnforth Collections of Scottish Country Dances (8x32 R).
  
   

• May 16 (Thurs.) - A Walk-through for the Anniversary Ball dances on Saturday will be held at Phinney Neighborhood Center.  It will be in the brick building, room 32 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.   Ian and Elizabeth will do this review.
  
   

• May 18 (Sat.) - Seattle Branch RSCDS 35th Emerald Anniversary Ball, celebrating the Branch's 35th Anniversary.  The Ball will be in Ballard's  Leif Erickson Hall, 2245 NW 57th St., Seattle, WA 98107.  The dance program has been re-created from the 1980 Ball program which was held in the Spanish Ballroom of the Olympic Hotel.  It is  available for you to peruse.   Calum MacKinnon leads the music for this event along with Vienna Scheyer, Shauna Pickett-Gordon and Nancy Katz. Registration forms are now available for you here.  Read more about the event on the registration form.  Space is limited so register early to ensure a spot.  Tickets are available at $50 ($35 for students) until May 11.  After this date you can buy a ticket, until they run out, at the door that evening for $55(all).  Catered hors d'oeuvres will be served beginning at 7:15 PM  and the Grand March begins at 8:00 PM.  A Grand Evening Celebration!
   

• May 18 - 19 (Sat.-Sun.) - Victoria BC Highland Games, Topaz Park, Victoria, BC
  
   

• May 25 (Sat.) - Folklife Scottish Country Dancing Workshop  at the Armory (what we oldies refer to as the Food Court) at the Seattle Center at 3:00 PM, led by Elinor Vandegrift.  This is an opportunity to introduce new dancers to Scottish dancing and in this grand space we'd hope to see many new and familiar faces.  The Bramble Band, led by Brain Crisafulli, will be providing live music and we have a group from Vancouver, WA, coming to dance with us.  If you are planning to come, it will help Elinor if you give her a call so she has an idea of the numbers of experienced dancers that will be there.  (488.7643)  Please be sure and check your listings that day in case there are any time or place adjustments.
  
   

• May 26 (Sun.) - Bonnie Dundee will perform Scottish Country and Step Dancing at Folklife performs with live music by Helen  Van Mater,  Chris Leininger, Jan Begg, and Roy Cotton, at 4:00 PM.    They will be at the Exhibition Hall (International Stage).  Please be sure and check your listings that day in case there are any time or place adjustments.
  
  
   

• May 27 (Mon.) - Calum MacKinnon from our Branch will be performing at Folklife Festival.  The group is called Northwest Scottish Fiddlers, led by Calum.  They will perform Monday May 27 at 11:30 AM. You can check their schedule  under the title 'Highland Fling'.  They will be at the Mural Amphitheater.  Please be sure and check your listings that day in case there are any time or place adjustments.
   

• June 1 - 2 (Sat. - Sun.) - Bellingham Highland Games, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale, WA
  
   

• June 13, 20 (Thurs.) - Walk-through evenings for Puget Sound Crossroads, at Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle.  This will be from 7:00 - 9:00PM in the brick building, room 32.
   

• June 22 (Sat.) - Puget Sound Crossroads, at Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA.  This is our Annual event  with dance folks from all over Puget Sound and North coming together for a day of greeting, dancing, ferry journey through the San Juan Islands or from across the strait.  It  is a joint venture with the Friday Harbor Dancers and RSCDS-Seattle Branch.  Music will be by Calum's Ceilidh Band (Calum MacKinnon) with favorite dances from our local groups put together.  There will be 2 evenings to 'walk-through'  the programme at Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, on June 13 and June 20. (7:00 - 9:00PM)  All coming are encouraged to bring a finger food to share.  More information about this event in the spring after Ferry times are confirmed for crossing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor.  The dances have been established and the cues are given.   This event is looked forward to by a lot of us; the ferry ride over is wonderful, often with Scottish music shared for all on the ride, a stroll with  bagpipes to the grange hall where we dance (greeted by our Friday Harbor dancing friends),  usually enough time in Friday Harbor to explore a few shops, and if you wish you can have a special meal there in the harbor or even schedule a stay-overnight for the weekend.  If you haven't gone before, chat with some of the long time members about the event.  It's a favorite.
   

• June 22 (Sat.) - Tacoma Highland Games, Frontier Park, Graham, WA
  
   

• June 22 (Sat.) - BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Percy Perry Stadium, Vancouver, BC
   

 July 2013

• Jul. 13 (Sat.) - Wenatchee Branch of RSCDS-Seattle is hosting a dance for all.   Save the date and plan a weekend over there. It will be later afternoon, more later, including the dance program.   Our hosts are providing the burgers and ice cream; please bring a potluck item to share.  They have a grassy, flat and fenced garden so it will be very kid-friendly and there will be lots of billeting available for those wishing to stay over.  Please email Lesley A. if you'd like a place to stay.   Note that this is a correction to the date previously listed several months ago.
   

• Jul. 13 - 14 (Sat. - Sun.) - Skagit Valley Highland Games and Celtic Festival, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, WA
  
   

• Jul. 20 (Sat.) - Portland Scottish Highland Games, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
  
   

• Jul. 26 - Aug. 4 - TAC Summer School, Tutors Course and Teachers' Conference Weekend 2013.  TAC Summer School caters to all levels of dancers.  Consider a vacation wrapped around this great chance to attend a Scottish weekend with great music and teachers.  Read their attached flyer and make a reservation quickly.  This fills up quickly.  Talk to our teachers locally to learn more about this event.  Registration opens Jan 4, 2013.  This year it is to be held at Mt. Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
  
   

• Jul. 27 - 28 (Sat. - Sun.) - Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering, Enumclaw Expo Center, Enumclaw. WA

 August 2013

• Aug. 3 (Sat.) - Spokane Highland Games, Spokane County Fair Center, Spokane, WA
  
   

• Aug. 10 (Sat.) -  Summer RSCDS-Caledonian  Garden Dance Party at the home of Anne Sherwood and Peter Hudson, Shoreline, WA.  Save the Date. Details closer to time.
  
   

• Aug. 10 (Sat.) - Whidbey Island Highland Games, Greenbank Farm, Greenbank, WA
  
   

• Aug. 22 & Aug. 29 (Thurs.) -   Walk-through for the Ft. Worden dances  will be held at Phinney Neighborhood Center.  It will be in the brick building, room 32 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.  

 September 2013

• Sept 6 - 8 (Fri - Sun) - Save the date for Ft. Worden Evergreen 39th Workshop and Ball Weekend at Port Townsend WA, by the Seattle Branch RSCDS.  Go to the Ft Worden Weekend page of our website for more information.