Tartan & Thistle Scottish Country Dancers - Ann Arbor

09/01/2026

Tonight we had 11 dancers and 4 musicians and 2 audience members for our End of the Summer party at the Barn. We did Union Canal (J), Sunset at the Barn (S), When Harry Wed Meghan (J-dance of the month), Capetown Wedding (S), and Mason's Apron (R). No dancing on Labor Day, join us back at the Grange on Sept 14!

08/31/2026

LOCATION CHANGE: Tonight we will dance at the magical Barn in Dexter! 4222 Dexter Townhall Rd. 7:30-9:30. Don't miss this end-of-summer huzzah!

08/25/2026

Tonight we had 10 dancers and 4 musicians. We did The Greenbelt Jig (J), Adieu Mon Ami (S), When Harry Wed Meghan (J-dance of the month), Midsummer Common (S), and a new dance devised by Ruth, John Seto's Garden (R). Join us next week *at the Barn in Dexter* for our summer grand finale!

08/18/2026

Tonight we had a lot of delightful visitors, totaling 18 dancers and 4 musicians. We did Kendall's Hornpipe (H), The Barmkin (R), Kate's Request (S), Currie Mountain (R), Asilomar Romantic (S), and When Harry Wed Meghan (J - dance of the month). Join us next time!

08/11/2026

Tonight we had 11 dancers and 3 musicians. We did Chiswick Jig (J), Kate's Request (S), The Black Mountain Reel (R), The Sauchie Haugh (S), and When Harry Met Meghan (J). Join us next time!

08/04/2026

Tonight we had 11 dancers 1 musician and 3 audience members (we won't say how many audience members we tempted out onto the dance floor...). We did Johnnie's New Jig (J), The Ecclefechan Feline (J), Jenny Pluck Pears (S), When Harry Wed Meghan (J), The Sauchie Haugh (S), and The Flowers of Edinburgh (R). Join us next week!

07/28/2026

Tonight, we had nine experienced dancers and three musicians. We danced: Hooper’s Jig (3C/4L Jig), Berwick Johnnie (3C/4L Jig - on our ball program), Bloom of May (3C/4L Strathspey by Johnathan - on our ball program), The Reverand John MacFarlane (4C Set Reel), Home from Shetland (3C Set Strathspey/Medley by Joan), and Apprentice Alliance (3C/4L Jig by Jonathan).

07/22/2026

Ann Arbor Ball information for 2026 - available early!

Walk Through/Practice 1:00 pm
Doors open for the ball at 3:00 pm
Dancing begins at 3:30 pm
Light Supper served at 6:30 pm
Music by Susie Lorand and Josh Burdick and Band
Concourse Hall, 4531 Concourse Drive, Ann Arbor
(across State Street from Ann Arbor Airport)
$50 per person
Please email [email protected] to register.

Program
The Mad Hatter (3C J)
Miss Milligan's Strathspey (3C S)
The White Cockade (3C R)
The Daffodil (3C S)
Joie de Vivre (3C J)
Intermission
Berwick Johnnie (3C J)
Blooms of May (3C S)
Roaring Jelly (3C J)
The Golden Years (3C S)
Trip to Timber Ridge (3C R)
Intermission
Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel (2C J)
Macdonald of the Isles (3C S)
Friends: the Moth, the Bat, and the Pine Tree (3C R)
Grey Daylight (2C S)
Flowers of Edinburgh (3C R)

Briefs are available on the Tartan and Thistle website.

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07/21/2026

Tonight, we had twelve dancers and six musicians. We danced the Mad Hatter (J), First Love (S), An Tigh Mor (R), Groundhog Day (S), and Black Haired Lassie (R).

Our newest dancers learned:

Reels of three:

https://youtu.be/pzK3t_UOeSI?is=NadDrp6eLb9Hmjwv

Reels of four:

https://youtu.be/CU-WfUPPC7o?is=mdftCXYweLzuqBGC

Figures of eight:

https://youtu.be/kwl5ihgvgqU?is=LNj64Wz1qtudyaNw

And who are their corners.

Part of our Steps & Techniques video series

07/14/2026

Tonight we had 13 dancers and 2 musicians. We did Joie de Vivre (J), Sophie's Sand Castle (R), Miss Milligan's Strathspey (S), The Auld Grey Cat (R), Founders and Goodhart (S). Join us next time!