Sarasota Scottish Country Dance Group

07/23/2026

Hi Dancers we are going to be on a holiday break for the next 4 weeks.

There will be no classes on July 23 and 30, or August 6 and 13.

We look forward to seeing everyone back Aug 20th well rested, refreshed and ready to get back on the dance floor. Here are the dances to go over for the Space coast weekend.

Cheers,

Rick

Friday Sept.11th

The Laird of Milton’s Daughter J32 3/4L

Scott Meikle R32 4/4L

Roadway S32 3/3L

Equilibrium J32 3/4L

Donnas Dancing Shoes R32 3/4L

Hamilton Hospitality R32 5/5L

The bees at Maggieknockater R32 4/4L

Double the Trouble R32 6/6L

Interval

The Waratah Weaver J32 4/4L

The Bon Viveur M64 4S

Young at Heart J32 3/4L

A reel for Alice R32 5/5L

Allison Rose S32 4/4L

Liquid Assets J32 3/4L

The summer assembly R88 4S

Sept.12th

1 Kirsty's Ceilidh J32 3+3RR

2 Lady Sophia Lindsay R32 4/4L

3 Teddybear's Picnic J32 4/4L

4 The Silver Grey S32 3/3L

5 Zytglogge R32 3/4L

6 The Machine without HorsesJ32 3/4L

7 Drumelzier S32 4/4L

8 Balgeddie Reel R32 5/5L

9 Interval

10 Miss Johnstone of ArdrossanR32 5/5L

11 The Water of Leith S32 4/4L

12 A Capital Jig J32 3/4L

13 A Trip Around Salt Spring R40 3/3L

14 Early Spring S32 3/3L

15 Mrs Stewart's Jig J32 3/4L

16 Merry Mayhem R32 3/4L

17 An Irish Maid S32 3/3L

18 Mark and Susie's Jig J32 3/4L

19 The Reel of the 51st Division R32 3/4L

20 Auld Lang Syne / Polka / Waltz

07/15/2026

Hello dancers,

We have been managing to have just enough to do full sets the last few Thursdays. Thanks for showing up each week.
Doris continues to prepare dances for us to practice ahead of the Space Coast weekend in September, and she has done a wonderful job choosing dances everyone can enjoy.

I hope to see you this Thursday evening.

Please let me know if you’ll be there.

Cheers,

Rick

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Below are dances to be reviewing in no particular order. These are from Space Coast program If planning to attend Space Coast we should be looking at all the dances – 5 and 6 couples. The 6 couple dance, Double Trouble is 3 Feisty Women with some modifications.


Silver Grey 3 x 32 S
Donna's Dancing Shoes 8 x 32 J
Capital Jig 8 x 32 J
Trip Around Salt Spring 3 x 40 R
Drumelzier 4 x 32 S
Machine Without Horses 8 x 32 J
3 Feisty Women 3 x 32 R
Merry Mayhem 8 x 32 R
Broadway 3 x 32 S
Young at Heart 8 x 32 J
Lady Sophia Lindsay 4 x 32 R

Please let us know if you plan to attend one way or the other. Thank you all and hope to see you Thursday night.

04/22/2026

What a great weekend!

04/22/2026

Hello dancers,
We're back in Sarasota after a fantastic weekend at the 31st annual Loch Norman Scottish Dance and Ball in beautiful Huntersville, North Carolina. It was wonderful to meet so many friendly dancers from the Carolina groups, including the Blue Ridge Dance School, the Charleston group, the Atlanta branch, and of course a few of us from Florida. What a lovely time, amazing program, and an all-around great weekend! The Hopewell Baptist Church is a gorgeous venue for hosting such an event, and having the Highland Games there that weekend was a bonus. The games drew a very nice crowd, and it was such a pleasure to dance during the day at the games. Some demo dancers even competed in Philadelphia the week before and took second place in their division.
If anyone ever gets the chance to attend the 32nd or future events, I highly recommend joining this wonderful community of dancers who come together for a memorable weekend in the Carolinas. We also managed to fit in a small hike on Friday morning, which was invigorating.

04/07/2026

Upcoming Dance Events and Practice Schedule

Welcome Back to the Dance Floor
Hello dancers! It’s almost Thursday, which means it’s time to gather again and return to the dance floor. Since we all missed last week’s dance, I’m sure everyone is looking forward to getting back out there and enjoying another evening together.

This Week’s Dance Activities
Doris has prepared a wonderful selection of dances for us to enjoy Thursday night. In addition to our usual routines, we will also be practicing some special dances in anticipation of our upcoming performance at the Dunedin Highland Games, happening this Saturday, April 11th.

The dances we’ll be practicing include:

The Cuddy
Byron Strathspey
Mairi’s Wedding
A Trip to Drakensberg
Shiftin Bobbins
Wind on Loch Fyne
Important Dates and Schedule Updates
Please note that we will not be dancing on April 16th. Doris and I will be attending the 31st Annual Loch Norman Scottish Dance and Ball in Charlotte, NC, which will take place on April 17th and 18th.

We look forward to resuming our regular dance schedule on April 23rd.