Social Groups
Mondays
Scarborough
7:30-9:30 pm | Closed for summer
Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Blvd, East York, ON M4B 3J7 <map>
Instructor: Nigel Keenan 416.762-3060 | Contact: Lourdes Genosa 416.762-3060
St. Clement’s | Closed for summer
Technique: 6:45 to 7:15pm - Social Dancing: 7:15 to 9:15-ish | Last class of the season is June 10
The Great Hall of Bishop Strachan School, 298 Lonsdale Road, Forest Hill <map>
Enter main doors and sign in with BSS Security, please.
Park on circular drive or on nearby streets. Note: A Beginner-friendly and scent-free group.
Instructor / Contact: Teresa Lockhart 416.759-9845
Tuesdays
Allardyce Scottish Country Dancers — Orillia (not-affiliated with RSCDS Toronto)
Social dancing: 7:00-9:00 pm |
The Senior Citizen's TIE Club Centre, 56 West Street North, Orillia, Ontario <map>
Instructor/Contact: Barbara Chapman 705.818-2608
Bloorlea
7:30-9:30 pm (come at 7 pm for extra instruction) | Closed for summer
Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Avenue, Etobicoke, <map>
There is plenty of parking. We dance in Room 122.
For more information see this website: www.franklinhorner.org
Instructor & Contact: Arlene Koteff 416.272-7217
7:30-9:30 pm | Closed for summer
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Avenue (one block north of St. Clair, west off Yonge) <map>
Instructor: Vicky Zeltins 416.393-5502 | Contact: Nancy Stokes 416.425-2195
Don Mills | Closed for summer
7:30-9:30 pm |
Banbury Community Centre, 120 Banbury Road, (S. off York Mills W. of Leslie) <map>
Instructor: Sandra Scott 416.447-0157 | Contact: Anne Anderson 416.449-1898
Erin Mills, Tuesdays | Closed for summer
7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Cooksville United Church, 2500 Mimosa Row (Go west on Floradale, off Hurontario, S of Dundas) <map>
Instructor: Keith Bark 905.822-1707 | Contact: Deirdre MacCuish Bark 905.822-1707
This is a beginner friendly class. All levels of skill and experience are welcome. We teach steps and formations early in the evening.
Hillcrest
7:00-9:00 pm | Closed for summer
Toronto French School, 296 - 318 Lawrence Ave East [at Bayview] <map>
Enter annex of western-most building [lower level entrance on right] and go downstairs to the gym.
Instructor: Jean Noble 416.449-8070
Tayside - Morning
10:30 am - noon | Closed for summer
Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Blvd. (nr O'Connor & Bermondsey) <map>
Contact: Gillian Clinton Instructor: Blair Gerrie 416.651-8933 Beginners are welcome.
Tayside - Evening
7:30-9:30 pm | Closed for summer
Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Blvd. (nr O'Connor & Bermondsey) <map>
Instructor/Contact: Blair Gerrie 416.651-8933 Beginners are welcome.
Peterborough (non affiliated)
Classes: 6:45 pm - 9:30 2nd Tuesday of September to 2nd Tuesday of May
The Mount Community Centre, 1545 Monaghan Road, Peterborough <map>
Monthly dances: 7:30pm, Feb 17, March 17, and April 21 at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 99 Brock Street, Peterborough K9H 2P2 <map>
For further details, visit the Peterborough SCD website
Wednesdays
A.S.T.A. | Closed for summer
7:15 for extra step and formation practice. Social dancing 7:30-9:30 pm
Kinsmen Hall, 327 Queen St. S., Streetsville <map>
Instructor/Contact: Barbara Taylor 905.271-1598
All levels are welcome.
7:30-9:15 pm | Closed for summer
Glenview Presbyterian Church, 1 Glenview Avenue <map>
(West of Yonge; 3 blocks S of Lawrence; off Duplex or Glengrove)
Instructor: Moira Korus 647.378-5753 | Contact: Valerie Fisher 416.497-4186
Humbercrest | Closed for summer
7:15-9:15 pm | Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. (Jane & Annette) <map>
Instructor: Deirdre MacCuish Bark 905.822-1707 | Contact: Barbara Kalmuk 416.766-3879
Beginner friendly; all levels welcome.
7:30-9:30 pm | Closed for summer
Thornhill Lutheran Church, 149 Bay Thorn Drive, Thornhill L3T 3V2 <map>
Instructor: Maureen Richardson | Contact: Pat Asada 905.771-7992
7:30-9:30 pm | Closed for summer
Normal venue: Chris Gibson Recreation Centre, 125 McLaughlin Rd N, Brampton <map>
Spring Dance: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 44 Church Street E., Brampton <map>. Dancing begins at 7:30pm.
Instructor: Paul Maloney 905.821-4387 | Contact: Ann Campbell 905.459-5213
Thursdays
7:00-9:00 pm |
Cost: $5 per night or $100 if paid in advance on September 13.
Those paying in advance get a FREE vest or shirt with the HDSCD logo on it.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 419, 484 Bay Street, Port Perry M9L 1M7 <map>
8:00-10:00 pm | Summer Dancing: 6 weeks, June 27 - Aug 1st in Seeley Hall
Usually, we dance at Seeley Hall, sometimes we get switched to Cartwright Hall:
Seeley Hall, Trinity College, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue < map >
Cartwright Hall, in St Hilda’s College, 44 Devonshire Place <map>
(venues are close to Museum and St George subway stations)
Instructor: David Booz 416.806-2669 | Contact: Ken Adamson 416.763-0073
Celtic Connection Dancers — Richmond Hill (not-affiliated with RSCDS Toronto)
Social dancing, afternoons: 1:00pm - 3:30 |
Cost $5 We stop for afternoon tea and dancers take turns bringing treats. Wear shoes to suit a vinyl floor.
Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill L4C 1T8 <map>
(Look for the square turret; NOT the pointy spire church) Driveway beside church leads to a carpark at rear.
King Edward Scottish Country Dancers — Barrie (not-affiliated with RSCDS Toronto)
Beginners: 7:00 pm | Social dancing: 7:00-9:00 pm |
Unity Christian High School, 25 Burton Avenue (just east of Essa Rd.), Barrie L4N 2R3 <map>
Instructor: Bill Scott 705.737-2493 | Contact: Susan Scott 705.737-2493
Wasaga Beach (non affiliated)
Thursday Mornings 10:00-12:00 | We dance all year
Prime Time Club, 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach. (same complex as the Y and Recplex). <map>
We bring lunch for after class. Contact: Mari Thompson 705.429-2602
Fridays
Aurora (morning class)
10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Hall, 32 Mosley St., Aurora <map>
Instructor: Maureen Richardson 905.939-2712 | Contact: Agnes Vallejo 905.841-2747
Erin Mills - Fridays: 7:30 pm - 9:30
Closed for summer
Mississauga Seniors’ Centre, Olga Tyne Auditorium, 1389 Cawthra Rd. <map>
(East side, at Arbor Crt., 2 lights south of QEW)
Instructor/Contact: Jean Hamilton 905.566-9599
7:30-9:30 pm | 2019: Closed for summer
Special Events 2019: February 16th Valentine Workshop • May 3rd Bluebell Spring Dance (first Friday in May)
Knox Presbyterian Church, 160 King St. South, Alliston <map>
Instructor: Maureen Richardson 905.939-2712 | Contact: Susan & Ed Elliotson 519.941-2134
Woodglen
7:45 -9:45 pm | Closed for summer
Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, Kingston Rd. at Wood Glen, Scarborough <map>
(Halfway between Victoria Park & Warden)
Instructor: Deirdre MacCuish Bark 905.822-1707 (& Guest Instructors) | Contact: John Clark 416.266-3609
Saturday Mornings ~ Youth Classes
Closed for summer
Junior Class (4-7 yrs & family) 9:00-9:45 am
Intermediate Class (8-12 yrs) 9:45-10:45 am
Senior Class (12-20 yrs) 10:30-11:45 am
Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mount Pleasant Rd at South Drive <map>.
New students, boys or girls, are always welcome.
Come and enjoy social dancing, festivals, parties, special events and gala days.
Contact Instructor: Moira Korus 416.924-9616
Periodic Saturday Evenings
The White Cockade: Social & Dance Club - Hamilton (not-affiliated with RSCDS Toronto)
Closed for summer
A Scottish social group. Dances the 3rd Saturday of each month in dance season.
Info: hamiltonwhitecockade@gmail.com
Occasional Sunday Afternoons
Shiftin’ Bobbins ((not-affiliated with RSCDS Toronto -- for Intermediate and Advanced dancers) $35 Season Membership covers all Sunday sessions. If you are not a member, your first visit is free, but thereafter $10 at the door. “Shiftin’Bobbins” meets one Sunday afternoon a month in central Toronto. Each session a different guest MC will feature dances not often seen elsewhere for those already comfortable with the more complex RSCDS formations and able to participate with minimal instruction. Tickets for the Nov 23 St Andrew’s dance are $30.
2:00-4:00 pm at Grace Church-On-The-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road (Forest Hill Village) <map>
2019-20 dates: March 31 - Moira Korus (Toronto) • April 14 - Lou Emslie (Guelph)
• Sept 29 with Alicia Manson (Oakville) • Oct 27 - Claire Collier (Buffalo) • Nov 10 - Donald Holmes (Toronto)
Nov 23 - 6th Annual St Andrew’s Celebration Dance (music by Scotch Mist) Tickets: shiftinbobbins@gmail.com
• Dec 8 - Maureen Richardson (Aurora)
2020: • Mar 27 - Moira Korus (Toronto) • Apr 26 - Lou Emslie (Guelph)
Info: https://shiftinbobbins.webs.com
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RSCDS Toronto is affiliated with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. HM Queen Elizabeth is our Patron.
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