This is the biggest bargain in children’s activities.
Our reasonable tuition fee includes weekly instruction, special party days.
Runs September to May
At Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mount Pleasant Road at South Drive
Starts Sept 13, 2025
Contact Moira Korus
Follow a tradition and start your weekend with Scottish Country Dancing at Rosedale Church. Children and families dance together, learning steps, patterns, figures and dances. Many families say it is such a great way to start off their weekend. Scottish Country Dancing has lively, exciting music, which gives the dancers energy on the dance floor. The dancing involves skipping and hopping, toe pointing, Intricate patterning and teamwork. It’s a great work out and lots of fun!
Moira Korus, leads Rosedale Youth and she brings joy and inspiration to dance class. Moira is accredited by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, having completed extensive training and adjudication. She has taught at Summer School and workshops throughout North America.
Leo Roytman brings excitement and energy to Scottish Dancing. More than 10 years ago he brought his daughter to Rosedale Youth group and joined the group as a beginner-parent the same day. He has been dancing with the group for all these years as a parent, helper, assistant teacher. In August 2025 Leo received his full teaching certificate of Scottish country dance.
Gavin Keachie began dancing at Rosedale at age 4, and has grown up in Scottish country dance. As a teenager, he got a scholarship to attend Summer School at St Andrews and is now a fully certificated teacher of Scottish country dance. He’s working on his PhD, but he’s sometimes at Rosedale Saturday mornings to assist, and he sometimes leads the class.
Dancing teaches cooperation, counting, multi-tasking, moving to music, and patterning. It is energetic, fun, and the best bargain in the city. Family Classes cost $15 per family per week which includes the young improvers’ classes. Classes for age 8+ cost $325 for the year from September to May, with an option to pay per term at $150 for September to December and $175 for January to May.
For more info contact Moira Korus: 647.378-5753
Family Class: 9:30am – 10:05am ~ This class is for youngsters 4 to 8yrs and their parent(s). The kids learn to listen to, and move with music, and work as a team while they learn basic dance steps and formations. There’s usually a lot of giggles, and the dancing can be somewhat chaotic — and fun!
Young Improvers and Intermediate Class: 10:15am – 11:15am ~ ‘Young improvers’ are older children in the Family Class who are gaining confidence with steps and formations. They stay and join intermediate level dancers for the first part of this class. The intermediate dancers are age 9-12 and they are polishing steps and mastering new figures and formations.
Senior Class: 10:15am – 11:45am ~ Teens join the Intermediate Class and learn to dance with confidence and poise. Strong friendships are formed and leadership skills develop. Importantly, self-confidence flourishes. Teens are quick to pick up dances and thrive on challenge. That’s what they get in the last part of the class They learn just-for-fun dances, and they also concentrate on intricate, elaborate dances.
Dancers at Rosedale all become members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (at no extra charge) Accomplished dancers can attend formal events such as the West Toronto Ball, Christmas Dance, and Youth Dance. Scholarships are available for older teens to travel to Scotland to attend Summer School in St Andrews.
Check out videos of a performance and of a joyful social dancing published on this page.
For more info, or to sign up, contact Moira Korus: 647.378-5753
We dance at Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mt Pleasant Road at South Drive
