Trinity Scottish Country Dance Group

Scottish Country Dancing at Trinity College 

Scottish country dancing returns for the New Year on January 7, 2010 in Seeley Hall (as seen on the left) on the second floor of Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, on the University of Toronto campus. We dance on Thursdays from 8 to 10 pm.

We are currently scheduled to be in Cartwright Hall on February 11, and March 11, 18 & 25. Dancing concludes in Seeley Hall on April 1

Parking is available, and there are two subway stops nearby.  Details can be seen on this map.  Dancing is a cooperative effort.  Volunteers bring milk and cookies for the tea break, with costs paid for from money collected.

Seeley Hall

There are several videos of Trinity dancers on Youtube. Links to all the dances formerly on this home page have been moved to a new page here.

RSCDS Toronto

Grand Chain: the Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Strathspey Server.

Bobby Brown & the Scottish Accent

Still more links, mostly to other Scottish Country Dancing Groups in North America

You don't need to be Scottish. You don't need a partner. Everyone is welcome.

Parking is available off Devonshire behind Trinity for $6 (coins or credit card required for ticket dispenser) or on the street (coins for ticket dispenser). The nearest subway stop is Museum on the Yonge/University line, St. George is the nearest stop on the Bloor/Danforth line.

The cost is $3.00 for members of the Trinity Scottish Country Dance Group, $5.00 for non-members. The annual membership fee is $20 and is good for one calendar year from the date of purchase.

Scottish Country Dancing is a modern form of the `country dancing' popular in England and Scotland in the 18th century.  It involves groups of six to ten people -- a `set' -- dancing to the driving strains of reels, jigs and strathspeys played on the fiddle, accordion, flute, piano, drums, etc.  At Trinity, dances are briefed and walked through slowly before the music starts.

To find out more see this page on the Strathspey Server.

Our teacher is David Booz, and he can be reached at  (416) 538-8109 or Email: dbooz@boozengineering.com

For information on Toronto events visit the  R.S.C.D.S Toronto web site, where you can also find information on their excellent and easily accessible classes at all levels.

Please note that, although we have danced at Trinity since 1973 we are not formally affiliated with the College.