Trinity Scottish Country Dance Group

  Seeley Hall 

In October 2010 Vision TV came to a Trinity Class and made this brief video for a station break:

 
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Scottish Country Dancing at Trinity College 

Scottish country dancing has now ended.  It will resume in Seeley Hall on June 21, 2012 with guest teachers for our summer schedule.

During the fall and winter to early spring Scottish country dancing takes place every Thursday from 8:00 to 10:00 pm.  Ordinarily we dance in Seeley Hall (as seen in the two photos) on the second floor of Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, on the University of Toronto campus.  On nights when the college needs Seeley we are moved over to Cartwright Hall in St. Hilda's College.

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

To the left and below is a Google map showing the locations of Trinity College and St. Hilda's College. Seeley Hall is in Trinity, up the centre stairs to the second floor on your left. Cartwright Hall is straight across from St. Hilda's main entrance.

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. 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.

To see Christmas photos from years past click 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

Our teacher is David Booz, and he can be reached at (416) 806-2669 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.

There is now a Scottish pub in Toronto, the Caledonian, near College and Ossington.