• Workshop Description and Schedule
• Instructor Bio
• Cost, Location, and Other Logistics
• Dance Program
• Registration Form
• Contact Information

The RSCDS Twin Cities Branch is pleased to offer a weekend workshop featuring instructor Ron Wallace (Santa Rosa, CA). This workshop is for those who are currently teaching or those who have definite plans to take the RSCDS exams in the next year or two. The mission of this workshop is to offer training and social peer interactions among teachers of SCD. The vision is to have twenty or so teachers of SCD socializing and learning new techniques in an enjoybable, supportive learning environment and practicing them under Ron Wallace's tutelage to improve their teaching to ultimately further the enjoyment of dancing in their branches.

Workshop Schedule
Friday, 16 November 2007
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	Welcome Dance (open to all dancers) with live music by Widdershins of Ames, Iowa.
Saturday, 17 November 2007
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Check-in/Coffee & light breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.	Teachers' Class
11:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Teachers' Class
5:00 p.m. - 7:00pm	Relax and dinner on your own
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	Teachers gather at a local teacher's home to socialize/converse about teaching
Sunday, 18 November 2007
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Coffee & light breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.	Teachers' Class
11:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Teachers' Class

Instructor Bio

Ron Wallace is an internationally renowned dance instructor and musician. Ron's love and understanding of Scottish dance and music make him a familiar name on workshop staffs internationally. Scottish Country, Highland, Step and Cape Breton comprise the majority of the classes Ron teaches, with some Welsh and English thrown in for balance! 2007 marks Ron's 39th year as a teacher of Scottish dance. In 1977 Ron received his Full Certificate from Miss Milligan. His infectious, enthusiastic teaching has earned him invitations to many Scottish dance centers. He has taught classes/courses in Australia, Austria, St. Andrews Summer School, TAC Summer School, Pinewoods, Czech Republic, England, Slovak Republic, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, France and Hungary. Ron was a long-time member and teacher for the RSCDS Twin Cities branch before moving to northern California in the late 1980s. At home in Northern California, Ron is kept busy with weekly classes in dance and bagpiping, and playing descant recorder and pipes in two local Scottish Country Dance Bands "Wild Rose" and "Hood, Wink and Swagger".

Cost, Location and Other Logistics

Cost:	Full Workshop Weekend	$75 if postmarked by 1 November 2007 ($85 after 1 Nov)
	(Full workshop weekend includes all instruction, the Friday night welcome dance, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.)
	Friday Evening Welcome Dance Only	$5 donation requested at the door
Location:	All workshop classes will take place at Tapestry Folkdance Center, located at 3748 Minnehaha Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Friday evening Welcome Dance will be at the Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, located at 1725 Grand Avenue in St. Paul (park on Grand Ave or in the lot behind the building, accessed from Summit Ave).
Accommodations:	Hospitality in the homes of local dancers is available for workshop participants coming from out of town.
A workshop registration form is available online. Registrations will be accepted up to November 16th and payment can be made at the door but will cost $85 after 1 November.

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Friday Night Welcome Dance Program

» Download PDF of dance instructions (updated 15 Nov)

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Contact Information

For general information or questions contact:
Sherry Gwegorryn 651-772-2557, e-mail: argwynt [at] msn.com

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© 2007 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Twin Cities Branch

Last updated 12 November 2007 | Branch Webmaster: Lara Friedman~Shedlov lfriedmanshedlov [at] gmail.com