Classes
2024-2025 Dates: September 12, 2024-June 12, 2025
Day: Thursdays (see the schedule below for exceptions)
Time: 7pm-10pm
Fees: $12 per member / $15 per non-member (half-price for students) per class, or a 10-class dance card at $100 for members / $130 for non-members (can be purchased any class evening). Pay with cash or check when you arrive for class.
Location: Metro Baptist Church (410 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018)
The latest information about upcoming classes and schedule changes is sent to our mailing list. Please email DanceScottishNYC@gmail.com to be added, or to ask any other questions.
All levels of dancers, including complete beginners, are welcome! Check out the Frequently Asked Questions for more info on Scottish country dancing, what to wear, and what to expect from your first class. The focus for the first half of each class, 7:00-8:15, is on beginners, while the second part of the evening, 8:30-10:00 pm, accommodates beginners for the first dance and then focuses on a social program for the more experienced dancers.
Recordings of Zoom classes are now available on YouTube.
2024-2025 Schedule
Special programs and other exceptions to regular Thursday night classes are noted below. Also see the Events page for additional dance events in our area.
September 5: Opening Class Party
September 12 - October 21: Class series
October 31: Class Halloween Party (regular date/time/location/fee; costumes encouraged!)
November 7: Ceilidh Night
November 14 - January 16: Class series
November 28: No dancing
December 19: Jeannie Carmichael Night
December 26: No dancing
January 23: Burns Night
January 30: Class Party
February 6 - March 27: Class series
April 3: Class Party
April 10: Ceilidh Night
April 17: No dancing (Maundy Thursday)
April 24 - June 5: Class series
June 12: Class Party
June 19 - July 3: No dancing
July 10 - August 14: Summer dancing
August 21 - August 28: No dancing
Class Location
Metro Baptist Church
410 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Archive of Zoom Classes
BONUS: A Primer on Reels, Jigs, and Strathspeys by Ward Fleri (a presentation given at the NY Branch on February 11, 2021)
January 9, 2021. Teacher: Sandra Bethray Specifically geared toward kids!
October 22, 2020. Teacher: Mary Gray Specifically geared toward kids!