Save the Date!
Chicago Midwinter Ball
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Musicians: Reel of Four
Dave Mullen, Paula Desimone, Jonathan Whitall, and Meg Dedolph
Baker Community Center
101 S. Second St.
St Charles, IL 60174
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Dance program
Download the dance program crib here.
Note: new dancer friendly dances are marked with an asterisk.
Dance list on strathspey.org here.
| The Yorkshire Rose * | 32J3 | 54 #1 (T. Reid) |
| Merry Mayhem | 32R3 | 54 #18 (K. Horne) |
| Linnea’s Strathspey | 32S3 | 47 #2 (T. Wilson) |
| The Galloping Carousel * | 32J4 (Set) | 53 #3 (J. de Chastain) |
| Gang the Same Gate | 32S3 | 36 #4 (M. Levy) |
| The New River Reel * | 32R3 | Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (Lindsay & Fuell) |
| Interval | ||
| Jamie’s Jig * | 32J3 | Snowdon Book (H. Rhodes) |
| Slytherin House | 32S3 | 52 #3 (C. Ronald) |
| The Winding Path | 32R3 | Leaflet (M. Newfield) |
| Grandmother’s Delight * | 32S3 | Thistle Club (F. Ligtmans) |
| Ian Powrie’s Farewell to Auchterarder | 128J4 (Square) | Leaflet (B. Hamilton) |
| Ingrid * | 32R3 | Leaflet (Y. Yukishige) |
| Interval | ||
| Red Rum * | 32J3 | Ribble Valley (S. Brown) |
| Drifters | 32S3 (Set) | Leaflet (S. McKinnell) |
| J.B. Milne | 32R3 | Angus Fitchet SD Album (H. Foss) |
| The Lammermuir Hills | 32S2 | Leaflet (R. Goldring) |
| Flight of the Lancaster * | 40J3 | Dances of Valour (J. Middleton) |
| The Wind that Shakes the Barley * | 32R3 | Eight SCD (J. Duthie) |
The Society recently made available a Guide to Scottish Country Dance Etiquette.
Lara Friedman-Shedlov of the Twin Cities Branch has created a nice write up on Ball etiquette you can read here.
Midwest Scottish Weekend Workshop 2026
June 5-7, 2026, at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, WI
teachers: Arthur Baum & Jody Kulas
musicians: Alastair Macdonald & Karen Steven
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We are very much looking forward to this event with our delightful dancing friends.
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