Stoney Lake Weekend 2025
The Peterborough Scottish Country Dance Society will once again host its very popular Stoney Lake Weekend on May 23—25, 2025. This will be the 38th year for this event!
We are thrilled to announce that the guest teacher will be Duncan Keppie from Wolfville, Nova Scotia accompanied by his daughter Ailsa. Duncan has been a dancer, teacher, musician and dance devisor for many years. He was in Miss Milligan’s demonstration team at the University of Glasgow. Many will have fond memories of attending Maggie and Duncan’s delightful summer Scottish country dancing classes at Haliburton School of the Arts.
In addition to being an accomplished dancer, Ailsa is also a massage therapist and health educator who will bring to the weekend guidance about healthy dancing, especially as we get older.
Once again music will be provided by Don Bartlett and Blair Mackenzie. This duo creates beautiful dance music together.
Dancing will be at the historic Upper Stoney Lake pavilion, a five - minute drive from Pine Vista resort. Accommodation will be at Pine Vista Resort on Stoney Lake. Accommodation can be booked directly with Pine Vista by calling 1-800-634-2848 to receive a 10% event discount. Please visit www.pinevista.com for information about the resort.
Registration details will be available early in the New Year.
If you have questions for Jim Armstrong, the Event Chair, feel free to contact the PSCDS using the contact form on the home page of this website. Your inquiry will be forwarded to Jim.
Our 2024 Peterborough Scottish Country Dance Weekend was a huge success. Here's a note we received from a very happy participant.
Burns Supper and Dance
Our annual Burns Supper and Dance was held on January 20 at St. John's. Helen piped in the haggis, Ernie treated us to a magnificent Address to the Haggis, and Jeanette gave us the instructions for a hypothetical, and highly amusing, dance to remind us of COVID and social distancing. Tea and a splendid array of goodies were laid out for us to enjoy. Live music and a happy lot of dancers - a good time was had by all who were there.
Dust off your dancing shoes. PSCDS is open for business!
All PSCDS members are invited to a Welcome Back Dance at St. John's at 7pm on Friday March 4. YAAAAYY! No admission charge. Vaccination and masks are required, plus you must bring and use your own hand sanitizer. Please bring your own refreshments.
Program
How is your fitness level for dancing?
May 5 - Elizabeth has a message for all of us as we turn our minds back towards dancing. It's time to make sure we are physically ready to return to the dance floor. Check out Elizabeth's tips:
