Abigail Adams Smith Ballroom
Dance Practices (mandatory for beginners) will be held
Thursday, April 4
Tuesday, April 9
Wednesday, June 19
Thursday, September 12
Wednesday, October 30
Wednesday, November 6
Friday, November 8
and the morning of the ball @ 11 am -1 pm Saturday, November 9th
Pearl Studios 519 8th Ave 12th floor between 35th and 36th streets
7.00 pm Whisky Tasting & Signing of the Dance Cards
7.45 pm Reels and Dancing to the Abby Newton Band
9.00 pm Dinner and Raffle
11.45 pm Auld Lang Syne and Carriages
Tickets
$200 Buffet Dinner (table set up just for dinner)
$275 Served Dinner (reserved tables set up all evening and waiter service)
$500 Patron or Corporate level
Raffle tickets: $10 each or three for $25
Rehearsals
The practices are mandatory for beginners. The more familiar you are with the dances the more you will enjoy them – and that is the aim and success of the ball – Fun – not necessarily perfect footwork! We have been reeling, stomping, hooting and howling with laughter for over 40 years!
Dances
Dashing White Sargeant, Eightsome Reel, Duke of Perth, Hamilton House, Gay Gordons, Reel of the 51st Division, Inverness Country Dance, Gallop
Dance instructions can be found on our website
Dress
Ladies: Long Gowns (no trains – tartan sashes optional) and shoes to dance the night away
Gentlemen:Highland Dress or Black Tie local purveyors for rental or purchase www.piperscove.com
Questions contact Scottishball@aol.com
To purchase by Mail click here and
send a check made payable to the
The New York Caledonian Club
P.O. Box 4542
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163-4542
The New York Caledonian Club also organizes many Scottish cultural activities and events throughout the year including Gaelic and Bagpipe playing lessons.
A Taste of Scotland
Friday March 29 2019 7 -10pm | Princeton Club 15 West 43rd St, New York City
$69 includes Scotch Whisky tasting, beer, wine, appetizers and Scottish Country dance lessons.
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets
The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA
Dinner, Auction and Scottish Country Dancing
Metropolitan Club, New York City
April 11, 2019
Dance practices Thursday April 4, and Tuesday 9 from 7 to 9pm Pearl Studios 519 Eighth Ave, NYC 12th floor
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets
New York Scottish Ball scottishball@aol.com | Nan Chisholm 816.333.4331 | Christopher Gow 917.412.2666