Jessie Stuart

Jessie Stuart Jessie was born on the banks of the Spey, sharing a birthplace with that most elegant of dances, namely the Strathspey. Living in an area steeped in music traditions, Jessie inherited gifts which were easily transferred to the world of dance, which was later to become her life.

A certified teacher for over 25 years, Jessie has worked as a tutor in New Zealand, America, and Europe as well as all over Scotland.

Her philosophy is "getting it right is important, but getting pleasure out of dancing even more so."

On Sunday afternoon Jessie will teach a Ceilidh Dance and Old Tyme workshop.

Ellie Briscoe

Ellie Briscoe Ellie discovered Scottish Country Dancing in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1977, after some years as a folk dancer. She took her Teacher's Certificate at the TAC Summer School at St. Catharines in 1982, and has taught at workshops across North America and in Japan. Her favorite aspects of SCD are the music and how it drives the covering and phrasing, the teamwork, and the way people grin when they "get it."

In "real life," Ellie is a manager in the National Geographic Society Library in Washington, DC, and likes indoor cats, outdoor birds, singing, and scuba diving.


	Jessie Stuart Jessie was born on the banks of the Spey, sharing a birthplace with that most elegant of dances, namely the Strathspey. Living in an area steeped in music traditions, Jessie inherited gifts which were easily transferred to the world of dance, which was later to become her life. A certified teacher for over 25 years, Jessie has worked as a tutor in New Zealand, America, and Europe as well as all over Scotland. Her philosophy is "getting it right is important, but getting pleasure out of dancing even more so." On Sunday afternoon Jessie will teach a Ceilidh Dance and Old Tyme workshop. Ellie Briscoe Ellie discovered Scottish Country Dancing in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1977, after some years as a folk dancer. She took her Teacher's Certificate at the TAC Summer School at St. Catharines in 1982, and has taught at workshops across North America and in Japan. Her favorite aspects of SCD are the music and how it drives the covering and phrasing, the teamwork, and the way people grin when they "get it." In "real life," Ellie is a manager in the National Geographic Society Library in Washington, DC, and likes indoor cats, outdoor birds, singing, and scuba diving. \| RSCDS Scotland \| InterCityScot \| CelticDistrict \| Strathspey Server \| \| RSCDS Greater D.C. Area \| Updated: July 20, 2007 \|