Royal Scottish Dancers, Los Angeles branch, is part of an international organization - The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Edinburgh, the Society aims to preserve the traditional dances of Scotland. Through their teacher-training program, their publications and their annual summer school in St. Andrews, the Society ensures that Scottish Country Dancing is done the same way throughout the world.

Scottish Country Dancing is the traditional ballroom dancing of Scotland and is part of the ordinary social life of the community.

For more information, please visit www.rscds-losangeles.org.

The Cripple Creek Cloggers are a dynamic clogging exhibition group from the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange County areas of Southern California. The foot stomping, hand clapping dance they perform reflects the raw vigor of the Appalachian Mountains and the fresh excitement of our early American Heritage. Performing since 1977, they have thrilled audiences of all ages and cultures with their shows which display a special blend of musical themes, including traditional bluegrass, country western, Irish and contemporary music.

For more information, please visit www.cripplecreekcloggers.com.

An Irish festival wouldn't be complete without some Irish dancing! Mary Beth McCartan operates the McCartan School of Irish Dance, where students learn jigs, reels and other types of traditional step dancing; appealing to Irish Americans, and non-Irish alike.

"Everyone is interested in Irish dancing," she said. "We have students from age three-and-a-half to adult classes. It's part of their culture, but it's also something where the kids really bond and the children make new friends. And it's just attractive for the social end of things as well."


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