Unusal Tartan Day Outfit

**Panache** · 8th April 19, 08:33 AM

One of the great pleasures of being a Scottish Country Dancer in the Bay Area is that each class hosts or cohosts a dance each month (with the exception of February and November when we have our formal balls). The monthly party thrown by the Santa Cruz and Monterey Classes is especially fun as they always have a Hawaiian / Tie Dye theme. Years ago when I was a beginner dancer my friend Sparky (whom I now co-managed the San Jose class with) took great delight in telling me about this party. He laughed and declared that this was one time where I finally wouldn't look all perfectly matched. "Your outfit WILL clash! There is NO way around it!" he said. Since then I have taken it as a challenge to come up with an outfit that stuck to the theme, but also somehow worked in a weird way. This year I went with a Tiki theme.

Detail of my vintage necklace

Here is a photo I took of the one dance I sat out, showing how much fun everyone was having.

I love highland attire, but I also get that there are times (and ways) of having fun with it that is still respectful.

Cheers

Jamie

**Panache** · 8th April 19, 08:36 AM

We had amazing live music! (and a feast provided by the Monterey and Santa Cruz classes afterwards)

And for those interested, my "best of the set" would have been

Slythern House
Minister on the Loch
Dancing Forth
Trip to Timber Ridge

Cheers

Jamie

**grizzbass** · 8th April 19, 09:46 AM

looks quite fun.

**MacKenzie** · 8th April 19, 11:55 AM

Well done!

**Baeau** · 8th April 19, 12:46 PM

Jamie......when you next see Christina MacM (or her Dad), please pass on that one of the Winter Lodge families said, "Hello!"

Cheers,
Steve

**Panache** · 8th April 19, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Baeau

Jamie......when you next see Christina MacM (or her Dad), please pass on that one of the Winter Lodge families said, "Hello!"

Cheers,
Steve

Steve,

They were both at the dance (you probably spied them in the dancing pic).

Duncan and Christina dance with another class, but I do see Christina (since she is a fellow Red Thistle Dancer) every week at practice so I will pass on your kind regards.

Cheers

Jamie

**Baeau** · 8th April 19, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Steve,

They were both at the dance (you probably spied them in the dancing pic).

Duncan and Christina dance with another class, but I do see Christina (since she is a fellow Red Thistle Dancer) every week at practice so I will pass on your kind regards.

Cheers

Jamie

Thank you. We saw Duncan, at last years Pleasanton Games. Christina was busy dancing, & my offspring had no chance to speak with her.