The first Children's Ball was held in May of 1999 at the
Women's Club in Alamo. Sixty five dancer aged 7-19 from Lafayette, Livermore,
Berkeley and Sacramento danced to live music by the Andy Imbrie Ensemble under
the sponsorship of the Lafayette Class. The Afternoon began with a Grand March,
leading into the Dashing white Sergeant, followed by 14 well loved favorites.
The highlight of the afternoon was the Reel of the 51st Division.
Even after a full encore there were calls of “again, again”.
Following the dancing participants pitched in to set up
tables and chairs for tea which included an array of scones, sausage rolls,
lemon tarts, Dundee cake, Helensburgh toffee, etc, all provided by a committee
of parents and adult dancers.
2000
Venue
Orinda Community Center, Orinda
Music
Andy Imbrie Ensemble (Andy, Sheryl Fawx, Susan Worland,
Duncan Mackintosh)
Attendance
Eighty dancer aged 7-19
Piper
Jeff Campbell
Grand Marshall
Jo Hamilton
Intermission entertainment by piper Heath Burton was also
enjoyed by the 114 spectators in attendance. Refreshments were provided by
parents, teachers and friends under the supervision of June Christie. Jimmy
Lomath of Los Angeles donated a pair of Gandolfi ghillies, which were awarded
in a drawing to Kaitlin Sands of Lafayette.
2002
Venue
Music
Andy Imbrie Ensemble Andy Imbrie (piano), Janet Kurnick
(fiddle), Susan Worland (fiddle), Michael Bentley(percussion), Patty Van
Winkle (fiddle) and Rod Straddling (accordion)
Piper
Armin Busse
Grand Marshall
Jo Hamilton
Attendance
95 children & 100 spectators
May 15, 2004
Venue
Livermore Veterans' Hall
Music
Andy Imbrie, Janet Kurnick, Susan Worland Bentley, Debby
Benton-Grosjean, David Mostardi and Donald Robertson
Piper
Ron Wallace
Grand Marshals
Kathleen McAdam and Maureen Cuddy
Attendance
85 dancers
All of the classes provided food for an elegant tea served
under the supervision of June Christie and Jenny Howe of Lafayette and Margaret
Ward of Livermore. A special feature this year was Elsie Robertson and Gwen
Stadnyk pouring tea from silver teapots. The children got a big kick out of
being asked “one lump or two, lemon or milk”.
April 30, 2005 The Piper and the Penguin
Venue
Veterans' Hall, Livermore
Music
Andy Imbrie, Janet Kurnick, Patty van Winkel, David
Strong, Donald Robertson.
The tartan displayed in the background is the RSCCDS Tartan designed by David Norman Harris, past member of the RSCDS Executive Committee and the San Francisco Branch.
