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Find out more about this traditional form of Scottish Country Dance and Music and preserve a piece of Scottish culture and heritage.
Dance
Join an international community, meet new people and learn to 'Dance Scottish' anywhere in the world. Find a local Branch or Group and become a global dancer.
Learn
New to Scottish Country Dance and need some tips? Want to become a dance or music teacher? Or perhaps you would like resources to advance your skills? We can help!
Music
What is the difference between a jig and a reel? Enter a world of traditional Scottish music to find courses and learn more about playing for Scottish country dances or ceilidhs.
Our history
Two women, Ysobel Stewart and Jean Milligan, co-founded the RSCDS in 1923, but people were dancing SCD long before. Delve into our rich history!
Volunteer
Whether you help at one of our events or join a Committee, you can contribute towards the preservation and evolution of Scottish country dance worldwide!
Events
Summer School 2023
Thursday Dances at Younger Hall 2023
The Autumn Gathering 2023
News & Blog
Centenary celebrations around the world - part two
May 31, 2023
Centenary celebrations around the world - part one
May 31, 2023
Tea and chat in Croydon
May 31, 2023
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Dance Through The Decades CD
Dance through the Decades, a Celebration of 100 years through Scottish music and dance.
After CD Book 23 and CD Book 47, we are pleased to announce the return of Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band to record our Centenary Album. The CD features 10 newly recorded dances from Flowers of Edinburgh to Farewell to Balfour Road. Gordon Shand is also treating us with 6 additional tracks for our own dancing and listening pleasure!
The CD contains a 6 pages booklet with cribs and facts for each dance.
Medal Tests for Young Dancers 2022 Book
The Education and Training Committee, in collaboration with Membership Services is pleased to publish the new Syllabus for the Medal Test.
Medal Tests for Young Dancers, The Syllabus and the Dances contains full descriptions of all of the dances in the Medal Tests syllabus.
The RSCDS Medal Tests were introduced in 2003 and have been revised over the years, following a comprehensive consultative exercise. The syllabus encompasses most of the changes that Medal Test teachers and assessors thought were required and provides coverage of all the basic techniques, formations and progressions through the grades.
Medal Tests for Young Dancers 2022 CD
Music for the Dances, Medal Tests for Young Dancers. Revised Syllabus 2022
Recorded by Ian & Judith Muir and Neil Copland & Maureen Rutherford
