Summer School 2025

Four weeks of dancing in St Andrews

Summer School, an action-packed four weeks of dancing in the historic town of St Andrews. Come and join with dancers from around the world and be led by some of the best of Scottish Country Dance teachers and musicians. Not an RSCDS member? No problem, Summer School is open to everyone!

Summer School 2025 will run:

Week 113 – 20 JulyUnits 2 and 3
Week 220 – 27 July

Units 2 and 3

Youth Week, including Junior Summer Camp

The Class Musicians’ course

Week 327 July – 3 August

Unit 5

The Musicians’ Ensemble course

Week 43 – 10 AugustUnit 5

It is planned that booking will open in October, with the early bird discount period finishing on 31st January.

We have a number of scholarships available for Summer School 2025, please click on the link below to access the online application form:

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Applications will be approved by mid-November.
 

Upcoming Events

Virtual Festival

The Virtual Festival is a competition organised by the Youth Services Committee and we invite RSCDS Branches and Affiliated Groups to enter from anywhere in the world.
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The Autumn Gathering 2024

The Autumn Gathering provides an opportunity for dancers from across the world to gather over a weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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There are 159 RSCDS Branches and over 300 Affiliated Groups in more than 50 countries around the world, located on all continents (except Antarctica).

They organise and run classes, dances and other social events in their own areas and are committed to helping develop Scottish Dance and Music for future generations.

We encourage you to try Scottish Country Dancing for yourself to see just how much fun it can be, so please come along and learn how to 'Dance Scottish'. 

Wherever you are in the world there is most likely Scottish Country Dancing.

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