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Dancing (incl Schools)

Do you like to dance? So do we. Here's a collection of information to help you, including places to dance, forthcoming events and the major RSCDS schools; where to find dance instructions, standard terminology, the Proficiency Test and more.

Folder RSCDS Schools
The Society holds annual schools/events for dancers and musicians: Summer School in St Andrews from mid-July to mid-August; Winter School in Pitlochry in late February; Spring Fling for younger dancers in late March, and Music Courses at Summer School.
Folder Events
Dances, balls, training and other events including where to look for events in your locality.
Page Publications
The Society provides various publications to help dancers, teachers and event organisers. See below.
Link Technique
Specific points on SCD technique put forward by the Technique Committee.
Page Featured Dances
To provide some consistency and familiarity for dancers who visit other branches, the Society has selected a set of common dances which it suggests are featured during the coming year's programme of events. Featured dances for the coming year and previous years are listed below.
Link The RSCDS Shop
The place to buy dance books, CDs, or just find out which book contains a particular dance.
Page Other sites
There are various web sites which provide further information relevant to Scottish dancers. Here is a collection of links to key sites which you may find useful.
Link Faces of the RSCDS
Who's who, including all scroll recipients through the years and the headquarters office staff.
Link The Dancing Proficiency Assessment
Do you think you're a good dancer? Take the Dancing Proficiency Assessment and find out. There's more information here, including the syllabus and prescribed dances.
News Item Core Programme for Tutors (extracts) - interim document
"The Core Programme for Tutors: a synopsis by Lesley C Martin", is out of print. It is currently being updated by the Education and Training Committee. As an interim measure, to assist current candidates, an extract has been created and can be downloaded from the site. See below. N.B. If you have problems downloading this file, your Adobe Acrobat Reader may need updating. Currently (late June 2007) the latest version is 8.1.
Page John Wilkinson - Schools Director
John is Director of Schools, his main responsibility being the organisation of Summer School. He plans to encourage younger dancers and first-timers, as well as developing standards whilst maintaining the traditions and all-important social aspects of the annual four-week event.
News Item 2008 New Year's Honour's list
Scottish country dancing featured in the January New Year's Honour's list, doubly so, when two RSCDS notables, 'Peggy' Spouse and 'Bill' Clement were awarded the MBE.
News Item Call for dance submissions - update
Update to the call for dances published in Scottish Country Dancer edition 8
News Item Winter School 2010
Booking form
News Item WInter School 2010 - Booking closes in two weeks
 
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