RSCDS Publications (Books and other printed media)
Detailed below are the books of instructions for dances, most with printed music, which have been published by The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society over many years. Book 1 was published in 1924.
The individual books of dances are individually referenced to related recordings in the dance query index accessible through the sidebar.
The Society's books are revised periodically for clarification and to reflect current terminology. A new cycle of revision has begun but no revised books have yet been published. As revised books come on stream they will be clearly marked as such below. Please note, however, that this is a long-term project and it may be a number of years before any particular book is re-issued.
Book - Collins Scottish Country Dancing
Book 1 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 1 - twelve dances (special edition)
Book 2 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 3 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 4 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 5 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 6 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 7 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 8 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 9 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 10 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 11 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 12 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 13 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 14 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 15 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 16 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 17 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 18 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 19 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 20 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 21 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 22 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 23 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 24 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 25 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 26 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 27 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 28 - twelve dances with printed music
Book 29 - ten dances with printed music
Book 30 - eight dances with printed music
Book 31 - eight dances with printed music
Book 32 - eight dances with printed music
Book 33 - eight dances with printed music
Book 34 - eight dances with printed music
Book 35 - eight dances with printed music
Book 36 - eight dances with printed music
Book 37 - eight dances with printed music
Book 38 - eight dances with printed music
Book 39 - nine dances with printed music
Book 40 - ten dances with printed music
Book 41 - ten dances with printed music
Book 42 - ten dances with printed music
Book 43 - ten dances with printed music
Book 44 - ten dances with printed music
Book 45 - ten dances with printed music
Book of Alternative tunes for Books 8-14
Pocket Edition of Books 1-3
Pocket Edition of Books 16-18
Pocket Edition of Books 19-21
Pocket Edition of Book 22 plus Graded Dances
Pocket Edition of Books 25-27 -w/o music
Pocket Edition of Books 30, 31 & others
Pocket Edition of Books 33-35 -w/o music
Pocket Edition of Books 36-38 -w/o music
Pocket Edition of Books 39-41 -w/o music
Pocket Edition of Books 42-45 -w/o music
Music Book "Any Good Tune"
Originally Ours - Tune Book
Book of twenty-four Graded Dances
Book of ten dances for Children
Book of five dances for 1965
RSCDS Manual with binder
RSCDS Manual without binder
Book of four dances for 1978
Book of five dances for 1982
Book of thirty-one Leaflet dances
Book MMM
Book of dances collected by Mary I. MacNab
All the MacNab dances in diagrammatic form
Book "The Scotia Suite"
Book of 3 dances for 2006
Index to RSCDS dances (A4 booklet)
Index to RSCDS dances (A4 insert pre-punched)
Index to RSCDS dances (A5)
Standard terminology for the common formations and movements
Formations and movements in all RSCDS dances
Formations and movements in all RSCDS dances
Album for Mrs Stewart
Dance with your soul
The medal test dances
Guide to Music in teaching
Teaching syllabus
3 Foss dances
Four dances published by the RSCDS in 2008
Books 1-6
Warm-up booklet
A collection of 15 Ladies Step Dances, with music, as performed at St Andrews Summer School