Thank you for visiting our Canberra and District Scottish Country Dancing pages.
Canberra has a very active Scottish Country Dancing community (see our Clubs) and welcomes you to our website and, hopefully, in person to the national capital. 
We often have visitors from interstate or overseas, so if you are
visiting the Canberra region do pay us a visit.



CLASSES IN 2021

RSCDS Canberra and District Branch classes will recommence from
3 February 2021
 
Regular Branch classes are held on Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm

'Gentle Dancers' classes - Fridays 2.00-4.00pm

The above RSCDS Branch classes are held at
St Andrews Church Hall,
State Circle
Forrest

While Covid restrictions remain in place, all dancers attending Branch classes must comply with the Branch's Covid-19 Safety Plan and are required to complete and return a participant declaration confirming that they will observe all requirements of the safety plan.


Scottish Country Dance Club of Canberra classes will recommence from
19 January 2021

Black Mountain Reelers daytime class
offered by the SCDCC takes place
12.15 to 2.00pm every Tuesday

Thursday Social Classes in 2021 will be held on the
second Thursday of the month from February to November

The above SCDCC classes are held at
North Canberra Baptist Church, Condamine Street, Turner
See SCDCC page or contact SCDCC Secretary for further details


CANBERRA REGION EVENTS


Saturday 6 February 2021:  Picnic Dance
Hall Pavilion, Gladstone Street, Hall
Picnic from 6.00pm, dancing commences around 7.30pm
Admission $20 / $10 aged under 30
To ensure we comply with COVID occupancy restrictions, you should
register your attendance in advance. 
Please e-mail secretaryrscdscanberra@gmail.com to register.


30 Sep – 3 Oct 2021: 'Dance into Spring'
mini Winter School 2021

‘Dance into Spring’ will be held on the October long weekend,
with 3 days of dance classes, an evening social, and the
Annual Ball on Saturday 2 October.

Planning is in train for musicians’ workshops and other activities.
Further details coming soon.
N.B. Accommodation will not be included in the registration fee
and will need to be arranged independently by all participants




EVENTS ELSEWHERE

Follow this link for details of events in and around Sydney


For more events see the Calendar



LEARNING RESOURCES
Educational videos showing common figures in Scottish Country Dancing can be found at  http://www.lowerhuttscd.org.nz/index.php/teaching-tools/#close

Information about the steps and formations of Scottish Country Dancing is available at
https://www.rscds.org/learn/steps-techniques

These are helpful learning resources for beginners and anyone else wishing to improve their knowledge of SCD formations

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of dancing go to this link
...dancing is good for the brain as well as physical fitness!


Second Canberra Book of Scottish Country Dances
comprising 15 dances selected from the open competition
held by the SCDCC in Nov 2018
is available for download here