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 2019

Regular Branch classes are held on Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm
17 April 2017: with guest teachers Ros McKie and Marney Wilson
from Hunter Valley Branch
See flyer for details 

'Gentle Dancers' classes - Fridays 2.00-4.00pm

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

Young Dancers Socials
(Branch classes for young people up to the age of 40)
will be held at North Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Condamine Street, Turner
on certain Saturday evenings in 2019. 
See RSCDS Branch page under 'Clubs' tab
Young Dancers' Ceilidh Saturday 13 April 2019:  See below for details

The Scottish Country Dance Club of Canberra offers three classes:

  • A class for new and experienced dancers from 7.30 to 9.30pm on Thursday evenings.
  • The Black Mountain Reelers daytime class from 12.15 to 2.00pm every Tuesday.
  • A monthly social dancing class from March to September, generally on the last Friday each month.  For dates in 2019 see flyer and  SCDCC page under the 'Clubs' tab.   Next class:  Friday 31 May 2019

All SCDCC classes are at
North Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Condamine Street, Turner.


See the full list of classes in Canberra under the 'Classes' tab.


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!


CANBERRA REGION EVENTS 2019


Saturday 13 April 2019:  Young Dancers Ceilidh (social dancing - free event)
2.00pm  Majura Hall, 2 Rosevear Place, Dickson

Music by Canberra Scottish Fiddlers
An ACT Youth Week initiative supported by the ACT Government


Friday 19 April 2019:  National Folk Festival Scottish Ceilidh
EPIC Coorong Hall 7.30-10.30pm
Music by Strathmannan

Program and crib sheet


Saturday 18 May 2019:  RSCDS Canberra Annual Tea Dance
3:00pm  St Andrew's Church Hall, State Circle, Forrest
Music by Strathmannan

Program        


Saturday 7 September 2019:  Cooma Tartan Ball
St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, Commissioner Street, Cooma

more details soon


Saturday 12 October 2019:  Canberra Scottish Ball
Albert Hall, 100 Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla

Music by Chris Duncan and Catherine Strutt



EVENTS ELSEWHERE

Follow this link for details of events in and around Sydney


NZ Branch Summer School 2019-20 will be held in Cambridge (North Island)
from 28 December 2019 to 5 January 2020.
Visit ss2019.dancescottish.org.nz for further details
Online registration is available via the above link.



For more events see the Calendar