You may now download the 2024-25 membership form at our Membership Page. You may print and return it with your payment through the mail or directly to your teacher, or return everything online through email (complete the form, save it, and send it in!) Payment is via check or online payment portal. The easiest way to pay online is via Read More
Save the date! The RSCDS San Diego 50th Anniversary Weekend and Ball is on March 29 & 30, 2025! The events will be held on Historic Point Loma, San Diego. Music by Terpsichore (Elke Baker, Ralph Gordon, Liz Donaldson). Workshop classes with Linda Henderson. Read More
Our 2024 AGM will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:00pm in Balboa Park, Casa del Prado, Room 202. (See the Intermediate Class Page for details on the location.) The meeting will be followed by a dance at 7:30pm (to see the Dance List for the event, click here). The following dances are included: Hooper’s Jig (J32) Adieu Read More
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, the House of Scotland will hold it’s annual Tartan Day celebration in the afternoon, followed by our spring dance in the evening. The events are in Balboa Park, near the International Houses and the Air and Space Museum. Tartan day runs from Noon to 4pm, and our spring dance starts at 5pm. Spring Dance Our Read More
A new series of beginner classes, intermediate classes, and mixed-level social classes all start in January 2024! The beginner series starts on January 22 (see the Beginner Class Page). The intermediate series started the first week of January (see the Intermediate Class Page). And, the mixed-level social series, while still a bit up-in-the-air, is scheduled to start on January 30 Read More
The Los Angeles, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley Branches of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society will hold their Burns Supper & Ball on January 27, 2024 at the Torrance Woman’s Club. Live music will feature Andy Imbrie and Caroline McCaskey. For details, see the Orange County Branch Calendar. Read More
Scottish country dance is an energetic social dance form distinct from Highland Dance. Country dance is more like Square Dancing, with basic steps and formations that are easy to learn. Come and see what Scottish Country Dancing is all about! A new beginner class will start on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:30pm in Balboa Park. The first class is Read More
Ward Fleri has been our hero over the last two years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, hosting weekly online talks on Scottish Country Dancing. Here is a presentation he gave in February 2021 to the New York Branch on the different types of Music Used in Scottish Country Dance: Reels, Jigs and Strathspeys. This is a PDF file that you can Read More
Just a reminder that our fall classes are starting up, unfortunately only as virtual events. However, after running the classes over the summer, I can say that Ward and Jeanne are getting really good at this! The Monday classes are about warmup, stretching and practicing dance as best as possible. The Friday classes are more social, with greetings followed by Read More
