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
The San Diego Highland Games will be on June 22 and 23, 2024 in Vista, CA (sdhighlandgames.org). We will be giving a demonstration on Saturday, June 22 at 12:30 pm at the end of the Clan Parade. This will be our only demonstration at the games, so make sure you get there on time! Read More
Come join us for a summer evening of fun in La Mesa at our Scottish Ceilidh Dance! The dance is on July 12, 2024 at the La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center, 8450 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91942. The dance starts at 7:00 pm, with light refreshments after. Donate what you like, suggested donation is $5. Cash and Venmo 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
The Salute to San Diego Dance Book is now available! We are proud to present this new book of dances that celebrate 45 years of Scottish Country Dancing in San Diego. Each of the included dances is written by, or about, people associated with the San Diego Branch. There are 13 dances in the book, 3 jigs, 5 Reels and Read More
