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
Category: Announcements
New Beginner Series, January 22, 2024
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
A Primer on Reels, Jigs and Strathspeys
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
Virtual Dance Classes, Fall 2020
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