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
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
Please enjoy the music video below, from the Reel of Seven band! You can find more from them at the Reel of Seven website! The video can also be accessed by following This Link to YouTube. Happy New Year to everyone from the RSCDS, San Diego Branch! Read More
Each year, the RSCDS recognizes members who have made a contribution to the work of the RSCDS and its Branches. The highest accolade is the award of the RSCDS Scroll of Honour. This is awarded each year to a few individuals who have made an exceptional contribution, generally to the RSCDS at large/worldwide as well as locally. In 2020, our 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
March 2020: After much consideration, and in line with local authorities’ recommendations, the Branch Committee has suspended all dance classes until further notice. Given the recent confirmation of Covid-19 cases in San Diego, the responsible action is to limit exposure and community transmission as much as possible. We hope you’re all feeling well, and that your livelihoods are not adversely Read More
We had a great time at our 45th Anniversary Sapphire Ball! Thank you to everyone who participated, you made all our efforts worthwhile. Also, thanks to the members who organized everything, our teachers who ran the dance and the Reel of Seven band who gave a great performance! Read More
