Useful Links
Our Affiliations
RSCDS Berks/Hants/Surrey Border Branch
Our local branch. Join this for full news from the area
plus the latest dances and news from the RSCDS. You also
get useful discounts on events arranged by the branch and
on RSCDS merchandise.
Local Scottish Country Dancing Clubs
Many people dance different nights at different clubs, these are all within half an hour of Bracknell. Nearby clubs are shown in red in this Map of Local Halls used for Scottish Country Dancing.
There are some local clubs not on the web, but you can find up to date contacts for most in Scottish Country Dance Classes in the South and East. (This is compiled by the RSCDS London Branch). One not in that list of particular note is:
Fleet Scottish Country Dance Society. Meet for social dancing on two Saturdays a month. They host the very popular Apprentices Dances. Their regular meetings are at Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Fleet GU52 8LD.
The RSCDS Berks/Hants/Surrey Border Branch run a General level class at Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC Church Hall, 111 Portsmouth Road Frimley GU16 7AA on Wednesdays.
Guldford Scottish Country Dance Club
Meet on Mondays.
One of their members teaches a beginners course.
St. John’s Scottish Country Dancing Club - Wokingham
Meet on Thursdays. See their site for the very popular
Children’s Class on Saturday mornings in Crowthorne.
Useful Resources
Grand Chain - The Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource
Lots of good hints and tips plus descriptions of some
popular dances.
The Strathspey Server
A very useful resource directory for Scottish Dancing, plus the
Strathspey mailing list if you like to ‘talk’.
RSCDS London Branch have a South East England dance diary and contacts for classes. They also publish ‘The Reel’.
Minicrib has a collection of over 3000 dance cribs. And follow the link to the cartoons at Edge Reels :)
The Music of James Scott Skinner, who wrote many of the old favourites. See the excellent videos of dances as they would have been done a hundred years ago.
Scottish Country Dance Animations produce a very reasonably priced CD of animated dances. There are a couple of impressive demos on the site.
Welcome to Bracknell! Local services and clubs.