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Who are we?
Everyone is welcome to come and try traditional Scottish Country Dancing, under expert tuition. It's great fun and we have a very happy and friendly group of Dancers, who would make sure that you would have a truly unique experience. If you are a complete beginner, or want to improve your dancing, or need good physical and mental exercise, then this is where you need to be! Beginners will be welcome at the commencement of the dancing season in September/October. As Scottish Country Dancing is fairly energetic, a fair degree of fitness is really needed. We have a team of RSCDS qualified teachers.
Bournemouth RSCDS Adult Classes
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Where do we meet?
The Scottish Hall (Bournemouth Caledonian Hall)
80/82 Shelbourne Road,
Charminster
Bournemouth
BH8 8QZ
When do we meet?
Wednesdays 10:00am - 12.00 noon
Fridays 10.00 - 12 noon – beginners
from Friday 4th October.
Term Dates
11th September 2024 – 27th June 2025.
Excluding:
Fridays 13th, 20th and 27th September 2024,
18th, 20th, 25th, 27th December 2024.
1st, 3rd January; 16th, 18th, 23rd & 25th April 2025.
Annual General Meeting: Wednesday 21st May 2025.
Visitors will always be welcome.
Fees
Class Charge: £4
Annual Membership: £30
Joint Membership: £50
Adult joining January as new member of the RSCDS: £16
Future Events
All dances will be walked or recapped.
Summer Socials
Visitors always welcome.
| 28th May | Wendy Mumford | (Winchester) |
| 4th June | Mervyn Fraser | (Bournemouth) |
| 11th June | Maggie Morgan | (New Forest) |
| 18th June | Robert Morgan | (New Forest) |
| 25th June | Mary Phippard | (Bournemouth, Ringwood & Ashley) |
Summer Tea Dance
| Date: | Saturday 14th June 2025 |
| Time: | 2.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Venue: | Bournemouth Caledonian Hall |
| Music: | Ian and Tom Robertson |
| Tickets: | £12.00, obtained from our Secretary Margaret Robson as below. |
| Pse bring food to share | |
| Programme: | Beach Dancer, Castle of Mey, Neidpath Castle, Hooper’s Jig, Currie Mountain, The Belle of Bon Accord, Gaelforce Wind, Scotch Mist, Orpington Caledonians, Broadway, The Hazel Tree, Togetherness, Mathilde is a Delight, City Lights, Jubilee Quadrille, Something in the Air, Summer Rain, Trip to Timber Ridge. . |
60th Anniversary Tea Dance
| Date: | Saturday 22nd November 2025 |
| Time: | 2.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Venue: | Bournemouth Caledonian Hall |
| Music: | Strathallan |
Additional parking if necessary in St Andrew’s Church Car Park on the corner of Nortoft Rd and Bennet Rd, a short walk of about 300m from the hall.
Our Charity this year will be the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance.
Contact details
For further details of all of our activities, please contact our Branch Secretary:
Mrs Margaret Robson
Tel: 01202 698 138
eMail: margaret.brscds@ntlworld.com
Or the Branch Chairman:
Mr Mervyn Fraser, 01202 679967, email: merv.fraser47@gmail.com
Some Useful Links
- Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary
Instructions and Diagrams for Steps, Sets and Figures - Grand Chain
A set of resources for Scottish Dancers the world over - "MINICRIB"
A crib with more than 2000 Scottish Country Dances - Strathspey Server
Resource for Scottish country dance and music