London Branch Survey 2020
As announced in the recent issue of The Reel (Reel 314) we have put together a set of questions to help us to build a realistic picture of London Branch and its diverse membership. Please do take a few minutes to review and respond with your thoughts on how the Branch can best serve its current members and engage future generations of Scottish Country Dancers.
Any replies should be received by 24 December 2020 and initial results should appear in Reel 315 which is due to be published at the end of February 2021.
London Branch Christmas Party and Competitions
Although we cannot meet up on 19 December for our annual Christmas Dance, we are planning a virtual Christmas party. See the dance page for details and Zoom link.
The Branch also announces two competitions ahead of the party which we hope you will enter.
London Branch Baking Competition
London Branch Christmas Decoration Competition
Details of these can be found in the latest eUpdate of 25 November
Reel 313 is available to read online
Reel 314 is soon to arrive for members and subscribers. Reel 313 is now available to read online.
Consider subscribing to our quarterly magazine or become a Branch member and receive The Reel as part of your membership. The magazine features reports on Branch activities and events and has a wide range of articles on Scottish country dance and music. There is usually a dance corner page which often features a new dance. We welcome letters to the editor or perhaps you might like to contribute an article to the magazine.
Update for Branch events
Sadly due to the current situation, the Branch has decided to cancel our December Christmas dance, however we are considering holding a virtual event on 19 December instead – watch this space!
We have also decided to cancel our ever popular Burns’ ceilidh and dance in January 2021 but look forward to welcoming you all to our Winter Wednesday dance in February 2021.
Scottish Dance Archives website
The Scottish Dance Archives website was run by Bob and Mamie Donald for many years. Having decided to retire, they kindly asked if RSCDS London Branch would provide a place for the website archives within the London Branch website which we are pleased to do.
The information on the website includes a list of the items in the Donald Collection and an index of the over 1800 dances available in the collection, which is held at the Central Library in Edinburgh. Instructions for 250 of the dances are available on this website as PDF files.
The Scottish Dance Archives can be accessed under the Archives entry on the main menu.
Scottish Dancing at home
We have created a new Scottish Dancing at home page under the Branch Activities menu where you can find information about some of the ideas we have to while away the hours until we can all dance together again.
The page will hopefully be updated regularly. Take a look!
RSCDS Summer School 2020 cancelled
Sadly due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation the RSCDS has decided to cancel this year’s Summer School. Please visit their website for further information.
RSCDS London Branch
The Branch runs classes and dances in Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers. We have several classes and dances for young people too. If you would like be on our mailing list or have a question about Scottish Country Dancing in London please contact the Publicity coordinator using our contact form.
NEXT DANCE EVENT – TO BE ADVISED
| London Branch Classes | ||
| Beginners and Improvers Class | Wednesdays 7 – 9pm | London SW10 0AY |
| Technique Class for Intermediate and Advanced Dancers | Wednesdays 7 – 9pm | London SW10 0AY |
| Summer General Class | Wednesdays 7 – 9pm | London SW10 0AY |
| Mixed Ability Class | Wednesdays 2.30 – 4.30pm | London SW1X 0BD |
| Richmond Beginner’s and Improvers Class * see updates on page for class venue | Wednesdays 7.30 – 10pm | Richmond TW9 1DH |
| Families in London Dance Scottish | Selected Saturdays | Clapham SW11 1EQ |
| Technique Class for advanced and very advanced dancers | Selected Sundays 11.30am – 1.30pm | WC1N 1DN |
| Upcoming Dances | ||
| Christmas Dance | cancelled but possible virtual event instead – Saturday 19 December 2020 |
Family Dance Class update
Unfortunately, our Family class on 14 March 2020 has been cancelled.
Please check the class page for details of future classes.