Scottish Dancing in West Vancouver
UPCOMING EVENTS
Welcome Night - 9 September 2019 - 7 to 9 pm
Come to 'Welcome Night' and start learning how to 'dance scottish'. This is a wonderful activity that offers good fun, good music, good exercise and good friendship. Welcome Night is free for new dancers. You don't need to bring a partner - but remember to wear comfortable shoes. We look forward to seeing you there.
Gleneagles Ball - Save the Date - December 8, 2019
The 56th annual Gleneagles ball will be held on December 8, 2019 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in the elegant Pacific ballroom. The event includes a lavish luncheon buffet, the grand march, dancing to the acclaimed Vancouver fiddle orchestra and a decadent dessert buffet.
General information and dance notes will be available in September. Please contact Gillian at 778-279-3995 or muirnet@shaw.ca to reserve tickets.
ABOUT SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
The National Dance of Scotland
Scottish Country Dancing is the national dance of Scotland. Unlike highland dancing it is social and noncompetitive and has been danced for centuries in cottages and castles. Scotland and France shared a strong alliance and this refined dance style was much influenced by the dancing of the French court.
In 1923 the Scottish Country Dance Society was formed in Glasgow to both preserve and promote this very enjoyable social dancing. The Society, which received Royal charter is now known as the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society RSCDS, with Her Majesty the Queen as Royal Patron. The RSCDS has 160 branches worldwide. Vancouver is one of the branches and Gleneagles is one of 300 affiliate groups.
ABOUT OUR CLUB
Dance Classes
The Club’s three weekly classes run from September to May where new dancers are encouraged to learn, seasoned dancers practice for attending social functions and keen dancers seek more personal challenges.
All are welcome. No partner is required. We dance for enjoyment, fitness and to be social while continuing the rich culture of Scotland’s music and dance.