Events
Upcoming
We attend and organise a wide range of dancing events in and around Cambridge. You can join our mailing list to hear more about upcoming classes and events.
ScotSoc Annual Ball
When: 7-11pm Saturday 4th May 2024
Where: William Collyn Community Centre, Girton CB3 0GP
Tickets: £10 students, £20 adults
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Ron Dancing
When: 2.30-4.30pm Sunday 5th May
Where: St Philip's Mill Road
What: Dancers with a good handle on their geography are invited to try out some of the more "involved" dances. Excellent fun but you do need your head screwed on! Ron Dancing is held on the first Sunday of every month.
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Branch Tea Dance
When: 2-5pm Saturday 18th May
Where: William Collyn Community Centre, Girton CB3 0GP
What: Wonderful afternoon dance hosted by the Branch, there will be tea and cake and scones!
Tickets: £10, or £8 for students and non-dancers
More information: here
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Step Class
When: 2.30-4.30pm Sunday 19th May 2024
Where: St Philip's, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN
What: Step is a solo dance form similar to Country. Step is held on the third Sunday of every month.
More information: here
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South East Herts' Drewry Dance
When: Saturday 8th June 2024
Where: Woolmer Green Village Hall, lifts available from Knebworth station (let us know!)
What: Our friends at South East Herts host an annual Drewry dance - more involved dances, and a lot of fun!
Tickets: £15 (£5 for 25 and under)
More information: here
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Reel Club and Branch Summer Dance
When: Wednesday 12th June 2024
Where: St Andrew's Street Church Hall, 43 St Andrew's Street, CB2 3AR
What: Celebrate the end of exams and Easter term!
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St Andrews Summer School
When: A week in July/ August
Where: St Andrews, Scotland
What: A week of dancing in Scotland
More information: here
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A Typical Year
Lent Term
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Classes continue and dancers enjoy showcasing their skills at Burns Night events at colleges and businesses in and around Cambridge. In past years, some of our more advanced dancers have competed at the RSCDS Newcastle Festival in February. Lent term also features the Oxford and Cambridge Highland Ball, organised jointly with the Oxford University Scottish Dance Society, and the Branch's Annual Dance.
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Michaelmas Term
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The first term of the Cambridge year is focused on welcoming new dancers. Our annual Freshers' Ceilidh is held and classes are designed to introduce new dancers to the steps and formations. Later in the term, our more experienced dancers enjoy performing for St. Andrew's Day events and at the Mill Road Winter Fair. The term concludes with the Winter Dance, which is organised by the Reel Club and the Cambridge and District Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS). At social dances such as this, we dress formally and enjoy dancing the dances we've been practising with a wide range of people. Live music is often provided.
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Easter Term
Easter is the busiest term overall for Scottish dancers in Cambridge. Before the beginning of term, some of our students enjoy travelling to the RSCDS Spring Fling - a weekend of classes and evening dances for dancers aged under 35. Previous Spring Flings have been held in Bonn, Glasgow and Paris. During the term, balls or evening dances are organised on most Saturday evenings by either the Reel Club, the Branch, Cambridge Scottish Society or the South East Herts Scottish Country Dance Society - a welcome respite from the monotony of revision! Unlike other balls in Cambridge, Scottish balls don't break the bank - it's possible to attend all Easter term's local balls and evening dances for less than the price of a May Ball ticket!
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Long Vacation
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The summer almost always features the RSCDS's Summer School in St. Andrews - a week-long course packed with classes and fun. Each day features an evening dance with live music and the week includes trips to the beach and to Janetta's Gelateria! Financial support is available to enable students to attend St. Andrews. Past summers have also included trips abroad, most recently to Paris and Kraków.
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