Durham/Chapel Hill Scottish Country Dancers
About our group
Our weekly dance class meets Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm. Come join us! Beginners are welcome (please try to arrive at 7:30 for step practice).
- Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd, Durham, NC [Mapquest]
- Bring clean, soft-soled shoes
- No partner necessary
- Cost per class: $5
.: Summer Class Schedule :.
Class will meet for most of July, take a summer break in August, and reconvene in September. Join us on these dates:
- July 3
- no class July 10: Thistle School!
- July 17, July 24, July 31
- no class in August
- September 4 and on into the fall
About Scottish Country Dancing
Scottish Country Dancing is a great way to meet people and get some exercise while stretching your brain and having fun.
In most dances, three or four couples dance together in a set. Dancers use several types of steps, which derive from ballet, and the couples in a set form figures like "allemande" or "reel (hey)" -- many of which are related to figures in traditional American dance forms such as contra dance or square dance. And the music is wonderful!
For more information, see "What is Scottish Country Dancing, Anyway?" by Anselm Lingnau.
Links
- Durham/Chapel Hill SCD 2008 events and archive
- SCD groups and events in the Carolinas
- Information about Scottish dance and music
- SCOT: Scottish Cultural Organization of the Triangle
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