Learn how to Scottish Country Dance!

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Beginner Dance Classes start September 14!

The San Jose Scottish Country Dancing group starts its regular dance classes September 14th - December 12th 2015, Mondays at 7:30pm. We welcome beginers between 7:30 and 8:30 pm. More experienced dancers attend from 8:30 to 10:00. The door will be open at 7:15 pm. Observers always welcome.

Your 1st night is free, after that its $7.00 per class. Perhaps we'll also see some of you at the 150th Anniversary of the Highland Games in Northern California in Pleasanton, this weekend!

Also sometimes referred to as "The Darling Diversion," or "Controlled Abandon," Scottish country dance is the traditional ballroom dance of Scotland. It is based on ancient folk dances, mixed with elements of ballet, influences from the Royal court of France, and some overlap with Highland dancing. Dances consist of lively jigs, reels, and hornpipes, along with the more elegant and romantic strathspey.

Scottish country dance was carried around the world by Scottish immigrants and by Highland regiments. It remains popular world-wide, in places as far away as Paris, Japan, and Moscow. If you are a Scottish Country Dancer, you can find a group to dance with anywhere in the US and most of Europe. There are hundreds of dances, some dating back to the 1700s with more being devised every year! Scottish Country Dance is enjoyed by all ethnicities and ages. In the Bay Area, you will meet many ex-patriot Scots, but many join the Scottish Country Dance community with no direct link to Scottish ancestry. Everyone is welcome!


Interested in trying Scottish Country Dancing? Come by yourself or with a friend. Undecided? Come by to observe. No partners are needed to attend classes or parties, and you need not be Scottish nor wear a kilt to enjoy the fun. Comfortable, flexible shoes are recommended. Experienced dancers often prefer ghillies (or ballet shoes for the ladies). But tennis shoes, jazz shoes, or other flexible shoes all work. Ladies tend to wear skirts with enough fullness to move in.

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http://www.rscdssj.org/

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(408) 489-1939

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