Dumfries RSCDS holds the following regular classes:
Adults - Live music from George Meikle
Classes run from the beginning of September until the end of May (Mondays) and the end of June (Tuesdays).
Mondays 2pm - 4pm
The Monday classes will restart on 1st September and run till 15th December. They will start again on 5th January 2026 and run till 25th May. There will be no classes on Easter Monday, 6th April and May Day, 4th May.
Locharbriggs Community Centre, Auchencrieff Road, Locharbriggs, Dumfries DG1 1UZ
General Class - suitable for beginners, improvers and dancers with some experience. All dancers welcome.
Tuesdays 7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Tuesday classes will restart on 2nd September and run till 16th December. They will start again on 6th January 2026 and run till 30th June.
Locharbriggs Community Centre, Auchencrieff Road, Locharbriggs, Dumfries DG1 1UZ
General class - suitable for beginners, improvers and dancers with some experience. All dancers welcome.
Monthly Sunday class - usually 1st Sunday in the month 2.30pm - 4.30pm
These classes will start again on Sunday 7th September. Further classes will be held on 5th October, 7th December, 4th January 2026, 1st February and 1st March.
Amisfield Village Hall DG1 3LN
This class is open to dancers who wish to be challenged a little and gives the opportunity to try out dances that may not be covered in the Monday or Tuesday classes.
This class is not suitable for beginners. For dancers with some experience.
Teachers:
- Miss Lindsay Dalgliesh
- Mrs Margaret Davidson
- Mr Ainslie Dunnett
- Ms Gillian Hardstone
- Mrs Jane Meikle
- Mrs Jayne Riddet
Branch teachers can be contacted through the Secretary, Linda Shankland.
Costs
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Headquarters are in Edinburgh. HQ runs Summer and Winter Schools each year, produces Dance Books and CDs of music to go with them. It also sets the standards for dancing, sets proficiency tests and teaching exams for those who want to take them. Members also receive two magazines a year.
As a regular dancer at the Dumfries Branch classes we would like you to consider joining the RSCDS. As well as paying for your classes, for the 2025/26 dancing season this will cost, per year, Adult Single (age 25+) £30; 2 adults living at the same address, Adult Joint £48; Young Adult (age 18-24) £24 and Youth (age 12-17) £15. These figures include the Branch fee of £1.
Class charges - Dumfries Branch members, adults aged 25 and over, pay £4 per class or £116 if paying in advance (provides 1 class each week from September to the end of May). Young adults (18-24) pay £3 per class or £87 if paying in advance (as above), and Youths (12-17) £2 per class. Visitors who are RSCDS members pay £4 per class after their first free visit. Visitors who are non-RSCDS members pay £5 per class after their first free visit. It would be appreciated if correct amounts could be given when paying by cash.
Contact Linda Shankland on 07544 988731 for more information.
