Dumfries RSCDS holds the following regular classes:
Adults - Live music from Nicky McMichan
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 run till 25th May and will start again on Monday 7th September.
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 run till 30th June and will start again on Tuesday 8th September.
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 have now finished for the current session.
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 Marean Daniels
- Mrs Margaret Davidson
- Mr Ainslie Dunnett
- Ms Gillian Hardstone
- Mrs Janette Kirkpatrick
- Mrs Jane Meikle
- Mrs Jayne Riddet
- Mr John Riddet
- Mr William Williamson
Branch teachers can be contacted through the Secretary, Janette Kirkpatrick.
Costs
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Headquarters are in Edinburgh. They run Summer and Winter Schools each year, produce Dance Books and CDs of music to go with them. They also set the standards for dancing, set 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 Janette Kirkpatrick at janettekirkpatrick@hotmail.co.uk for more information.
