Galleries

A number of dancers from Dumfries Branch attended the Autumn Gathering in Edinburgh at the beginning of November. 

We held another class social with a programme of favourite dances. 

A few photos from our most recent Branch Social. 

We held a very successful workshop for Beginners and Improvers, with Gail Inglis taking the dancers through their paces, accompanied by George Meikle. 

Members of Dumfries Branch who took part in this year’s White Rose Festival. 

We had a great evening dancing to Ewan Galloway’s SCD band. 

The Branch held an afternoon tea for members and friends, followed by a programme of favourite dances. 

We held the last class social of the current session on Tuesday 16th April. There were about 40 dancers there and we all enjoyed a really great programme of favourite dances. 

We held our Spring Ball in Dumfries High School and enjoyed a great evening of dancing to the music of Sandy Nixon’s Scottish Dance Band. 

A few photos from a recent Tuesday class with some of our newer and younger dancers - and a few others! 

Members of Dumfries Branch attended RSCDS Winter School in Pitlochry. They’re pictured here at the Ball in Blair Castle. 

We held our first Social Dance of the year and had a great afternoon of dancing. 

We held a workshop for beginners and improvers recently. 

A weekend of celebrations in Glasgow, including a Centenary Ball in Glasgow City Chambers, organised by RSCDS Glasgow Branch, and the unveiling of a plaque at the former Athenaeum, where the first meeting of what became the RSCDS took place one hundred years ago. 

We held a class social on 21st November. 

Dancers from Dumfries Branch enjoyed the dance in Castle Douglas recently. 

RSCDS Annan Branch held an afternoon tea and dance at the end of October. Dumfries Branch members went along and enjoyed the afternoon. 

Dumfries Branch was well represented at the Autumn Gathering weekend in Glasgow.

Carlisle and Border, Lockerbie and Dumfries Branches held a dance recently to celebrate the centenary of the RSCDS. 

After our half-day school we held a dance in the evening. 

A team of dancers from Dumfries Branch took part in the White Rose Festival. Unfortunately because of the weather the event took place indoors this year.

Our last Tuesday class for this session was a social dance. Alan Briers presented our Branch musician, George Meikle, with a bottle of whisky to thank him for playing for the Branch for 15 years.

We held our Summer Dance on a VERY hot evening - and we were grateful for the ceiling fans in the hall at Locharbriggs Community Centre.

The last Monday afternoon class for the current session was a social dance. Dancers enjoyed a fun afternoon of dancing on a beautiful sunny day.

The Branch held an afternoon tea and dance for our members.

A Ball was held in Edinburgh on 25th March as part of the RSCDS Centenary celebrations. Dumfries Branch was well represented.

Our Spring Ball was held in Dumfries High School. A great evening’s dancing. And the proceeds of the raffle - £275 - were given to Comic Relief.

Some members of Dumfries Branch at the Ball at Blair Castle.

We held our Christmas Dance recently and everyone looked very festive - lots of red, black and sparkle!

The 93rd AGM of the RSCDS took place in Glasgow recently when William Williamson became the new Chairman of the Society. He is pictured with some members of Dumfries Branch who attended the Autumn Gathering.

Our first social dance of the new session

Some dancers from the Branch took part in the White Rose Festival on a lovely sunny day in July.

We held our Summer dance in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and we dressed for the occasion.

A few photos taken in Locharbriggs Community Centre - decorated to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

At the suggestion of some Branch members we moved our Monday class from the evening to the afternoon. It’s proved quite popular.

Our Branch Secretary, Irene, took photos of dancers at their tables during the meal.

We held our Ball a few weeks later than usual and enjoyed a great evening of dancing. Our first dance in the Dumfries Baptist Church Centre - and they provided a delicious buffet.

Our first dance for a while! The dancers enjoyed the evening, dancing to Ewan Galloway and his band.

The advanced class met at the beginning of March, then went out for a meal.

A few photos from our dance. A great evening’s dancing. And it was good to welcome so many dancers.

A few photos of Jane Meikle putting the dancers through their paces in preparation for the White Rose Festival

Another great evening’s dancing to Marian Anderson’s SCD Band

Not photos from a dance for a change. These were taken at a recent adults’ class on a Tuesday evening at Laurieknowe Primary. And obviously tea break is a very important part of the evening!

Some photos from a very successful day school and dance. We were pleased to welcome dancers from as far away as South Cumbria, Edinburgh and Dundee.

We held a workshop to go over the dances from the latest RSCDS Book - Book 52. We were delighted to welcome teachers from the Scottish Borders, Cumbria and other parts of England.

Some Branch members danced at the White Rose Festival, near Leeds, on a very hot, sunny day. Some sunbathing as well as dancing!

A few photos from our Summer Dance.

RSCDS Dumfries Branch was well represented at the Festival, with both children and adults taking part.

Another great evening of dancing - and eating!

The dance floor was packed for our dance on 8th December. It was great to see so many dancers there from Dumfries as well as visitors from Cumbria, Yorkshire and elsewhere!

The Branch celebrated its 70th anniversary with a Ball held in Dumfries Academy. There were 160 dancers there, including the RSCDS Chairman, Helen Russell, and the RSCDS President, Jean Martin.

A number of Branch members took part in the White Rose Festival in Leeds.

9 Branch members have attended a First Aid course.

Some members of Dumfries Branch attended the RSCDS Winter School in Pitlochry. They are pictured here at the Ball held in Blair Castle.

A few photos from the dance. A great evening - as always!

Both children's and adults' teams took part in the Scottish Country Dancing section of the Festival.

A mixed team and a ladies' team from the Branch entertained at two care homes in Annan on the Sunday after Burns' Day.

We held a successful workshop for improvers. Everyone seemed to enjoy it!

We held a very successful half-day school in September and were delighted to welcome a number of dancers from other areas, including Helensburgh, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Somerset. Everyone enjoyed a great afternoon's teaching by Janet Johnston accompanied by wonderful music from Ian Muir.

At the beginning of September we celebrated Betty Ferguson's special birthday.

On a VERY hot evening in July we were joined by a group of young Italian visitors. They had a great time and were very enthusiastic in joining in the dances.

There was a packed hall at Locharbriggs Community Centre for the Branch Summer Dance. A great evening's dancing was enjoyed by everyone there and there was a special presentation of a Branch award to teacher, Margaret Davidson.

The Branch Christmas dance was well attended and yet another enjoyable evening's dancing.

We held a workshop to go over the dances in the new RSCDS Book 49.

Dumfries Branch member David Davidson was part of the demonstration team at Week One of Summer School in St Andrews.

Even though the weather was very unseasonal, the dancers still enjoyed the summer dancing at the new venue, Locharbriggs Community Centre.

Our young Italian visitors enjoyed their evening of dancing.

A selection of pictures from the Scottish Country Dancing section of the Festival. The young - and (slightly) older members of RSCDS Dumfries Branch.

Our Dance Basics day for intermediate dancers in January 2015 was well attended and enjoyed by all who came along.

On the last of the 5 Tuesday evenings' summer dancing we held our Commonwealth Ceilidh.

We held a workshop to try out the dances from the new RSCDS book - Book 48.

The group of young Italians came to our summer dancing and had a wonderful time (as usual!).

Some photos taken at our Summer Dance on a lovely (hot!) summer's evening in June.

Our children and young people put on a display of their talents for friends and family at the last class of the session.

Santa visited the children at their last class before Christmas and brought them presents.

Some photos taken at the Day School. Lots of concentration on the dancers' faces!