Scottish Country Dancing in the Washington, D.C. Area, the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia Branches of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Calendar of Events

Past events area-wide, March 2012-present

April 2025 May 2025 Upcoming in 2025

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
RSCDS, Northern Virginia Branch, Annual General Meeting (AGM)
7:30 p.m., Woman's Club of Arlington (usual venue)
An email with details and documents was sent to all Branch members on April 10, 2025.
Please email us at
rscdsnova@gmail.com with any questions.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025
Spring Into Summer
2 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church, Arlington, VA
Dance walk-through at 1:15 p.m.
Music by David Courret-Knight, fiddle and Liz Donaldson, piano
Cribs and Videos

Friday-Sunday, May 16-18, 2025
62nd Annual Pawling Weekend
Copake, New York
Teachers: Linda Henderson and Charles Liu
Musicians: Dave Wiesler, Elizabeth Anderson, and Ben Anderson
Sponsored by the RSCDS New York Branch

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July 4-7 and 7-12, 2025
Pinewoods Scottish Sessions
Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
Sponsored by the RSCDS Boston Branch

Sunday-Saturday, July 6-12, 2025
Blue Ridge Scottish Country Dance School
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Teachers: Fiona Mackie and Marjorie McLaughlin
Music: Julie Gorka, Judi Nicholson, and Ian Muir

Sunday-Sunday, July 13-August 10, 2025
RSCDS Summer School
University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
Go for 1 or 2 weeks! Teacher training, musicians course, and youth week options!

Friday-Sunday, August 1-10, 2025
TAC Summer Events
Friday-Sunday, August 1-3, 2025: Teachers' Conference Weekend
Sunday-Sunday, August 3-10, 2025: Summer School (open to all)
Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Teachers' weekend, followed by summer school with class levels for beginner through teacher! Full and half-week options. Youth registration rate available.