News & Information for Northern Virginia Branch Class

Classes

The Northern Virginia Branch offers in-person classes year-round on Thursdays (except holidays) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Classes meet at The Woman's Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St., Arlington, VA.

Zoom classes for the rest of winter/spring 2026 will be on March 25 and April 22 (both fourth Wednesdays, due to teacher schedules), and tentatively on May 21. For further information, please email rscdsnova@gmail.com.

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Beginner Classes

Scottish Country Dancing has been enjoyed in the barns, ballrooms and village halls of Scotland for at least 250 years. You don't need a partner, since it's common practice to dance with different partners during a night of dancing, and you don't need to have Scottish heritage, either!

Perfect for people with no or limited experience in dance, Scottish Country Dancing is a social activity! It's a fun way to get some exercise and enhance your fitness, too.

For class, it's best to wear soft-soled sneakers, jazz or ballet shoes; loaner dance shoes, or ghillies, are also available.

The Northern Virginia Beginner (aka FUNdamentals) classes for winter and spring 2026 will be Part 1 in January and February, and Part 2 in March and April. Because the lessons each week build on what was taught the previous week, you'll enjoy learning to dance best if you participate each week. The cost for new dancers for each part is $50. Returning dancers who continue in the FUNdamentals class pay $10 per class, or $8 for branch members. Questions? Please email rscdsnova@gmail.com.

You can pay at class with cash or check made payable to RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch, or pay and register in advance with PayPal, below.

Pay FUNdamentals class fee on-line (PayPal):

General Classes

For the Winter-Spring 2026 trimester (January through April), cost for in-person class is a drop-in fee of $8 for RSCDS Northern Virginia members and $10 for non-members. Dancers may pay using the online link below, by cash, or by check payable to RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch.

Pay drop-in fee on-line (PayPal):
Click the down arrow in the box below to see the options (non-member, member, Zoom). Then, please enter the class date(s) for which you are paying. After you have added the class drop-in fee to the PayPal shopping cart, please verify that the quantity matches the number of dates you entered.

Alternatively, Northern Virginia Branch members may pay $125 for the Winter-Spring trimester (January through April) session in person, or online under Northern Virginia Branch Membership.

Branch Information

Membership - how to join
In-Person Class evaluation form
Zoom Class evaluation form
Articles of Incorporation (PDF), adopted at the 2013 AGM
Bylaws (PDF), adopted by the Branch Board April 6, 2025 and accepted at the Branch AGM on April 24, 2025

Dances Taught

Missed a class, or want to know the name of a dance done in class? Check the dances taught, September 2014-present, also May 2005-April 2008.

Snow Policy

There is no dancing if the Arlington Public Schools close due to inclement weather.

Information on local closings and delays:

WTOP Radio: Closings & Delays in Virginia
Arlington Public Schools Emergency Alerts