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Welcome to Richmond Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
 | The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society has Branches throughout the UK and worldwide.
The local Branch is at Richmond, North Yorkshire where we have a very active programme including weekly mixed ability classes, monthly advanced classes, monthly socials in the winter and two dances a year. |
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Dancing classes
 Classes are held every Wednesday evening in the Colburn Community Health and Recreation Centre from September to April, from 7.30 - 9.30 pm. All are welcome from beginners to experts. Please see calendar for details.
Advanced classes are held monthly on Sunday afternoons from 2.30 - 4.30pm, either in Cleasby Village Hall,near Darlington or in the Friends' Meeting House in Darlington. There will be classes in October, November and December 2009 taken by Jane Ferguson from Newcastle, and in January, February and March 2010 taken by Don Andrews from Leeds. Please see calendar for details. Classes are also held, usually in Darlington, in June/July to include preparation for the White Rose Festival in Leeds in July.
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"DANCE SCOTTISH WEEK"
COME AND TRY EVENING
The first class on Wednesday 9th September is open to all interested adults and will give everyone an opportunity to try Scottish Country Dancing. It is fun, sociable, healthy exercise. Bring flat indoor shoes and we will provide the partners. This class is part of "Dance Scottish Week", which is a nationwide promotion of Scottish Country Dancing.
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Socials
Monthly Socials will be held on the first Friday in the month in the Town Hall, Richmond from September 2009 to April 2010. The exceptions are November 2009 and April 2010, when the socials are on the second Friday. We dance to recorded music from 7.30 to 10.00pm. Social Programmes are prepared and recapped by members of the Branch. See calendar for full details.
All are welcome and dances on the programme are usually popular and well known in Scottish Country Dancing circles.
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Special events
Dances are held in April and October in the Lower School Hall, Richmond School to live bands. Tickets can be obtained from Jan Robinson, Tel 01748 884786. Crib sheets are available with the tickets. Brief verbal recaps are given for most dances. On October 24th 2009 Marian Anderson and her Band play for our dance and on April 17th 2010 Alan Ross will be playing.
In July we hold an outdoor social, weather permitting! The venue is Applegarth in Reeth -please ring Jan Robinson on 01748 884786 for further details. If wet the event is held in Reeth Memorial Hall. The date in 2010 is Saturday 3rd July and music will be provided by Robert Whitehead.
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