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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 Civil Service Club at Catterick Garrison from September to March, 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 either in Cleasby Village Hall,near Darlington or in the Friends' Meeting House in Darlington. There will be classes in October, November and December 2008 taken by Brenda Burnell from Leeds, and in January, February and March 2009 taken by Catherine Livsey from Leeds. Please see calendar for details. Classes are also held, usually at Cleasby, 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 10th 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 2008 to April 2009. The exception is November when the social is the second Friday. We dance to recorded music from 7.30 to 10.00pm. However, the socials in December and April will be to live music. 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 18th 2008 George Meikle and the Lothian Band play for our dance and on April 18th 2009 Robert Whitehead and the Danelaw Band will be playing.
We hold a Day School once a year and the next day school suitable for all dancers with some experience will take place on Saturday 9th May 2009 in St Mary's Parish Hall, Barnard Castle. The teacher will be Linda Gaul who is a well known teacher. For further information and application forms please contact Fiona Turnbull on tel. 01833 638449
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 a local hall.
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