Related Info
Scottish Country Dancing in Other Areas
Scottish country dance is a worldwide phenomenon. Check out these links for other opportunities to dance, both near and far.
Harrisburg
http://hscds.webs.com/
Susquehanna Folk Music Society
http://www.sfmsfolk.org/links/bulletins.html
Includes Scottish country dancing in the Lancaster Area
Lehigh Valley
http://lvscots.org/
Pittsburgh
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jm5h/pscds.html
New York
http://www.rscdsnewyork.org/
Boston Branch
http://www.rscdsboston.org/index.html
Baltimore
http://rscds-greaterdc.org/balt_info.html
Washington, DC
http://rscds-greaterdc.org/index.html
The Intercity Scot
http://www.intercityscot.org/
An information source about Scottish country dancing activities in Canada and the United States.
http://www.neffa.org/Top/Folk_Dancing/Scottish/index.shtml
One of the most extensive set of USA folk dance and music links on the web.
DANCE CAMPS
Pinewoods Scottish Sessions & English Scottish Session
http://www.rscdsboston.org/events-pinewoods.html
Various Scottish Sessions sponsored by the Boston Branch of the RSCDS held at Pinewoods Camp near Plymouth, Massachusetts
Scottish Weekend at Timber Ridge
http://www.scottishweekend.org/
A Scottish dancing weekend held in Highview, West Virginia
Spring Fling East
TBD
A Scottish dancing weekend specifically designed for younger dancers held in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Folk Dancing in the Philadelphia Area
Check out these sites for more information on other opportunities for folk dancing in the Philadelphia area.
Seven Day Guide
http://www.phillydance.com/
A day by day guide to all sorts of dance in and around Philadephia
Swarthmore College Folk Dance Club
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/folkdance/
Bryn Mawr College Scottish Dance Club
TBD
Germantown Country Dancers
http://germantowncountrydancers.org/
English Country Dance, Community Dance, Longsword, Garland, Colonial Dance
Regional Dance Listing
http://germantowncountrydancers.org/region.html
Listings for Country Dance, Contra Dance, and other Anglo/American dance groups in the Philadelphia region
Glenside Contra
http://www.thursdaycontra.com/
A Thursday Night Contra Dance held in Glenside, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Folk Song Society
http://www.pfs.org/PFS.php
The PFSS presents, sponsors and promotes a wide range of programs including the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Scottish Country Dance Articles & Resources
Looking for a specific dance or an article about a Scottish Dance topic? These sites might help.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
http://www.rscds.org/
The parent organization for all branches of the RSCDS.
TAC – Teacher’s Association of Canada
http://www.tac-rscds.org/
A resource for teachers of Scottish country dancing
Strathspey Server
http://www.strathspey.org/index.html
Includes a listserv and an extensive archive of Scottish country dance conversations. Also includes a dance database.
Grand Chain
http://www.scottishdance.net/
Includes an extensive list of articles on SCD as well as information on Ceilidh dances and dance bands.
Dance Data
http://my.strathspey.org/dd/query/
A database of dances, tunes, people, publications, recordings and albums.
MiniCrib
http://www.minicrib.care4free.net/index.htm
A database of instructions for almost 4000 dances. Create your own cheat-sheet in minutes.
Scottish Dance CD Index
http://www.musicinscotland.com/scottish_country_dance_cd_index.htm
This index lists, in alphabetical order, all the dances for which the music is available on CD, and the album on which it is to be found.
http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/index.htm
This site lists dances from the Donald Collection held at the Central Library in Edinburgh.
Tartans of Scotland
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/
A complete register of all publicly known tartans.
House of Tartan
http://houseoftartan.co.uk/house/tfinder.htm
Search for a tartan by name or color.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00tx19b/Take_the_Floor_25_09_2010
A radio show from BBC Scotland featuring Scottish Dance music with Robbie Shepherd. (The longest running radio show in Scotland.)
Dance Injuries
http://www.scottishdance.net/highland/Injuries.html
Extensive compilation of information on preventing and healing injuries specific to dance.
The Briscoe’s Dance Site
http://briscoes.home.mindspring.com/scd.htm
A compendium of information useful to Scottish country dancers
SCD Articles
http://www.folkdancing.org/about_scottish.html
Info about Scottish country Dance maintained by the Folk Dance Association
Dancing on Campus
http://germantowncountrydancers.org/campus.html
Notes for anyone starting or leading a campus based dance group.
Library of Congress Dance Texts
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dicatlg.html
A rich collection of several hundred dance manuals including names such as Playford, Walsh, Young, etc.
Scottish Music & Songs
Whether you are looking for a local band to hire, need to find a specific tune, or just want to learn more about Scottish music, these sites should help.
Glenfiddle
http://home.comcast.net/~glenfiddle/site/
Check out this great local band!
Tune Search
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind
Search and access thousands of Scottish/Irish/English traditional tunes.
Music Sets
http://ecf-guest.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/
Search and find sets of tunes for individual dances.
Scottish Fiddling
http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/scotland/frame%20scotland.html
History and Information about the fiddle and its importance to Scottish Music
18th Century Scottish Music
http://www.standingstones.com/scot18th.html
A history of Scottish Music
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/introduction.shtml
Skinner was a key figure in Scottish Music. This site includes the Skinner Collection as well as video clips for dances.
Scottish Songs
http://ingeb.org/catscot.html
Lyrics to Scottish Songs
Scottish Specialty Shops
Looking for a certain collection of Scottish dances or shoes or a kilt? Check out these sites for all sorts of items related to Scottish country dance.
RSCDS Shop
http://www.rscds.org/shop.html
Headquarters sells all in-print RSCDS books, audio and video recordings and RSCDS accessories.
Scottish Dance Videos
http://www.scottishdancevideos.com/01homepage/index.html
Videos for Highland, Ladies’ Step, Scottish Country and RSCDS History
San Francisco Branch Bookstore
http://www.rscds-sf.org/oldbookstore/
Includes publications, recordings, and videos from the California area as well as other areas.
TAC Bookstore
http://store.tac-rscds.org/
Includes all sorts of dance books and recordings for Scottish country dance.
St. Andrews Shoemakers
http://www.jamessenior.co.uk/centinal.cgi
Formerly James Senior – a great resource for dance shoes.
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