Atlanta Branch - RSCDS

2023 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
2023-07-07 - 2023-07-09 | Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, United States
Grandfather mountain highland games is one of the largest highland games held in the US. The games first formed in the late 50s and have been held annually since the 60s. The Blue Ridge Scottish Dance School meets the week proceeding the games. A ball will be held the coincide with the games. Dance events are being planned on the mountain during the games. More details of games events will be provided as they are finalized.

2023 Blue Ridge Scottish Dance School
2023-07-02 - 2023-07-08 | Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, United States
More details of the 2023 registration will be provided soon. Check https://www.blueridgesds.org/ for update and more details.

June 2023 Social
2023-06-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Nations Church, 8780 Macon Highway, Athens, GA, 30606, United States
More details will be provided soon.

Blairsville Scottish Festival
2023-06-10 - 2023-06-11 | VA
The games take place in Blairsville, GA which is a small town in north Georgia. The branch usually runs a demo platform during the games.

May 2023 Social
2023-05-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Shallowford Presbyterian, 2375 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA, 30345, United States

April 2023 Social
2023-04-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Stiles Auditorium, Olin Tatum Building, 320 West Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville, GA, 30120, United States
Yoshi Yukishige will be our MC and his program has dances for all levels including several beginner friendly dances. We are hopeful that some of the new dancers from the Etowah (Cartersville) beginner class will join us for their first social. No food will be allowed on the premises. Bring water or bottled water will be provided if needed. In lieu of having food during the intermission, Rick and Sarah have invited everyone to their home after the social for a get together. Please bring a snack to share if possible. Rick and Sarah could use some volunteers to setup chairs. Rick and Sarah’s address is 21 Bobwhite Trail. Cost for the dance is $5.
April 2023 Social Flyer
April 2023 Social Cheat Sheet
Dance List on Strathspey server

2023 Loch Norman Highland Games
2023-04-14 - 2023-04-16 | Rural Hill Farm, Huntersville, NC, United States
Loch Norman takes place on the grounds of Rural Hill Farm in April. The games feature dancing on the field on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be dancing on Friday and Saturday nights at nearby Hopewell Presbyterian. The flyer with programs and registration information is below. Dance lists which provide access to the programs, cribs, diagrams, and videos of the dances are also provided.

Loch Norman 2023 Dance Flyer
Friday Welcome Dance List on Strathspey Server
Saturday Gala Dance List on Strathspey Server

2023 Spring Workshop
2023-03-17 - 2023-03-19 | Olin Tatum Building, 320 West Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville, GA, 30120, United States
Join us in Cartersville for a weekend of dancing. The weekend starts with a welcome dance on Friday evening. Live music will be provided by Mara Shea, Julie Gorka, and Tom Pixton. On Saturday, instruction will be provided by Kate Nealley during the day. A ball will be held Saturday evening with an afters-party to follow. There will be a brunch on Sunday morning. Dancing will take place at the Olin Tatum Building of the Etowah Valley Historical Society and in the Stiles Auditorium with a nice wood floor. Cartersville is a vibrant community just north of Atlanta. Cartersville is just off I-75 and very accessible.
Full details of the workshop can be found here on the RSCDS Atlanta web site: https://rscds-atlanta.org/2022-spring-work

February 2023 Social
2023-02-12 15:00 - 17:00 | St James’ Episcopal Church, 161 Church St Ne, Marietta, US

January 2023 Social
2023-01-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Christ Church Episcopal, 400 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Norcross, GA, 30071, US
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday season and are now ready for some dancing.

Our January social will be Sunday, January 8th, at 3 pm in the Youth Center at Christ Church Episcopal, 400 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross, GA.

Yoshi will be our MC and his program has dances for all levels. The flyer with the program and the cheat sheet are below. Videos of the dances can be found at https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/ or https://my.strathspey.org/dd/index/.

January 2023 Social Flyer

January 2023 Cheat Sheet

We look forward to seeing many of you at the social on Sunday.

Scottish Country Dancing Class - Update!!
2022-12-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | Nations Church, 8780 Macon Hwy, Athens, GA, 30606, US
We finally have an update for all of those eager dancers out there. We will begin dancing in earnest after the Stone Mountain Highland Games in October. The games take place October 15-17. Please come to the games to see some demonstrations of what fun we have with Scottish Country Dancing!
Vaccinations will be required for all dancers when we resume classes for the health and safety of everyone involved. Vaccination cards will be required for all dancers to participate.
This class is for all levels of dancers. The class meets every Thursday at Nations Church, 8780 Macon Highway, Athens, GA. You don’t need to bring a partner or any special equipment, except for soft soled shoes and comfortable clothing.

Scottish Country Dancing Class Update
2022-12-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | St. James Episcopal Church, 161 Church St, Marietta, GA, 30060, US
We finally have an update for all of those eager dancers out there. The Marietta Class has resumed but with a change from Tuesday to Thursday evenings. The venue has changed as well and will now take place at St. James Episcopal Church, 161 Church St. in Marietta.
Vaccinations will be required for all dancers for the health and safety of everyone involved. Vaccination cards will be required for all dancers to participate.
This class is for all levels. It is not necessary to bring a partner and no special equipment (other than comfortable clothing and a pair of soft-soled shoes) is required.
