About SCD

Scottish Country Dancing is:
- social dancing to the stirring music of Scotland (but you don't need to be Scottish
to get involved)
- great for the mind, the body and the soul
- usually danced in sets of three, four or five couples (but does not require you to
bring a partner)
- suitable for all ages - in our club children begin from age 5
- a worldwide phenomenon (with dance communities in around 40 countries)
- based on the ballroom dancing of 18th century Scotland

Dances are mostly one of three different tempos - reels, jigs and strathspeys.
The faster jigs and reels predominantly use a skip change of step, sometimes also using
slip steps and/or a setting step. Strathspeys are at a slower tempo peculiar to Scottish
Country Dancing.

Dances are usually made up of four different formations (usually of 8 bars) and range from
those made up of simpler formations to those that are more complex.

As well as our club nights we join other dancers from around our Waikato Bay of Plenty
Region at their events - often a formal dance. There are opportunities for further learning
at summer, weekend and day schools.