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Your dance shoes should be the first thing in your case!!
Don't leave home without them.
The single best source of links to dance groups round the world, at least in my opinion, is the Grand Chain, maintained by Ian Brockbank, or you could check RSCDS website for a list of official RSCDS branches and affiliated groups . I have no intention of trying to compete or provide any kind of comprehensive list. This page aims to give you starting point if you plan to pass through somewhere and are looking for a chance to dance..
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In
Asia (under construction - contact details
being worked on)
China:
no dance group in Beijing that I know of, but there's a small group in
Shanghai that meets regularly. Contact the British Consulate there
for details. Indonesia:
there's no regularly meeting dance group in Indonesia that I know of, but
in Jakarta they hold one of the biggest Highland Games outside Scotland
annually, including a dance competition. It's well worth visiting.
Contact the Java St Andrews
Society for further information. Japan:
there's lots of SCD in Japan, though you may have to speak some Japanese
to make the most of it. You could try the Scottish Bluebell Group
in Tokyo, or the Tokai
Branch. Malaysia: Singapore:
regular dance meetings are organised through the Singapore
St Andrew's Society. Thailand:
The Bangkok Reel Club dances from 20:00 to 22:30 on the first & third
Tuesdays of every month at Sachayan Court, 27 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Bangkok,
Thailand. For further information, contact Meilan Henderson at rsh@fnmail.com. In
the UK
Grand
Chain, an Edinburgh Scottish Dancing Resource, lists classes and social
events. Don't be fooled by the title "events on locally" - last time
I looked it included events in Phoenix, Arizona, Geneva and Winchester.
It all depends on your definition of local I suppose. In
Europe
Stefan Barthel maintains a diary of Scottish
Country Dance events in Germany and Central Europe.
Martin Sheffield maintains a page giving information about Scottish
Dance events in South East France. In
the US and Canada
Scottish
Country Dancing in Eastern Ontario, Canada
The Inter City Scot
is a magazine giving details of social events in the US.
Dance events in and around Los
Angeles, California. In
New Zealand and Australia
Some events are listed on the home page of the RSCDS
New Zealand Branch
The RSCDS Northern Territory
Branch page has a list of e-mail contacts throughout the rest of Australia.
Dance schools
Once you've been firmly bitten by the dance bug, you may want to do more than just attend the odd social dance on your holidays. Fear not, you can fulfill even the worst dance craving by attending one of the various dance schools on offer. I don't intend to try to give all the relevant information here, merely to indicate what's likely to be on offer.
The RSCDS holds an annual summer school in St Andrews in Scotland in late July/early August, where you can sign up for one or two weeks. The Teachers Association of Canada (TAC) also organises a summer school. The RSCDS New Zealand branch organises a week-ten day summer school just after Christmas each year as well as a number of weekend schools throughout the year. There is also an Australian winter school around June each year.
Attending a school gives you a chance to really work on improving your dancing while meeting people and having great fun. I thoroughly recommend it - though my feet may have some reservations.
Miscellaneous links to lead you to other dance groups
The RSCDS
can supply contacts for all RSCDS branches and affiliated groups round
the world.
The Strathspey Server maintains a page of links
to SCD groups worldwide.
The Sapphire Swan Dance directory has a lengthy page of Scottish
dance links.