Summer Dances
All welcome
Branch Summer Dances will be held on the second Wednesday of each month
10th June, 8th July, 12th August 2026
All will be held in Ballylesson Presbyterian Church Hall.
Admission £5 Pay at the door. Tea and biscuits will be provided
Classes will resume in September/October for the 2025-26 season and all classes are delighted to welcome new members. Most classes run until April.
For experienced dancers the Branch runs a monthly ‘advanced’ class. Details of this and other classes are on the "This seasons classes" page.
Full details for all classes, contact information, fees etc. can be found in our 2025-26 class Information leaflet
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Adults’ Classes (Weekly, twice monthly or 1 class per month) |
Teacher/Class Representative |
2025 dates commencing |
Time |
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Castlereagh - weekly |
Teacher: Mr Colin Barnes Class representative: Mrs Zanne Pinkerton |
Monday 15th September 2025 to 8th December 2025, 5th January 2026 to 23rd March 2026, and 13th April 2026 The annual St. Patricks ceilidh will be held on 16th March 2025. |
7.45 – 9.45 pm |
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Day class - twice monthly Belmont Bowling Club |
Teacher: Mrs Evelyn Redmond Class representative: Ms Brenda Brown |
Tuesday 2025: 23rd September, 7th October, 21st October, 4th November, 18th November, 2nd December 2026: 13th January, 27th January, 10th February, 24th February, 10th March, 24th March |
10.30 am – 12.30 pm |
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Dundela - weekly |
Teacher: Mr John Campbell Class representative: Rosemary Gordon |
Thursday 11th September 2025 to 27th November 2025, 8th January 2026 to 26th March 2026 |
7.30 – 9.30 pm |
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Knockbreda – weekly |
Teacher: Mrs Lucy Mulholland Class representative: Mrs Liz Malone |
Saturday 6th September 2025 to 13th December 2025, No classes on: 4th October, 29th November, 6th December. 2026 dates TBC |
7.30 – 9.30 pm |
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Lisburn – weekly St Mark’s Ballymacash Church Hall |
Teacher: Ms Linda Harley Class representative: Mrs Esme Stewart |
Tuesday 9th September 2025 to 25th November 2025. 2026 dates TBC |
7.30 – 9.30 pm |
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Malone - twice monthly |
Teacher: Mrs Daphne Jones Class representative: Mrs Valerie Kirk |
Wednesday 2025: 17th September, 1st October, 15th October, 5th November, 19th November, 3rd December 2026: 7th January, 21st January, 4th February, 18th February, 4th March, 18th March |
7.30 – 9.30 pm |
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Advanced Class – monthly For experienced dancers |
Teachers: Rota of teachers Class representative: Mrs Jeanette Chambers |
2nd Wed each month 2025: 8th October, 12th November, 10th December |
10.30 am - 12.30 pm |
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Skills Class monthly For members wishing to |
Teacher: Mrs Evelyn Redmond Contacts: Mrs Rosemary Gordon |
2nd Sat each month 11th October 2025 |
10.00 am - 12.00 noon |
The RSCDS Belfast Branch Core Dances for 2024 - 2025 are:
| No. | Dance | Type | Times | Bars | Set | Source |
| 1 | Centenary Jig | Jig | 8 | 32 | Longwise | Glasgow Branch 100th Anniversary Dances |
| 2 | Scottish Reform | Jig | 8 | 32 | Longwise | RSCDS Book 3 |
| 3 | The Machine Without Horses | Jig | 8 | 32 | Longwise | RSCDS Book 12 |
| 4 | Beeswing | Reel | 8 | 32 | Longwise | Graded and Social Dances 2 (Roy Goldring) |
| 5 | General Stuart's Reel | Reel | 8 | 32 | Longwise | RSCDS Book 10 |
| 6 | Snowdrops in the Glen | Reel | 8 | 32 | Longwise | Glasgow Branch 90th Anniversary |
| 7 | The Knock | Strathspey | 4 | 32 | Longwise | Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances - Volumes 4, 5 and More |
| 8 | The Cabrach | Strathspey | 8 | 32 | Longwise | Graded and Social Dances 1 (Roy Goldring) |
| 9 | Everything Stops for Tea | Strathspey | 8 | 32 | Longwise | Unpublished |
| 10 | Eighty Not Out | Medley | 64 S + 64 J | Square | The Ashmerg Collection | |
Cribs, Videos etc. dan be found on the My.Strathspey