Festival 2025 | rscdslondon

Represent RSCDS London at the White Rose Festival 2025

Following our introductory Festival preparation session on 29 March, we hope to run practice sessions on the following dates 7-9pm in the Drama Studio at Maria Fidelis School, NW1 1LY.

PLEASE NOTE: these dates are pending confirmation from the school but provided here to be pencilled in (several people have been holding off booking other activities in case of clashes). We will advise here and on email/WhatsApp when dates confirmed.

Monday 28 April
Friday 9 May
Thursday 29 May
Friday 13 June
Wednesday 25 June
Wednesday 2 July
Wednesday 9 July (possibly)

Demonstration practices with the MacLennan Scottish Group will take place 1-4pm on Sunday 27 April, 18 May, 22 June, 6 July. For details and for any other questions, contact classes@rscdslondon.org.uk.

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Each July the White Rose Festival of Scottish Country Dancing takes place near Leeds - outdoors if the weather permits. It's a lovely, non competitive celebration of Scottish country dance with programmed items for teams of beginners, intermediate and more advanced dancers.

This season RSCDS London hopes to take teams to dance at all levels. We will aim to include some of the set dances in our Spring term classes then run 3 extra classes for each level in the Summer term.

What happens?

Click here to read an article from The Reel describing the event. Scroll down this page to see some photos of past events.

When: Weekend of Saturday 12 July 2025.
Where: The Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds, LS17 9LE
What: A weekend of dancing and fun with fellow dancers from London and the South East.
- We arrive on the Friday evening, have dinner together for those who wish,
- On Saturday we squeeze in a final morning practice before taking our picnic lunches and heading to the Festival around noon. There is a dance plus supper in the evening too.
- Then we return home on Sunday 13.
Who: Open to all levels of dancers.
- We're planning to take one set to dance in the Beginners section, another (for intermediate and above dancers) in the massed dances, and a third in the demonstration dances (for advanced and very advanced dancers in cooperation with the MacLennan Scottish Group which includes several London dancers and has has attended the festival for many years). There is something for everyone
Accommodation: We have reserved rooms at the Premier Inn, Headingley
Travel: arranged individually but scope to share lifts etc.
Cost:
- Entrance to the Festival and to the evening dance, plus RSCDS London polo shirt and 3 Summer Term rehearsal classes = approx £100
- Hotel rooms plus breakfast at Premier Inn Headingley reserved at £127.99 (single occupancy), £138.98 (double occupancy) per room per night
- Approx cost per person for Festival fees, classes, polo shirt, accommodation and breakfast therefore £240 (if sharing a room), £360 (single occupancy)
- We will ask for an initial deposit of £50 by the end of March 2025 then the balance for classes and accommodation in 2 further payments in April and May.
- Travel and dinner separate costs.