Weekly Dancing
Dunedin Dancers meets every Wednesday evening (apart from holidays) for social Scottish Country dancing from 7:30-9:30pm.
The Spring term ended April 1st
The Summer term ended June 24th
The Autumn term starts on September 9th 2026, ends December 16th
And the 2027 Spring term starts on January 6th 2027, ends March 31st
The 2027 Summer term starts on April 21st 2027, ends June 30th
... all dates inclusive.
The dances are chosen and called by a different member of our Matthew Maclennan group each week.
Visitors are very welcome, although if you attend regularly we would appreciate it
if you become a member
to support the administration of Dunedin.
Each evening only costs £7 (students £5).
For regular visitors it is cheaper if you pay in advance for the entire term
(£91 for the Autumn term, £77 for the January-March term, £56 for the Summer term or £210 for the entire year)
Dunedin Wednesdays
Wednesday evenings, 7:30-9:30 in St Matthew Hall, Morningside Parish Church Hall, 2 Cluny Gardens, EH10 6BQ (click here for a map)
For any dancer with a reasonable grasp of the basics of Scottish Country Dancing, this is informal social dancing which includes a varied selection of dances chosen by the caller on the night, most of which should be familiar. We dance to live music from one of our regular musicians playing accordion every second week; on the other evenings we dance to recorded music.
| Date | Music | Caller |
| 9th September | Marian Anderson | Linda Watson and Moira Calderwood |
| 16th September | CDs | Caroline Brockbank |
| 23rd September | Ewan Galloway | Sarah Horne |
| 30th September | CDs | Rob and April McMahon |
| 7th October | Phill Jones | Seonaid Scott |
| 14th October | CDs | Roanna Mackay |
| 21st October | Stuart Anderson | New Scotland |
| 28th October | CDs | Brian East |
| 4th November | Matthew Maclennan | Alex Gray |
| 11th November | CDs | Jemima Smith |
| 18th November | Susan Macfadyen | Jim McNicol and Fiona Berry |
| 25th November | CDs | Angharad Kenway |
| 2nd December | Iain MacPhail | Alison and John Nuttall |
| 9th December | CDs | Neil Wignall |
| 16th December | Aidan Frost | Sarah Muirhead |
Here are some core dances that will regularly appear in the Wednesday dance programmes
And here is a list of the dances that featured in the recent Wednesday evening classes
General notes
Dress is informal and all dances are walked through; provisional dance lists are shared with members in advance.
There is a short break half way through the evening.
For everyone's enjoyment, please bear our Social
Guidelines in mind.
This is informal social dancing - we do not run classes to teach dances or technique so our group
is not ideal for absolute beginners.
The Edinburgh Branch of the RSCDS
run beginners classes if you require them.
It would help if you could pay by electronic banking, either in advance or at the door.
If this is not possible, please bring exact change and pay when you arrive and sign in.
The bank account details are, as always
Bank of Scotland
Dunedin Dancers
Sort code: 80-02-85
Account number: 06006651
Covid precautions
We're allowed to dance again, but Covid hasn't left us, so please do not attend if you feel unwell
Dances
Dunedin Dancers currently organises three dances each year, in November, March and June,
plus monthly informal Sunday Socials in conjunction with RSCDS Edinburgh Branch.
All Country Dancers are welcome. Information about the dances will be provided on this website, or if you would like to receive details of our dances and our festival by e-mail, please enter your e-mail address in the space in the left column, and click on “Add”.
Our next dances and events will be:
Sunday Social
When: Sunday October 4th
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Susan MacFadyen
Price: £10 / £5 for under 26s
Programme: cribs -
flier
Sunday Social
When: Sunday November 1st
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Ewan Galloway
Price: £10 / £5 for under 26s
Dunedin November Dance
When: Sat November 21st, 7:30-10:30pm
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: David Oswald and his Band
Sunday Social
When: Sunday February 7th 2027
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Phill Jones
Price: £10 / £5 for under 26s
Sunday Social
When: Sunday March 7th 2027
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Stuart Anderson
Price: £10 / £5 for under 26s
Dunedin Spring Dance
When: Sat March 20th, 7:30-10:30pm
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Stuart Anderson
Dunedin Summer Dance
When: Sat March 20th, 7:30-10:30pm
Where: Reid Memorial Church Hall, West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY
Music: Marian Anderson
If you need further dancing fixes in between, Trinity Scottish Country Dance Club run an informal dance every second Saturday.
Nearer to our Cluny base, you will also find the Morningside SCD Club.
Festival
Our 27th Festival ran from 16th to Sunday 21st July 2025.
The weather was challenging, but otherwise all went well!