RSCDS Brighton Branch
Scottish Country Dance Events Coming up Next
Scottish country dances and other events run by or sponsored by RSCDS Brighton Branch in Sussex. See also our past events.We aim to hold all branch scottish dances in the afternoonnow, as agreed at our AGM in May 2025.
Strawberry Tea Dance, Sunday 14th June 2026, 3pm (Angmering) 
This is a cheerful afternoon Scottish country dance on Sunday at tea-time with a light tea of scones and jam with fresh strawberries and cream. All are welcome.
Dances will be recapped. Tickets at the door, £8 (children and students £4).
The venue is Angmering Community Centre in Foxwood Avenue, Angmering, BN16 4FU.
Angmering railway station and bus stops for the Stagecoach Coastliner 700 bus (half hourly to East Preston) are just the other side of the A259 - see my map.
Tap for the A4 flyer / programme and the cribs and diagrams (thank you Lee).
East Preston Dance, Saturday 20th Jun 2026 at 6pm
Join the Arun East u3a Scottish Country Dancing group for an evening of Scottish Country Dances at The Barn, East Preston BN16 1LP. Dances range from easy to more difficult. Cake, biscuits and a hot drink will be available in the interval - please bring your own mug. Entry £5.
Tap for the cribs and diagrams. Print the details from Fran's Flyer
Challenging Dances for Advanced Dancers on Sunday, 20th September 2026
An afternoon class from 2pm to 5pm for advanced dancers, a challenging programme taught by Mervyn Short.
£8 at the door - to book your place please email by July 31st.
To print the details, see Fran's Flyer
Supported by the Brighton Branch Pat Harvey Fund.
Hallowe'en dance, Saturday October 31st, 2:30
An informal, themed dance to recorded music with Rod Burrows as MC, held at the Rawson Hall, Bolney, RH17 5PF.(On Saturdays, Bus 273 from Brighton leaves Old Steine at 1:20pm and should reach Rycroft Road, a 10-minute walk from the hall, at 2:03pm. The last bus back leaves at 4:40pm.)
Tickets on the door, price £7 (non-dancers £3.
Wearing something suggestive of Hallowe'en is optional, but if you do please make sure you can dance in it!
Tap for our printable flyer (to follow) .
Improvers' Afternoon of Dance, Sunday November 30th 2026, 2-5pm
Taught by Mervyn Short, this class is funded by the Brighton Branch Pat Harvey Fund. Early Spring Dance, a Saturday afternoon in January 2027
In order to better space out Sussex dances, we are aiming to replace our February dance by a Saturday afternoon dance to cheer you up in January.Annual General Meeting, Friday before class in late spring
RSCDS Brighton Branch AGM is held at the
Patcham Memorial Hall on a Friday before the class which avoids bank holidays and Brighton Festival days.
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More Scottish dance events ...
You can reminisce about Brighton Branch past events.
The Sussex Association of Scottish Societies (
SASS) is an umbrella group we belong to which co-ordinates local Scottish dance events run by clubs throughout Sussex.
See RSCDS London for the South-East Dance Diary of Scottish country dancing events in the south-east of England.