Spring term 2026

The term will start on 7th January and end on 13th May 2026, party night with music by Robert Whitehead.

Live music this week. Visitors are welcome.

Cribs and videos

The programme for 4th March will be danced to live music played by Ian Slater.

One of the dances is Duddingston Loch which is a freshwater loch in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. It is almost a companion dance to The Minister on the Loch who skated here. Courtesy of Scottish Country Dance Dictionary – an invaluable resource.

The cribs and videos of the dances planned for a Wednesday evening at Saltire are now a regular weekly feature on our website under Class Nights. The link will be available each week sometime between the Sunday and Tuesday. All dances are walked through.

Clicking on the link will bring up a list of the dances on a separate tab. Clicking on a dance will bring up details of the dance, including the crib, the diagram and a selection of videos. Some dancers prefer not to look at the dances beforehand and, since all dances are walked through on a Wednesday evening, looking at them in advance is entirely optional.

Autumn term 2026

The term will start on 9th September and end on 16th December 2026.