Local Resources

The Cincinnati Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society traces its roots to August 13, 1958, when eighteen people, including Miss Nora Kindness, met to form a group wherein they could learn Scottish Dancing. From this meeting, The Scottish Folk Dancing Society of Cincinnati was formed. A year later the group became The Scottish Dance Society of Cincinnati, and on August 11, 1961 became an Affiliate Member of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.

On June 20, 1983, after almost 25 years of dancing, the group became The Cincinnati Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. This occurred when Babs Egbert became the group’s second fully certificated RSCDS teacher.The Cincinnati Branch RSCDS promotes and preserves Scottish Country Dancing, the ballroom/social dance of Scotland. The Branch conducts instruction in Scottish Country Dancing, holds social dances and workshops, and performs demonstrations of Scottish Country Dance at numerous events in the Southwest Ohio area year ’round.