Join us on 11-13 October 2024 in Paris to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Of our 2 guest teachers, Mathias Ferber and Raphaëlle Orgeret, meet Raphaëlle who will teach the Sunday morning SCD class.

Raphaëlle was introduced to Scottish dancing by her mother and attended Summer School for the first time in 1998. She became hooked and hasn't stopped dancing since. She passed her teacher's certificate in St Andrews in 2008. She teaches her branch class in Lyon and a children's class there too. For several years, she coached a team for the Newcastle Festival comprising friends from across Europe and called it the International Team. She then coached her own Lyon branch team for the competition. She has been the branch chairman since 2016 and organizes weekend schools and other events for the branch. Her branch has a very important proportion of teenagers, who keep her on her toes! She has taught at the RSCDS Summer School, Winter School in Pitlochry, and at several Spring Flings as well as many workshops across Europe. She was lucky enough to teach twice at the Australian Winter School but also at the Asilomar weekend, TAC Summer School, and in Edmonton, Canada. Outside dancing, she works as a primary school teacher. She is very much looking forward to celebrating 40 years of dancing in Paris with everyone!

Registration opens in early January, stay tuned!

📷 Mathieu Trouillet

Join us on 11-13 October 2024 in Paris to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Of our 2 guest teachers, Mathias Ferber and Raphaëlle Orgeret, meet Mathias who will make you jump around in beautiful Highland style.

Mathias has been practicing Scottish country dancing for over 25 years, and has been teaching regularly at the Paris Branch and elsewhere for over 10 years. He also practices and teaches Highland dancing, which he has learned on numerous occasions throughout these years. His Highland classes are open to everyone and promise a relaxed and fun approach, while still requiring a substantial amount of energy.

Registration opens in early January, stay tuned!

Join us on 11-13 October 2024 in Paris to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Of our three guest musicians, David Knight, Keith Smith and Dave Wiesler, meet Keith on the fiddle, from Scotland.

Keith Buchanan Smith is internationally renowned for performing, broadcasting and teaching classical and Scottish music. His professional concert and teaching tours with fiddle and highland bagpipes regularly take him to North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Keith is featured on many CD recordings for Scottish Country Dancing.

Registration opens in early January, stay tuned!

Join us on 11-13 October 2024 in Paris to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Of our three guest musicians, David Knight, Keith Smith and Dave Wiesler, meet Dave on the piano, from the USA.

Pianist Dave Wiesler began dancing and playing Scottish country dancing nearly three decades ago. Since then he has become highly regarded for his strong rhythmic drive, his technical skills, and his deep knowledge of the genre. Dave is at home in a huge range of other styles of music and folk dance, ranging from English country dance, contra dance, swing and blues, and vintage couples dancing all the way to Viennese waltz and choir accompaniment. He has played at festivals and camps across North America, Scotland, and England, and he has composed hundreds of tunes, as well as song parodies, classical pieces, and choral arrangements. Dave’s many recordings include SCD albums with Thistle House, Mara Shea, Hanneke Cassel, the Scottish Weekend ensemble, and most recently the Delaware Valley Gold recording, which he also engineered and produced.

Registration opens in early January, stay tuned!