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We will have seven fantastic evening balls at Summer School, from 28 Dec to 4 Jan, with a break on 1 Jan for the New Year. Scroll down or click on the links below to jump to our evening programmes.
Opening Night: City of Sails (28 Dec)
Opening Night: City of Sails (28 Dec)
Kick off the Summer School with a celebration of our beautiful city: Auckland!
The Happy Meeting
The Sailor
From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa
Pelorus Jack
DEVISING COMPETITION WINNER
Mrs MacPherson of Inveran
Sands of Morar
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder
~ Break ~
Summer on the Beach
MacDonald of Keppoch
The Minister on the Loch
The Irish Rover
The Water of Leith
The Waternish Tangle
Fancy Dress Night: Alice in Wonderland (29 Dec)
Fancy Dress Night: Alice in Wonderland (29 Dec)
Whether you’re as mad as a hatter or as fancy as a flamingo, this is the night to show off your costume. Featuring a Fancy Dress parade and prizes! Run by our local Auckland-Northland youth.
Mad Hatter
A Reel for Alice
~ Costume Parade ~
The White Rabbit (Boyd)
Triple Happiness
Cranberry Tart
Sausage Machine
Midsummer Common
Australian Ladies
~ Break ~
Double Diamond Strathspey
Cheshire Cat
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Red Red Rose
Trip to Timber Ridge
Lord of the Rings Night: Reels for Rivendell (30 Dec)
Lord of the Rings Night: Reels for Rivendell (30 Dec)
Wander into Rivendell, elegant domain of the elf king Elrond, and party all night with the elves. A Scottish Country Dancing experience inspired by some of the most beloved films shot in New Zealand.
The Scottish Werewolf
Meg Merilees
The Silver Tassie
The Wild Geese
The Vale of Singing Gold
The Bonnie Tree
Tribute to the Borders
The Fireworks Reel
~ Break ~
Across the Brandywine
Ladies and Gentle-Hobbits
There and Back
The Scallywag
12 Coates Crescent
Best Set in the Hall
Mairi's Wedding
Hogmanay: Sweeping in the New Year! (31 Dec)
Hogmanay: Sweeping in the New Year! (31 Dec)
Welcome in the Year 2027 with style! When the clock chimes midnight, watch the Reaper and Sweeper and make sure you’ve paid off your debts.
(n.b. with a lot less fire)
New Year Jig
Catch the Wind
The Gentleman
Flowers of Edinburgh
A Capital Jig
Miss Eleanor
The Montgomeries' Rant
The Yorkshire Rose
Gang the Same Gate
Pelorus Jack
Triple Happiness
Scott Meikle
~ Supper ~
The Water of Leith
Maxwell's Rant
Napier's Index
Neidpath Castle
Toast to the Mousies
Best Set in the Hall
The Byron Strathspey
The Reel of the Royal Scots
~ Hogmanay Ceremony ~
The Eightsome Reel
City of Belfast
Farewell to Balfour Road
The Deil Amang the Tailors
President's Ball: Platinum & Peonies (2 Jan)
President's Ball: Platinum & Peonies (2 Jan)
The elegant, formal President’s Ball in honour of the newly elected NZ Branch President. It has been seventy years since the original NZ Scottish Country Dance Society (predecessor to the RSCDS NZ Branch) was founded.
~ Grand March ~
Maxwell's Rant
St Andrew's Fair
The Gentleman
~ Introductions ~
Napier's Index
The Barmkin
Sugar Candie
The Meeting of the Waters
Tribute to the Borders
For Yvonne
Fraser's Favourite
The Reel of the Royal Scots
~ Supper ~
The Yorkshire Rose
Gang the Same Gate
The Montgomeries' Rant
The Scallywag
The Orchards of Co. Armagh
The Deil Amang the Tailors
Ceilidh: Wild West (3 Jan)
Ceilidh: Wild West (3 Jan)
Put on your boots and hats, and come on down to our tavern. Open to the public and complete beginners, so bring your friends and family along. Talent performances will be done earlier in the afternoon.
Programme to be determined
Closing Night: Sailing Away (4 Jan)
Closing Night: Sailing Away (4 Jan)
We say goodbye to Summer School for 2026-27 with a hearty sendoff: a big band from the Musicians’ Course and an evening of revelry.
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Maxwell's Rant
Miss Gibson's Strathspey
Tribute to the Borders
Trip to Bavaria
Johnnie Walker
A Capital Jig
Catch the Wind
~ Break ~
Duke of Atholl's Reel
Flowers of Edinburgh
Midsummer Common
Farewell to Balfour Road
Cherrybank Gardens
The Reel of the Royal Scots
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