Welcome to the website of Witham & District Caledonian Society! We are a friendly group who meet once a week in Witham (Essex) to learn and practise Scottish country dances. So if you would like to try a hobby which is sociable, energetic and (most importantly!) great fun, why not come along and join us? You will receive a very warm welcome, whatever your age or level of dancing experience, and the first class you attend is even free of charge!

To find out more about Scottish country dancing and how you can join us, just click on the links at the top of this page.

Scottish country dancing is a modern form of the country dancing popular in England and Scotland in the 18th century. It is a sociable style of dance which usually involves sets of six to ten people of mixed sex (most of the time!) dancing to music played on the fiddle, accordion, piano, drums, etc. The dancers work together to dance a sequence of formations, which will leave them in a new order. The dance is repeated enough times to bring them back to their original starting positions, with everyone dancing from each position in turn.