SCOT is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the culture of Scotland with residents and visitors in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Membership is open to all people who are interested in promoting knowledge of and appreciation for Scottish culture and history.

Scottish Cultural
Organization
of the Triangle, Inc.
215 SE Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511


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SCOT Family Ceilidh!
Potluck supper 5:30-6:30
Ceilidh 6:30-9:00
February 27, 2010
Kirk of Kildaire, Cary


Pipe Bands

The Triangle has two bagpipe bands: the North Carolina State University Pipes and Drums and the Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums. Both bands perform at Highland Games, area parades, Celtic events, and other civic and private functions throughout the year.

Scottish Country Dancing

Scottish Country Dancing has been the traditional social dancing of Scotland for more than 200 years. Dancers move to the driving strains of reels, jigs and strathspeys. There are several groups active in the Triangle area, and each has dancers available for performances throughout the year. Classes meet several times a week in various locations. See the Raleigh Scottish Country Dancers website at http://home.roadrunner.com/~rscd/ or the Durham-Chapel Hill Scottish Country Dance group’s website at http://www.ibiblio.org/scottish-dance/ for more information.


Highland Dancing
Triangle Highland dancers are ranked
among the best in the nation. There are several schools of Scottish Dance in the Triangle. Highland Dance is a competitive, athletic form of folk dance for males and females of all ages.
One of the strengths of the Highland dance presence in this area has been the cooperation and joint efforts of all the teachers in the area. All the local teachers are part of a network which works to improve Highland dancing for all local dancers rather than just those of the teacher’s own school. To exemplify this atmosphere of cooperation, the teachers have adopted the phrase Scottish Dancers of the Triangle, meant to include all of the schools and students in the area.  For more information, get in touch with any of the SCOT Contacts listed above.