OpenCharities

Deiseil Airson Dannsa

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC055473
Status
Active
Registered
July 3, 2026
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
2 Duddingston Park
Edinburgh
EH15 1JN

Contact

Website
deiseil.scot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are: (a) to advance the arts, by preserving, promoting and developing stepdance, Scotland's traditional percussive dance, and its associated music and song, including in particular through the development and performance of creative work showcasing or featuring stepdance, (b) to advance heritage, by encouraging-- (i) an understanding of stepdance as part of Scotland's history and traditions, (ii) the exploration of links between stepdance, music, song and Gaelic language, (iii) the exploration of links between stepdance and other dance and music traditions, (c) to advance culture, by promoting an awareness of the cultural context for stepdance and understanding of its history and relationship to other traditions, (d) to advance education through the provision of workshops, classes and other events for people to participate in stepdance and its associated music and song and to develop their practice of stepdance.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area