Many thanks to all the lovely people who came dancing last Friday I have today passed on £89 in donations to Hope House Hospice.
Have a great Christmas and New Year folks and see you on 13 Jan
Paul
Tuesday 13 December 2016
Saturday 3 September 2016
Come dancing restarts
After our break for the summer, we will be restarting dancing again
on 23 September at Lydham Village Hall at 8pm. And we will have the
Alphabet Band playing. So do tell your friends and acquaintances as we
love having new people join us. If you miss this one the next time will
be 14th October, with normal 2nd and 4th Fridays.
But for
those who would like to dance before then, this Friday and all weekend
is Bromyard Folk Festival with a "Day of Dance" starting Friday night
7:30-10:30pm with a contra dance led by Joe Hodgson and The Falconers in
the Falcon Ballroom, and continuing to teatime on Saturday. Dancing on
Saturday starts at 10am with Frances Richardson and Mike Courthold the
callers and music from The Falconers and Weston Country Dance Band.
Tickets for the "Day of Dance" are £20 or you can buy individual
sessions. For more info see
http://www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk/artists/programme/
Saturday 30 April 2016
May dances coming up
7 May Church Stretton, 13 May Lydham, 25 May Chetton
It was one of those 5 Friday months in April, so for those of you thinking it must be Alphabet Dancers this week, sorry it's a week later on 13 May.
However to reduce withdrawal pangs we have coming up:
Saturday 7 May Church Stretton Music Festival with a folk dance concert 11:15-12 in The United Reform Church, followed afterwards by a dance in the URC Hall next door until 2pm. See this poster for details of "The Incomplete Dancing Master Exposed" (I suspect that's me!)
bit.ly/1TlI9MA
If you have a chance to print and distribute please do!
The complete programme for the day can be found here
or at these links bit.ly/1TCd6yC bit.ly/1VFswpb
It looks like a lot is happening and proceeds to a good cause. Hope to see many of you there.
On 13 May we have our last regular dance at Lydham - we'll run a little longer and have cake in the interval. Start 8pm with the band
And to reduce your wait until September Paul & the band are at Chetton Folk Dance Group on 25 May from 8pm-10:15 at Chetton Village Hall. Please come along as visitors and join in. You'll be most welcome.
And if you have read this far - maybe see some of you at Clun Green Man on Sun 1st May- I'll be Cotswold Morris dancing at 12 and 3:15. Bedlams will be in the square from 11am on 2nd May, but my ligaments preclude me from that.
It was one of those 5 Friday months in April, so for those of you thinking it must be Alphabet Dancers this week, sorry it's a week later on 13 May.
However to reduce withdrawal pangs we have coming up:
Saturday 7 May Church Stretton Music Festival with a folk dance concert 11:15-12 in The United Reform Church, followed afterwards by a dance in the URC Hall next door until 2pm. See this poster for details of "The Incomplete Dancing Master Exposed" (I suspect that's me!)
bit.ly/1TlI9MA
If you have a chance to print and distribute please do!
The complete programme for the day can be found here
or at these links bit.ly/1TCd6yC bit.ly/1VFswpb
It looks like a lot is happening and proceeds to a good cause. Hope to see many of you there.
On 13 May we have our last regular dance at Lydham - we'll run a little longer and have cake in the interval. Start 8pm with the band
And to reduce your wait until September Paul & the band are at Chetton Folk Dance Group on 25 May from 8pm-10:15 at Chetton Village Hall. Please come along as visitors and join in. You'll be most welcome.
And if you have read this far - maybe see some of you at Clun Green Man on Sun 1st May- I'll be Cotswold Morris dancing at 12 and 3:15. Bedlams will be in the square from 11am on 2nd May, but my ligaments preclude me from that.
Friday 1 April 2016
Upcoming dates
We've some lovely opportunities to dance to live music coming up.
Our normal Alphabet evenings on 8 April and 13 May will be with the marvellous Alphabet Band providing the music, and 22 April we have CDs. 13 May will be party night as our last regular meeting until September as we take a break for people to enjoy the outdoors, so there will be cake and a slightly longer dance.
Locally Church Stretton Music Festival has a dance in the URC Church Hall over lunchtime on Saturday 7 May following on from a concert of dance music in the URC Church from 11-12am. This features two excellent experienced musicians in Brian Stone on fiddle and John Dudley on melodeon and will be a great sound. Paul will be calling with them in the church hall.
And the Alphabet Band have been invited to play for Chetton Dance Group on 25 May at Chetton Village Hall, again with Paul calling. This is definitely the last appearance before the summer, and there won't be club that Friday due to the Bank Holiday so do come along and support the band.
Put Bromyard Folk Festival in your diaries for September 9-11th, where the "Day of Dance" will incorporate a dance on the Friday night and workshops on the Saturday. There will be ceilidhs, concerts and lots going on. To allow as many as possible to support Bromyard, Alphabet Dancers will resume on 23 September 2016
A note on road works - they are all finished!
Our normal Alphabet evenings on 8 April and 13 May will be with the marvellous Alphabet Band providing the music, and 22 April we have CDs. 13 May will be party night as our last regular meeting until September as we take a break for people to enjoy the outdoors, so there will be cake and a slightly longer dance.
Locally Church Stretton Music Festival has a dance in the URC Church Hall over lunchtime on Saturday 7 May following on from a concert of dance music in the URC Church from 11-12am. This features two excellent experienced musicians in Brian Stone on fiddle and John Dudley on melodeon and will be a great sound. Paul will be calling with them in the church hall.
And the Alphabet Band have been invited to play for Chetton Dance Group on 25 May at Chetton Village Hall, again with Paul calling. This is definitely the last appearance before the summer, and there won't be club that Friday due to the Bank Holiday so do come along and support the band.
Put Bromyard Folk Festival in your diaries for September 9-11th, where the "Day of Dance" will incorporate a dance on the Friday night and workshops on the Saturday. There will be ceilidhs, concerts and lots going on. To allow as many as possible to support Bromyard, Alphabet Dancers will resume on 23 September 2016
A note on road works - they are all finished!
Wednesday 2 March 2016
New members
A great turnout at the Arts Festival means we have a few new people enquiring about learning to dance.
Our regular Friday night sessions are designed with some teaching and the dances are chosen to suit the level of ability - though sometimes pushing the limits otherwise you don't progress. All dances are walked through and called throughout. We recommend dancers mix, rather than sticking with just one partner all evening as at some other clubs. This has great benefit for beginners as they have a partner that can help them, and anyone coming alone is not singled out looking for another singleton making it much more welcoming. Plus the more experienced dancers get a sense of welcoming new pwople into our wonderful world of dance. And if all that fails the caller will try and match people up.
SO come along on March 11th for an 8pm start when we have the live music from the Alphabet Band to help us enjy ourselves. Lydham Village Hall on the junction of A488 and A489. If coming from "Wales" the junction of A489 north of Lydham is out of action for roadworks so you need to divert through Bishops Castle
Our regular Friday night sessions are designed with some teaching and the dances are chosen to suit the level of ability - though sometimes pushing the limits otherwise you don't progress. All dances are walked through and called throughout. We recommend dancers mix, rather than sticking with just one partner all evening as at some other clubs. This has great benefit for beginners as they have a partner that can help them, and anyone coming alone is not singled out looking for another singleton making it much more welcoming. Plus the more experienced dancers get a sense of welcoming new pwople into our wonderful world of dance. And if all that fails the caller will try and match people up.
SO come along on March 11th for an 8pm start when we have the live music from the Alphabet Band to help us enjy ourselves. Lydham Village Hall on the junction of A488 and A489. If coming from "Wales" the junction of A489 north of Lydham is out of action for roadworks so you need to divert through Bishops Castle
Tuesday 19 January 2016
What do we do?
For those asking, what is English Country Dancing, then this clip from Poldark might give an idea. We aren't so well choreographed or as elegantly dressed (21st Century after all!) but it gives the idea of moving with music in coordination with others.
https://youtu.be/cUIYFrTMGsc
Saturday 9 January 2016
New Year, New Dancers
A brilliant time last night at Lydham Village Hall for the first clubnight of the year and 26 dancers. Plus caller and 6 in the band so many thanks to all the helper sin the kitchen making drinks
Given so many newcomers we focused on getting through the dances in an orderly fashion. The "1's lead down and cast back" in Sun Assembly did cause a little confusion with newcomers trying to work out where they sarted the next round but otherwise everyone coped admirably.
Dances included: Gued Man of Ballangigh, Sun Assembly, Childgrove, Dartington, Turning by Threes, I care not for these ladies, Halfe Hannekin and Circassian Circle.
The band played beautifully throughout.
Next clubnight 22 January starts at 8pm
Given so many newcomers we focused on getting through the dances in an orderly fashion. The "1's lead down and cast back" in Sun Assembly did cause a little confusion with newcomers trying to work out where they sarted the next round but otherwise everyone coped admirably.
Dances included: Gued Man of Ballangigh, Sun Assembly, Childgrove, Dartington, Turning by Threes, I care not for these ladies, Halfe Hannekin and Circassian Circle.
The band played beautifully throughout.
Next clubnight 22 January starts at 8pm
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