Chilworth Contras

Chilworth Contras          
A 'New England' Contra Dance club led by John & Hilary Turner.
Caller - John Turner

We meet monthly on Thursdays at 8.00pm in the Village Hall, Chilworth, Nr Southampton, Hants, UK. SO16 7JZ.
Grid Ref. SU411184. The hall is less than 5 mins drive from Junct 14 of M3, see map.

Try some of John's Contra Dance Compositions.

Dates for your Diary
2008

Jan 10th with the The English Contra Dance Band
Feb 14thMar 13thApr 17th

Friday May 16th as part of 'Winchester MayFest' with The English Contra Dance Band . Venue click here.

Jun 12thJuly 10th with the The English Contra Dance Band
No August or September meetings Oct 16thNov 20thDec 11th
2009
Jan 8th

More Contra Dance dates with John Turner & The English Contra Dance Band

April 11th 2008 - Alcester Contra at the Greig Hall, Alcester, Warks.
May 10th 2008 - London Barn Dance at Cecil Sharp House, London.

for other Contra Dance dates try:

London Barndance Company,       Alcester Contra       Guildford Contra        Leeds Contra        Batheaston Contradance Club        Kelburn, Ayrshire        Kegworth Kontra, Leics.        Cambridge Contra

How about a Contra Dance Weekend??

John & Hilary

are leading a Weekend at Halsway Manor, Somerset (3rd - 5th April 2009) with music by

'The English Contra Dance Band'

Reserve the date now! & book early to avoid disappointment!.

Chilworth Contra Summary

What is Contra Dancing? you ask.
Try this, or this viewpoint from across the 'pond', although we do things slightly differently in the UK.
At Chilworth we dance to CDs with the occasional visit from 'The English Contra Dance Band'.

The music is great, very lively and really gives you that drive which is so important for Contra Dancing in particular.

We dance New England Contras & Squares, with lots of swinging! and occasionally some 'Running Set' too. We welcome everyone, but don’t come to rest; it’s an exhausting evening!

To give you a flavour of this, it’s purposeful, urgent, vital, energetic, well phrased, strongly connected, challenging, sociable and great fun!

We change partners almost every dance, helping newcomers to be quickly assimilated, as well as creating a friendly and sociable environment.

Ladies invite the men to dance as well as vice versa.

Each dance can run for up to 12 to 14 times through compared to the ‘English’ norm of 7 to 9 times, so don't come to rest!

If you have any further questions please email us

Here are a few articles on Contra Dancing that I hope you find helpful:
      What is Contra Dance?
      Good Contra and Square Dancing Defined by Paul Tyler
      Contras & Squares photography.

      So why not come and join us?

      We have frequent visitors from Alton, Blandford, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Chichester, & Guildford! as well as many more local to the Southampton area.



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