Chilworth Contras

We meet monthly on Thursdays at 8.00pm in the Village Hall, Chilworth, Nr Southampton, Hants, UK. SO16 7JZ (Hall bookings 023 8076 7905).
Grid Ref. SU411184. The hall is less than 5 mins drive from Junct 14 of M3, see dates, & map.

Beware the postcode does not give the true position of the hall!! see this map

Try some of John's Contra Dance Compositions.

More Contra Dance dates with John Turner

June 11th 2011 - London Barn Dance with Fat Harry at Cecil Sharp House, London.
Oct 29th 2011 - Leeds Contra, with King Contra.
Dec 8th 2012 - London Barn Dance at Cecil Sharp House, London, with Fat Harry

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.

As well as dancers local to the Southampton area, we have frequent visitors from Alton (27miles), Basingstoke (28m), Chichester (34m), Amesbury (35m),
Blandford & Guildford (49m), Bracknell (50m)! and even an occasional visitor from Horsham (65m)!

2011
	Jan 20th	Feb 17th	Mar 10th - with ECDB		April 21st
	May 12th	Jun 16th
	Oct 13th	Nov 17th	Dec 15th
2012
	Jan 19th	Mar 15th with ECDB	Apr 19th	June 21st