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.

Chilworth Contras with The English Contra Dance Band with Caller John Turner.
music:Amy Cann arr Kiddier/Game.

Try some of John's Contra Dance Compositions.

More Contra Dance dates with John Turner

Jul 11th 2009 - London Barn Dance Co. at Cecil Sharp House, London, with The English Contra Dance Band.
Oct 24th 2009 - Leeds Contra at West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Leeds, LS16 5BE. with Vertical Expression
Feb 13th 2010 - London Barndance Co. at Cecil Sharp House, London, with Fiddlegang
July 16th 2010 - Alcester Contra, Warwickshire, with Crowfoot (USA) tbc.

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)!

2009
	Jun 25th		Jul 16th with the The English Contra Dance Band
	No August or September meetings		Oct 15th	Nov 26th
	Dec 17th with the The English Contra Dance Band
2010
	Jan 21st	Feb 18th	Mar 4th	Apr 22nd	May 20th
	June 17th	July 15th	No August or September meetings		Oct 14th