THE EVENTS & PROGRAMME OUTLINE
The events are usually held at hotels and similar venues around
the country.
The weekends comprise a mixture of dances and workshops and some free time to explore the local environs.
Customers gather for evening meal on the Friday and the event
ends with a Farewell Dance on Sunday afternoon.
See below for more detailed
information & current events.
THE LEADERS
| John & Hilary Turner from Southampton organise & lead the events.
The calling is shared between John and our 'Guest Caller'. John, a Yorkshireman, calls dances in a variety of styles from Playford to 'New England' Contras & Running Set. He has called at several major UK festivals, and at dance camps in the USA in recent years. He also leads folk dance holidays (with Hilary) for HF Holidays, and has recently completed an engagement teaching 'English Country Dance' onboard one of Fred Olsen's Baltic Cruises. John's 'Calling CV' Hilary, originally from the North-East, is Booking Secretary and Hostess. |
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The music is provided by our Guest Musicians, usually a well-known duo.
Details of 'Current Events'.
For previous Events, Guest Callers, Musicians, and comments from some of our Customers see:
Previous Light-hearted Dance Weekends.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We aspire to improve our dancing skills, knowledge and understanding of
English Country Dance but not at the expense of courtesy and cordiality.
THE PROGRAMME
A weekend of English Country Dance to suit a wide range of tastes,
with dances from the period c1650 to the present day including New England Contras and Squares. It is aimed at enthusiasts who enjoy their dancing. The emphasis will be firmly on enjoyment.
The weekend commences with dinner on the Friday evening and concludes
with a farewell dance on the Sunday afternoon.
There will be a mixture of dances & workshops, and some free time to explore the local area. Click here for a typical weekend programme.
CURRENT EVENTS
- Events currently launched:
- Skipton, Nov 2009
This event is already fully booked (75 dancers).
- Bournemouth, Jan 2010.
BOOKING PROCEDURE
Please read our Booking Policy
To book for one of our 'Current events' access the event above, download a copy of the event's
booking form, enclose a cheque for the
appropriate amount and post to the address on the form.
NB. We do not accept bookings by phone or email, or without a full deposit, unless from non-UK residents.
Beware! We circulate our brochures to over 250 individual addresses as well as to dance clubs throughout the country, so don't delay, we fill up extremely quickly!
If you wish to join our mailing list see below.
STATISTICS
Since January 2000 we have organised 19 dance weekends. 393 individuals have booked 1406 attendances (an average attendance of 3.6 per individual). Over 72% of total bookings are repeats.
Some (115 individuals) have attended more than 5 events each & 25 individuals have attended more than 10 events.
If you like diagrams, here is a graph indicating how quickly we fill up!
Graph of '%Full' against 'Elapsed days since launch' for our last 6 dance weekends.
FUTURE EVENTS
Brochures for these events will be circulated approx 8 months prior to the event.
Regular customers automatically remain on our mailing list.
MAILING LIST
If you would like your Name and Address added to our mailing list for future events,
please complete the Mailing List request
NB.
Regular customers automatically remain on our Mailing list. Non-UK residents please send us your email address.