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DANCE HOLIDAY IN GREECE - DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD - REGULAR GROUPS - DRUMMING COURSE - MONTHLY SATURDAYS - OTHER DANCE EVENTS - NON-DANCE EVENTS - CONTACT
I HAVE RELOCATED TO YORK; new contact details are below. Post will be forwarded from my Sheffield address, but phone messages will no longer be picked up from July 2008. I will continue to be available to teach in Sheffield and Chesterfield at certain times.
VENUE WANTED for residential Circle Dance events, possibly including New Year booking. Ideally Midlands/Welsh Borders/North, must have uncarpeted room which can take 20 (preferably more) in a circle for dancing and be reasonably priced. Self-catering preferred.
If it doesn't specify what the event is, it's probably Circle Dance! What's Circle Dance? - See Dance and Music.
You can also see some details of PAST EVENTS.
For International Folk Dancing groups elsewhere in UK visit the SIFD website.
For some other types of dance in and around Yorkshire and Derbyshire, see LINKS.Click here for link to photos of July 2004 Circle Dance residential at Alnmouth.
CIRCLE DANCE HOLIDAY AT ANILIO, PILION, GREECE, FRIDAY 4 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2009. A week to both relax and dance, sharing circle dance together in a beautiful, peaceful environment, but with plenty of time to enjoy the beach, and mountain walks. Some dance experience needed. This event ran for the first time in Sept. 2007 at the Pilion Centre, to which we will be returning, but now under the auspices of the Kalikalos Centre. See separate Pilion page on this site for more details, and also see Kalikalos website for info about the organisers, travel possibilities, accommodation options, etc.
DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD led by Paul. You can also see some details of PAST EVENTS.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2008 11.00 a.m. - 4.45 p.m. Dance old and new favourites, marking 15 years of dance teaching (in a very informal and low-key way!). A mix of traditional and modern dances, including some Balkan, a couple of my own choreographies, and more. Some experience of Circle Dance, World Dance or International Folk dance needed.
Cost £16 - £24, concessions £12 (self-select according to income. Concessionary rate intended mainly for unwaged on state benefits, and for students. If in doubt, ask me). Early booking discount of £2 if booked by Sept. 22.
All Sheffield days are at St. Gabriel's Church Hall, Dobbin Hill, Greystones, Sheffield S11 7JB. Click for location map at www.streetmap.co.uk - the church is at the north end of Dobbin Hill, on west side of road, by the junction with Greystones Rd. (not quite where the arrow on the map points!).
Bring food for shared lunch; teas provided. Please book in advance with £5 deposit (£10 for live music events). Deposit non-returnable except at my discretion.
REGULAR CIRCLE AND INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE GROUPS AND CLASSES
DERBYSHIRE
CHESTERFIELD
Thursday 6.45 p.m. - 8.45 p.m., termtime only, taught by me (Paul Boizot). Open to beginners in September, then in January and April usually only open to those who have done some Circle Dance before. Next term starts on 24 September 2009.
Workers Educational Association course - termtime only. Enrol for term.
Sept. 2008- Sept. 2009 fees for 10 weeks;
£55
£49.50 if on non-means tested benefits (incapacity and DLA)
free if on means-tested state benefits, or Working Tax Credit and income under £15K. Some other fee remission may be possible if household income under £15K but not on Working Tax Credit.
We take a one-week break at half-term. To enrol, contact Hurst House, 11 Abercrombie St., Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7LW. Tel. 01246 278623. http://www.hursthouse.org.uk.
BAKEWELL area; occasional - contact Erika Hancock 01629 813997.
CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH Thurs. 7.45-9.45 p.m., Town End Methodist Church. Frith Folk International Folk Dancing Group (General International). M & P Phillips 01298 24450.
NORTH YORKSHIRE
YORK see Circle Dance in York
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
SHEFFIELD
Sheffield groups are run privately, so you pay per session on the night and do not have to come every week - though if you are new and only drop in every few weeks you will not repeat many dances often enough to become familiar with them.
Monday fortnightly 1.15 p.m. - 3 p.m., Heeley Bank Centre, Heeley Bank Rd., S2, open to all, £3/£2, taught by Hilary Webster 0114 274 8280. NB venue is under threat, temporary accommodation may be being used, check before turning up!
Mondays 7.45 p.m. - 9.45 p.m., FORTNIGHTLY. Open to all, beginners welcome. "Dancing to World Music - Circle Dance style". Heeley Green Community Centre, Gleadless Road/Fitzroy Road, Sheffield 2. £4-£5 per session. Contact Hilary (who teaches the group) 0114 274 8280.......LIVE MUSIC from the Tjuzdi Band on Monday December 1.
Tuesday evening in Hunters Bar for more experienced dancers. 7.30 - 10 p.m. Taught by Hugh and Annie 0114 266 0366. Contact Hugh and Annie for details. £4-£6 per session.
N.B. All Sheffield groups; not Bank Holidays or some other holiday times.
CHESHIRE
ALTRINCHAM/TIMPERLEY Fri. 8 - 9.30 p.m. Helen Oak 07981 550534.
GREATER MANCHESTER AREA - contact Helen Oak 07981 550534.
DRUMMING COURSE
Feel The Rhythm! - YORK. WEA (Workers Educational Association) course.
Hand-drumming, suitable for beginners and experienced. Explore basic rhythms, plus some Arabic and East European ones. Learn basic techniques for hitting the drum and for not getting tired arms or aching hands! We will mostly use mid-Eastern style "darabuka" drums. Drums provided or bring your own.
Weds. 7 - 9 p.m., 10 weeks starting September 23, 2009, Lidgett Grove Methodist Church, Wheatlands Grove, York YO26 5NQ. Cost £57 full, £6 if on means-tested benefits, or Working Tax Credit and income under £15K. See above for full details of fees. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - book at Future Prospects, Swinegate, York on Tuesday and Friday mornings 10 a.m. -12 noon; other contact details tbc. Please let us know when booking if you need a drum or have your own.
NB this course will take a one-week half-term break.
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS IN SHEFFIELD
2 p.m. - 5 p.m., taught by Hugh and Annie every so often. Please let them know you're coming if you can. 0114 266 0366. £5-£8 sliding scale.
Venue; Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, S11.
Next dates - 2009; no more sessions till after the Summer - October 10th, November 14th and December 12th. Some previous experience of Circle Dance is necessary.
OTHER DANCE EVENTS A hash symbol (#) before an event means it is not one I am teaching or playing at. You can also see some details of PAST EVENTS.
Some PHOTOS, taken by Jen Kilyon, of Sophia Hatch's residential weekend at ALNMOUTH, in July 2004, which had live music from Bob Minney, Helen Oak and myself, can be seen here.
FRIDAY APRIL 3, YORK, evening of Circle Dance taught by Karen Michaelsen, with live music from Michael Rose, Maggie Allred and Paul Boizot. Details tbc, see Circle Dance in York.
FRIDAY 29 - SUNDAY 31 MAY 2009, Circle dance residential at ALNMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, led by Sophia Hatch, likely to be some live music - details tbc.
FRIDAY 10 - SUNDAY 12 JULY 2009, BOB MINNEY, HELEN OAK & PAUL BOIZOT play a whole weekend of live music at Sophia Hatch's Circle dance residential at ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. You can hear mp3 samples of music from a previous event (NB live minidisc recordings, so not studio quality).
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2009, day of Circle Dance with Paul Boizot at RIXTON VILLAGE HALL, nr. WARRINGTON - dance some of Paul's old and new favourites. Details to follow.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2009, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., day of Circle Dance with Paul Boizot in Middlesbourgh, North Yorkshire. A mixture of modern and traditional dances including some of Paul's recent choreographies. Details to follow.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2010 MALVERN (Worcestershire). 1100 - 1630. A Grand day Out - day of Circle Dance with live music from Richard and Olivia Hunt, Paul Boizot and Adrian Pointon. Teaching mainly by Sunnara Vivian.
DANCE HOLIDAY IN GREECE - DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD - REGULAR GROUPS - DRUMMING COURSE - MONTHLY SATURDAYS - OTHER DANCE EVENTS - NON-DANCE EVENTS - CONTACT
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I HAVE RELOCATED TO YORK. Mail will be forwarded from my Sheffield address, but phone messages will no longer be picked up from July 2008. I will continue to be available to teach in Sheffield and Chesterfield at certain times.
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