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EVENTS
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REGULAR GROUPS - DRUMMING COURSE - NON-DANCE EVENTS - CONTACTI HAVE RELOCATED TO YORK; new contact details are below. Post and phone messages are no longer being forwarded from my former Sheffield address. 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.CIRCLE DANCE HOLIDAY AT ANILIO, PILION, GREECE, FRIDAY 4 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2009. This was good! Looking at running this, or something similar, again in a future year.... Venue suggestions welcome! 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 returned in 2009, but now under the auspices of the Kalikalos Centre. See separate Pilion page on this site for more details. Some photos from the 2009 event can be found online at Flickr.com.
DANCE EVENTS UK DAYS, WEEKENDS, VARIOUS ONE-OFFS......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.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17, 2011 SALTAIRE, WEST YORKSHIRE. Winter solstice dance with Sophia Hatch. Recorded music in the afternoon, then live music in the evening from Adrian Dobson, Paul Boizot, Cathy Librini. Contact Sophia www.sophiafreedancer.co.uk.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2012 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. Contact Sunnara for details and bookings.
SATURDAY MARCH 31, 11.00 a.m. - 4.45 p.m., SHEFFIELD. Balkan Circle Dance Day. Dances mainly from Bulgaria, Macedonia, plus some from Romania, Albania, etc. I expect to include a few dances that are newer to the network. 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 March 6. 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.
Venue 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!).
SUNDAY APRIL 22, 10:30-4pm., YORK. NB The date and venue for this event has had to be changed from the original.
Spring Fling! A day of live music from BOB MINNEY, PAUL BOIZOT & JO DENHAM, taught mostly by Karen Michaelsen. With dances on a Spring and May Day/Beltane theme, there will be traditional and modern circle dances, including some of Bob's.
Venue; Priory St. Centre Main Hall, Priory St. York. YO1 6ET. The venue is just a short walk from York Railway station, Megabus and the Coastliner bus service.
Costs: Early bird special price of £32 if booked before 1 April. After 1 April, the cost will be £42. Bookings to Karen at Circle Dance in York.
FRIDAY 13 - SUNDAY 15 JULY, BOB MINNEY, PAUL BOIZOT & JO DENHAM 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). Bookings to Sophia www.sophiafreedancer.co.uk.
FRIDAY 27 - SUNDAY 29 JULY, YORK. Circle Dance Summer School. Dance, song and music with Karen Michaelsen, Paul Boizot, and Sunnara Vivian.
Enjoy the community of the circle and a weekend of music, song and dance! Relish the joy of circle dance, learn some circle dance songs or get out your instrument and play circle dance tunes.
Circle dance sessions begin on Friday evening. On Saturday and Sunday there will be singing, dancing and scratch band sessions, where singers and musicians can learn some circle dance tunes to sing and play for dancing on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Singing sessions will be led by Sunnara Vivian, singing and circle dance teacher from Malvern. The band sessions will be led by Paul Boizot. The dance sessions will be led by Karen Michaelsen with some support from Paul.
The weekend begins with dancing on Friday evening. There will be 6 dance sessions over the weekend, 2 singing sessions and 2 scratch band sessions. The final dance session will be on Sunday afternoon, finishing at 5:30pm.
The weekend is based at the Priory St. Centre, Priory St. York YO1 6ET - only a few minutes walk from the rail station and the city centre.
Costs: £55/£45 concessions for the weekend. Some Saturday places available at £28/£22 concessions. Please book with a £25 deposit BY 1 JULY in order to secure the hall booking. Bookings to Karen at Circle Dance in York
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 11.00 a.m. - 4.45 p.m., SHEFFIELD. Day of Circle Dance - further details to follow.
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). Please book in advance with £5 deposit (£10 for live music events). Deposit non-returnable except at my discretion. Early booking discount of £2 if booked by September 3 (I may be on holiday in early Sept. - see HOLIDAY CLOSURE - so don't worry if you have to wait for a confirmation of booking - if you email me to say you have booked I may be able to respond from an internet cafe).
Venue 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 (I don't usually bring coffee or soyamilk).
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). Hurst House, 11 Abercrombie St., Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7LW. Open to beginners in January 2012. Next term starts on 19 January 2012.
Workers Educational Association course - termtime only. Enrol for term.
Jan. 2012 fees for 10 weeks are;
£67
£61.30 if already attending another course at Hurst House
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. 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 website.
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., Church of the Nazarene, Northcote Road, Heeley, Sheffield S2.
Open to all, £3/£2, taught by Hilary Webster 0114 274 8280.Mondays 7.45 p.m. - 9.45 p.m., fortnightly. Group currently (Dec. 2009) not meeting, but contact Hilary if you are interested. 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.......
DRUMMING COURSE
Feel The Rhythm!
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.
No dates fixed at present.
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