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EVENTS
DANCE HOLIDAY IN GREECE - REGULAR GROUPS - DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD - DRUMMING COURSE - MONTHLY SATURDAYS - OTHER DANCE EVENTS - NON-DANCE EVENTS - CONTACT
I HAVE RELOCATED TO YORK from beginning of June 2007, new contact details below. Mail will be forwarded and phone messages picked up from my Sheffield address. I will continue to be available to teach in Sheffield 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.
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.
You can also see some details of PAST EVENTS.
CIRCLE DANCE HOLIDAY AT PILION CENTRE, GREECE. This event ran for the first time in Sept. 2007. I am considering the possibility of running again in 2009 - please e-mail me to register interest. Not sure yet about Pilion Centre's plans for 2009, but they expect to have a range of other events in 2008 - see the Pilion Centre website for details.
My event was a week to both relax and dance, sharing circle dance together in a beautiful, peaceful environment, but with plenty of time to enjoy the nearby beach, and mountain walks - some wooded. Some dance experience needed. See separate Pilion page on this site for more details, and also see Pilion Centre's website for info about the venue, travel possibilities, accommodation options, etc.
REGULAR CIRCLE AND INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE GROUPS
Sheffield and Bakewell 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.
NORTH YORKSHIRE
YORK see Circle Dance in York
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
SHEFFIELD
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.
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.
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, check before turning up!
N.B. All Sheffield groups; not Bank Holidays or some other holiday times.
DERBYSHIRE
CHESTERFIELD
Thursday 7 p.m. - 9 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.
Workers Educational Association course - termtime only. Enrol for term.
Sept. 2007 fees for 10 weeks;
£50
£45 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.net.
Wednesday 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., St. Augustine's Church, off Derby Rd. Termtime only. Taught by Darlene Elliott 01246 224745.
BAKEWELL area most Fri. 7.30 - 10 p.m., taught by Erika Hancock 01629 813997. Medway Centre, maybe occasional other venues. Usually moves to other venues in Summer.
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.
CHESHIRE
ALTRINCHAM/TIMPERLEY Fri. 8 - 9.30 p.m. Helen Oak 07981 550534.
GREATER MANCHESTER AREA - contact Helen Oak 07981 550534.
DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD led by Paul. You can also see some details of PAST EVENTS. I have taken a (temporary?) break from organising Sheffield days - may fix some dates for 2008.
All Sheffield days are at St. Gabriel's Church Hall, Dobbin Hill, Greystones, Sheffield S11. 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 non-returnable £5 deposit (£10 for live music events).
DRUMMING COURSE
Feel The Rhythm! - EASINGWOLD, NORTH YORKSHIRE. WEA (Workers Educational Association) course taught by Paul Boizot.
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.
7 - 8.30 p.m., 6 weeks starting 16 January 2008. Easingwold Town Band Room, Croft Close, Easingwold, York YO61 3DA. Cost £22 full, small concession for some non-means-tested benefits (amount tbc, probably around £20), free if on means-tested benefits, or Working Tax Credit and income under £15K. See COURSES for full details of fees. BOOKING ESSENTIAL details tbc., in the meantime contact me.
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 date - Sat. March 1st. 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 18 - SUNDAY 20 JULY 2007, 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).
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, Leeds/Bradford area. Winter solstice dance with Sophia Hatch. Recorded music in the afternoon, then live music in the evening with COSMO KOLO - Paul Boizot, Helen Oak, Adrian Dobson and John Hofton.
REGULAR GROUPS - DANCE DAYS IN SHEFFIELD - DANCE HOLIDAY IN GREECE SEPT. 2007 - DRUMMING COURSE - MONTHLY SATURDAYS - OTHER DANCE EVENTS - NON-DANCE EVENTS - CONTACT
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I HAVE RELOCATED TO YORK. Mail will be forwarded and phone messages picked up from my Sheffield address. I will continue to be available to teach in Sheffield at certain times.
contact me on: 01904 621510
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