Some dance experience is needed -
Circle Dance or World Dance; or International Folk Dance if you
are happy to fit in with the different approach taken in Circle
Dance.
NB photo is of a bedroom at the current
premises, not the new Ecolodge.
Venue La Maison Anglaise, an award winning
ethically-run guest house in the ancient walled market town of
Taroudant. Average Nov. daytime high temperature is 22 degrees,
low is 12 degrees Centigrade. (NB different sources give varying
figures, as usual, and these are averages, so it can be hotter
or colder on any given day).
We’ll be looked after in Morocco by the 9 staff, who are
experienced in running successful circle dance holidays and who
manage the programme, guide, drive and cook for you.
The new premises - the Ecolodge - will have a
large (8 metres x 8 metres) indoor dance space with sprung
floor, and the option to dance outdoors on the roof terrace.
Bedrooms - and everything else except the roof terrace - are on
the ground floor. No stairs! There is a pool and gardens. There
will be a small solar-powered hammam and a massage room, but we
will still have the optional visit to a local hammam; I am told
that the best one in town is nearby.
Much more info is at LA MAISON
ANGLAISE
website. You can also see many reviews on TripAdvisor.
La Maison Anglaise also supports a variety of charitable and community
projects.
Meals The venue is renowned for its food.
Vegetarian meals are provided (half board), with a small
supplement for fish and meat-based meals. Special diets
are catered for.
Lunches are available for 50 Dh (about £4.50) - either a picnic
lunch (usually bread, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce,
avocado, cheese, hard boiled egg, sardines, tuna, mackerel and
fruit - often bananas and clementines or satsumas) or if served
at the guest house soup, bread, salad, fish & fruit.

Prices & booking details; £610 per
person sharing a twin/double room incl. airport transfers in
Morocco, dinners and generous breakfasts, dancing and several
activities, as described below. Possibility of some singles
(£140 supplement). Some non-dancing friends or partners are
welcome, at £490. To book, or for any queries about the venue,
flight options, and Morocco, email or phone Jane Bayley - she
can then confirm your place and send further details. A deposit
of £100 will be required. Contact; Jane at
holidays-with-heart.co.uk (replace "at" with @"), tel: +44
(0)1239 615499.
Getting there The
nearest airport is Agadir, which is just 50 minutes drive from
Taroudant. In 2019, Ryanair started flights from Manchester to
Agadir. There have also been regular Tuesday UK flights from
London Gatwick (EasyJet). Obviously these may change due to the
impact of covid. Flight costs (not included) are from £90 return
for Gatwick if booked early - Manchester may be a little
dearer. Airport transfers are included on the flights that we
agree work best for the group. In any case don't book a
flight until Jane confirms we have enough dancers and which
flights are going to work best for the group. For
non-UK dancers, look for flights to Agadir, and liaise with
Jane. NB you must take out your own travel insurance - please do
this when you book, so you are covered in case you have to
cancel for any reason.

Programme The "default" plan is at least
10 hours of Circle Dance in the evenings. We sometimes manage to
fit in some extra daytime dancing too; that should be easier
with the new dance space. Some dance experience is
needed - e.g. Circle Dance, World Dance, or International Folk
Dance.
Also included are 1 excursion and 2 cultural
experiences chosen from several, e.g. a therapeutic cleansing at
the local steam baths, a cookery lesson or a guided tour around
town in a traditional horse-drawn taxi.
Optional extras (i.e that you pay for at the time)
include extra trips or a trek, massage, and maybe other items. Lots
to do! - see LA
MAISON ANGLAISE
website activites page. And you may want to just laze in
the sun, or spend time wandering round the town....
See also the La Maison Anglaise general page on Dance and Culture
holidays.
About me I live in York, UK, and have
taught dance since 1992. I have been told I am very clear in my
teaching, and I like to teach with some humour. I particularly
like Balkan, Romanian and Greek traditional dances as well as
some modern and meditational ones. My choreographies
include Ever-Flowing Spring, Ebb And Flow, Twilight, Dreamers'
Song, Shadows Of Greece, Circle Mazurka and Winter Earth. I am
interested in how the whole
body is used in dance - using dance to improve posture,
and vice-versa. I also sing, drum and play bouzouki. For more
info, see DANCE & MUSIC.
Contact details below
Download
flier - the brochure as available
on the venue's website - different content to this page - in
.pdf A4 format.
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