1. Dance Round Up -
Morris (plus Mummers)for the Holiday Period - NYE and January 2012
2. Contrafusion - Dance dates + Hothfield tonight!
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Don't forget you can find all December and January 2012 dance events listed
on the SEFAN What's On webpage
all
additions/alterations since last week's round-up are in GREEN
non-SEFAN-member posts
are in italic
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DECEMBER
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MORRIS DANCING +
MUMMERS PLAYS for the Holiday Period
Mon 26th
SUSSEX
Ditchling Morris. Carols, Morris and the East stenning Tipteerers' Play
1pm: The Bull, Ditchling.
See post on Bulletin
Board here SUSSEX
Mon 26th SUSSEX
Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men. Dancing and the Steyning Tipteerers' Play
11.00 am: The Marquis of Granby, Sompting BN15 0AP
12.30 pm: The Frankland Arms, Washington RH20 4AL
See post on Bulletin
Board here SUSSEX
Tue 27th SURREY
Jackstraws Morris dance at The Crown
at Badshot Lea nr.Farnham GU9 9JT. 12noon.
Performance of mummer's play in the pub afterwards
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New Year's Eve:
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FRIDAY 30th
SUSSEX
Dansez Français. Nouvel
An!
(NOTE: change of DATE: not on New's Years Eve )
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Sat 31st SUSSEX
The Catsfield Steamers play a NYE Ceilidh. (English)
Concordia Hall,
Bohemia, St Leonards on Sea
Tickets- £8/£5 and info on 01424 429033
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Sat 31st BUCKS
New Year's Extravaganza!
HADDENHAM CEILIDHS.(English).
Blackbeard's Tea Party
with Will Hall
Spot: Haddenham Mummers.
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Sat 31st SUSSEX
Kate's Kitchen Band play a NYE Ceilidh. (English)
Hanover Centre Brighton BBN2 9UD.
Tickets: see website or Tel: 01273 688195
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JANUARY 2012
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Sat 6th LONDON
The Ceilidh Club (Scottish)
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Sat 7th
BUCKS
HADDENHAM CEILIDHS (English)
Stomp
Spot: Armaleggan. In concert: Andy Cutting
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Sat 7th
SUSSEX
Lewes Barn Dance Lewes Town Hall
The Watch + Tony Dunn calling
Spot from Crooked Moon / session with Tab and Ban
"Dress country style, prizes for best dressed couple and individual.
An evening of music, fun and dancing for all ages".
7pm-11pm
Tickets; Adult £10 , Under 18s £5, Family (2+2) £25, (plus booking fees)
http://www.seetickets.com/Event/LEWES-BARN-DANCE/Lewes-Town-Hall/604375
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Sat 14th- Sun 15th KENT
eurobash kent 2012 - fabulous weekend of music, song and dance from France
& beyond!
Angles, Kerry Fletcher, Jon Swayne & Becky
Price
Hollingbourne Village Hall, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 1TR.
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Sat 14th OXON
OXFOLK CEILIDHS. (English).
All Blacked Up + Baz Parkes
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Fri 20th LONDON
KNEES UP CECIL SHARP
CEILIDHS (English).
Mr. Gubbin's Bicycle + John Kirkpatrick
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Fri 20th and Sat
21st LONDON
The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Burns
night
Hammersmith Town Hall W6 9JU
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Sat 21st SUSSEX
MELTDOWN CEILIDHS
(English).
Band: Cock and Bull (new line-up) + Michael Catovsky
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Fri 27th and Sat 28th LONDON
The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Burns
night
Hammersmith Town Hall W6 9JU
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Sat 28th SURREY
GBH CEILIDHS (English) _at_
Godalming Borough Hall.
The Watch + Sheena Masson
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Sat 28th SUSSEX
Dansez Français with Angles
Afternoon workshop with Lizi and Jan
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Sat 28th SUSSEX
Kate's Kitchen Band Early
Spring Ceilidh
Hanover Centre Brighton BN2 9UD.
Tickets: see website or Tel: 01273 834498
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2.
From: "John
Sweeney" <info_at_contrafusion_dot_co_dot_uk>
Date: 18 December 2011 10:34:44 GMT
To: <info_at_contrafusion_dot_co_dot_uk>
Subject: Dance News
Dance News from Contrafusion
This Monday evening –
Hothfield, Ashford – last one this year
Thursday afternoon –
Stour Centre, Ashford – last one this year
Tuesday afternoon
Maidstone - New Dates for 2012
December 2011 -
February 2012 Closures
We plan to bring you
as much great dancing as we can, but the holidays and hall availability mean
that we will be closed on certain days over the next couple of months.
Mondays: Closed on December 26, January 16, 23,
30; February 20
Tuesdays: Closed on December 20, 27; January 17, 24,
31; February 7, 14
Thursdays: Closed on December 29; January 19, 26
We are open all the other dates!
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The Dancing
Come and learn a wide range of wonderful dances, from 17th Century Jane
Austen style dances to 21st Century Ceilidh Dances, including American Contra
Dance, English Barn Dance, Contra Waltzing and the Polka!
Beautiful flowing dances - the best of the old and the new.
All danced to fabulous music from both sides of the Atlantic.
Great low impact exercise!
No experience or partner required!
It’s easy – just come and have fun!
Get fitter and meet new people!
No need to book - just turn up!
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Regular Dances
Mondays - Ashford:
Dancing every Monday at Hothfield Village Hall from 7:45pm to 10:30pm. Only
£5.
Open this week (19th)!
Closed on the 26th.
First dance of 2012: January 2nd
We do a wide range of fun dances, with extra teaching so that everyone can
join in easily.
No experience or partner required – just come along and have fun.
Hothfield Village Hall
Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ
Big free, lit car park.
Only 5 minutes from M20 Junction 9.
More details and maps at http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/Monday.html
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Tuesdays - Maidstone:
Fit As A Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
Open on January 3rd & 10th – then we have a break – back on February 21st
Every Tuesday starting February 21st.
When: Tuesday afternoons from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Where: The Exchange Studio, Hazlitt Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Maidstone,
Kent ME14 1PL
Only £4.00 for an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome too!
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Thursdays - Ashford:
Fit As A Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
Open this week (22nd)!
Closed on the 29th.
First dance of 2012: January 5th
When: Every Thursday afternoon from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Where: The Stour Centre, Ashford TN23 1ET
Only £4.00 for an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome too!
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Contrafusion Diary: Feb - July 2012
Sat Feb 18: Hothfield: Caller: John Sweeney Only
£5
Sat Mar 17: Hothfield: Caller: Lynne Render; Band: Stick Shift
Sat Apr 28: Hothfield: Caller: John Sweeney Only £5
Sat May 26: Hothfield: Caller: Jim Kitch (USA); Band: Folkus Pocus
Sat Jun 30: Hothfield: Caller: John Sweeney Only £5
Sat Jul 28: Hothfield: Caller: Andrew Swaine; Band: Hot Rats
More information at www.contrafusion.co.uk
or contact John & Karen on 01233 625 362.
Happy dancing,
John & Karen
John Sweeney,
Dancer, England john_at_modernjive_dot_com
01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern
Jive Events, Instructional DVDs and Interactive Maps
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for
Dancing in Kent
