From: John Sweeney [info_at_contrafusion_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 13 June 2012 11:51
Subject: Free Dancing!
Free
Dancing!
Help
us get some grants
Next
BIG Dance
Saturday
June 30th - Hothfield Village Hall, Ashford
Accommodation
Required
Dancing
This Week
Monday
evening - Hothfield Village Hall, Ashford
Tuesday
afternoon ? Exchange Studio, Maidstone
Thursday
afternoon ? Stour Centre, Ashford
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Free
Dancing
We are having
great fun running the three weekly dance sessions. Thank you for all the great
feedback J Please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve them.
But it would
be great if we had a few more dancers at each of the sessions. If you haven?t been for a
while, why not try it again, soon?
In order to
get even more people involved we are applying for Community Grants in Ashford
and
PLEASE
HELP US!
If you are in
Maidstone, please go to https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0
and click on the name of your local councillor, then click on their e-mail
address and send them a note telling them how great this type of dancing is and
asking them to support
Thanks!
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Saturday
June 30th: The BIG Dance
Caller:
Music: The best bands from both sides of
the
Dancing from
Price: ?5.00
on the door
No
experience or partner required ? just come along and have fun.
Bring
your family and friends ? dancing for everyone, old and young!
Hothfield
Village Hall
Hothfield
Village Hall,
Big free, lit
car park.
Only 5 minutes from M20 Junction 9.
More details
and maps at http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/Monday.html
Bring your own
food & drinks. Soft drinks available.
For more information or to reserve your tickets please contact
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Accomodation
Required
We have two
51-year old lady dancers from
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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
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
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.
Wondering what
those dances were that we did last night?
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/332620675502 and join the group while you are there.
Hothfield
Village Hall
Hothfield
Village Hall,
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
-
Fit As A
Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
When:
First time? Come at
Where: The
Exchange Studio, Hazlitt Arts Centre,
Only ?4.00 for
an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome
too!
2012
Dates:
June,
July: Open every Tuesday except July 3rd and July 31st.
August: Closed
September,
October, November: Open every Tuesday except November 13th.
December:
Closed
Please
note: On
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Thursdays
- Ashford:
Fit As A
Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
When:
First time? Come at
Where: The
Only ?4.00 for
an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome
too!
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Contrafusion Diary: June ? Dec 2012
Sat Jun 30:
Hothfield: Caller:
Sat Jul 28:
Hothfield: Caller: Andrew Swaine;
Band: Hot Rats
Sat Sep 15: Hothfield:
Caller:
Sat Oct 20:
Hothfield: Caller: Chris Turner;
Band: English Contra Dance Band
Sat Nov 17:
Hothfield: Caller:
Sat Dec 15:
Hothfield: Caller: Geoff Cubitt;
Band: Folkus Pocus
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More
information at www.contrafusion.co.uk or contact
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Happy dancing,
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for
Dancing in
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Note to
Community Grant for Community
Dance Sessions
Dear
My
wife and I have been dancing and teaching people how to dance all of our lives.
We would love to get more people dancing in
When the English Folk
Dance & Song Society started publishing the ?Community Dances Manuals? in
1947 it helped to get tens of thousands of people dancing and socialising. Sadly this type of dancing is not as widespread
now as it used to be.
We
are seeking a community grant to provide free community dance sessions for the
people of Maidstone so that they can experience these wonderful dances and help
to build better communities. This type
of dancing is great fun and also contributes to a healthy life style and helps
people of all ages to get fit and stay fit. It
also teaches people to work together, helps them to develop their social
skills, and builds their confidence.
We believe that this
type of dancing should be provided as one of the pastimes and activities that
allow residents of the county to enjoy life, and be part of the cultural
renaissance in the county.
We
understand that you have some money available for community grants. If just two of you could provide grants of
?500 each that would enable us to advertise and run around nine free afternoon
dance sessions in the Hazlitt Arts Centre?s Exchange Studio.
We currently run a
small dance session for people over 50 every Tuesday afternoon in the Exchange
Studio. We would now like to reach more people of all ages. We dance from
The dancing covers 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!
Please could you let me know if you or any of your colleagues would be
able to help us with this venture?
Thank you.