Wednesday 6th December 2017 – End of Year Party
An excellent time was had by all as our musicians entertained us with some new and some familiar dances and tunes.
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Wednesday 1st November 2017 – Trio Zinzon
Trio ZinZon (Chris Shaw, Caroline Shaw and Mel Stevens) played dance music from Brittany, Central and South-West France. Based in south-east England, they play for Festoù-Noz, Bal Folk and Bal Occitan (i.e. French dances from the different regions). They also run dance and music workshops.
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Wednesday 4th October 2017 – Club Night
Quentin and Roger help us to revise the dances that Kerry taught in September.
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Wednesday 6th September 2017 – Kerry Fletcher
Kerry Fletcher make a welcome return to Pied à Terre. With a wide range of experience of traditional dance styles, she has spent much time in Europe, particularly Sweden and France, both working and of course, learning dances! She now specialises in teaching the dances of these countries. Having studied ballet in her teens, Kerry returned to
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Wednesday 5th July 2017 – The Two Nicks
We were pleased to welcome back our old friends The Two Nicks, A joyous evening started with a music workshop where Nick taught one of his own compositions. There followed two sets of melodious playing to a packed dance floor, with an interval from our own musicians. The Two Nicks’ music has its roots in
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Wednesday 7th June 2017 – Club Night
This month Quentin taught us Le Prochier and La Montangarde, while Roger taught a bourrée-waltz.
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Wednesday 3rd May 2017 – Swedish Dance
Barbara Kelly is a talented dance leader with an infectious love of dancing which she brings to an engaging programme of Scandinavian country dances including mazurka, minuet, long dance, Engelska, gammel reinlander and pariserpolska. Bowjolie are Chris Dyer and Christine Adams playing arrangements of tunes on nyckelharpas fiddles and accordion. Chris will teach a ‘dance
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Wednesday 5th April 2017 – Two Bens plus Sarah and Vicky with Special Guest Steve Turner
Thanks to Ben, Ben, Vicky and Sarah for a lovely evening of music and dance. Also to Steve Turner for the interval set. Thanks also to all the lovely dancers.
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Wednesday 1st March 2017 – Club Night
This month we featured the bourrée, which according to one source is, a very lively old traditional French dance from several mainly Southern provinces. It is usually played and accompanied by a Cabrette (one of the French bagpipes) a Vielle (hurdy-gurdy) and fiddle and accordion. Depending on regional customs and rhythm (2 or 3 beats) the
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Wednesday 1st February 2017 – Carla Gomes
This month were pleased to welcome Carla Gomes, who taught us the basics of Chamarrita, a Portuguese dance from Azores.
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