Dances

This is our programme for Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ 8:00pm – Clare calling to the music of Change of Key

Little Longborough 20th November 2024

Well Donne                             longways                       

Lighted Sconce                     longways                        Pays de Haut set

Mendocino Redwood           longways                        Woodland Walk

Bonfire                 longways              Maggie’s Pancakes / Castlewall set

Mile of Smiles                         longways

Lady Walpole’s Reel            longways                        Klezmer set

Mrs Heywood’s Success     longways

Double Jubilee                       3 couple

Ramsgate Assembly             3 couple

Pat’s Tradition                       3 couple

Virginia Reel                           4 couples                       Catharsis set

Wibsey Roundabout             5 couple circle

               As well as our resident callers Clare and June we like to ask callers from neighbouring clubs to call for us.  We welcomed Mike Barraclough back just before Easter 2022!  Eleanor Mehew called for us in May and Norman Bearon called in June and will join us in January 2023  Bernie Culkin enjoys calling for us.

As well as our usual Wednesday club nights we have t

The Mitre                                                     longways

Equal Opportunities   longways   Maggie’s Pancakes Castlewall set

Elizabeth                                                     longways

Autumn Gifts                                             longways

La Russe                                                     4 couple square

Sam’s Maggot                                            3 couples

Money in both Pockets                            longways

The Lacemaker                                          3 couples

Ted’s Mixer         circle Angeline the Baker / Shoes and Stockings

Wibsey Roundabout in G                        circle

wo dances for special occasions.  Our End of Summer Saturday dance in September and our Xmas Dance on 28 December.  In 2014 on 27 August we featured Foxfire from the USA with caller Norman Bearon.  Christmas 2014 saw the return of Martyn Harvey and for our End of Summer Dance 2016 we had  a workshop and evening dance with Geoff Cubitt with resident band Change of KeyBernie Culkin has called for us recently and Rhodri Davies called for our Xmas dance 2019 and will call again for us for our End of Summer Dance on 5th September 2020.

Playford and Playford style dances are very popular in our club. Alongside those to be found in the Barnes Collection I, 2 and 3 are the dances from Maggot Pie and Fallibroome. Hugh Stewart’s The Country Dance Book proves very useful and typical of the contra and contemporary material the club enjoys. Other dances are from the “Ring O’ Bells” series. I use tunes from the Portland Collections amongst other books, particularly for contra dances.