Dances

This was our programme for Wednesday 25th June 2025 @ 8:00pm – Norman calling to the music of Change of Key

Alterations                              longways

Top of the Deck                     4 couple                         Old Grey Cat set

Geud Man of Ballangigh      longways                       

Barham Down                        longways or 3 couple

Fiddle Hill Jig                         longways

Brief Encounter                     5 couple               March of St.Timothy

Dance of a Lifetime               circle

Spares…

Buck’s Hill                               4 couple                         Peter’s reel set

Stafford Castle Jig

               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.

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.