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Mitch the Bass Chippenham Folk Festival (81* d) RE: Chippenham Folk Festival 21 May 07


Here's a cut and paste from my running list. There's a whole range of dances and workshops to suit all tastes from Country Dance Manuals and Stepping Dances through Contra to Playford Style and modern compositions.

Mitch


FRI Welcome Dance 1 "A Wiltshire Welcome" to friends old & new provided by Ivan Aitken and Stradivarious. 19.30 - 22.30 Neeld Hall Mixed dance

FRI Welcome Dance 2 "Shaking Hands Across the Ocean" with Colin Hume and Skylark. 19.30 - 22.30 Town Hall Mixed dance

FRI Welcome Dance 3 "Meet & Greet" the other dancers at an evening of English dances led by Andrew Swaine to the music of Merry Conceit. 19.30 - 22.30 Constitutional Hall English dance

SAT American Dance Workshop with Rhodri Davies and Hobson's Choice. 10.00 - 11.20 Sports Hall

SAT Dance Workshop "English Meets Scottish" with Colin Hume and Stradivarious. 10.00 - 11.20 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

SAT Festival Orchestra Workshop The first of three Festival Orchestra Workshops led by Dave Brown. Come and join them. 10.00 - 12.00 Studio Hall Musicians wkshp

SAT American Dance Workshop "Squares from Around the Compass" with Geoff Cubitt and Hobson's Choice. 11.30 - 13.00 Sports Hall American wkshp

SAT English Dance Workshop "Playford Made Easy" with Sharon Green and Stradivarious. 11.30 - 13.00 Wiltshire College English wkshp

SAT Maypole Dance Workshop for Adults MikeR 13.30 - 15.00 Neeld Hall Maypole dance wkshp for adults

SAT Callers Workshop The first of two practical callers workshops, followed by a Showcase Dance, led by Sheila Mainwaring & Rhodri Davies, with music by Flos Headford. 13.30 - 15.00 Town Hall Callers wkshp

SAT Scottish Workshop "Intro to Scottish dancing", a mixture of traditional & new dances off the web, for all to enjoy, presented by Ivan Aitken and Bristol Players. 13.30 - 14.50 Wiltshire College Scottish wkshp

SAT American Dance Workshop "Constitutional Contra" with Andrew Swaine and Skylark. 14.30 - 16.00 Constitutional Hall American wkshp

SAT Irish Set Dancing Workshop "Irish Party - Sets of the Irish Hearth", 1st of three workshops with Geoff Holland & Pendragon, featuring the sets & steps from Munster & Connaught. 15.30 - 16.50 Ivy Lane School Irish Set Dance wkshp

SAT English Dance Workshop Hilary Herbert and Merry Conceit bring you "Dances from the Past". 15.30 - 16.50 Neeld Hall English wkshp

SAT Dance Workshop Beryl Jukes and Bristol Players with "Sense Appeal" - putting our senses to better use, especially sight & hearing. 15.00 - 16.30 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

SAT English Dance Workshop with Mary Bryan and Merry Conceit. 17.00 - 18.30 Neeld Hall English wkshp

SAT American Dance Workshop Colin Hume and Hobson's Choice have some "Squares & Contras to Make You Think". 17.00 - 18.30 Wiltshire College American wkshp

SAT Running Set Workshop with Les Barclay & Pendragon. 17.00 - 18.30 Ivy Lane School Running Set wkshp

SAT American Dance An American evening with Geoff Cubitt and Skylark. 19.30 - 22.30 Neeld Hall American dance

SAT Andrew Swaine and Bristol Players offer you a selection of dances from both sides of the Atlantic. 19.30 - 22.30 Town Hall Mixed dance

SAT English Dance Hilary Herbert and Stradivarious treat you to an evening of English dances. 19.30 - 22.30 Wiltshire College English dance

SUN American Dance Workshop with Rhodri Davies and Stradivarious. 10.00 - 11.20 Neeld Hall American wkshp

SUN Dance Workshop Colin Hume and Merry Conceit will introduce you to "The Variety of English Dance". 10.00 - 11.20 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

SUN Festival Orchestra Workshop The second of three Festival Orchestra Workshops led by Dave Brown. 10.00 - 12.00 Studio Hall Musicians wkshp

SUN Dance Workshop Join Hilary Herbert and Stradivarious for some of "Hilary's Humours". 11.30 - 13.00 Neeld Hall Mixed wkshp

SUN English Dance Workshop Sharon Green presents "Playford with a New York Accent" to the music of Merry Conceit. 11.30 - 13.00 Wiltshire College English wkshp

SUN Maypole Dance Workshop for Adults MikeR 13.30 - 15.00 Neeld Hall Maypole dance wkshp for adults

SUN Callers Workshop The second of two practical callers workshops, followed by a Showcase Dance, led by Sheila Mainwaring & Rhodri Davies, with music by Flos Headford. 13.30 - 15.00 Town Hall Callers wkshp

SUN Dance Workshop Ivan Aitken and Skylark will have you "Reeling Through the Heys" - with a collection of dances featuring heys and figures of eight. 13.30 - 15.00 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

SUN American Dance Workshop "Constitutional Contra" with Andrew Swaine & Hobson's Choice. 14.00 - 15.30 Constitutional Hall American wkshp

SUN Irish Set Dancing Workshop "Irish Party - Sets of the Irish Hearth", 2nd of three workshops with Geoff Holland & Pengragon, featuring the sets & steps from Munster & Connaught 15.30 - 17.00 Ivy Lane School Irish Set Dance wkshp

SUN English Dance Workshop with Mary Bryan and Stradivarious. 15.30 - 16.50 Neeld Hall English wkshp

SUN American Dance Workshop "An Oddball Collection" with Geoff Cubitt and Bristol Players. 15.30 - 16.50        Wiltshire College American wkshp

SUN Dance Workshop Beryl Jukes and Stradivarious invite you to "Step This Way" - and add the steps to your dance patterns. 17.00 - 18.30 Neeld Hall Mixed wkshp

SUN Dance Workshop Les Barclay & Pendragon take a second look at the CDMs. 17.00 - 18.30 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

SUN Zesty Contra Dance Rhodri Davies and Skylark will excite all your senses with a high-energy Contra Dance, America's equivalent to ceilidh dancing. 18.30 - 20.30 Sports Hall Contra Dance

SUN The Playford Ball with Hilary Herbert and Merry Conceit. 19.30 - 22.30 Neeld Hall Playford Ball

SUN American Dancem An American extravaganza with Colin Hume and Hobson's Choice. 19.30 - 22.30 Wiltshire College American dance

SUN Irish Set Dancing Ceili with Geoff Holland & Pengragon, featuring the sets & steps from Munster & Connaught 20.00 - 23.00 Town Hall Irish Set Dance Ceili

MON American Dance Workshop with Rhodri Davies and Hobson's Choice. 10.00 - 11.20 Neeld Hall American wkshp

MON Dance Workshop "Going Dutch" with Hilary Herbert and Bristol Players. 10.00 - 11.20 Wiltshire College Mixed wkshp

MON Festival Orchestra Workshop Last chance to practice with Dave Brown the tunes for the Festival Big Band Dance that follows. 10.00 - 11.30 Studio Hall Musicians wkshp

MON Festival Big Band Dance Dance to the Festival Orchestra Big Band, with Colin Hume calling - an experience not to be missed !! 11.30 - 12.30        Studio Hall Mixed dance

MON Dance Workshop Ivan Aitken and Hobson's Choice present "Grand Squares" - a collection of squares old & new using variations on the grand square figure. 11.30 - 13.00 Neeld Hall Mixed wkshp

MON English Dance Workshop Sharon Green and Bristol Players with "East Coast, West Coast: Modern Playford, US Style" 11.30 - 13.00 Wiltshire College English wkshp

MON Maypole Dance Workshop for Adults MikeR 13.30 - 15.00 Neeld Hall Maypole dance wkshp for adults

MON Callers workshop Showcase Dance, with MCs Sheila Mainwaring & Rhodri Davies, and music by Flos Headford & friends 13.30 - 15.00 Town Hall Callers wkshp Showcase Dance

MON Irish Set Dancing Workshop "Irish Party - Sets of the Irish Hearth", final workshop with Geoff Holland & Pengragon, featuring the sets & steps from Munster & Connaught 13.30 - 14.50        Wiltshire College        Irish Set Dance wkshp

MON American Dance Workshop "Constitutional Contra" with Geoff Cubitt & Skylark. 14.30 - 16.00 Constitutional Hall American wkshp

MON English Dance Workshop Loretta Holz (USA) presents a selection of her own dances. 15.00 - 16.30 Ivy Lane School English wkshp

MON Running Set Workshop with Les Barclay & Pendragon. 15.00 - 16.30 Wiltshire College Running Set wkshp

MON Dance Workshop Merry Conceit provide the music for Beryl Juke's "Carefree Volitions" - short walk-through, enjoyable dance mixture. 15.30 - 16.50 Neeld Hall Mixed wkshp

MON English Dance Workshop with Andrew Swaine and Merry Conceit. 17.00 - 18.30 Neeld Hall English wkshp

MON Dance Finale 1 Ivan Aitken and Bristol Players promise an off-the-wall experience in their final dance. 19.00 - 22.30 Town Hall Mixed dance

MON Dance Finale 2 "Love 'em and Leave 'em" with Geoff Cubitt and Hobson's Choice. 19.00 - 22.30 Neeld Hall Mixed dance


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