| Name |
Brief Description |
Full Description |
| Heather Rowe |
Various styles of Line Dancing will be taught throughout the workshop, giving dancers the opportunity to dip their toes into the world of line dance. |
There will be a variety of line dance styles, taught and danced to live music. Line dancing is a style of dance that is usually danced to country or other modern styles of music, so dancing it to the music we enjoy at the Bundanoon Dance Fest is a welcome challenge and the enthusiasm of the dancers, makes it even more worth doing. |
| Pat George |
Experience dancing old favourites and learn interesting new ones. All published in 'The Dancing Master' between 1700 -1726 and danced enthusiastically throughout England at the time and today. |
This workshop will focus on dances published from 1700 - 1730, in 'The Dancing Master.' publications. The primary publishers were John Walsh and John Hare, with Nathaniel Kynaston as choreographer for some of the dances.
Many dances we cover in this workshop, might be familiar to some of you, and hopefully you will also learn new ones.
Handouts are available before the session, to provide more information. |
| Margaret & Bill Winnett |
Irish set dancing, Irish couples dances and maybe a little Ceili dancing |
Irish set dancing is the most sociable of all Irish dancing, more fun to do than to sit and watch. Irish couples dances allow the opportunity to dance with your chosen partner for the entire dance. Irish Ceili dancing will round off the experience so you can say you have truly done Irish dancing. |
| Paul & Leslie Carr |
Something old and something new from County Tipperary |
We will feature a simple, but fun, traditional dance from County Tipperary. We will also teach a dance composed in 2019 and presented at by Pat Murphy at the Connie Ryan Dance Festival in Nenagh, County Tipperary. Pat is the best known of the current Dance Masters in Ireland. |
| Roger Gifford |
A wide range of Nordic schottis dances will be demonstrated and taught. |
Nordic countries have a strong schottis dance tradition also referred to as reinlanders. New schottis dances are still being written. This workshop will start with a refresher of schottis and associated steps and show stylistic variants. It will then teach schottis dances from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. |
| Peter Foster |
Contras and Squares by Peter Foster |
A selection of contra and square dances, perhaps even a circle mixer, all written by Peter Foster. |
| Bradley Pevere |
Workshop to introduce steps and formations that are fundamentally incorporated in Scottish Country Dancing |
Scottish Country Dancing workshop that will introduce steps and formations in both quick-time (jig and reel) and strathspey time to those who are interested in finding some other ways to move their body and keep or find their love of certain music and moves! |
| Simon Wall |
A selection of traditional border morris dances from the villages of Shropshire. Some common, some rare, all interesting. Floreat Salopia! |
Despite the efforts of John Kirkpatrick since the 70s, the morris dances of Shropshire are generally poorly documented and seldom performed. But we're going to give it a go anyway. This workshop aims to present an interesting sample of the characteristic dances from the villages of Shropshire. Floreat Salopia! |
| Arthur Kingsland |
The Newcastle Challenge |
Arthur & Julia’s compositions – challenging “new” dances in the Australian contemporary, Scottish Country, English Country & American Contra dance genres. Caution: Extend your dance ability with these dances at the harder end of the “challenging” scale featuring interesting moves and/or unusual formations. |
| Madis and Tiina Alvre |
Presenting a variety of Nordic folk and social dances, suitable for beginners and more experienced dancers, involving circle, formation, couple and progressive dances. |
This workshop includes Northern European folk and social dances (Estonia, Finland, Sweden). It is suitable for beginners, through to more experienced dancers. The dances range from circle and formation, to couple and progressive dances, incorporating waltz and schottische footwork with variations. |
| Tony Northey |
No whisky or tartan required, just a willingness to have fun and learn some dance moves to exciting Scottish music with Tony. |
Scottish Country Dancing made easy for all, some simple, some more challenging but all fun with dynamic rhythm.
Learn the difference between racey reels and graceful Strathspeys. |
| David Potter |
Dances from the Convict era. Where dancing was good for health and “tranquillity of mind” or an evil passion , or some both! |
Dances from the Convict era. Inspirerd by Dr Heather Blasdale Clarke's Dancing in Fetters exhibition, this workshop will cover early Australian dances, some well known and other not. |
| Jim Williams |
New dances from our recent trip to Bavaria including waltzes, mazurkas, schottisches and more. |
Ingrid and Jim have attended dance festivals in Germany and have brought back some new and interesting dances including waltzes, mazurkas, schottisches and more. The dances are sometimes challenging but are not too difficult. |
| Colin Towns |
Remembering - the dances that June enjoyed the most, or best purvey her dancing spirit. |
June was an eclectic dancer and teacher, always focusing on the fun of playing with a dance. Relationships, sharing and setting a supportive environment were paramount in her teaching. |
| Norm Ellis |
Lucy Stockdale's Cloverleaf Quadrille, Lucian's Waltz & Genevieve's Jig, and more, a tribute selection. |
Lucy Stockdale (1950 – 2009) was a ‘stalwart’ of the Melbourne dancing scene, for some 25 years. She took the Melbourne Colonial Dancers to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, choreographing their performance. She wrote some splendid dances, including the ‘Cloverleaf Quadrille’. Norm will present a selection of her dances for you to enjoy. |
| Cathy Grylls |
Dances and music starting with the letter C |
The third instalment in an interesting mix of dances and music, working our way through the alphabet. All genres are on the table - let's C what we can come up with this time! (See what I did there?) |
| Don Richmond |
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