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| 19:30 - 22:30 | English Dance A selection of Brooke’s favorite modern dances from across the pond (including some of her own), with a sprinkling of older dances for contrast. (P) |  Brooke Friendly (US) |  Pair of Shears | Weekend tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Saturday 24th May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | English Dance Workshop: Creating Dance Magic Every so often, the dancers align, and a bit of magic happens. In this workshop, we'll focus on creating those moments by working together as a set, syncing our movements for the perfect flow. (P) |  Bernie Culkin | Pair of Shears | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 | English Dance Workshop: Unusual Formations Come play with dances with structures and formations that are a bit out of the ordinary: duple minors with oddities, set dances in unusual formations, dances for odd numbers of people, and more. (P) | Brooke Friendly (US) | Pair of Shears | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Irish Set Dance Workshop Experience the range of regional styles of Irish Set Dance. No prior knowledge required. Event tickets available from Box Office. (G) |  Kevin & Carol Monaghan | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15:45 - 17:15 | Irish Set Dance Workshop Experience the range of regional styles of Irish Set Dance. No prior knowledge required. Event tickets available from Box Office. (G) | Kevin & Carol Monaghan | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Irish Ceili An evening ceili of Irish Set Dancing. (G) | Kevin & Carol Monaghan |  WillPower | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Sunday 25th May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Mixed Dance Workshop: Back in the Day Dances from the Community Dance Manuals, which, we have left behind. (G) |  Mark Elvins |  Double Dichotomy | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Musicians' Workshop: Festival Band Practice Come and join the fabulous Festival Band. This event is to practice the music ahead of the Festival Band Dance in the Neeld on Sunday afternoon. Music available here [link to follow]. |  Vic Smith & Friends | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Irish Set Dance Workshop Experience the range of regional styles of Irish Set Dance. No prior knowledge required. Event tickets available from Box Office. (G) | Kevin & Carol Monaghan | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15:45 - 17:15 | Irish Set Dance Workshop Experience the range of regional styles of Irish Set Dance. No prior knowledge required. Event tickets available from Box Office. (G) | Kevin & Carol Monaghan | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Mixed Dance: Mark's Mix A lively selection of dances, from Playford to modern contra. (G) | Mark Elvins | Double Dichotomy | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Mixed Dance Workshop: One Dance to the Tune of Another Some dances have set tunes and others do not. Here, we'll loosen the relationship between dances and "their" music to explore adapting and enjoying dancing to the music - however unexpected! (P) |  Charlie Turner |  Momentum | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 | English Dance Workshop: The Music Will Tell You Sometimes the music will tell you what to do. Sometimes it won't! Sometimes it's a matter of interpretation. We'll listen closely to the music and experiment with ways to match our dancing to it. (P) | Brooke Friendly (US) | Momentum | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | English Choreographers' Workshop What makes a good English dance? We'll explore different approaches to choreography. Note: this is not for testing existing choreography. Bring paper and pencil. Some moving and some discussion. | Brooke Friendly (US) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Mixed/English Dance [Details to follow] (A) |  Sue Rosen (US) |  Audrey Jaber (US) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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