23 - 26 May 2025
23 - 26
May
2025
Neeld
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CURRENT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS (Others may follow)

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Events on Friday 23rd May 2025
TimeWhatWithPrice
19:30 - 22:30American Contra Dance
[Details to follow] (A)
Sue Rosen (US) Audrey Jaber (US)Weekend tickets Only
Bruce Rosen (US)

Events on Saturday 24th May 2025
TimeWhatWithPrice
09:30 - 11:00Mixed Dance Workshop: Tunes I Like
A selection of dances with tunes that Liam particularly enjoys and hopes that you enjoy too! (G)
Liam Binley MomentumWeekend or Day tickets Only
11:15 - 12:40English Dance Workshop: Dancing in the Moonlight
Who says you can’t dance with the moon in daylight? A Playford-style workshop featuring a mix of elegant dances with a few unexpected figures. (G)
Bernie Culkin MomentumWeekend or Day tickets Only
14:00 - 15:30Mixed Dance Workshop: Now And Later
Thinking ahead to help dances flow, some challenging patterns to make you think. Medium to difficult workshop. (G)
Frances Oates Double DichotomyWeekend or Day tickets Only
15:45 - 17:15Mixed Dance Workshop: Local-ish to Me
Dances written by people ‘local-ish’ to Liam (/from around Rutland). (G)
Liam Binley Double DichotomyWeekend or Day tickets Only
19:30 - 22:30Playford Ball
A night of 17th and 18th-century Playford style dances, with a programme drawn from Playford, Neal, Kynaston, and a few other treasures. Interval spot around 9pm. (G)
Bernie Culkin Pair of ShearsWeekend or Day tickets Only

Events on Sunday 25th May 2025
TimeWhatWithPrice
09:30 - 11:00Mixed/English Dance Workshop
[Details to follow] (P)
Crowdy Kit Brooke Friendly (US)Weekend or Day tickets Only
11:15 - 12:45Mixed/English Dance Workshop: PostScriptum - Phillipe Callens
A selection of dances by the late Philippe Callens. All of these dances are from the newly published collection ‘PostScriptum’. (G)
Crowdy Kit Liam BinleyWeekend or Day tickets Only
14:00 - 15:45Callers' Showcase Dance
Come and dance to the calls of a preselected group of callers, new to calling at Chippenham. (P/G/A)
Bob Morgan (MC) MomentumWeekend or Day tickets Only
16:00 - 17:15Festival Band Dance
A varied mix of fun dances having great tunes, all played for by the Festival Band led by Vic Smith & Friends. (G)
Frances OatesWeekend or Day tickets Only
19:30 - 22:30American Contra Dance
[Details to follow] Interval spot around 9pm. (G)
Geoff Cubitt Hoik!Weekend or Day tickets Only

Events on Monday 26th May 2025
TimeWhatWithPrice
09:30 - 11:00American Dance Workshop
[Details to follow] (G or A)
Andrew Swaine Hoik!Weekend or Day tickets Only
11:15 - 12:45American Dance Workshop: Medleys and no-walkthrough dances
Contra dances (and perhaps some squares) without hesitation! Stay alert, listen to the call, and move to the music in the moment! (A)
Charlie Turner Hoik!Weekend or Day tickets Only
14:00 - 15:30Mixed Dance Workshop: From One Extreme to the Other
From Playford & Kynaston to modern-day Contra. In this workshop, we’re going to do it all! (G)
Liam Binley Audrey Jaber (US)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Bruce Rosen (US)
15:45 - 17:15Mixed/English Dance Workshop
[Details to follow] (P or A)
Sue Rosen (US) Audrey Jaber (US)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Bruce Rosen (US)
19:30 - 22:30Mixed/English Dance
[Details to follow. To include display spot from NYFTE at {time tbc}]. (P)
Brooke Friendly (US) MomentumWeekend or Day tickets Only