DANCE DIARY

All the dance events that we know about in and around our area are as follows:

 

DECEMBER
Monday 8.00-10.00 Beaus of the Park FDC. Mostly Playford. Church of the Resurrection Hall, Penarth Avenue, Drayton, PO6 2AP. Sue Bradshaw 02392 713158 beausdance.weebly.com 2nd,   9th, Christmas party.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Bournemouth FDC. The Annunciation Church Hall, 218 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RW. Liz Neal 07471 207563 chair@bfdc.club www.bfdc.club 2nd,   9th, Christmas party,   16th.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Eastleigh Folk Dance Club. Junction Church (was The Railway Institute), Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Live music. 02380 252248 www.facebook.com/Eastleigh.folk.dance.club 9th, Club callers.
Monday 8.00-10.30 Southampton Irish Set Dancers, Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 346 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 3SB. Traditional Irish (square) set dances. £5, contact: southamptonirishset@gmail.com 2nd,   9th,   16th. (check dates via email before travelling)
Tuesday 1.45 for 2.00 start. Isle of Wight Folk Dance Club. Wootton Methodist Church Hall, IOW PO33 4RE. contact Elaine Shiers iowshiers@gmail.com. 3rd,   10th,   17th.
Tuesday 7.30-9.30. Salisbury Folk Dance Club, St. Martin’s School, Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG. www.salisburyfolkdance.org.uk/ Contact Chris Nettle on chairsfdc@hotmail.com 3rd,   10th, Caller Rob Dawson,   17th. Christmas Party + live music with Chris Toyne.
Tuesday 8.00 Solent CDC. Bedhampton Community Centre, Havant, PO9 3ES. Caller Sue Bradshaw. 02392 713158 solentdance.weebly.com 3rd,   10th,   17th, Christmas party.
Tuesday 10.00 Stubbington International Folk Dance Group. Roman Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington, PO14 2PL. £7.00 including refreshments. Bob Neal 01329 609589 / 07748009838. neal.bob61@gmail.com 3rd.
Thursday 7.30-9.30 Fordingbridge English Country Dancing, Godshill Village Hall, Fordingbridge SP6 2LG. brodsue.wixsite.com/countrydancing fbcountrydance@gmail.com 5th,   12th.
Thursday 7.30 Highcliffe Folk Dance Club, Greystones House, Waterford Road, Highcliffe BH23 5JL. Jan Harris 01202 427523 janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. highcliffecountrydancing.weebly.com/ 5th,   12th,   19th.
4	2.00-4.30 Woodlands Folk Dancers. Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood Road, Woodlands, BH21 8LJ. Callers ‘Come All Ye’ with Pete and Sue Hall. Tea, coffee and mince pies provided, bring your own mug. Contacts 07888 759471, 07471 207563 or 07749 206499
5	7.30-10.00 Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, SO21 2AA. “as many as will”, The Best of English Country Dance. Caller Nigel Close. 01962 714220 nigelclose9@gmail.com
8	2.00-5.30 Eurobal Wessex. New Forest Christmas Bal with Southampton Euro Session. Ibsley Village Hall. Gorley Road, South Gorley BH24 3NL. £10. Details still to be published via their Facebook page.
8	2:30-5:30 Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance, The Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd, Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR. Caller Charlie Turner with The Linda Game Band. £10 a ticket. www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/
11	2.00-3.30 FolkActive Dance with Live Music for the over-50s. Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre, SO15 3HE. Details from www.folkactive.org.uk/wellbeing/folkactive-dances.
11	8.00-10.30 Solent Contras, Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, Shawford, SO21 2AA. Callers Barrie Bullimore and friends. Doors open 7.45 £5 (cards accepted). solentcontra@gmail.com
13	7.30-10.15. Festive Ceilidh. Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DS. Murphy’s Lore with their caller Noeleen. Tickets £18. Bar and food available (not included). www.forest-arts.co.uk/
13	7.00-10.00 Festive Barn dance, Graylingwell Chapel, Blomfield Drive, Chichester, PO19 6BZ. Dance to Rufus Returns. Doors open 6.30, tickets £13 + booking fee via the graylingwellchapel.com/whats-on/. Licensed bar available.
Sat 14	3.00 - 5.45 East Dorset Folk Dance Club. St. Mark’s Church Hall, Hinton Wood Ave. Highcliffe, BH23 5AA. £6 per person. Bring and Share tea. Contact: Jan Harris 01202 427523, janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. edfdc.weebly.com/
Sat 14	8.00-11.00 The London Barndance Company, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Contra dance, caller Lynne Render with King Contra String Band. £15 (members £13) Tickets available via the EFDSS www.efdss.org/choose-seats?EventInstanceId=89618 or on the door. More info from www.barndance.org/
Sat 14	7.30-11.00 SHOCC Ceilidh. The Hilt (Cuckoo Bushes Hall), Chandlers Ford, SO53 5NP. Melrose Ceilidh Quintet with caller Ian Nichols. Ian Nichols 07765820919 www.shocc.co.uk/
15	10.30-3.30 FASH Dance. Durley Memorial Hall, SO32 2AD. “Winter Gathering”. Dance, with a few musical interludes, local callers and musicians plus who knows what else. Tickets £6, BYO lunch. 01243 531497
18	8.00 Sams Stepping. Samuel’s Rest, Upper Church Rd., Shedfield, SO32 2JB. Southern Step Dancing Session. Jo and Simon Harmer 01489 899023. jo@folkactive.org.uk
Sat 21	7.00-10.00 PDSW Festive Ceilidh. Pavilion Dance South West, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU. Dance to Bow and Box with caller Fee Lock. Adult £20, concessions £17. Box Office 01202 203630, or book via www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/ Fully licensed bar available. Doors open 6.30.
29	10.30-3.30 SusFA Sunday Workshop, Pulborough Village Hall, RH20 2BP. Caller Barrie Bullimore “Christmas Crackers”. £10, tea and coffee available, bring a picnic lunch. susfa.interfolk.co.uk/events/index.html For details call Janet Douglas 01243 265010
31	8.00-00.30 Whitchurch Folk Club’s New Year's Eve Ceilidh. Whitchurch Parish Hall, 28 London Street, RG28 7LQ. Caller Kayleigh Topliss with Jig and Tonic. Adult ticket £20, includes a glass of bubbly at midnight, 17s and unde £10. Tickets limited, available via the whitchurchfolk.com/whitchurch-folk-club/
JANUARY
Monday 8.00-10.00 Beaus of the Park FDC. Mostly Playford. Church of the Resurrection Hall, Penarth Avenue, Drayton, PO6 2AP. Sue Bradshaw 02392 713158 beausdance.weebly.com 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Bournemouth FDC. The Annunciation Church Hall, 218 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RW. Liz Neal 07471 207563 chair@bfdc.club www.bfdc.club 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Eastleigh Folk Dance Club. Junction Church (was The Railway Institute), Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Live music. 02380 252248 www.facebook.com/Eastleigh.folk.dance.club 13th, caller TBA,    27th, Club callers + AGM.
Monday 8.00-10.30 Southampton Irish Set Dancers, Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 346 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 3SB. Traditional Irish (square) set dances. £5, contact: southamptonirishset@gmail.com 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th. (check dates via email before travelling)
Tuesday 1.45 for 2.00 start. Isle of Wight Folk Dance Club. Wootton Methodist Church Hall, IOW PO33 4RE. contact Elaine Shiers iowshiers@gmail.com. 7th,   14th,   21st,   28th.
Tuesday 7.30-9.30. Salisbury Folk Dance Club, St. Martin’s School, Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG. www.salisburyfolkdance.org.uk/ Contact Chris Nettle on chairsfdc@hotmail.com 7th,   14th, Caller Nigel Close with Pete and Sue Hall,   21st,   28th.
Tuesday 8.00 Solent CDC. Bedhampton Community Centre, Havant, PO9 3ES. Caller Sue Bradshaw. 02392 713158 solentdance.weebly.com 7th,   14th,   21st,   28th.
Tuesday 10.00 Stubbington International Folk Dance Group. Roman Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington, PO14 2PL. £7.00 including refreshments. Bob Neal 01329 609589 / 07748009838. neal.bob61@gmail.com 7th,   21st,   28th.
Thursday 7.30-9.30 Fordingbridge English Country Dancing, Godshill Village Hall, Fordingbridge SP6 2LG. brodsue.wixsite.com/countrydancing fbcountrydance@gmail.com 9th,   16th,   23rd,   30th.
Thursday 7.30 Highcliffe Folk Dance Club, Greystones House, Waterford Road, Highcliffe BH23 5JL. Jan Harris 01202 427523 janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. highcliffecountrydancing.weebly.com/ 9th,   16th,   23rd,   30th.
2	7.30-10.00 Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, SO21 2AA. “as many as will”, The Best of English Country Dance. Caller Nigel Close. 01962 714220 nigelclose9@gmail.com
Sat 4	8.00-11.00 The London Barndance Company, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Contra dance, caller Adam Hughes with Bearded Dragons in Contra Mode. £15 (members £13) Tickets will be available via the EFDSS www.efdss.org/ or on the door. More info from www.barndance.org/
8	2.00-3.30 FolkActive Dance with Live Music for the over-50s. Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre, SO15 3HE. Details from www.folkactive.org.uk/wellbeing/folkactive-dances.
8	8.00-10.30 Solent Contras, Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, Shawford, SO21 2AA. Callers Barrie Bullimore and friends. Doors open 7.45 £5 (cards accepted). solentcontra@gmail.com
8	2.00-4.30 Woodlands Folk Dancers. Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood Road, Woodlands, BH21 8LJ. Callers Richard Lane and Karen Ilott. Tea and coffee provided, bring your own mug. Contacts 07888 759471, 07471 207563 or 07749 206499
12	10.30-3.30 FASH Workshop. Soberton Village Hall, SO32 3PF. Caller Thomas Bending with Pete and Sue Hall. Workshop title "The Varied Dances of Philippe Callens". £12, FASH members £9. BYO lunch.
12	2:30-5:30 Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance, The Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd, Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR. Caller Victoria Yeomans with The Linda Game Band. £10 a ticket. www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/
15	8.00 Sams Stepping. Samuel’s Rest, Upper Church Rd., Shedfield, SO32 2JB. Southern Step Dancing Session. Jo and Simon Harmer 01489 899023. jo@folkactive.org.uk
Sat 18	3.00-5.45 East Dorset Folk Dance Club. St. Mark’s Church Hall, Hinton Wood Ave. Highcliffe, BH23 5AA. £6 per person. Bring and Share tea. Contact: Jan Harris 01202 427523, janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. edfdc.weebly.com/
Sat 18	7.30-11.00 SHOCC Ceilidh. The Hilt (Cuckoo Bushes Hall), Chandlers Ford, SO53 5NP.Caller Rhi Davies with Hekety. Ian Nichols 07765820919 www.shocc.co.uk/
24	7.00-9.30 Burns Night Barn Dance. Graylingwell Chapel, Blomfield Drive, Chichester, PO19 6BZ. Dance to Rufus Returns. Doors open 6.30, tickets £13 + booking fee via the graylingwellchapel.com/whats-on/. Traditional meat or vegetarian haggis, neeps and tatties available at an extra charge. Licensed bar available. More details on the website.
26	10.30-3.30 SusFA Sunday Workshop, Pulborough Village Hall, RH20 2BP. Caller Colin Coard, workshop title "From Classics to Rare Treats". £10, tea and coffee available, bring a picnic lunch. susfa.interfolk.co.uk/events/index.html For details call Janet Douglas 01243 265010
FEBRUARY
Monday 8.00-10.00 Beaus of the Park FDC. Mostly Playford. Church of the Resurrection Hall, Penarth Avenue, Drayton, PO6 2AP. Sue Bradshaw 02392 713158 beausdance.weebly.com 3rd,   10th,   17th,   24th.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Bournemouth FDC. The Annunciation Church Hall, 218 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RW. Liz Neal 07471 207563 chair@bfdc.club www.bfdc.club 3rd,   10th,   17th,   24th.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Eastleigh Folk Dance Club. Junction Church (was The Railway Institute), Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Live music. 02380 252248 www.facebook.com/Eastleigh.folk.dance.club 10th, caller TBA,   24th, caller TBA.
Monday 8.00-10.30 Southampton Irish Set Dancers, Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 346 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 3SB. Traditional Irish (square) set dances. £5, contact: southamptonirishset@gmail.com 3rd,   10th,   17th,   24th. (check dates via email before travelling)
Tuesday 1.45 for 2.00 start. Isle of Wight Folk Dance Club. Wootton Methodist Church Hall, IOW PO33 4RE. contact Elaine Shiers iowshiers@gmail.com. 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 7.30-9.30. Salisbury Folk Dance Club, St. Martin’s School, Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG. www.salisburyfolkdance.org.uk/ Contact Chris Nettle on chairsfdc@hotmail.com 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 8.00 Solent CDC. Bedhampton Community Centre, Havant, PO9 3ES. Caller Sue Bradshaw. 02392 713158 solentdance.weebly.com 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 10.00 Stubbington International Folk Dance Group. Roman Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington, PO14 2PL. £7.00 including refreshments. Bob Neal 01329 609589 / 07748009838. neal.bob61@gmail.com 11th,   25th.
Thursday 7.30-9.30 Fordingbridge English Country Dancing, Godshill Village Hall, Fordingbridge SP6 2LG. brodsue.wixsite.com/countrydancing fbcountrydance@gmail.com 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
Thursday 7.30 , Greystones House, Waterford Road, Highcliffe BH23 5JL. Jan Harris 01202 427523 janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. highcliffecountrydancing.weebly.com/ 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
2	10.30-3.30 FASH Workshop. Durley Memorial Hall, SO32 2AD. Caller Louise Siddons with Linda Game & Ali Messer. Workshop title "Not Quite and Mostly Contra". £12, FASH members £9. BYO lunch.
5	2.00-4.30 Woodlands Folk Dancers. Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood Road, Woodlands, BH21 8LJ. Caller Caller John Turner with Pete and Sue Hall. Tea and coffee provided, bring your own mug. Contacts 07888 759471, 07471 207563 or 07749 206499
6	7.30-10.00 Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, SO21 2AA. “as many as will”, The Best of English Country Dance. Caller Nigel Close. 01962 714220 nigelclose9@gmail.com
9	2:30-5:30 Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance, The Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd, Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR. Caller Mark Elvins with Box of Frogs. £10 a ticket. www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/
12	2.00-3.30 FolkActive Dance with Live Music for the over-50s. Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre, SO15 3HE. Details from www.folkactive.org.uk/wellbeing/folkactive-dances.
12	8.00-10.30 Solent Contras, Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, Shawford, SO21 2AA. Callers Barrie Bullimore and friends. Doors open 7.45 £5 (cards accepted). solentcontra@gmail.com
14	7.30-10.00 Kimmeridge Keilidh. Kimmeridge Village Hall, The Etches Collection BH20 5PE. Arish Mel Ceilidh Band with caller Teresa Williams. £7.50 on the door, no bar so BYO drinks and nibbles. www.earwicker.org/arish_mel.htm
Sat 15	3.00-5.45 East Dorset Folk Dance Club. St. Mark’s Church Hall, Hinton Wood Ave. Highcliffe, BH23 5AA. £6 per person. Bring and Share tea. Contact: Jan Harris 01202 427523, janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. edfdc.weebly.com/
19	8.00 Sams Stepping. Samuel’s Rest, Upper Church Rd., Shedfield, SO32 2JB. Southern Step Dancing Session. Jo and Simon Harmer 01489 899023. jo@folkactive.org.uk
Sat 22	7.30-11.00 SHOCC Ceilidh. The Hilt (Cuckoo Bushes Hall), Chandlers Ford, SO53 5NP.Caller Emma Wooders with The Diatonics Ceilidh Band. Ian Nichols 07765820919 www.shocc.co.uk/
23	10.30-3.30 SusFA Sunday Workshop, Pulborough Village Hall, RH20 2BP. Caller Janet Douglas, workshop title "Slightly Foreign Dances from Abroad". £10, tea and coffee available, bring a picnic lunch. susfa.interfolk.co.uk/events/index.html For details call Janet Douglas 01243 265010
MARCH
Monday 8.00-10.00 Beaus of the Park FDC. Mostly Playford. Church of the Resurrection Hall, Penarth Avenue, Drayton, PO6 2AP. Sue Bradshaw 02392 713158 beausdance.weebly.com 3rd,   10th,   17th,    24th,   31st.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Bournemouth FDC. The Annunciation Church Hall, 218 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RW. Liz Neal 07471 207563 chair@bfdc.club www.bfdc.club 3rd,   10th,   17th,   24th,   31st.
Monday 7.30-10.00 Eastleigh Folk Dance Club. Junction Church (was The Railway Institute), Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE. Live music. 02380 252248 www.facebook.com/Eastleigh.folk.dance.club 10th, caller TBA,    24th, caller TBA.
Monday 8.00-10.30 Southampton Irish Set Dancers, Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 346 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 3SB. Traditional Irish (square) set dances. £5, contact: southamptonirishset@gmail.com 3rd,   10th,   17th,   24th,   31st. (check dates via email before travelling)
Tuesday 1.45 for 2.00 start. Isle of Wight Folk Dance Club. Wootton Methodist Church Hall, IOW PO33 4RE. contact Elaine Shiers iowshiers@gmail.com. 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 7.30-9.30. Salisbury Folk Dance Club, St. Martin’s School, Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG. www.salisburyfolkdance.org.uk/ Contact Chris Nettle on chairsfdc@hotmail.com 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 8.00 Solent CDC. Bedhampton Community Centre, Havant, PO9 3ES. Caller Sue Bradshaw. 02392 713158 solentdance.weebly.com 4th,   11th,   18th,   25th.
Tuesday 10.00 Stubbington International Folk Dance Group. Roman Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington, PO14 2PL. £7.00 including refreshments. Bob Neal 01329 609589 / 07748009838. neal.bob61@gmail.com 4th,   18th.
Thursday 7.30-9.30 Fordingbridge English Country Dancing, Godshill Village Hall, Fordingbridge SP6 2LG. brodsue.wixsite.com/countrydancing fbcountrydance@gmail.com 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
Thursday 7.30 , Greystones House, Waterford Road, Highcliffe BH23 5JL. Jan Harris 01202 427523 janharris16@hotmail.co.uk. highcliffecountrydancing.weebly.com/ 6th,   13th,   20th,   27th.
5	2.00-4.30 Woodlands Folk Dancers. Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood Road, Woodlands, BH21 8LJ. Callers Malcolm Churchill and Liz Neal with Pete and Sue Hall. Tea and coffee provided, bring your own mug. Contacts 07888 759471, 07471 207563 or 07749 206499
6	7.30-10.00 Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, SO21 2AA. “as many as will”, The Best of English Country Dance. Caller Nigel Close. 01962 714220 nigelclose9@gmail.com
9	10.30-3.30 FASH Workshop. Soberton Village Hall, SO32 3PF. The Madding Crowd – West Gallery Music – a music workshop, come to sing play or just listen. To book (essential) contact info@fash.org.uk or 01243 531497. £12, FASH members £9. BYO lunch.
9	2:30-5:30 Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance, The Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd, Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR. Caller Louise Siddens with The Linda Game Band. £10 a ticket. www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/
12	8.00-10.30 Solent Contras, Shawford Parish Hall, Pearson Lane, Shawford, SO21 2AA. Callers Barrie Bullimore and friends. Doors open 7.45 £5 (cards accepted). solentcontra@gmail.com
12	2.00-3.30 FolkActive Dance with Live Music for the over-50s. Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre, SO15 3HE. Details from www.folkactive.org.uk/wellbeing/folkactive-dances.
Sat 15	8.00-11.00 The London Barndance Company, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Contra dance, caller Mark Elvins with Vertical Expression. £15 (members £13) Tickets will be available via the EFDSS www.efdss.org/ or on the door. More info from www.barndance.org/
19	8.00 Sams Stepping. Samuel’s Rest, Upper Church Rd., Shedfield, SO32 2JB. Southern Step Dancing Session. Jo and Simon Harmer 01489 899023. jo@folkactive.org.uk
Sat 22	7.30-11.00 SHOCC Ceilidh. The Hilt (Cuckoo Bushes Hall), Chandlers Ford, SO53 5NP.Caller Barry Goodman with Jigfoot. Ian Nichols 07765820919 www.shocc.co.uk/