Demonstration team of retirerees doing displays in weekday afternoons for various old folks homes and lunchtime clubs live music contact Muriel Halliday 01865 865601
Hagbourne Barn Dance Club meets on the third Friday of every month in the
Village Hall, East Hagbourne, which is a village about two miles south of
Didcot. The Village Hall is opposite the School, on the road to West Hagbourne.
Times are 8.00 - 11.00pm. John Napper and Malcolm Bright do most of the calling,
but others will also have a go! As the name suggests, we do mainly traditional
dances, but a typical programme will also include American and Playford style
dances. Mostly we use recorded music but a number of the club members play, so
live music also features. Members usually bring a small plate of food for the
refreshments during the interval. Come along and visit us - we would love to
have your company and will try our hardest to make you feel at home.
J Napper (01235) 818853
Headington Quarry has had a long association with the folk tradition and is well known for its revival of Morris dancing after Cecil Sharp met William Kimber and the Quarry Morris men on Boxing Day in 1899. The Headington Quarry Folk Dance Club was re-established in November 1967 after a break of a few years, to continue the tradition of country dancing which dates back beyond the 17th.century .The Club members meet every Thursday evening, except in August, at Gladstone Road Community Centre from 8.00 to 10.00 p.m. Members enjoy some of the original dances and learning some old ones which have been more recently discovered and others which have been constructed by present-day enthusiasts. All the dances are walked through under instruction from experienced Club callers and from some visiting callers. The Quarry Club members are fortunate to dance to live music from their own resident musicians, often joined by folk musicians from elsewhere. The band is led by John Graham who also plays the accordion for the Morris men. Headington Quarry Folk Club encourages primary schools in Oxfordshire to teach and to maintain the tradition of folk dancing. The Club has organized a children's day of dance, now held in the County Music Centre, each Spring since l985; this is usually attended by some 200 children joining workshops in Morris, maypole and Irish dancing in the morning and country dancing in the afternoon. The Club is also keen to see children playing folk dance music and in 1997, with the help of a lottery grant, it trained a number of children from primary schools, some of whom still play with the Quarry band at the children's day of dance and at other events in Oxfordshire. A group of hand bell ringers is also associated with the Club. They give performances at charity functions accompany the Headington Quarry mummers, during their Christmas performance. The Club always welcomes new members with or without previous experience. Many in the past have been new to folk dancing and are now established dancers.
For more information, contact the Chairman, Ted Morse, 7 Village Street, Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9JE, telephone 01491 651509 ewmorse@clara.co.uk, or the Secretary, Joyce Dawson: j.a.dawson26@btinternet.com; 01865 246458
Kidlington Folk Dance Club The Kidlington Club meets at 7.30 every Monday evening in term time in the Gosford Hill School in Kidlington (on service road along main road on right going north just after entering Kidlington from Oxford) The dancing is in the Dining Room Area ( used to be called sixth form block ) at the back of the school . Having entered the complex follow the school perimeter road round to the left and head for a separate block at the very back. All welcome, varied callers, friendly club. In the summer there is a programme of garden dancing and also at other times there are... skittles , a dinner dance and a couple of dances arranged at Yarnton as part of the Oxfordshire programme of dancing. contact 01865 372085
We meet at the Cutteslowe Pavilion which is in Cutteslowe Park, North Oxford.
To find us, travel towards London on the Oxford Ring Road from Summertown
Roundabout and the access for Cutteslowe Park is on the left just before you get
to the silver coloured footbridge across the dual carriageway. We have a mixture
of Club Callers and invited Callers. Mostly we use recorded music, but some
Callers arrange their own live music. We do a variety of dance styles. Times of
meetings are every Thursday during term time, 7.45 -9.45pm. We also organize two
dance a year, usually held in Wolvercote Village Hall and we also hold a rather
impressive New Year's Party. If you are new to dancing, or experienced, we would
love to have you come and join us.
Ann Magnani / Colin Gammon (01865 552715 / (01865) 779417
North Oxon Folk Dance Club
We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Wolvercote Village Hall .
Starting at 8pm, we have a short break for refreshments and finish the evening
at 10pm. Our aim is to dance the old Playford dances but also to learn new ones
in a similar style. For more details please phone:-
Audrey and Peter Bridgman 01608 810184
email:- abridgman@talk21.com
All welcome
Wheelchair access
Ceilidh - High energy barn dances to LIVE music. Second Saturday of the
month, from 8pm -
11.30pm Currently at Exeter Hall, Kidlington but moving in October 08. See
www.oxfolk.org.uk
This is a Playford-style Club for dancers, which meets on the last Saturday afternoon of each month (with the exception of August) from 3.p.m.-5.30.p.m. at Cumnor Village Hall. Different Callers each month. Live music. Further details from John Gailey 01865-438457.
Stonesfield Folk Dance Group meets weekly (except Aug 9th) at Stonesfield Village Hall, OX29 8EF from 8.00 to 10.00 on a Wednesday quite often with live music and a variety of callers . A number of Saturday dances are organized throughout the year, in particular a weekend Festival of Dance (in 2007 from June 8th to 10th with Pete nad Marge Hendy, Graham Knight, Ken Sheffield and Folkus Pocus; in 2008 June 6th to 8th with Hilary Herbert). Everyone is welcome at all events, Saturday dances usually include an "American Supper" with contributions of a plate of food. For more information on events contact Paul Davis 01865 727158 or visit http://users.ox.ac.uk/~paulv/sfdg/ for details on where we are, list of dances etc
Third Friday Folk Dance Club, Oxford As the name suggests the Third Friday Club meets every month on the third Friday at 8.00 pm (except for a break during August). Dancing is always to live music, with the clubs original pianist still performing, and a panel of excellent callers provide a varied programme throughout the year. The Club meets in Cumnor Village Hall on the outskirts of Oxford. The hall has recently been refurbished and provides a pleasant environment with an excellent dance floor. The hall is at the edge of Cumnor village on the Cumnor to Farmoor Road and is easily accessible with plenty of car parking space. Established in September 1941 the Club's aim is to offer good quality traditional English folk dancing. In the early days membership was by invitation only, however, for some time now the Club has been open to all comers, although the original standards of live music and first class callers are still maintained. New members are always welcome. If you would like more information please contact the Secretary G Richard King 1 St Lawrence Road, South Hinksey, Oxford OX1 5 AZ Tel/Fax 01865 739469 e-mail: donkeyhouse@supanet.com
Towersey Village Hall
Monday Evenings 7.30pm
M&B Walter (014944) 81459
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We dance the dances collected by John Playford in the
seventeenth century in the costume of the period.
www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/valeislanders
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We meet every alternate Thursday at the Charlton Centre which is in the
Charlton Road, Wantage. Times are 7.45 - 9.45pm. We dance a variety of dances,
mainly to recorded music. For the last few years we have organized a dance in
Steventon Village Hall, on New Year's Day during the afternoon and this has
proved increasingly popular. We invite you to come and join us, so why not come
along and have a good time!
Malcolm Bright (01235) 818585
The club has been running at various venues for the past 28 years. We currently meet in the Corn Exchange, Witney. at 8pm on Thursday evenings, from September through until end of June . Our aim is to learn and enjoy English Country Dancing, both Traditional and Playford Style. Our callers are Ian Paton and Norman & Christine Haynes. We would welcome new members both experienced dancers and beginners. For further information please call 01993 705961 or 704171.
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