Dance Diary




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Friday 18 - Sunday 20 November 2022 
19th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk




Friday 29 April - Sunday 1 May 2022
with Colin Hume, Lynne Render & Mike Courthold

The De Montfort School, Evesham WR11 1DQ
http://mayheydays.org.uk/


 

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Friday 19 - Sunday 21 November 2021 
18th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk


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Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November 2020 
(Cancelled - COVID-19)18th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk


Friday 1 - Sunday 3 May 2020 
(Cancelled - COVID-19) May Heydays 
with Rhodri Davies, Carol Ormand & John Sweeney
The De Montfort School, Evesham WR11 1DQ
http://mayheydays.org.uk/



Saturday 21 March 2020 
(Cancelled - COVID-19) Romford and Brentwood Spring Dance 
with Dave Kerridge
The Main Hall, St Michael’s Church, Main Rd., Gidea Park, Romford RM2 5EL
http://randb-folkdancing.btck.co.uk/Events


Saturday 29 February 2020 
Brummie Contras 
with Lynne Render
Quaker Hall, 65 Linden Rd, Bourneville, Birmingham B30 1JT
www.brummiecontras.co.uk


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Friday 22 - Sunday 24 November 2019 
17th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk

Saturday 2 - Friday 9 August 2019 
Sidmouth Folk Week 
with Ivan Aitken and Diane Silver (USA)
Sidmouth, Devon

www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk


Friday 24 - Monday 27 May 2019
Chippenham Folk Festival 
with Cis Hinkle, Bob Morgan, Lynne Render & John Sweeney
Chippenham, Wiltshire
www.chippfolk.co.uk

Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 April 2019 
Paris Spring Fling Scottish Country Dance Festival 
with Adam Hughes
Paris, France
https://springfling.rscdsparis.fr/ 


Sunday 2 December 2018 
Brummie Contras 
with Mark Elvins
Elmdon Heath Community Centre Hall, Cornyx Lane, Solihull, West Mids B91 2SF
www.brummiecontras.co.uk

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Friday 23 - Sunday 25 November 2018 
16th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk

Saturday 8 September 2018 
Bromyard Folk Festival Day of Dance
with Mike Courthold and Kathryn & David Wright

Falcon Hotel, Broad Street, Bromyard HR7 4BT
Click Here For Tickets


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Friday 17 - Sunday 19 November 2017 
15th Annual Zesty Contra House Party 
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk

Saturday 21 October 2017 
Friday Folk Saturday Special
with Mark Elvins

Samuel Ryder Academy, Drakes Drive, St Albans AL1 5AR 
www.fridayfolk.org.uk


Saturday 14 October 2017
Edinburgh Contra Dance 
with Lisa Heywood
Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street,
Edinburgh EH3 9DJ
Click Here For More Information

Saturday 30 September 2017
Chingford Folk Dance Club 
with Mary Bryan
Woodford County High School For Girls,
High Road, Woodford Green IG8 9LA
Click Here For Tickets

Friday 11 - Wednesday 16 August 2017
Broadstairs Folk Week 
with Mike Courthold, Frances Richardson, Madeleine Smith and Mic Spenceley
Broadstairs, Kent
www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk

Friday 9 June 2017
Alcester Contra 
with Geoff Cubitt
St Benedict’s High School, Kinwarton Road
Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6PX
alcestercontras.btck.co.uk

Saturday 3 June 2017
Sheffield Contra Dances 
with Bob Morgan
Heeley Hall, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield S10 3DH
www.sheffieldcontradances.co.uk

Friday 26 - Monday 29 May 2017
Chippenham Folk Festival 
with Mark Elvins, Joe Hodgson and Lynne Render
Chippenham, Wiltshire
www.chippfolk.co.uk

Sunday 19 February 2017 
Brummie Contras 
with Mark Elvins
Elmdon Heath Community Centre Hall, Cornyx Lane, Solihull, West Mids B91 2SF
www.brummiecontras.co.uk

Saturday 11 February 2017 
London Barndance Company 
with Mark Elvins
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY 
www.barndance.org


 

Friday 18 - Sunday 20 November 2016 
14th Annual Zesty Contra House Party
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins

Halsway Manor, Crowcombe TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk

Saturday 5 November 2016 
Leeds Contra 
with Geoff Cubitt

St Chad’s Hall, Otley Road, Leeds LS15 5JT
www.leedscontra.freeuk.com


Friday 22 - Sunday 24 July 2016 
Sønderjyske Sommerfestival 2016 
with Bob Isaacs (USA) and Andrew Swaine (GB)
Højer Efterskole, Højer, Denmark
sonderborg-contradance.dk


Saturday 11 June 2016 
London Barndance Company
 
with Geoff Cubitt
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY 
www.barndance.org


Friday 29 May - Monday 1 June 2016 
Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival
with Ros Batchelor, Rhodri Davies and Cis Hinkle (USA) 
Eastbourne, East Sussex
www.eiff.org.uk


 
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November 2015 
13th Annual Zesty Contra House Party
with Rhodri Davies & Mark Elvins

Halsway Manor, Crowcombe TA4 4BL
www.halswaymanor.org.uk


Saturday 17 October 2015 
Friday Folk
with 
Mary Devlin (USA)
Samuel Ryder Academy, Drakes Drive, St Albans AL1 5AR 
www.fridayfolk.org.uk

 
Saturday 1 - Friday 7 August 2015 
Sidmouth Folk Week 
with Rhodri Davies, Ray Goodswen, Tom Hinds (USA), Ron Rudd, Madeleine Smith
Sidmouth, Devon

www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

   
Friday 22 May - Monday 25 May 2015
Chippenham Folk Festival
with Les Barclay, Lisa Greenleaf (USA), Joe Hodgson, Lynne Render, Andrew Swaine, John Sweeney 
Chippenham, Wiltshire
www.chippfolk.co.uk
 


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