Folkdance Classes
Dunedin
Folk Dancing for Fun
Phone Evelyn Entwistle, 03 4545054.
Dunedin Contradance Group
Dunedin Contradance Group (American folk dance) meets every Monday (except long weekends) at 7.30pm in the NEV Baptist Church Hall, North Rd, North East Valley. All welcome. Contact Bernadette Moroney, (03) 477-1623, email 
Irish Beat Dance Group
Instruction for all ages in traditional Irish Step Dancing (soft and hard shoe) and Ceildh/Set. Childrens and teens classes are on Monday during normal school terms. Adult classes every Thursday. Classes at University of Otago Club and Societies on Wednesdays. The Irish BeatMasters the performance troupe is an integration of all my students and anyone with Irish Dancing experience wishing to join in for performance opportunities.
Contact:
Kathryn Olcott (03) 472-8311, e-mail:
African Dance
Go to the SongBong website for details: www.songbong.co.nz.
Thursday 6-7:30pm at the Baptist Church hall on North Road (next to the Baldwin Street Tourist shop). Information on our website www.songbong.co.nz or at (03)473‑6488.
Latest news (24/11/08): Planned for 2009 is a European (and beyond) traditional dance class. Dances such as mazurkas, waltzes with 3, 5, 8, 11 times, polkas, dances from various regions of France, Scandinavian dances and dances from the Balkans. No partner needed, no experience required, just the pleasure of dancing together. Dine & dance once a month to enjoy what we learned. The class will be held on Wednesday 6:00-7:30pm (venue to be confirmed). Information for this class at (03)473‑8614.
Annual Festivals
Don't forget the Whare Flat Festival of Music and Dance this year: www.whareflat.co.nz
And now for something completely different:
Found on the Grand
Chain (Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource) website:
Dancing
at the Auld Cale: A history of highland dancing in Dunedin,
New Zealand, between 1863 and 1900.
By Miss S O’Donnell, BA(hons), MAHND
Last updated 12 February 2009
