Folkdance Classes 

Dunedin 

Last updated 19 November 2006

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.

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