MUSIC, SONG & DANCE WORKSHOPS FOR 2012
Our workshops are getting a bit of a reputation – for offering a great opportunity to learn from people who are friendly and really understand their subject.
With workshops for all interests and standards from complete beginner to accomplished performer Make this the year YOU learn something new and remember – entry to workshops is included in the Season Ticket or you can just buy individual tickets. Come and join in!
Progressive workshops take place over several days; see how much progress you make by the end of the week!
MUSIC WORKSHOPS include
Accordion, Banjo, Bazouki, Bodhran, Concertina, Guitar, Fiddle, Flutes & Whistles, Harmonica, Hurdy-Gurdy, Mandolin, Melodeon, Percussion
Tunes for Sessions, Lincolnshire Tunes, Shetland Tunes, Part Playing, French Dance Tunes, Band in a Week
SONG WORKSHOPS include:
Festival Choir, Harmony Singing, Carol Singing, Vocal Techniques
DANCE WORKSHOPS include:
African Dance, Appalachian, Cajun & Zydeco, English Clog, Flatfooting, Irish Set Dancing, Line Dancing with Zumba, Lindy-Hop, Maypole, Morris, Rapper, Samba, Tango
Folk/Country/Social Dancing Workshops at Upton School which include:
Contra - Longways dances in the American style, usually fast and done with a relaxed and smooth walk.
Playford - 17th and 18th century English country dances, or modern dances in the old styles. Lots of formations and steps, musical styles and rhythms. Think Jane Austen!
Square - Four couples arranged in a square. Square workshops usually mean American Square danced with a smooth, relaxed walk, but there will also be some English traditional squares, which are stepped.
Traditional Dances - collected from English Villages: varied formations and steps, plus modern community dances.
Callers; Barrie Bullimore,Beryl Jukes, Madeleine Smith, Chris Turner, Anne Welch
and music from Dampier's Round, Masquerade, Pendragon, Vic Smith & Mollie Koenigsberger , Stowfolk ,Andy Turner & Matt Green
plus Tea Dances, Evening Dances, a Playford Ball and some Callers workshops for all standards
Ceilidhs every day at the Pavilion or Bandstand with some of the top bands and callers and check out the Pavilion page for details of some other amazing dance music including the famous Broadstairs let-your-hair down late-nights!
