Diary

Our meetings are held at: Eye & Dunsden Village Hall, Dunsden Green, RG4 9QG
Follow signs to Dunsden Green from the Play Hatch Roundabout (A4155 Caversham to Henley road) The hall is on the right just past the green. Grid Ref SU740773

WAT Dance

Folk and Country Dances from the 13th to the 21st century.
Learn the old dances of the British Isles & America and modern dances in the same style. Informal, fun and suitable for beginners and experienced alike, we like to learn about our dance heritage and the skills needed to perform them.

WAT Dance Junior
6.30 – 7.30 pm
A chance for families with children to do some of the easier country dances and, if the weather is nice, outside and around the maypole during the season. Dances usually led by Andrew, but children should be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Tea Break
7.30 – 8 pm
Join us for a cup of tea and perhaps a gentle dance before the evening session

Evening Session
8 – 10 pm
We have a repertoire of well loved country dances as well as excursions into fresh material from Britain, America or, occasionally somewhere more exotic. Our sessions are informal and comments and suggestions are always welcome (within reason).
Phone: (0118) 948 1195 or email andrew@zylanid.demon.co.uk

2009

Wed	3rd	Jun	6.30 - 7.30	Andrew. WAT Dance Junior. For children & families.	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	3rd	Jun	7.30 - 8 pm	Andrew. Tea & Dance	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	3rd	Jun	8-10 pm	Andrew, Howard & John	Dunsden Village Hall
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Wed	17th	Jun	6.30 - 7.30	Andrew. WAT Dance Junior. For children & families.	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	17th	Jun	7.30 - 8 pm	Andrew. Tea & Dance	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	17th	Jun	8-10 pm	Andrew, Howard & John	Dunsden Village Hall
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Wed	1st	Jul	6.30 - 7.30	Andrew. WAT Dance Junior. For children & families.	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	1st	Jul	7.30 - 8 pm	Andrew. Tea & Dance	Dunsden Village Hall
Wed	1st	Jul	8-10 pm	Andrew, Howard & John	Dunsden Village Hall
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We teach the dances for the fun of it but ask that you make a contribution towards running costs – Ł3 for the evening session and around Ł1 each for the Junior session
(or whatever you can spare).

WAT Dance?: Originating from a series of dance workshops following on from the “Dance Through The Ages” evenings hosted by musician Mike Ruff, we started to meet regularly at Watlington House in Reading. We therefore christened ourselves “WAT Dance”. Mike moved away from the area and the club changed venue, but we still continued with 3 of the members taking turns in teaching and bringing their own individual perspective to each dance.

Howard: Trained as a Folk Dance Instructor at Cecil Sharp House, London. Has been calling at Barn Dances and Ceilidhs since 1976 and ran evening classes in Chingford and Islington before moving to Reading. His wife, Anne knows one or two Scottish dances as well.

Andrew: An interest in seasonal customs means that he can be be found at various local events with maypole and led him to join Earley Folk dance Group which he is now Chairman of. Has a distinct liking for early music and dance and modern material in the same style.

John: Started Morris Dancing at school and joined the Orpington Folk Dance Club. Learned Morris,Rapper, Long Sword, Running Set and Playford style dances from 2nd generation disciples of Cecil Sharp. Was a founding member of the Reading Cloggies and did Scottish Country Dancing before going on to International Folk dancing.

Watlington Hill
Watlington Hill

The triangular chalk mark on Watlington Hill appears in our logo and can be found in the nearby Chiltern Hills.

Links

Dance Through The Ages

Mike Ruff Music