Dates of future meetings

I have booked the Deaf Centre for
June 23rd.
Sep 15th
Oct 29th
Nov 17th

If you want a meeting on the third Thurs in July please let me know at the June meeting, or before then if you can't come in June.

A spanner in the works

Just found out that the Deaf Centre is already booked on the 16th June. Have to think again. Maybe June 23rd.

Future Plans

Meetings will be the Third Thursday of the month  8 - 10pm.
Next meeting June 16th.
A decision will be made then about whether to meet in July but unless someone else wants to run it there will be no meeting in August.

At the first meeting we tried to pick some tunes that people might know, (depending where you usually play). Next time we will repeat some of these, and new tunes will be introduced a few at a time.

A good start

We made a good start at our first meeting. 27 members, drawn from 4 dance clubs and various music sessions. The floor was just about big enough to fit 9 couples when some of the musicians stood up to dance.
Elaine called the first dance. Circassian circle, to the tune Oyster girl.
Then Mo and Jenny called Playford dances from 1650. Sellenger's Round and Grimstock, with their own tunes.
Peter called Whale Bones, to the tune Bear Dance.
Joan called a modern reworking of an eighteenth century dance with it's own tune; Twas O'er the Hills and Far Away.
Pam called a Scottish dance, Domino 5; to the tune the Moon an Seven Stars.
Marilyn left her bandleader's seat to call Clopton Bridge. We played Worcestershire Hornpipe.
Ann taught us a Cornish dance to the tune Falmouth Polka
We finished by playing South Wind and dancing Circle Waltz with Ron calling.

We decided to meet again on the third Thursday of the month.

A good evening giving some of us plenty to think about.

Have a Go Tomorrow

We have lots of tunes to play, and callers ready to teach us dances.
Hope there's time to fit everything in.