May Heydays at Evesham:
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Some people wear costume or smart dress for the Balls, but that's not obligatory!

Bob Robinson

Friday 20.00: International & Balkan Party
Mixed international dances, walk through of all dances and with live music from Faren.  No partner needed.  Suitable for everyone.

Saturday 11.30: Macedonian/Roma Party Dances
Fun dances from Macedonia and from the Roma communities across the Balkans: dances in lines, circle or solo.  No partner needed.  Suitable for everyone.

Brian Stanton

Sunday 18.30: Playford-plus Ball
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Monday 14.00: Final Mix
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Burt Hunter

Saturday 12.50: Maypole Dancing
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Carol & Kevin Monaghan

Saturday 11.30: Irish Set Dancing
Saturday 14.00: Irish Set Dancing
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Colin Hume

Friday 20.00: Mixed Dance
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Saturday 11.30: Positional Playford
Don't be scared off by the word “Positional” — you'll hardly notice Colin's not saying “men” and “women”.

Saturday 19.30: Playford Ball
All dances published by John or Henry Playford, but not necessarily the versions you're used to.

Sunday 9.45: Positional American Squares
Colin has pioneered this, and it's gone down well at Chippenham, Lichfield and IVFDF.  Come along and try it — we're all in this together.

Sunday 14.00: Mixed Workshop
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Monday 11.30: English Workshop
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Emilia Stoicescu

Sunday 9.45: Romanian: Transylvanian Dances
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Sunday 14.00: Romanian: Moldavia & Bucovina
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Monday 9.45: Romanian: Oltenia & Muntenia
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Monday 11.30: Popular Romanian Wedding Dances
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Fiona Frank

Saturday 9.45: Klezmer Introduction: East European Jewish Wedding dances
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Saturday 14.00: Klezmer: Set dances and square dances
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Justine Marsh

Saturday 15.45: Greek Island Dances
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Karin Bellaart

Sunday 15.45: Double Dutch
Dutch set dances for all

Lynne Render

Saturday 9.45: American workshop
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Saturday 14.00: Dance-writing Competition
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Saturday 19.30: American Dance
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Sunday 9.45: Mixed Workshop
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Mark Elvins

Friday 20.00: American Dance
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Saturday 11.30: American Workshop
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Saturday 14.00: American Workshop
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Sunday 11.30: Previous Competition Winners
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Sunday 15.45: Tea Dance

Monday 11.30: Mixed Workshop
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Mike Courthold

Saturday 15.45: Callers' Workshop & Discussion
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Sunday 15.45: Squares with a Difference
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Monday 9.45: English Workshop
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Nicola Scott

Saturday 9.45-11.00: Scottish Workshop
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Saturday 11.30-12.45: Scottish Workshop
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Saturday 15.45: American Workshop
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Sunday 11.30-12.45: American Workshop
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Sunday 14.00-15.15: American Workshop
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Sunday 19.30: Mixed Dance
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Monday 9.45-11.00: Mixed Workshop
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Nigel & Annabel Sharp

Sunday 11.30: Kentucky Running Set
Sunday 14.00: Kentucky Running Set
Kentucky Running Set is a form of American Square dance from the Appalachians.  Couples take turns to lead figures, with choruses between the figures, adding up to an exciting dance sequence.  You don't need any experience of KRS.  If you enjoy any form of folk dance, do come and give this a go.  As well as the basic repeated choruses, which we will cover at the start of each session, we will teach a different set of figures and choruses in each workshop, so you are welcome to attend either or both workshops.

We use the role names “Lead” and “Follow”.

Nigel Close

Saturday 9.45: Mixed Workshop
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Orly Krasner

Sunday 9.45-11: English Workshop
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Sunday 11.30-12.45: English Worshop
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Ravi Sawney

Sunday 11.30: Bal technique
French dancing, and Balfolk, involving an introduction to several couple dances from central France.

Sunday 15.45: Further afield
Deepen your understanding of French dancing with group and couple dances from further afield — Poitou, Gascony and Brittany.

Sunday 19.30: French Bal
An evening of French and Balfolk dances, with some guidance for the rarer dances.

Trevor Monson

Saturday 14.00: English Workshop
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Saturay 15.45: English Workshop
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Sunday 15.45: English Workshop
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Sunday 14.00: English Workshop
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Ygra

Saturday 18.30: Balkan Party
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