May Heydays at Evesham:   2024 Programme

Version of 13-Oct-23 — Don't print this yet.  There will be a gender-free option for most if not all sessions.   
The sessions are colour-coded:

EnglishAmericanMixed Scottish InternationalSinging/Music Other


      Or you can export the page to Powerpoint, though you may need to change the font size to fit the grids on the page.  We recommend printing in landscape mode, which should give you a readable page for Friday and Saturday, another for Sunday and Monday, and as many as it takes for the Workshop Descriptions.

TimeSmall HallDance StudioLarge HallGymRoom to be advisedMusic Room PA1
Friday
20.00-22.30International Welcome
Dance

Karin Bellaart
FarenPos
Mixed Dance
Lynne Render
Keeping Thyme
American Dance
Will Mentor
Lighthouse
   
Saturday
9.45-11.00Egyptian Folkloric Style Dances
Amira
PosPositional calling]
Mixed Workshop
Lynne Render
Keeping Thyme
American Workshop
Rhodri Davies
Lighthouse
Scottish Workshop
Frances Richardson
Mollie and Dave
 Music Workshop
Maureen Knight
11.30-12.45Indian Dance Workshop
Amira
Own Compositions
Keith Wood
Keeping ThymePosPositional calling]
Mixed Workshop
Mike Courthold
Lighthouse
English workshop
Trevor Monson
Mollie and Dave
  
12.45-14.00Lunch Maypole Dancing (Meet in Hall)
Burt Hunter
Musicians tbc
   
14.00-15.15International Workshop
Karen Michaelsen
English Quadrilles
Susan de Guardiola
Eclectic Regency
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Contrasaurus
Competition: Dances in a Circle
Andrew Swaine
Momentum
 Music Workshop
Audrey from
Lighthouse
15.45-17.00International Workshop
Karin Bellaart
Historical Dance
Susan de Guardiola
Eclectic Regency
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Contrasaurus
Singing Workshop
Paula Evans
Music Workshop
Stuart from
Lighthouse
17.00-19.30Break Musical Interlude
Paula Evans
18.30: Singing Performance
18.00-19.00
An Aspect of Historical Dance

A Talk by
Susan de Guardiola
17.00-18.00
Callers' Round

Charlotte Rich-Griffin
17.00-18.15
Singing Workshop
Paula Evans
19.30-22.30International Dance
Karen Michaelsen
Faren
American Dance
Will Mentor
Contrasaurus
Zesty Playford Ball
Jeannie Byron-Williams
Mollie and Dave
Mixed Dance
Charlie Turner
Momentum PosPositional calling]
  

TimeSmall HallDance StudioLarge HallGymRoom to be advisedMusic Room PA1
Sunday
9.45-11.00Balkan Workshop
Karin Bellaart
Modern English Workshop
Keith Wood
Keeping Thyme PosPositional calling]
American Workshop
Mike Courthold
Contrasaurus
Historical Dance
Susan de Guardiola
Eclectic Regency
 Music Workshop
Maureen Knight
11.30-12.45French Workshop
Andrew Swaine
Emily Bowden & Simon Dumpleton
G-F
Scottish Workshop
Frances Richardson
Keeping Thyme
American Workshop
Lynne Render
Contrasaurus
Historical Dance
Susan de Guardiola
Mollie and Dave
Callers' Workshop
Kathryn &
David Wright
Advanced Music Workshop
Alex from
Lighthouse
12.45-14.00Lunch    Folk Song
Paula Evans
14.00-15.15French Workshop
Andrew Swaine  G-F
Emily Bowden & Simon Dumpleton
Mixed Workshop
Charlie Turner
Momentum
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Contrasaurus
New Callers' Training
Kathryn & David Wright
Mollie and Dave
Unlocking the Hoard
Story Telling for Beginners
Daisy Black
Folk Song
Paula Evans
15.45-17.00Balkan Workshop
Karen Michaelsen
English Workshop
Trevor Monson
Momentum
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Contrasaurus
New Callers' Showcase
Kathryn &
David Wright

Mollie and Dave
 Singing for Breton Dancing
Steve Earwicker
17.00-19.30 Break17.15-19.15: French Bal
Andrew Swaine
Emily Bowden & Simon Dumpleton
   
19.30-22.30Balkan Party
Charlotte
Ygra G-F
Regency Ball
Susan de Guardiola
Eclectic Regency
American Dance
Will Mentor
Lighthouse
   
Monday
9.45-11.00Balkan WorkshopEnglish Workshop
Trevor Monson
Eclectic Regency
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Lighthouse
Historical Couple Dances
Susan de Guardiola
Momentum
Broken Shells
A Story Performed by
Daisy Black
Music Workshop
Maureen Knight
11.30-12.45Balkan WorkshopMixed Workshop
Rhodri Davies
Eclectic Regency
American Workshop
Will Mentor
Lighthouse
Historical Dances
Susan de Guardiola
Momentum
 Singing Shanties
Steve Earwicker
12.45-14.00Lunch     
14.00-15.45  Final Mix
MC Brian Stanton
Most callers
+ competition winner
Keeping Thyme
   

Workshop Descriptions

Workshop details will be added here as soon as they become available.  Some people wear costume or smart dress for the Balls, but that's not obligatory!

Amira

Saturday 9.45-11.00: Egyptian Folkloric Style
We'll be learning a dance style from the Said region (Saidi meaning upper Egypt) with its grounded, earthy roots.  We will be incorporating sticks/canes as a prop!  This is a lively dance style and fun to learn!

Saturday 11.30-12.45: Indian Dance
Come and experience both classical Indian dance and bhangra.  We'll explore hand gestures known as "mudras" and get our shoulders bouncing and feet moving to the bhangra beat!

Burt Hunter

Sunday 12.45-14.00: Maypole Dancing
In 1881 John Ruskin introduced maypole dancing utilising ribbons to Whitelands College in London,  This college was set up to train teachers, initially all women, and these became emissaries for maypole dancing as they fanned out across the country's primary schools.  So it is that today we generally associate maypole dancing with schoolchildren.  However, I invite people of all ages who are capable of following some relatively straightforward instructions to revel in the joys of maypole dancing in an unselfconscious manner. 

The workshop will be outside in good weather.  Please meet in the hall by the stage or ask a steward where the workshop will be.

Daisy Black

Sunday 14.00-15.15: Unlocking the Word Hoard
This will be a story telling workshop for beginners.  More details to follow.

Monday 9.45-11.00: Broken Shells
Daisy Black tells a haunting, visceral, occasionally funny tale that will whirl round your senses, lace your tongue with salt and take you across the sapphire-worked seas to walk with the creatures at the far edges of the map. This gripping story is set among the eddies and currents of medieval romance, classical mythology and English folk song; a one-woman show not to be missed.

Steve Earwicker

Sunday 15.45-17.00: Singing for Breton Dancing
Steve and Helen will be teaching a couple of straightforward Breton dances and the songs that go with them. The songs are in French rather than Breton and are not difficult to pick up.  Words and music will be provided.   Both the dances and songs are suitable for beginners wanting to have a go — but experienced dancers and singers are, of course, also welcome!

Monday 11.30-12.45: Singing Shanties
Steve will be teaching some traditional unaccompanied Sea Shanties as well as explaining how shanties were used and a bit of the history behind them.  All are welcome to join in with singing and even some of the work they were used for!  No previous experience required.