Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place in
Chelsfield Village Hall

Externally run events are in blue.

Pastime run events NOT at the village hall are in purple.

2025

Saturday 29th March – Club Afternoon – with Barbara teaching (tbc)

Saturday 12th April – Club Afternoon – Challenging Playford with Alison Ede

Saturday 10th May – Club Afternoon – with Barbara teaching

Saturday 17th May – Herts Early Dance May Revels

Saturday 7th June – Club Afternoon – including rehearsal for Jane Austen event

Tuesday 10th June – Jane Austen Event at Emmanuel UFC , The Grove, West Wickham Emmanuel Church BR4 9JS – Details to follow

Saturday 14th June – Club Afternoon – with Barbara teaching

Saturday 21st June – Club Afternoon

Saturday 5th July – Club Afternoon

Saturday 19th July – AGM

Saturday 26th July- Club Afternoon – with Barbara teaching (tbc)

Saturday 13th September – Club Afternoon – Rehearsal for Early Dance Festival

Saturday 27th September – Club Afternoon – Rehearsal for Early Dance Festival

Saturday 18th October – Club Afternoon – Rehearsal for Early Dance Festival

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th October – Early Dance Festival

Saturday 8th November – Full Day – Anne Daye Study Day: The English Country Dance c.1700 and the French Connection

A day workshop both practical and theoretical, introducing the French sources for the country dance when it was introduced to the French ballroom. An introduction will sketch out French knowledge of the English vernacular genre from c. 1620 and its attraction to young courtiers with a staid and boring ballroom repertoire in Paris. Participants will then explore the two documents by the French master Lorin with notations of the dances he collected on his trip to London. As the French technique took over in English ballrooms, we will explore its impact on the country dance in England.

Saturday 29th November – Club Afternoon

Saturday 13th December – Christmas Party

Last updated 25th March 2025