Programme Dance
it's all better when you move!
Dance has always been a feature of our festival, from workshops to ceilidh, for young and old.
Dance your socks off!
New Years Eve features our fabulous annual Ceilidh in the Marquee.
Dance to the wonderful tunes of the Dunedin Fiddle Orchestra and friends. Dance callers include dance tutor Fiona Murdoch, Vic McDonald and Bernadette Moroney. Rock out after midmight with the Oscar LaDell Band.
Dance Workshops
With Fiona Murdoch
Tues 31 Dec, Wed 1 Jan, Thu 2 Jan | 10 am | Hall
From the Adriatic to the Black Sea
Although politically dominated over the centuries by the Mongol Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the USSR, the countries in this area have retained a strong identity through their fabulous dance culture. Enjoy a diverse selection of social dances that celebrates these cultures.
The Balkan Beat
Here in the western world we have an entrenched comfort zone in regular tempo such as 2/4, 6/8, 4/4 - but irregular rhythms are much more predominant in the Balkan regions and the rest of the world – think 1/3, 7/8, 9/8, 5/4, 11/8, 15/16 and so on. We’ll explore some of these interesting rhythms through simple and fun dances.
East of Constantinople
Our dance compass points east of the old crossroads of Europe for this dance workshop along the old silk route. Let’s see where our dancing feet take us.
The order of workshops is arbitrary and the content is different in each workshop (not sequential) i.e. dancers can come to any or all workshops. There will be chances to repeat some dances across the 3 workshops if dancers wish.
