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Who is Sadie Hawkins ???
Find out, & take a trip back in time to DOGPATCH U.S.A. on Sat. 25th Feb. 2017
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Latest Updates -
Sunday 2nd October, 2 - 5 pm
TSDAV Dance Workshops ~ Dancing at the 11th Hour
‘Dances for Dancers & Dances with a Difference'
@ The Eleventh Hour Theatre Hall,
cnr Gore & Leicester Sts, Fitzroy. ( Melways 44 B3 )
All dancers are welcome Inquiries: Norm Ellis 9888 5332.
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Next Event :
We are Celebrating our 22th Year of Spring Dance Weekends @ Portarlington. This year with "FIREWORKS" !!! (Guy Fawkes Day ~ 5th November !)
Come and Join the Celebrations !
Spring Dance Weekend 4th - 6th November 2016
Foreshore Community Hall, Portarlington 1.5 hrs drive SW of Melbourne, past Geelong, Melways 239 F2
Celebrating 22 Years at Portarlington ~ with a Guy Fawkes theme, especially for 5th Nov !
Evening Dances on Friday and Saturday
Dance Workshops :
George & Jane 'Celebrate Guy's Ignoble End' - in dance, ably supported by Delia's Friends providing the music
Maggie Duncan will give us the 'run-around' with Appalachian Circles (& Squares)
New to Melbourne - Balkan Dances with Ray Marnham & Debby King (Adelaide)
Another new face in Melbourne - Arthur Kingsland's workshop will set us "Novocastrian Challenges" (guess where he's from then !)
PLUS
Contra Dance, with the ever popular Jeanette Mill (Canberra)
Melbourne's own, Richard & Kirsty would have us believe that "Morris Men DON'T come from Mars"
- an exploration of the interconnectedness of Morris & English Country Dance
PLUS a Contra Music workshop, & Contra Callers Forum
Saturday Evening Dance with The BARNSTRINGERS
*** fun, laughter, good dancing ~ good times, with good friends ***
NOT TO BE MISSED
For more Information - for full program download - click here
Marion Stabb - 0423 118 548 George Ansell - (03) 9890 5650 Norm Ellis - (03) 9888 5332
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You have just missed our ~ " WATTLE DAY CELEBRATIONS " !
Wattle Day ~ "Dances with a Difference" ~ 3rd September 2016
~ for Wattle Day Program 2016 information - click for more info & full program flyer
afternoon dance workshop ~ "Dances with a Difference" / Evening Dance with "Blackberry Jam"
WATTLE DAY - What's it all about ? ~ Wattle Day on "Bush Telegraph"
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You have also missed our ~ " Old Time Tea Dance " !
with the Gay Charmers & friends, on 27th August, 4:30 - 9:30pm
for more info go to events - for program click here
for video links to the dances - click here
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REGULAR EVENT ~
TSDAV Dance Workshops
Dancing at the 11th Hour – ‘Dances for Dancers’
@ The Eleventh Hour Theatre Hall,
cnr Gore & Leicester Sts, Fitzroy. ( Melways 44 B3 )
All dancers are welcome Inquiries: Norm Ellis 9888 5332.
COME AND TRY THEM OUT !
~ 2016 schedule ~
2 - 5 pm at the Eleventh Hour Theatre Hall, cnr Gore and Leicester St, Fitzroy.
Monthly on the first Sunday – 7th Feb, 6th March, 3rd April, 1st May,
3rd July, 7th Aug, 2nd Oct, *30th Oct*, 4th Dec.
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ADVANCE NOTICE ~~~
Who is Sadie Hawkins ???
Find out, & take a trip back in time to DOGPATCH U.S.A. on Sat. 25th Feb. 2017
at our next TSDAV Social dance !
Other announcements ~
- news from the 50th National -
### 2016 Dance Comp winners announced at Final NFF Concert ###
We are pleased to report on the continuing support for DANCE at the National Festival, once again allowing TSDAV's George Ansell to announce the winners of our Dance Composers Competition during the final concert.
The Beatrice Klippel Memorial Award (General Social Dance) was won by Norm Ellis, for his dance "On Christmas Day in the Morning",
and the VFMC Perpetual Trophy (for a more challenging dance) was won by Keith Wood, for his dance "The Wide Brown Land".
It is also of special interest to note in the 50th year of the National Folk Festival, that our TSDAV founding President, and mentor, Shirley Andrews (dec'd), was the chair person of the organising committee for the very first National ! Shirley started research into early Australian dances for the Victorian Folk Music Club (VFMC) in 1959, and in the '70s, published "Take Your Partners - Traditional Dancing in Australia".
We also thank the VFMC for continuing to support Shirley's legacy through the TSDAV, by sponsoring both of our dance awards.
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NOW Published 3 'new' TSDAV Dance Books
"Australian Contemporary Folk Dances"
Numbers 7, 8 & 9
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Our Founder & Mentor - Shirley Andrews
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Mike Jackson receives Australia Day Honour
- read more - see About Us / Identities
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