(South Coast) ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL at Bulli, 14-17 January (2010) illawarrafolkfestival.com.au has a strong element of dancing for involvement and for watching. There are West African, American Contra, Tango, Irish, Scottish and other workshops in parallel with fascinating dance demonstrations. with a specially constructed wooden floor (10m x 15m). [12/09]
(South Coast) COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL 26-28 February (2010) Organised by Yuin Folk Club. www.cobargofolkfestival.com [12/09]
(North & East) AUSTRALIAN CELTIC FESTIVAL australiancelticfestival.com 29th Apr - 2rd May (2010) in Glen Innes, dance and dance performances are two of the many activities [12/09]
(Sydney) HERITAGE BALL late May, 7.30pm-12.30am, Parramatta Town Hall, 182 Church Street, Parramatta with music by the Heritage Ensemble. Tickets $50/$55. Enquiries: (02) 9642 7950. Organised by Bush Music Club
(Central Coast) A CELTIC CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Sat-Sun 22-24 May (2009). In and around Teralba on Lake Macquarie. Organised by the Celtic groups of the Hunter region Enq: (02) 49 52 1327 [4/09]
(Sydney) CONTRA DANCE Saturday, 31 July (2010), 8pm - midnight, Granville Town Hall, Carlton Street, Granville. Julie Bishop calling with music by Pastrami on Ryebuck. $15/$12. Enq: John (02) 9623 7551 or Leila 9896 8992. Benefit for the RFDS (SE Section). [12/09]
(Maitland) 30th annual MAITLAND SUBSCRIPTION BALL, August , 7pm - late. Date and theme to be announced. Formal dress. Programme, dance instructions and venues of practices available from the organisers, Bush Music Club. Post-ball picnic on the Sunday [12/09]
(Hume Hwy) TURNING WAVE 15th-19th September (2010), Gundagai - Festival of Irish & Australian Music and the related arts - concerts, poets breakfasts, dance, music workshops turningwave.org.au [12/09]
(Central Coast) COASTFEST Provisional plans for 2010 at Point Wolstoncroft. - concerts, poets breakfasts, dance workshops, music workshops, childrens events and a evening dance all on one exciting weekend. www.coastfest.org.au [12/09]
(Central Coast) Flannel Flower Colonial Ball, October, Ourimbah Public School Hall, Old Pacific Highway, Ourimbah, $30 & a basket supper to share. Enq: Ian or Sue (02) 4382 1443. Practice sessions [12/09]
(Sydney) NORDFEST, held in November, is now in Canberra. 2009 programme. Enq: Graeme (02) 9874 4194, [12/09]
(South Coast) MUSIC AT THE CREEK FESTIVAL mid November in Majors Creek (near Braidwood) musicatthecreek.com [12/09]
(Central) GULGONG FOLK FESTIVAL New Year's Eve and New Years Day + a few more days. 31st Dec '09 - 3rd Jan '10. Music and Dance gulgongfolkfestival.com [12/09]
[Past events in the list are a guide for the future]
- Australian Folk Directory [12/09]
- Folk Dance Australia [9/00]
- Israeli Dance Australia [12/09]
- Tallaganda Dance Troupe "Talla", Braidwood (btwn Canberra and Bateman's Bay) perform folk and belly dancing. Website or [2/02]
- Dance In Wagga: 24 Grandview Terrace, Wagga Wagga (02)
69 250050 or 69 219893
Alternate Wed:Australian, Irish, Celtic dance
Alternate Wed: Circle, Sacred, International dance [4/98] - Circle Dancing, Monday, Wesley Senior Citizen Hall, William Street, Hamilton (Central Coast) Enq: Judith (02) 4947 9441 [11/02]
- Bush Dance:
- Monday 7.30pm (workshop) - Community Centre, Lower rear hall, Cnr Yarrara & Ramsay Rds. Pennant Hills oppo Station (except Jan.) Enq: Felicity (02) 9456 2860 [2/05]
- Wednesday 7.30pm -Uniting Church, 4 Gosport St, Cronulla.Enq: (02) 9520 2859 [11/02]
- 1st Saturday 8pm -Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Road. $17. Enq: (02) 9417 4210 Organised by BMC www.bushmusic.org.au [11/02]
- 2nd Saturday 8pm to midnight - East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Wells Str & Henry Parry Drv, East Gosford (Central Coast). $15 including supper. Enquiries: Robyn (02) 4344 6484, Ian 0414 230 486, Richard (02) 43 44 6484. Organised by Central Coast Bush Dance and Music Assoc. Inc [4/09]
- 2nd Saturday 8pm to midnight - Wesley Fellowship Hall, Beaumont Street, Hamilton Enq: (02) 4957 0830. Organised by Newcastle Folk Club. [11/02]
- 2nd Saturday 6.30-10pm - Community Centre, 60 Yarrara Rd, Pennant Hills, opposite Pennant Hills Station. $20 / $15 / $10 with $5 discount for firm bookings 2 weeks beforehand. Enq: (02) 9873 3138 or 0416 21 21 36 [8/05]
- 3rd Saturday (Feb-Dec) - Balmain High School, 25 Terry St., Rozelle. Enq:(02) 9876 6166. $17 www.bushmusic.org.au [11/02]
- Colonial:
- Wednesday 8pm - Community Hall, West Dapto Rd, Wongawilli. Enq: (02) 4257 1788 or Wongawilli Band & Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club Inc.
- Wednesday 8pm - Australian Heritage Dancers - performance and display group, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St. Enq: (02) 9412 3721 AustralianHeritageDancers.org.au
- Friday - St Andrew Church Hall, cnr Trelawney & Rutledge Sts, Earlwood. Enq: (02) 9873 4805 or Australian Colonial and Folk Dancers [6/03]
- Dutch: Tuesday 8.00pm - Hassall Street Special School Hall, Parramatta. Enq: (02) 9631 2720 Website [8/07]
- Early Dance earlydanceconsort.com.au - Social dances of the European Courts in the Renaissance and Baroque eras - from the early fifteenth century to the late eighteenth century. Enquiries: (02) 9416 5765 [9/09]
- English Country: 3rd Monday 7.30pm. Uniting Church Hall, The Crescent, Berala. Enq. (02) 9543 6319 [11/02]
- Greek:
- Monday 7 - 9 pm, Pan Macedonian Association building - Railway Pde Sydenham - all ages, all levels. Enq: (02) 9708 1875, 0407 081 875 or NSW Greek Folk Dancers [2/05]
- Tuesday 6 - 9 pm, Emporium Function Centre - Level 1 258 South Terrace Bankstown. 6-7 beginners 7-9 Intermediate - Advance Levels (performing group). Enq: (02) 9708 1875 or [2/05]
- Wednesday 6 - 8 pm, Blakehurst Public School - Dewang St. Enq: (02) 9708 1875 or [2/05]
- Thursday 6.30pm -All Saints Greek Orthodox Community Hall, Isabel & Cecilia Sts, Belmore. Enq: (02) 9789 1659 [11/02]
- Thursday 7.30pm - 30 Croydon St, Lakemba. Enq: (02) 9708 1875 [11/02]
- Thursday 6pm - 9pm ** 7:30 till 9:00 Adult Class**, St Gerassimus Greek Church Hall - 21 Henry St Leichhardt Enq: 9708 1875 or [2/05]
- Hungarian: Tuesday evenings, Leichhardt. Enq: (02) 9559 4485 or [11/02]
- Hungarian: Tanchaz Dance Hourse, Newton Neighbourhood Centre, cnr Bedford & King Sts, Newtown. Enquiries: (02) 9569 3410 or . Organised by The Transylvaniacs and Kengugro. Also in Melbourne.
- International:
- Monday 10am - Earlwood Senior Citizens Centre, 362 Homer Street, Enq: (02) 9558 4753 [11/02]
- Monday 7pm - Uniting Church Hall, Katoomba S,t Katoomba. Enq: (02) 47 59 2534 [5/03]
- Tuesday 7.30pm - Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place. Enq: (02) 9528 4813 [11/02]
- Tue, Wed, Thu - Sutherland Shire FD (Sydney), (02) 9528 4813
- Wednesday 10am - Como Girl Guides Hall. Enq: (02) 9528 4813 [11/02]
- Wednesday 7.15pm - Collaroy Plateau Youth Club, Blandford St. Enq: (02) 9905 1563 [11/02]
- Wednesday 9am - Bankstown Older WomensÍ Wellness Centre, PCYC, Cnr Meredith St & French Ave. Enq: (02) 9728 7466 [11/02]
- Thursday 10am - Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place.Enq: (02) 9528 4813 [11/02]
- Thursday 7pm - Baptist Church Hall, King St, Glenbrook. Enq:(02) 4739 6498
- Friday 8pm - Village Church Hall, cnr Newcombe & Oxford Sts, Paddington (Sydney). Sedenka International FD Group. Enq. (02) 9560 2910 [5/03
- Friday 8pm - Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, 665a Darling St. Enq: (02) 9560 2910 [11/02]
- Saturday morning, childrens classes, 6-18 yrs - Pennant Hills Community Centre Enq: (02) 9905 1563 [5/03]
- Irish Set: Tuesday, 7.30 pm. Newcastle Irish Set Dancers, John Young Community Hall, Thomas St, Cardiff (Newcastle). Irish Set Dancing. Enquiries: Arthur or Julia (02) 4955 5701 or [8/08]
- Irish Set Dance, Harp Irish Dancers Wednesday 8-9.30pm, Gaelic Club, Level 1, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills, Enq: (02) 9580 4865 or 0401 167 910 [04/09]
- Irish Ceili, Step and Set Thursday, 7pm adult step dancing, 8pm ceili and set dancing, Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove Road (corner Moreton Avenue) Kingsgrove [Map]. Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers with Margaret and Bill Winnett. Enq: (02) 9150 6765 [5/03
- Irish Step: 1st Sunday 1.30pm Wesley Hall, Beaumont St. Hamilton. Enq: Julia (02) 4955 5701 (not in Jan.)
- Latvian dance group Jautrais on the Latvian NSW page [7/98]
- Macedonian: Wednesday 6.30pm - Rockdale. Enq: (02) 0412 861 187 [11/02]
- Morris: 2nd and 4th Tuesday 8pm - Rozelle Community Centre (Hall at rear) Darling St. Enq: (02) 9817 3529 or www.wheezeandsuck.com
- Morris: Wednesday 7.45pm - Lilyfield Community Centre, Cecily & OÍNeill Sts. Enq: (02) 9817 3529 [11/02]
- Sacred dancing/circle dancing Lake Macquarie
Marmong Point Community Hall, second and fourth Thursdays of the month (except school holidays)
Lakelands (Warners Bay) community centre, first and third Mondays of the month.
Contacts: (02) 4947 9441; (02) 4958 4635 [9/01] - Strath Hunter Dancers, Monday, 7.30pm, Wallsend Uniting Church Enq: (02) 4943 3436 [5/03]
- Scottish Country: (see also RSCDS Sydney class list
and Hunter Valley class list)
- Monday 7.30pm - Jubilee Hall, Cnr Kensington Street & Grosvenor Road, Kensington Enq: (02) 9318 1802 [5/03]
- Monday 7pm - St Michaels Parish Hall, Haig Ave., Daceyville. Enq: (02) 9318 1802 [5/03]
- Monday - Melrose Hall, Cnr Great Western Hwy & Park St, Emu Plains Enq: (02) 9949 2797
- Tuesday 7.30pm -Adamstown Uniting Church Hall. [11/02]
- Tuesday 7.30pm -St JohnÍs Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga. Enq: (02) 9489 5027 [11/02]
- Tuesday 6pm - Fort Street School, Observatory Hill, Millers Point (Sydney). Enq: (02) 9994 7110 [11/02]
- Tuesday 7pm - Catholic Church Hall, Wentworth St., Blue Mountains. Enq: (02) 4787 5968 [5/03]
- Wednesday 7.30pm to 10.00 - Church of Christ Hall, Wyoming (Gosford, Central Coast). $3. Social dancing, jigs, reels, strathspeys, to the swirl of Scottish folk music. Enquiries: Marie (02) 4384 3251, Doug 4369 1497 [11/02]
- Wednesday 7pm -Church of Christ Hall, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming. Enq: 4384 3527[11/02]
- Wednesday 7.30pm -St AidanÍs Church Hall, Downing St, Epping. Enq: 9868 3778 or [11/02]
- Wednesday 7pm -SeniorsÍ Centre, Mosman Square, Mosman. Enq: 9981 4769 [11/02]
- Wednesday 7.30pm -Fitzroy Centre, Fitzroy St, Burwood. Enq: (02) 9727 2301[11/02]
- Thursday 7.30pm - Bligh Room, Richmond Club, Cnr Frances & East Market Sts, Richmond. Enq: (02) 4573 1535 [11/02]
- Friday 6.30pm - Beecroft Primary School. Enq: (02) 9868 2075 [11/02]
- Friday 8pm - Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Point Hacking Rd. Enq: (02) 9501 0818 [11/02]
- Friday 7.45pm - Helensburgh Community Hall, Walker St. Helensburgh. Enq: (02) 9520 9075 [6/03]
- Friday 7.30pm - St Andrews Church, Adamstown. [6/03]
- Scottish Highland
- NSW State Committee [6/09]
- Karen McPhillips School of Highland Dancing, Enquiries: (02) 97092914, highlanddancing.com.au, Penshurst and Bankstown (Sydney) [6/09] OzScot Highland Dancing Academy http://www.ozscotdance.com/home.htm [6/09]
- teachers listing
- Scottish & Old Time
- 2nd Saturday, 8pm, Uniting Church, 9-11 Bay St, Rockdale. Enq: (02) 9587 9966
- 3rd Saturday, Orkney & Shetland Assoc., St David's Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. Enq: (02) 9874 5570
- Swedish: Tuesday - Linnea Swedish Folk Dance, Scandinavian Club, 3 Grattan Cres, French's Forest. Enq: (02) 9874 4194 [11/02]
- Turkish: Tuesday 8pm - Lidcombe Community Centre. Enq: (02) 9646 1166 [11/02]
- Ukranian (Cossack) 7.30pm, Ukrainian Hall, 59 Joseph Street, Lidcombe. Enq: (02) 9817 7991 or www.veselka.com.au or
- Welsh: Hunter Folk Dancers. Monday 7.30 - 9.30 pm, All Saints Parish House, Cromwell St., New Lambton (Newcastle). Enquiries: 0413 229 740, (02) 4952 1327 or [10/01]