How to Contact Us (Wrenthorpe FDC)
Shirley Dixon - 01924 361530
Twmas Morgan (webmaster)
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Informative 'General' Dance sites:
Are You Dancing - Information on clubs & events across the country.
Eastbourne Folk Dance Club - Dance Move Explanations
EFDSS - national organisation promoting English folk dance and song.
FiloFolk - "A folk music club and event listing for West Yorkshire and the Region." Also produces 'Tykes News'.
Set and Turn Single - List dances in the "English" tradition which includes English country dance, "Playford" style dances, contra dances and ceilidhs."
The Round - Elements of English Country Dance - a site worth exploring.
Yorkshire Folk Arts - Promotes awareness of the folk arts and encourages children to learn traditional music, song and dance.
Festivals:
Malton & Norton Folk Festival - April - concerts, Morris & Garland
Holmfirth Folk Festival - May - concerts, workshops, Morris
Saltaire Day of Dance - Late April / Early May - featuring a plethora of dance workshops (near Bradford).
Shepley Spring Festival - May
Wath Festival - May - Musicians, Mummers & Morris - near Barnsley.
Epworth Music Day - June - Lincolnshire, east of Doncaster, near A180
Beverley Folk Festival - June - folk & world music, dance teams
Garforth Arts Festival - July - headlining folk music acts
(eg Bellowhead, Kate Rusby)
Yorkshire Folk Dance Weekend - July - based at Drax Social Club
Whitby Folk Festival - August - the BIG one - dance, song, Morris, etc.
Sowerby Bridge Rushcart - September - Morris, Mummers and procession (near Halifax).
Saltaire Day of Dance - October - featuring a plethora of dance workshops (near Bradford).