Schedule & Events

 Present an afternoon of dance on Sat 23rd Sept 1.30 to 4.20pm

 accompanied by our band Friends of Jane

At Concord Senior Citizens’ Centre 9 Wellbank Street Concord.

410 Bus from Burwood Station

Entry $10. BYO mug for afternoon tea.

This Saturday the band will give their first performance of the music composed for us by Robert Jamison for our first dedicated dance “St Peter’s Park”. Please find below the instructions and watch the video to prepare for this dance.

St Peter’s Park     dedicated  to Sydney English Country Dancers

40 bar duple minor, composed and choreographed by Robert Jamison, Atlanta 2023

A1  1-4   Circle left

A1  5-8   First corners cross by R.

               Second corners cross by R.  Lady ending facing out.

B1  1-4   Bottom Lady leads her partner up, to end above neighbours.

C1  1-4   Neighbours balance RH, turn lady under.

C1  5-8   Partners balance LH, turn lady under.

A2  1-4   Men (in first corner positions) back to back

A2 5-8   Ladies (in second corner positions) turn RH, top lady ending facing out.

B2  1-4   Top Lady leads her partner down to end below neighbours

C2  1-4   Second corner positions balance LH then left pull by

C2  5-8   First corner positions balance LH then left pull by

Dance video      Saint Peter’s Park – English Country Dance – Dance Rhapsody, April 2023

We also hope to do one of Robert’s other dances, “Penelope’s Promise” Dance Video   https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmhoXYpt-ZW_w5sCIliSM3TcPfBivoTcfOlEnJ2zc70A&s

With our September 28th Ball approaching, we are increasing the dance opportunities to learn some of the Ball dances.
Please note the following dates on which dance sessions in English Country Dance will be scheduled at St Peter’s Church Hall at 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Saturdays 2.30 to 4.30 pm
27th July
17th August
31st August
21st September
Entry $8 for all these sessions
Regular monthly dances on the third Saturday Afternoons of the month:
2.30 to 4.30 pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, 181 Blues Point Road North Sydney.
Entry $10.
Parking available next to the hall and accessed by the rear street which is Miller Street. Coming down Blues Point Road turn left into Lavender Street after the hall and left again into Miller Street.
There is an additional monthly class in English Country Dance being run on the third Tuesday of each month at Hut 44 in the Addison Road Community Centre, Addison Road Marrickville, from 7.30 to 9.30 pm.
This month it is Tuesday 16th July.
Entry will be $7 and live music will be provided for the dancing.
Instructions for finding Hut 44 are explained clearly on the website for the Bush Music Club.  There is free parking in the Centre.
Further news is that we are holding a Ball on 28th September this year at the Ku-ring-gai Town Hall, 1186 Pacific Highway Pymble. It will be held from 7.30 to 11.30pm.
Live music will be provided by Short Dented Potts.
Further details, including the dance list will be advertised soon, and we will practise  the dances in our classes on third Saturdays and third Tuesdays.
Christine Miller
for enquiries phone 0434195098

Directions: Just a few minutes walk from North Sydney station.

Turn left out of station and proceed up to the corner. (St. Peter’s church is on the corner but the hall is not at the church, so don’t cross the road.)
Turn left at the corner and walk down the hill following Blues Point Road.
The hall is a vintage building in dark brick.
Do feel free to bring a snack to share during our tea and coffee break