2011 Great Alne Long Weekend- Friday 8th to Monday 11th April 2011
Much goes on every year in this English Warwickshire Village Memorial Hall.
Come along. Take part. Be welcomed at any time. Here's our new site Home page.
Come along. Take part. Be welcomed at any time. Here's our new site Home page.
The 2011 News page presently tells you most about next April's Long Weekend of Folk Activities.
No pre-booking is required, please turn up at any time and join in!
The countryside & villages surrounding Great Alne are delightful. Come out : explore this area : and -
SAMPLE WHAT WE DO - varied dancing, music, handbells, walking, cycling & more. See Activities.
Accommodation Ideas: on the Map/Contact/Accom'/Links page. Many interesting short walks too.
Our excellent Caterers allow you to do all this without need to prepare sandwiches, or cook at home.
The countryside & villages surrounding Great Alne are delightful. Come out : explore this area : and -
SAMPLE WHAT WE DO - varied dancing, music, handbells, walking, cycling & more. See Activities.
Accommodation Ideas: on the Map/Contact/Accom'/Links page. Many interesting short walks too.
Our excellent Caterers allow you to do all this without need to prepare sandwiches, or cook at home.
What happens at Great Alne each year?
The extended weekend explores varied traditional folk activities & dance from around the world.
There's many different kinds of dancing here.
Join in to play music, share Song, ring handbells and more.
Welcome to the white and raftered hall in this beautiful English Warwickshire village.
We're ALL learners at some activity: Many are experienced in dance/music: We have skills to share.
Participate with us in the dancing, music & song.
The extended weekend explores varied traditional folk activities & dance from around the world.
There's many different kinds of dancing here.
Join in to play music, share Song, ring handbells and more.
Welcome to the white and raftered hall in this beautiful English Warwickshire village.
We're ALL learners at some activity: Many are experienced in dance/music: We have skills to share.
Participate with us in the dancing, music & song.
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If you have never visited before -
The Long Weekend Programme at Great Alne has many similarities from year to year -
Discover what took place in April 2010. View the Sat, Sunday and Monday (2010) Activity pages.
So cLICK at the top during most of 2010, to see LAST April's day and evening programme details.
These 2010 day pages give you presently the best guide as to how the 2011 event will be arranged.
If you have never visited before -
The Long Weekend Programme at Great Alne has many similarities from year to year -
Discover what took place in April 2010. View the Sat, Sunday and Monday (2010) Activity pages.
So cLICK at the top during most of 2010, to see LAST April's day and evening programme details.
These 2010 day pages give you presently the best guide as to how the 2011 event will be arranged.
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HERE for all to view AT LAST - one of the best website videos ever! cLICK to PLAY below -
An ace quiet, spontaneous moment at Sunday Eve LNE 2008. (Try then to stay on THIS website, without getting distracted within YouTube.)
HERE for all to view AT LAST - one of the best website videos ever! cLICK to PLAY below -
An ace quiet, spontaneous moment at Sunday Eve LNE 2008. (Try then to stay on THIS website, without getting distracted within YouTube.)
Pete Grassby shows simultaneously his great skill both as dancer AND Musician: whilst he waltzes with Linda Moon.
And HOW brilliantly accomplished !
The melodeon and its straps are closely around Linda's back. Pete you hear entertainingly to remark "She can't get away".
And HOW brilliantly accomplished !
The melodeon and its straps are closely around Linda's back. Pete you hear entertainingly to remark "She can't get away".
Social dancing
There will be social dancing on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings in 2011. Bonus late dances too! Hot drinks are included in the entertainment breaks!
To find out more, click the 2011 News page.
Workshops
Workshops in dance, music, song & much more throughout the day on Sat, Sun, & Monday:
- to find out more, have a look at the 2011 News page:
- following later will be a draft Programme.
The different kinds of workshop, right through the daytimes, have variety from year to year.
At popular times, parallel workshops take place while there is dancing in the hall.
You'll find the song group and handbells outside when we're lucky enough to have sunny weather!
There will be social dancing on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings in 2011. Bonus late dances too! Hot drinks are included in the entertainment breaks!
To find out more, click the 2011 News page.
Workshops
Workshops in dance, music, song & much more throughout the day on Sat, Sun, & Monday:
- to find out more, have a look at the 2011 News page:
- following later will be a draft Programme.
The different kinds of workshop, right through the daytimes, have variety from year to year.
At popular times, parallel workshops take place while there is dancing in the hall.
You'll find the song group and handbells outside when we're lucky enough to have sunny weather!
Guidance in a circle as a dance takes place below the raftered ceiling of Great Alne Memorial Hall.
Nel from The Netherlands shows some International Dance steps.
These activities are all taking place within a region of lovely English Warwickshire countryside.
Explore the Walks section on the Map/Contact/Accom'/Links Page.
The excellent floor of the villages' World War I Memorial Hall allows comfortable dancing in pleasant surroundings.
You are most welcome singly,
or if you arrive with a partner.
Copyright; Tony Heaton 2004.
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How Great Alne Long-Weekend is made available for your participation in 2011:
Paul and Nicola, on a small committee, are sharing in the tasks, especially preparation & finance.
This has enabled the Great Alne Long-Weekend, now to have successfully completed its 27th year,
and to continue to be available - for the participatory enjoyment of the many who take part.
André sincerely appreciates these two friends who have taken on much "spadework" in our small team.
This has allowed the ideas, effort and vision of many individuals built into the Great Alne Long-Weekend -
to be a continuing reality for 2011, and into the future.
How Great Alne Long-Weekend is made available for your participation in 2011:
Paul and Nicola, on a small committee, are sharing in the tasks, especially preparation & finance.
This has enabled the Great Alne Long-Weekend, now to have successfully completed its 27th year,
and to continue to be available - for the participatory enjoyment of the many who take part.
André sincerely appreciates these two friends who have taken on much "spadework" in our small team.
This has allowed the ideas, effort and vision of many individuals built into the Great Alne Long-Weekend -
to be a continuing reality for 2011, and into the future.
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Why Great Alne Long-Weekend happens:
1) To foster International contacts - to promote friendship and understanding through sharing folk dance, music & song.
2) To give opportunities for dancers, musicians and everyone coming to try out different skills.
It's a chance for you to try doing something new!
So when you visit for a particular dance or workshop, why not come sooner and sample something else too.
Or perhaps instead, stay to sample what comes next.
No matter if the standard appears to be high. Better dancers/musicians/singers are there to share their skills.
And do please bring an instrument to try a few tunes in the friendly company of one of the music workshops.
"Great Alne" is organised as an opportunity for discovery and exchange.
3) Gt Alne Long Weekend aims to give young participants an idea of the fulfillment that is to be found in
active participation in all kinds of folk dance, folk music and traditional songs.
We hope to encourage all to come in the tolerant spirit of others sampling something different.
The Price structure tries to reflect these principles.
The workshop leaders are not paid - instead, many who regularly contribute enjoy the weekend by
participating in the workshops of others.
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Why Great Alne Long-Weekend happens:
1) To foster International contacts - to promote friendship and understanding through sharing folk dance, music & song.
2) To give opportunities for dancers, musicians and everyone coming to try out different skills.
It's a chance for you to try doing something new!
So when you visit for a particular dance or workshop, why not come sooner and sample something else too.
Or perhaps instead, stay to sample what comes next.
No matter if the standard appears to be high. Better dancers/musicians/singers are there to share their skills.
And do please bring an instrument to try a few tunes in the friendly company of one of the music workshops.
"Great Alne" is organised as an opportunity for discovery and exchange.
3) Gt Alne Long Weekend aims to give young participants an idea of the fulfillment that is to be found in
active participation in all kinds of folk dance, folk music and traditional songs.
We hope to encourage all to come in the tolerant spirit of others sampling something different.
The Price structure tries to reflect these principles.
The workshop leaders are not paid - instead, many who regularly contribute enjoy the weekend by
participating in the workshops of others.
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Thanks
Considerable thanks are due to all of the many contributors to each of the annual Great Alne Long Weekends.
Individual generosity has allowed the structure of "open exchange" of music, dance and other activities to continue, and many have freely given much of their time, energy and travel.
- Thanks for 2010 were due to -
Janet Woolbar for selecting a variety of lovely dances and for coming, despite great personal difficulties, to show these so well.
To Dalila Heath for bringing her sunny personality, and more lovely dances, but from Israel and from her Armenian roots.
Especially though, to those who gave much, but were able to be rewarded through participation, rather little.
Most particularly thus thanking -
James Eisner who shared his wonderful skills in leading part song. Staying locally, he brought his wife Louise & little Benjamin.
Sue Rosen for her brilliant calling for the Sunday evening Contra and to Bruce, Meg and all who played in the band.
Then to Pete Grassby for his wonderful music and ace couple dances for Sunday's Late Nite Extra.
Also to Jo & Guy for having so kindly made their home available for two of our teachers to stay.
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Note: YOU are responsible for your own SAFETY when dancing, walking, cycling etc.
Parents are responsible for safe and sensible behaviour of their children at all times.
Personal items. (If in the hall, then) leave either in view in front of the stage, or at the very back of the stage.
Please NOT at hall sides. Sides of this hall are NOT a safe place for personal items, or to set-up chairs.
Please take back any chair you've used as you get up to leave it.
Don't allow your bag or chair to become an obstacle to cause a dancer to FALL!
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Parents are responsible for safe and sensible behaviour of their children at all times.
Personal items. (If in the hall, then) leave either in view in front of the stage, or at the very back of the stage.
Please NOT at hall sides. Sides of this hall are NOT a safe place for personal items, or to set-up chairs.
Please take back any chair you've used as you get up to leave it.
Don't allow your bag or chair to become an obstacle to cause a dancer to FALL!
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The 2009 Great Alne website still has much of relevant and archive interest.
You may revisit the older layout of previous years if you -
cLICK here. This will take you across to our older website layout Great Alne 2009's Home Page.
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The 2009 Great Alne website still has much of relevant and archive interest.
You may revisit the older layout of previous years if you -
cLICK here. This will take you across to our older website layout Great Alne 2009's Home Page.
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