ThisSpecialGOODFRIDAYDANCE is at - Bournville'sDameElizabethHall in Birmingham - April 3rd Afternoon 2pm Enjoy BOB MORGAN's AMERICAN CONTRA with CONTRASTING dances: Bob will be calling to the band “Portland Drive”
Why Sunday afternoons ? Easier journey: Time for tea/coffee in lounge / on lawn: Fewer activity clashes. Catholic Chaplaincy Hall B15 3QS : Newman House in Harrisons Rd, Harborne. Brilliant Dancing Space: Plentiful safe car parking: Nice detached lounge by small lawn: Near Bham Uni. Sample these lively Sunday afternoon (mainly) American Contra Dances. Hot drinks at 2pm & interval. Aerobic dancing ! Water supplied, but NO mugs/glasses in the hall please ! Bring your own small water bottlei
Why Sunday afternoons ? Easier journey: Time for tea/coffee in lounge / on lawn: Fewer activity clashes. Catholic Chaplaincy Hall B15 3QS : Newman House in Harrisons Rd, Harborne. Brilliant Dancing Space: Plentiful safe car parking: Nice detached lounge by small lawn: Near Bham Uni. Sample these lively Sunday afternoon (mainly) American Contra Dances. Hot drinks at 2pm & interval. Aerobic dancing ! Water supplied, but NO mugs/glasses in the hall please ! Bring your own small water bottlei
"On the door" £8.50
(student £6.50)- Prepay EARLY - Get a £2 DISCOUNT ! Form & instructions BELOW.
Download prepayment form: click HERE - then click on your download icon. This opens a fill-in form to give discounts by 15th Oct. Give us no bank details. Contact your bank by phone, visit, or internet. Pay by BACS into our account. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** Our callers guide you through dances mainly in American Contra style. Some coming may enjoy a contrasting favourite Dance. To request your favourite “contrasting” dance, state any preference on the downloaded form.
Contra with Contrast. Early payment at discount by Bank transfer: Form will next download to your computer in Microsoft Format: Do the transfer yourself in a few days. First CLICK for your- Early Payment for Dance form (Explanations areon the form: or first read the BACS page.) (You send us NO personal bank details whatever.) You will receive in 2-7 days, your personal code as an emailed individual reference (eg 00/14 Smith.M). You refer to this code with the specified part of your name, on arranging your own bank credit transfer: (usually by a phone call, or by internet banking). Should you find any problems, please Contact us HERE
GOODFRIDAY3rdAprBobMorganwithtbc- SUN17thMayLisaHeywood&ECDB.- SUN28thJuneGeoffCubitt&Recursion- SUN12thJulyFrancesRichardson& Folkus Pocus - SUN6thSept LisaHeywood&TheNightBefore tbc - SUN27thSeptJakeWood&ECDB. - SUN25th Oct .... yet to be announced! SUN22nd Nov.... yet to be announced! SUN20th Dec ..... yet to be announced! How to enjoy all of these (13) 2015 dances at £6 each? Buy the 2015 Season ticket (at £78) by 2nd Jan.
Information about this dance series - "On the door" £8.50
(student £6.50)- Prepay EARLY - get a £2 DISCOUNT !Download prepayment form HERE - then click on your download icon. This should open a form for you to fill-in by 15th Oct. You are equally welcome with; or to arrive without a dancing partner. Most contra dancers choose to improve skills by regularly changing dance partners after each one or two dances. Our callers guide you through dances mainly in American Contra style. Some coming may enjoy a contrasting favourite Dance. To request your favourite “contrasting” dance, state any preference on the downloaded form.
Latest (25th Nov) Fliers HERE! Print 2 in A5 onto an A4 sheet A4Poster here ! (Latest: as on 25th Nov) Fliers - also show for your diary - All eleven 2015 Brummie-Contra Dates to next October.
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 30th Nov - Download prepayment form: click HERE - Then click on your download icon. This opens a fill-in form to give you a discount up to 15th Oct. Give us no bank details. Contact your bank by phone, visit, or internet. Pay by BACS into our account. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Some coming may perhaps enjoy a contrasting Dance which they know or like. To request your favourite “contrasting” dance, state early any preference on the downloaded form. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 19th Oct - Download prepayment form: click HERE - Then click on your download icon. This opens a fill-in form to give you a discount up to 15th Oct. Give us no bank details. Contact your bank by phone, visit, or internet. Pay by BACS into our account. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** Some coming may perhaps enjoy a contrasting Dance which they know or like. To request your favourite “contrasting” dance, state early any preference on the downloaded form. ************************************************************************************************
Come to this Friday's Brummie Contra! Help these be more frequent! An American style Contra in B'ham From 7.30 to 11.00pm THIS FRIDAY - 5th Sept at St Anne's Hall, Moseley, B13 8DU: (After Sidmouth with ECDB) your caller is: cLICKLisa Heywood of Sheffield Uni, music: ex Warwick Uni's cLICK "The Night Before" (Nicky, Alan & Adam) Copies of their CD will be available ! Commit NOW ! PAY BY WEDNESDAY: to get DISCOUNT by BACS: for AMENDED form: click HERE! - CLICK AGAIN on your download icon which appears - Fill-in / email us the form - Pay via your bank. Hall venue is where Moseley Friday Folk meet.
Park your car on Park Hill (road outside). Walk through lych gate, past prominent church, to hall behind. - Event flier HERE.Duplication / distribution much appreciated. Those organising are most appreciative of Karen G's kind administration of these emails and thus making BACS payments possible on this website. **************************************************************************************************************
The first Brummie Contra (a week before the 2014 Long Weekend) was in Bournville Birmingham - Bob Morgan in April gave a lively Evening of AMERICAN CONTRA with CONTRAST: calling to the brilliant band “Recursion” (Sam & Grace) on their superb first evening of playing for a Dance. We WILL put on more of these events ! *****************************************************************************************************************
[*Meg's Sept Alcester Contra: 2ml from Gt Alne Hall: Fri 26 Sep: St Benedict's 8-11pm. Roy Garrington & Skylark*]
Also for your 2015 DIARY. Brummie Contra - 2015: Sunday 25th Jan 2.00pm to 5.30pm.
Caller and Band tbc soon.
Last time - an ACE Brummie Contra! Help these be more frequent! Future date: Sunday afternoon 19th Oct venue tbc. American style: Lively Contras in B'ham
Come to this Friday's Brummie Contra! Help these be more frequent! An American style Contra in B'ham From 7.30 to 11.00pm THIS FRIDAY - 5th Sept at St Anne's Hall, Moseley, B13 8DU: (After Sidmouth with ECDB) your caller is: cLICKLisa Heywood of Sheffield Uni, music: ex Warwick Uni's cLICK "The Night Before" (Nicky, Alan & Adam) Copies of their CD will be available ! Commit NOW ! PAY BY WEDNESDAY: Get Discount by BACS: HERE! - for AMENDED download fill-in Hall venue is where Moseley Friday Folk meet.
Park your car on Park Hill (road outside). Walk through lych gate, past prominent church, to hall behind. - Event flier HERE.Duplication / distribution much appreciated. Those organising are most appreciative of Karen G's kind administration of these emails and thus making BACS payments possible on this website. ***************************************************************************************************************
Start Easter weekend. With a brilliant American Contra. Visit this & enjoy Gt Alne the following weekend. Bob Morgan (Warwick University) gave an ace Alcester Contra eve in November. EARLY PAY DISCOUNT: DON'T MISS THIS ! PAGE to get FORM HERE -
American style Contras in B'ham Do come to enjoy these Brummie Contras help them become more frequent! Our next is from 7.30 to 11.00pm on - Friday 5th Sept at St Anne's Hall, Moseley, B13 8DU: (where Friday Folk normally meet.) - Our flier is HERE.Any duplication / distribution much appreciated.
Park car on Park Hill (road outside). Walk through lych gate, past prominent church, to hall behind. your caller is cLICKLisa Heywood of Sheffield Uni, music from Warwick Uni's cLICK "The Night Before" (Nicky, Alan & Adam) Copies of their CD will be available ! Commit NOW to be at this dance: get a discount before Sept ! Early discounted payment for this dance by BACS. Downloadable form to fill in - HERE ! Those organising are most appreciative of Karen G's kind administration of these emails and thus making BACS payments possible on this website. ***************************************************************************************************************
American style Contras in B'ham We intend these Brummie Contras to be more frequent ! Our next is on - Friday 5th Sept at St Anne's Hall, Moseley, B13 8DU: (where Friday Folk normally meet.)
Park car on Park Hill (road outside). Walk through lych gate, past prominent church, to hall behind. your caller is Lisa Heywood of Sheffield Uni, with music from Warwick Uni's "The Night Before" (Nicky, Alan & Adam) *************************************************************************************************************** Next Contra date at B13 8DU: Friday 2nd Jan 2015: St Anne's Hall, Moseley. But do keep checking this webpage. We're seeking an advantageous Hall to trial some Autumn Contras on Sunday late afternoons.
************************************************************************************************************** The first (held a week before the 2014 Long Weekend) was in Bournville Birmingham - Bob Morgan in April gave a lively Evening of AMERICAN CONTRA with CONTRAST: calling to the brilliant band “Recursion” (Sam & Grace) on their superb first evening of playing for a Dance.
We WILL put on more of these events !
Keep taking an occasional look at this website! Andshareanothergreat "Brummie Contra" soon.
2015 Brummie-Contra dates: for 2015 DIARY: FULL LIST - through to Sept - click ABOVE on "Fliers HERE ! " dates as a printable pdf.
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** PREPAY now for ALL 2016 dances. ONLY £5.39 EACH. 13 dances - £70. Download prepayment form: click HERE - Then click on your download icon. This opens a fill-in form to give you a discount up to ???15th Oct. Give us no bank details. Contact your bank by phone, visit, or internet. Pay by BACS into our account. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Some coming may perhaps enjoy a contrasting Dance which they know or like. To request your favourite “contrasting” dance, state it at the "dance before". ********************************************************************************************************************************************************