Great Alne Long Weekend. Here: our website Home page.
2011 event was during a brilliantly sunny ( eventful) spell in early April. This April's dates are above. Gradually more details soon.
2011 event was during a brilliantly sunny ( eventful) spell in early April. This April's dates are above. Gradually more details soon.
Join dance, music, song and more in 2012. Share this lovely spring break!
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Much goes on each April in this English Warwickshire Village Memorial Hall.
Drop by. Be welcomed at ANY time. No pre-booking required.
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Much goes on each April in this English Warwickshire Village Memorial Hall.
Drop by. Be welcomed at ANY time. No pre-booking required.
See the News page for the latest about this April's Long Weekend of Folk Activities
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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 2011. View the Last Event p1 and Last Event p2 pages above.
So cLICK on these yet awhile during 2012, to see LAST April's day and evening programme details.
These 2011 details give you presently the best guide as to how the 2012 event will be arranged.
(The Activities page is also useful.)
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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 2011. View the Last Event p1 and Last Event p2 pages above.
So cLICK on these yet awhile during 2012, to see LAST April's day and evening programme details.
These 2011 details give you presently the best guide as to how the 2012 event will be arranged.
(The Activities page is also useful.)
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In 2012, Join in ! come in ! sign in - Participate in a wonderful long weekend !
And we ask please that you make an apt financial contribution !
Fri Eve, Sat & Sunday - wonderful for visitors sampling, as well as for those staying.
Monday - Summarising workshops, served lunch - Oversley Wood walk - A special day.
Countryside & surroundings of Great Alne village here in the UK are delightful. Come out - explore :
SAMPLE WHAT WE DO - varied dancing, music, handbells, walking, cycling & more. See Activities.
Accommodation Ideas: on the Accom'n/Contact/Links page.
Map, route directions and an interesting selection of walks are on the map/walks page.
NB. Our superb Caterers let you enjoy all this with no need to prepare sandwiches, or to cook at home.
And we ask please that you make an apt financial contribution !
Fri Eve, Sat & Sunday - wonderful for visitors sampling, as well as for those staying.
Monday - Summarising workshops, served lunch - Oversley Wood walk - A special day.
Countryside & surroundings of Great Alne village here in the UK are delightful. Come out - explore :
SAMPLE WHAT WE DO - varied dancing, music, handbells, walking, cycling & more. See Activities.
Accommodation Ideas: on the Accom'n/Contact/Links page.
Map, route directions and an interesting selection of walks are on the map/walks page.
NB. Our superb Caterers let you enjoy all this with no need to prepare sandwiches, or to cook at home.
What happens at Great Alne each year?
The extended weekend explores varied traditional folk activities & dance from around the world.
Dance patterns in the daisies around the Maypole. Join to play music, share Song, ring handbells & more.
You can sample a whole range of different kinds of dancing here.
Always with some General International Dancing - This April, we'll also enjoy the lively rhythms of Balkan Dances a mp j mp un or Scottish, then there's French with an extra session of Set Bourées -
Not to mention the fun of Border Morris or the patterns weaved when
Dance patterns in the daisies around the Maypole. Join to play music, share Song, ring handbells & 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.
Dance patterns in the daisies around the Maypole. Join to play music, share Song, ring handbells & more.
You can sample a whole range of different kinds of dancing here.
Always with some General International Dancing - This April, we'll also enjoy the lively rhythms of Balkan Dances a mp j mp un or Scottish, then there's French with an extra session of Set Bourées -
Not to mention the fun of Border Morris or the patterns weaved when
Dance patterns in the daisies around the Maypole. Join to play music, share Song, ring handbells & 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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HERE for all to view is one of the best of website videos ! cLICK BELOW to PLAY -
An ace quiet, spontaneous moment at Sunday Eve LNE 2008. (Do try then to stay on THIS website, without getting distracted within YouTube.)
HERE for all to view is one of the best of website videos ! cLICK BELOW to PLAY -
An ace quiet, spontaneous moment at Sunday Eve LNE 2008. (Do 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 2012. Bonus late dances too! Hot drinks are included in the entertainment breaks! There will be many similarities in 2012.
To find out what dancing happened in Apr 2011, click the Last Event p1 or the Last Event p2 pages.
Workshops
Workshops in dance, music, song & much more are throughout the day on Sat, Sun, & Monday:
- to see WHAT workshops there might be, see Last Event p1 or Last Event p2 pages for the last Programme.
The different kinds of workshop, right through the daytimes, have variety also from year to year.
At popular times, parallel workshops take place while there is dancing in the hall.
You'll find the singers, handbells & maypole outside if we are lucky enough to have sunny weather!
There will be social dancing on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings in 2012. Bonus late dances too! Hot drinks are included in the entertainment breaks! There will be many similarities in 2012.
To find out what dancing happened in Apr 2011, click the Last Event p1 or the Last Event p2 pages.
Workshops
Workshops in dance, music, song & much more are throughout the day on Sat, Sun, & Monday:
- to see WHAT workshops there might be, see Last Event p1 or Last Event p2 pages for the last Programme.
The different kinds of workshop, right through the daytimes, have variety also from year to year.
At popular times, parallel workshops take place while there is dancing in the hall.
You'll find the singers, handbells & maypole outside if we are 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/Walks 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 2012:
Paul and Nicola, on a small committee, are sharing in the tasks, especially preparation & finance.
This has enabled now, its 28th year to have been successfully completed.
It will 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 that many individuals put into the Great Alne Long-Weekend -
To keep it as a continuing reality through 2012, and into the future.
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How Great Alne Long-Weekend is made available for your participation in 2012:
Paul and Nicola, on a small committee, are sharing in the tasks, especially preparation & finance.
This has enabled now, its 28th year to have been successfully completed.
It will 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 that many individuals put into the Great Alne Long-Weekend -
To keep it as a continuing reality through 2012, and into the future.
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Why Great Alne Long-Weekend happens:
1) To foster contacts ABROAD. To promote friendship & 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 ESPECIALLY 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 with a tolerant spirit, allowing others to be able to sample something different.
The PRICE STRUCTURE tries to reflect these principles.
The workshop leaders are not paid.
- Most leaders who regularly contribute just enjoy the weekend by participating in the workshops of others.
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1) To foster contacts ABROAD. To promote friendship & 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 ESPECIALLY 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 with a tolerant spirit, allowing others to be able to sample something different.
The PRICE STRUCTURE tries to reflect these principles.
The workshop leaders are not paid.
- Most leaders who regularly contribute just enjoy the weekend by participating in the workshops of others.
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Wish to bring a caravan? Please ring 0121 777 3722. Leave YOUR name/tel contact. And see accom/contact/links page.
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: YOUR responsibility is for YOR SAFETY if dancing, walking, cycling etc.
Parental responsibility: always for safe, sensible behaviour of YOUR children.
Personal items in the hall. Leave in view in front of the stage, else at the very back of the stage.
Please NOT at the hall sides. A danger for dancers !
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.
Do NOT let your bag or chair become an obstacle causing a dancer to FALL!
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Parental responsibility: always for safe, sensible behaviour of YOUR children.
Personal items in the hall. Leave in view in front of the stage, else at the very back of the stage.
Please NOT at the hall sides. A danger for dancers !
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.
Do NOT let your bag or chair become an obstacle causing 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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