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During Sat, Sun & Monday daytime in 2011, Anne Leach had brilliant & varied International Workshops.
A lively choice of material, and Anne was such a brilliant MC, on both Sat and Sun Evenings. Thank you Anne.
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During Sat, Sun & Monday daytime in 2011, Anne Leach had brilliant & varied International Workshops.
A lively choice of material, and Anne was such a brilliant MC, on both Sat and Sun Evenings. Thank you Anne.
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Thanks
Considerable thanks are due to each of many helpful contributors over the 28 annual Great Alne Long Weekends.
Individual generosity has allowed an "open exchange" of music, dance & other activities to develop, & to continue.
This varied giving of time, skills, energy and travel, has allowed all to share in the joys of previous long weekends.
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Considerable thanks are due to each of many helpful contributors over the 28 annual Great Alne Long Weekends.
Individual generosity has allowed an "open exchange" of music, dance & other activities to develop, & to continue.
This varied giving of time, skills, energy and travel, has allowed all to share in the joys of previous long weekends.
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Appreciation needs though, to be expressed more often, and to many individuals !
André has been organising this event now for 29 years.
It has allowed renewal of friendships with a lovely group of people. (And opportunities to learn a few website skills too.)
Without Paul and Nicola having fully shared all of the work in committee, 2010's very worthwhile "Great Alne" event would have been unable
to take place at all. This and future years open-up for the event to go on!
The thanks of all who've participated over very many years have been, and still are due -
especially to a relatively smaller number of most dedicated contributors.
Freely, such contributors have given their time and their skills to allow everyone at
Great Alne Long weekend to have enjoyment - on this, and on many previous occasions.
Their generosity has allowed the event to be an occasion where many can come to participate -
and to sample a variety of types, and approaches to dance, song, music, and other folk activities !
There are several individual appreciations which will be added here, as time permits.
Particular thanks though, are owed to Linda and David in Great Alne.
In 1983 Linda first suggested that André organise a weekend -
Linda and David have kindly hosted visiting dance teachers from The Netherlands for many recent years.
Do they each maybe recollect a small caravan on Anglesey?
Perhaps with some appreciative and contented amusement.
André has been organising this event now for 29 years.
It has allowed renewal of friendships with a lovely group of people. (And opportunities to learn a few website skills too.)
Without Paul and Nicola having fully shared all of the work in committee, 2010's very worthwhile "Great Alne" event would have been unable
to take place at all. This and future years open-up for the event to go on!
The thanks of all who've participated over very many years have been, and still are due -
especially to a relatively smaller number of most dedicated contributors.
Freely, such contributors have given their time and their skills to allow everyone at
Great Alne Long weekend to have enjoyment - on this, and on many previous occasions.
Their generosity has allowed the event to be an occasion where many can come to participate -
and to sample a variety of types, and approaches to dance, song, music, and other folk activities !
There are several individual appreciations which will be added here, as time permits.
Particular thanks though, are owed to Linda and David in Great Alne.
In 1983 Linda first suggested that André organise a weekend -
Linda and David have kindly hosted visiting dance teachers from The Netherlands for many recent years.
Do they each maybe recollect a small caravan on Anglesey?
Perhaps with some appreciative and contented amusement.
Julia Stanley was also much appreciated for his excellent teaching of lovely Fixed-pattern French Set Bourées.
Some more please Julian for 2012 !
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In 2011, we thank Denis for having stepped in to lead Sat singalongs with his newly prepared folk song sheets.
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Some more please Julian for 2012 !
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In 2011, we thank Denis for having stepped in to lead Sat singalongs with his newly prepared folk song sheets.
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David's superb musicianship remained one of the best things about the Great Alne Long Weekend since its very earliest days. He has also taken an important role in many aspects of its success.
Carolyn's considerable number of years of loyal assistance with the event have been brilliantly helpful too.
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Carolyn's considerable number of years of loyal assistance with the event have been brilliantly helpful too.
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The late Dennis Hunt - energetic musician, and a founder, with his wife Yvonne inspired the event from the outset.
A more recent loss, Jack Steele's gentlemanly musicianship continued - a particularly wonderful leader of memorable traditional community singalongs, and one who would with ongoing dedication; from old tapes, write out "the notes", which still allow musicians at Great Alne Long Weekend to play many lovely tunes (some of these, dancers would otherwise be able to access only from repeatedly copied casette tape, & the musicians - not at all).
A more recent loss, Jack Steele's gentlemanly musicianship continued - a particularly wonderful leader of memorable traditional community singalongs, and one who would with ongoing dedication; from old tapes, write out "the notes", which still allow musicians at Great Alne Long Weekend to play many lovely tunes (some of these, dancers would otherwise be able to access only from repeatedly copied casette tape, & the musicians - not at all).
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There are very many others who have freely played their important role in different aspects of the success of the long weekend over its many years.
The webwriter wishes to include more, & apologises to those who have thus far not been individually included here.
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There are very many others who have freely played their important role in different aspects of the success of the long weekend over its many years.
The webwriter wishes to include more, & apologises to those who have thus far not been individually included here.
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- Thanks for the 2010 event go 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, those giving much, but receiving little reward by other participation.
Most particularly thus thanking -
James Eisner who shared with us again, his wonderful skills in leading part song.
Staying locally at his own expense, he also brought his wife Louise and 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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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, those giving much, but receiving little reward by other participation.
Most particularly thus thanking -
James Eisner who shared with us again, his wonderful skills in leading part song.
Staying locally at his own expense, he also brought his wife Louise and 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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