Saturday Dance Archive

This bonus page gives details of past dances we have organised.
I could have simply deleted the data but after carefully crafting the information to promote the dances it seemed sad to forget the wonderful times we shared.
To go back to the future times for folk dance fun just click here.

Saturday Feb 5th 2011	7.30-11pm	Evening dance	Barrie Bullimore Weston Country Dance Band	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX	Click here for a map
Saturday March 26th 2011	7.30-11pm	Costume Ball SOLD OUT!	Philippe Callens Aidan Broadbridge & Louisa Ridgway	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU	Click here for a map
Saturday June 4th 2011	7.30-11pm	Special Charity Dance to commemorate our former treasurer, caller and friend Eileen Oakland.	Club callers and The Yeoman Band. Bring & Share supper. Donations to Eileen's favourite charity Macmillan Cancer Support in lieu of entrance fee. UPDATE: We raised £496.50 on the night, which is increased to £573.62 with Gift Aid. THANK YOU!	Bramcote Memorial Hall Church Street Bramcote Notts NG9 3HD	Click here for a map
Saturday November 12th 2011	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance	Rhodri Davies Knotted Chord	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX	Click here for a map
Saturday February 4th 2012	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £7.00 Non-members £7.50 The dance will take place as planned.	Carol Hewson Shane & Julia	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX	Click here for a map
Saturday April 21st 2012	7.30-11pm	Costume Ball	Andrew Shaw Denise & Norman	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU	Click here for a map
Saturday November 10th 2012	7.30-11pm	75th Anniversary Dance This will be ticket only. Members: £4, Non-members: £8. A celebration buffet will be served, so we need to know numbers for catering. Please contact the secretary to purchase or reserve your ticket.	Maggie Hosking Stradivarious	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX	Click here for a map
Saturday February 2nd 2013	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance	Ivan Aitken Weston Country Dance Band	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX	Click here for a map
Saturday April 13th 2013	7:30-11pm £13.50 (£13)	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** Tickets now available from the secretary Fruit, cheese & biscuits served at the interval.	Ian Jones Deo Volente	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday November 9th 2013	Workshop 2:30-5:30pm Dance 7:30-11:00pm Prices: Workshop £6.00 Dance £8.50 (£8) All day £14 (£13)	Afternoon Dance Technique Workshop and Evening Dance Hot drinks will be available between the workshop and dance. Bring a picnic to eat indoors or try the local pub. PLEASE NOTE: The workshop is now fully booked, but there are tickets available for the evening dance.	Andrew Swaine Momentum	Bramcote Memorial Hall Church Street Bramcote Notts NG9 3HD
Saturday February 8th 2014	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £7.50 Non-Members £8.00 Tickets now available	Joe Hodgson The Falconers	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday April 12th 2014	7:30-11pm	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** Tickets now available to all from the Secretary.	Robert Moir Keeping Thyme	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday November 8th 2014	7:30-11pm	Evening Dance Purchased in advance   Members £7.50   Non-members £8.00 On the door   Members £8.00   Non-members £8.50	Mark Elvins Skylark	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 7th 2015	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance	Rhodri Davies Knotted Chord	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday March 28th 2015	7:30-11pm	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** Members £13.50 Non-members £14.00 Available now. Book early to avoid disappointment.	Val & Ian McFarlane Masquerade	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday November 14th 2015	Afternoon Workshop 2-5pm Hall open for picnics or ... book a table at a local pub ... Four Bells, Woodborough Nag's Head, Woodborough Evening Dance 7:30-11pm	Afternoon Workshop  "Great to Dance With"  - Technique and social interaction  "Gary Roodman and Pat Shaw"  - Playford and Contra Evening Dance Prices: Public Members/Students Workshop £6.50 £6.00 Dance £9.00 £8.50 Combined £15.00 £14.00	John Turner 3D	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 6th 2016	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance £8.50 (Members £8.00)	Roy Garrington Shane & Julia Day	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday April 16th 2016	7:30-11pm	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** £15.00 (Members £14.00)	David & Kathryn Wright Folkus Pocus	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday November 12th 2016	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8.00 Non-Members £8.50 Students £5.00	Maggie Hosking Stradivarious	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 4th 2017	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8 non-members £8.50 students £5 under 18s £4.25	Anne Welch Kelly's Eye	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday April 22nd 2017	7:30-11pm	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** £15 for members, £16 for non-members. Please contact the secretary to reserve a ticket and arrange payment in advance.	Vanda Musial Chris & Julie Dewhurst	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday November 11th 2017	7.30-11pm	80th Anniversary Dance Party food and cake will be provided!	Geoff Cubitt Portland Drive	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 3rd 2018	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8 non-members £8.50 students £5 under 18s £4.25	Bob Morgan Kurly Kale	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday April 21st 2018	7:30-11pm	Costume Ball ** Ticket Only ** £16 for members, £17 for non-members. Please contact the secretary to reserve a ticket and arrange payment in advance. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ACCESS: There will be a one-way system around Newark town centre to accommodate works for a major sewer upgrade. This won't affect your access to the car parks or the Town Hall. Click here for a map of the one-way route. For more information on this £60m project click here.	Rhodri Davies English Playford Dance Band	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU
Saturday September 22nd. 2018	7.30-11pm	Elsie McIntosh Memorial Dance Elsie was an NFDG member for many years. This will be an evening of dancing to remember her and raise money for her favourite charities. We will be dancing Elsie's favourite dances, called by club callers. Tickets are £5 plus any donation you may wish to add. We will have a bring-and-share supper so please bring a plate of party food.	Club Callers NFDG Big Band	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday November 10th 2018	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8 non-members £8.50 students £5 under 18s £4.25	Bernie Culkin Knotted Chord	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 2nd 2019	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8.50 Non-members £9.00	Andrew Swaine Momentum	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday April 27th 2019	7.30-11pm	Playford Ball Members £16.50 Non-members £17.50 Advance tickets only. Click here to book your ticket.	David & Kathryn Wright with Caperbility	Newark Town Hall Market Place Newark Notts NG24 1DU Click here for a map
Saturday September 28th 2019	7.30-11pm	CONTRA Dance Members £8 Non-Members £9 Book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment! Lifts available from local train stations. Contact treasurer@nfdg.org.uk for more information.	Jake Wood Benjamin Rowe (fiddle) and Alan Brunier (piano) make dance music which is a delight for both the ears and the feet. With a repertoire of traditional tunes (and tunes written in that style) they enjoy playing driving music which is well matched to dances. They are most often found playing at dances and folk festivals across the country as part of Contrasaurus.	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday November 9th 2019	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8 Non-members £9 Preceded by a Caller's Workshop from 2pm to 5pm led by Victoria Yeomans. £5 per person. Contact us for further details and to reserve your place.	Mike Courthold with Morris & Watson	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday February 1st 2020	7.30-11pm	Evening Dance Members £8 Non-Members £9 Students £5	Val & Ian McFarlane with Keeping Thyme	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday September 26th 2020	7.30-11pm	CONTRA Dance CANCELLED Due to the continuing requirements for social distancing we have sadly had to cancel this event. We hope to try again next year.	It was going to be Lynne Render & Vertical Expression. But take a look at Whitby @ Home for an on-line contra on Sunday 23 August 2020.
Saturday November 14th 2020	7:30-9:30pm GMT	Evening Dance On-Line Event Due to the continuing and ever more restrictive regulations we have decided to make this an on-line event. We had originally planned to have Portland Drive Duo as our band but they were not able to suppport an on-line event. They have kindly allowed our members Dave and Victoria Yeomans (aka Deo Volente) to provide the music, with Neil Stuart calling the dances. While there will be no charge for the evening, we are hoping that people will contribute to the band and caller voluntarily. Check back here or sign up for our mailing list for further details.	Neil Stuart Deo Volente	Zoom
Saturday February 6th 2021	7:30-9:30pm GMT	Evening Dance On-Line Event Due to the continuing regulations about social distancing we have decided to make this an on-line event. While there will be no charge for the evening, we are hoping that people will contribute to the band and caller voluntarily. We require people to register for this event so that we know how many are planning to attend. Note: Only people who register will receive the connection details for the Zoom event. Registration closed at midnight on 4-Feb-2021. Donations closed at midnight on 11-Feb-2021.	Victoria Yeomans Shane & Julia Day	Zoom
Saturday March 20th 2021	7:30-9:45pm GMT	Evening Dance On-Line Event - Mostly dancing, with a short break for break-out rooms of 5-6 connections. Due to the continuing regulations about social distancing we have decided to make this an on-line event.	Bob Morgan Morris & Watson	Zoom
SUNDAY April 18th 2021	7.30-9.45pm GMT	Playford Ball On-Line Event - Mostly dancing, with a short break for break-out rooms of 5-6 connections. Please note the change of date to Sunday evening. This was done to accommodate the band and caller. Due to the continuing regulations about social distancing we have decided to make this an on-line event. Period costume is optional but we would like as many guests as possible to find their ball gowns and show them off. While there will be no charge for the evening, we are hoping that people will contribute to the band and caller voluntarily. We require people to register for this event so that we know how many are planning to attend. Note: Only people who register will receive the connection details for the Zoom event.	Bernie Culkin with Caperbility aka Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer	Zoom
Saturday September 25th 2021	7:30-11pm	Contra Dance Tickets £10	Lynne Render Contrasaurus	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX
Saturday November 13th 2021	7:30-11pm	Mixed Dance - English & American Tickets £10 Student ticket £5	Charlotte Rich-Griffin Portland Drive	Woodborough Village Hall Lingwood Lane Woodborough Nottingham NG14 6DX