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French Circle Dances and English Country Dances

WEA Canterbury Workers’ Educational Association 59 Gloucester Street, Christchurch

French Circle DancesHere we will learn simple dances from Renaissance France. These dances have easy tunes which can be sung or played by the tutor/students on recorder and drum. English Country DancesMoving on from the French Circle dances, we will learn medium difficulty-level English dances first published in 1651. These dances have easy tunes which […]

Drum Weekend

Okuti Valley Hall, Little River

The Drum Festival – 23-24 November THE DRUM FESTIVAL Samba, Afro-Cuban, African, Gypsy Caravan, Japanese and Balinese…come celebrate amazing cultural diversity at this unique two-day global drumming festival hosted at the Little River Campground and Manaia Native Habitat this weekend (23-24 November 2019). The Drum Festival is the South Island’s only drum-focused festival showcasing African, […]