| Tutors: |
Ray Goodswen
Frances Oates
Moira Gutteridge
Peter Gutteridge |
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Ray Goodswen has been dancing and calling in the West Country for about 30 years. He is essentially a dancer with an enthusiasm to share his experience with others. He enjoys calling all types of dances from Playford to American contras. The hard work that is needed to dance well is made to feel easy and fun under his humorous but firm guidance and instruction. As dance director of Sidmouth and Eastbourne festivals he strives to keep dancing alive and available to all club dancers who want to extend their knowledge and pleasure of traditional dance. |
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Frances Oates hails from Redruth in Cornwall, where she has been dancing more years than she cares to admit. Having travelled to many parts of the country to dance and call, this wide experience is reflected in her interesting and varied repertoire including dances from both sides of the “pond”. Frances has organised the North Devon Folk Dance Weekend for many years and is also minutes secretary for the Halsway Manor Board.
Together Ray and Frances provide a wide, varied programme the content of which is sufficient to stretch even the most demanding dancers whilst still being fun and enjoyable. |
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Moira Gutteridge plays fiddle, basic accordion and harp with her husband Peter, in their band ‘Dampier's Round’. Playing for barn and dancer’s dances as well as festivals, including Lichfield, Eastbourne and Sidmouth. She has been musician at a folk camp on several occasions, where part of her job has been to organise and run music workshops. In her “day job” she is an Advanced Skills Teacher, in charge of music at her local school and is a Primary Music Adviser for Worcestershire. |
| Peter Gutteridge plays guitar, bass guitar and flute with Moira in “Dampier’s Round” and runs workshops together with her at folk camps and festivals. He worked for the BBC as an electronics engineer, and it is these skills that he brought to his activities with NYFTE, as their sound engineer. He engineered and played on the “Dampier's Round” CD. He also teaches music at two local primary schools |
| Provisional Programme |
| Friday : |
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| Welcome Dance |
8.00 – 10.30 |
| Saturday |
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Workshops:
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9.30 – 12.30 (with break for coffee.) |
| Afternoon - Free time |
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Musicians’ workshop.
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4:00pm |
| Evening Dance |
8.00 – 11.00 |
| Sunday |
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Workshops:
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9.30 – 12.30 |
Dance
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2.00 – 4.00 |
| Evening |
Light Supper and Dancing |
| Monday |
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Breakfast and depart |
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