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New Year Dance Course
29th Dec 2008-2nd Jan 2009

Staff:

Mike Courthold

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Mike will be leading the event and calling for the evening dances and workshops. He is well known for his intersting dance selections and clear manner when teaching and calling both in the American contra repertiore as well as English traditional dance and Playford style material

Maggie Fletcher & Hilary Hudson

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Maggie is a qualified teacher from marlow, Bucks and a highly experienced accompanist on the folk dance music scene. She was the pianist in the Blue Mountain Country dance Band for many years and more recently has been freelancing with many top musicians. Her range fo music is wide covering material from the English, Irish, Scottish and American repertoires.

Maggie has performed at most of the large UK folk festivals and abroad. She was one of the many musicians who took part in the successful Millenium Live Music CD recording at the Manor.

Hilary is orignally from Sussex and is also a trained teacher who now works in South Devon introducing music in several schools. She has a wealth of experience in orchestral and small group playing and as well as regualarly appearing with Autumn Gold Country Dance Band she also leads the Folk Two Duo.

Hilary enjoys playing Scottish, English, Irish and American tunes and usually prefers to stand when playing to give the music more "oomph" and inject more energy.

Hilary has played abroad on many folk dance trips fro demonstration teams in Germany France and was recently invited to perform in Sweden with the Martletts Morris from Sussex.

Coral Charles

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Coral has organised and hosted this New Year event last twelve years. They have been regular visitors to Halsway Manor since 1967.

Coral served on the Council of Management for 18 years and has been instrumental in arranging week-ends and holiday weeks since 1977. In fact Coral's own Guildford Folk Dancers celebrate 30 years of events at the Manor this year, 2007

Booking now open

Course Fees:
En-suite:
Double/twin £322 per person
         Single £330
Non En-suite
Shared £284 per per person
Double/Twin 294 per person
Single £302
Deposit of £50.00 per person with booking form
Balance due 4 weeks before the event
We accept credit or debit cards for telephone bookings
Tel:  01984 618274  Fax: 01984 618324

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