Groups – Southern Area

Groups are either Associated (AS) or Affiliated (AF). The difference between the two is explained on the Group Membership page.

Bulgarian Traditional Folk Dance
Sunday
17:00-19:00
Zdravets Bulgarian Folk Dance Group  (AF)
Eastleigh,
07963 794330 (Savka Hodson – email)
Israeli Folk Dance
First Sunday
(some exceptions best ask first)
18:00-21:00
Some experience of Israeli Folk Dance necessary
Lewes Israeli Folk Dance Group  (AS)
St Thomas a Becket Church Hall, Cliffe High Street Lewes BN7 2AH
(Silvia McIntyre – email)
French & Breton
2nd Sun
Excl July & August
 
DanseHerts (AF)
Ickleford Village Hall, 82 Arlsey Rd, Ickleford Hitchin SG3 5TG
07860 864478 (Martin Lansbury – email)
(facebook page)
General International
Monday T
10:15-11:15
Gosport & Fareham Interfolk (AF)
St Francis Church Hall, Clayhall Rd, Alverstoke, Gosport Hants
02392 526489 or 07960 169174 (Tessa & David Bloodworth- email)
General International
Monday
19:00-20:30
Bognor Regis International Dance Ensemble (AS)
Jeneses Art Centre, Linden Rd, Bognor Regis PO21 3TD
01243 265010 (Janet Douglas)
General International
Tuesday T
10:15-12:15
Bournemouth & Christchurch U3A International Dance Group (AF)
Friends Meeting House, 16 Wharncliffe Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth
01202 433121 (Janet Mason)
General International
Tuesday
Sep-Jun
(sometimes Jul & Aug – please ring)
19:30-21:30
Folkestone District National Dancers  (AF)
Newington Village Hall, The Street, Newington, Folkestone CT18 8AU
01303 249199 (Pat Clarke – email)
General International
 (esp SE Europe & Israel)
Most Tuesdays
(except July/August)
19:45-21:45
Fleet International Folk Dancers  (AF)
United Reform Church Hall, Kings Rd, Fleet, GU51 3AQ Hants
01483 506 328 (Linda Melville-Smith – email)
Egyptian
(Open to women of all ages and children)
Tuesday
20:00-21:00
Belly Belles Egyptian Dance Group  (AF)
Birchanger Village Hall, Birchanger, Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 3GR
07904 198309 (Debbie Baker – email)
General International
Tuesday
20:00-22:00
Woodvale International Folk Dance Group   (AF)
Borough Green Parish Hall, Quarry Hill, Borough Green, Kent
01732 883 405 (Alan Cant – email)
General
mainly Balkan/ E. European
Tuesday
all year
excl August
please ring if attending in July or September.
20:15 – 22:15
Norwich International Folk Dance Group  (AF)
St. Alban’s Church Hall, Grove Walk, Norwich NR1 2QF
01603 460800 (Claire Shearman – email)
Mainly Balkan
Wednesday T
10:00 – 12:00
Ipswich Balkan Dancers  (AF)
Friends’ Meeting House Ipswich
01473 252824 (Sally Fletcher- email)
General International
Wednesday T
14:00-15:30
Willingdon International Folk Dance Group (AS)
Willingdon Memorial Hall, Church St, Upper Willingdon, Eastbourne
(Silvia McIntyre – email)
General International
Wed
All Year
Except August
20:15 – 22:00
Oxford International Folk Dance Group  (AF)
St. Giles’ Church Hall, 10 Woodstock Rd, Oxford
01865 862059 (Sally Hersom)
French and European
Wednesday
1st in each month
(excl August)
 
Pied à Terre  (AF)
The Canary Club, 104 Thorpe Rd, Norwich NR1 1RT
01603 460267 (Stephen McKelvey – email)
General International
Thursday
10:15-12:15
Bournemouth & Christchurch U3A International Dance Group (AF)
New Church Hall, Tuckton Rd, Southbourne, Bournemouth
01202 433121 (Janet Mason)
Egyptian
(Open to women of all ages and children)
Thursday
19:30-20:30
Belly Belles Egyptian Dance Group  (AF)
Birchanger Village Hall, Birchanger, Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 3GR
07904 198309 (Debbie Baker – email)
Balkan
Thur
20:15 – 22:15
Balkansko Oro Balkan Folk Dancing Society (AF)
St. Margaret’s Parish Institute Hall, Polstead Rd, (off Woodstock Rd), Oxford OX2 6TN
(Jilly Loveday – email)
General International
(No previous experience needed. All dances taught or talked or walked through.)
Alternate Fridays
10:00-12:00
Fleet U3A International Folk Dance Group (AF)
Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham, Fleet GU52 8LD
01252 650853 (Betty Hall – email)
General International
Most Fridays
excl August
11:00-12:30
Croxley Green International Folk Dance Group (AS)
The Community Centre, Barton Way, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Herts
07770 815374 (Meryl Abraham email)
Mainly Balkan
Occasional Fridays
19:30 – 22:00
Ipswich Balkan Dancers  (AF)
Witnesham Village Hall, Church Lane, Witnesham Suffolk IP6 9JD
01473 252824 (Sally Fletcher- email)
General International
Friday
(except August)
19:30-21:45
Worthing Dance International (AF)
Goring United Reformed Church, Barrington Rd, Goring-by-Sea BN12 4EA
01903 535366 (Helen Doswell) or 01903 690165 (Mary Killber)
General International
Most Fridays
(not August)
20:00-22:00
Rainmakers International Folk Dance Group (AF)
The Parish Hall, St. Michael’s, Broadway, Letchworth, Herts
01462 454210 (Mark Balaam – email)
Balkan
Saturday
(Monthly)
14:00 – 16:30
Jelenka – North Norfolk Balkan Dancing  (AF)
Hempton Memorial Hall, Hempton Fakenham NR21 7LG Norfolk
01328 856 582 (Dawn Wakefield – email)
Bulgarian Traditional Folk Dance
Saturday
18:00-20:00
Zdravets Bulgarian Folk Dance Group  (AF)
Havelock Community Centre, Southsea, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0LG
07963 794330 (Savka Hodson – email)
Generally French or Scandinavian
4 meetings per year
For weekends or longer
eMADE Music & Dance Education (AF)
Gaunts House Wimborne Dorset
07967 502354 (Pat Lindop – email)