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Farandol Folkdancers

Christchurch, New Zealand

  
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8th FDNZ National Camp: Farandol's 30th Anniversary Extravaganza

Polish your dancing shoes and plan to grab an early bird fare to Christchurch for Waitangi weekend, 2009. Christchurch's Farandol Folk Dancers are organising next year's national weekend of dance and fun, to be held from 5-8 February 2009. Dance tuition, evening dance parties, and quieter cultural displays will fill a lively weekend, in what will also be Farandol's 30th year of existence.

With the Cashmere Club venue situated on or near two major bus routes that run through motel territory, access will be relatively easy for those without vehicles.

Dynamic tutors Maggie O'Regan and Sonya Arabadjieva will lead the workshops. Maggie O'Regan is well known as a dance tutor and performer in the UK. Her skills have been called on for dance events both small and large, such as the Society for International Folk Dance's biennial summer school. Maggie has developed a wide knowledge of Balkan folk dance as a result of attending many dance courses in the Balkans. However, she also has a general international repertoire.

This will be Maggie's first visit to NZ, so will be a great chance for us to learn at (or should that be from?) the feet of an expert.

Many will already know Sonya, whose experience is impressive and wide-ranging. She and her group, the Bulgarian Roses, have performed in various cultural events in Auckland, winning the Aotearoa International Dance and Music Challenge (Viva Eclectika) in 2007.

Since she was eight, Sonya has lived a lifetime immersed in dance. As a teenager, she began her professional dancing career in the Pautalia Ensemble. During her seven years with this group she toured Serbia, Macedonia, the Ukraine and Russia. Sonya's subsequent primary teaching career has seen her teaching folk dance and organising dance spectaculars. Now resident in NZ, she continues this involvement.

Another face known to many is that of Wellington's Cashy Yates. As the caller for the Friday night party, Cashy will put us through our paces in great style.

Where and When

Venue: Cashmere Club, 88 Hunter Tce (and Colombo St), Christchurch     (map, in new window)
Date: 5-8 February 2008 (Waitangi weekend), Thursday evening to Sunday lunchtime

Programme

Tentative programme
Fri am Dance class
Fri pm Dance class. Evening dance party with a caller.
Sat am Dance class
Sat pm Cultural things plus free time. Evening: international folk dance party.
Sun am Revision class

Registration

An announcement will be made when registrations are open. There will be an online registration process on trial (paper registrations will still be available).

How to get there?

Cashmere club, on a major bus route [put links to metroinfo.org.nz Journey Planner, link on the left of the page]

View a map of the Cashmere Club (in new window).

The Cashmere Club has a Metro stop outside and is also only a short walk from the Orbiter stop near the corner of Centaurus Road and Colombo Street (and an earlier one near the corner of Cashmere Road and Colombo St). The Orbiter goes through the Riccarton motel area and the Metro buses go through the Merivale/Papanui Road motel area.

There is also an entrance off Colombo Street near the library to the main Cashmere Club car park area, but sometimes this is locked with a chain across at night.

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