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You're at the GET TO THE -  4th Anniversary Brummie Contra - page.
-  7.30pm, GOOD FRIDAY - 
at QUAKER MEETING HOUSE Linden Rd, BOURNVILLE -  B30  1 JT.
On gMap HERE.
                                
Relax after travel on Good Friday. Follow signs for "Cadbury World."
By St Francis Church there is Sycamore Rd B30 2AA
. Free car parking.
Enjoy an inclusive hot drink from Jackie & Jim from 7.15pm.

THEN  FUN & LIVELY  DANCING from 7.30.
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Good Friday Evening   -  30th April 7:30 - 10:30   -   Nicola Scott &  Nozzy
A  BOURNVILLE  EVENING  VENUE.   The spectacular pic Quaker Meeting House Hall  B 30 1 JT
[Way in is to the left.] Venue is on 11A &11C bus routes - also on 27, which - opposite in Woolbrooke Rd is 3 stops away from Bournville Rail Station (exit onto Bournville Lane).
Park cars on Sycamore Road: walk up Bournville Green's paths to Hall shown below -
It's the first building above the Green in Linden Rd - seen here from Linden Road.
PictureNicola
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Nicola Scott
 - will be our CALLER -
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Hall use permitted by: Bournville Quaker Meeting.

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PRICE ( for the MAIN CONTRAS with one of our superb contra-bands  ) -
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"On the door
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£10.50      
Student  £6.50   - 
You can always say "I or WE WILL BE COMING"
​at THIS for the NEXT DANCE to obtain a DISCOUNT of £1.50.
Or go to THIS page for details to email and say !
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NOZZY - are our MUSICIANS.
Nicci          &         Ozzy     
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Nicci previously played at Brummie Contras in the wonderful foursome Contra-Alt-Delete. A chance now, more prominently to hear her ace musicianship.
PictureOzzy previously tamed this big bass beast ! But just come to see how he demonstrates his musical versatility in the duo !
Enjoy great music for Contra dance from this brilliant youthful duo. Dances with "lift" in the American Style.

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PictureAnother gem pic from Mandy - some of the brilliant student dancers from Warwick Uni. C. - Title pic too: 29Nov 2015 "Brummie Contra", dancing to dynamic Double Dichotomy.
Our Contras are energetic.
Dance to wonderful music from amazing bands.
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 Join us. Be welcomed.
You will find partners here.
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For everyone to improve, we usually change partners after every dance.
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You need plenty of water !
Please regularly bring & refill a small bottle.
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  Expect a range of ages
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  Do dance considerately.
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Everyone really enjoys this exciting dancing to superb musicians.
Some are supple; dancing youthfully. A few - still delighting in this lively dance style - do manage their moves, in spite of injury or age
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Inclusive tea/coffee/squash/biscuits await traveller-arrivals at 7:15.
This selection is also available in the sociable interval of 15-20mins.
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Chairs are also for those who wish to relax. Feel free to enjoy music, or chat, without being pulled-in to dance !

WHY AT BOURNVILLE ?
At our 1st Brummie Contra
 - Bob Morgan called & Recursion were our musicians.
(Other duo in Contra-Alt-Delete.) This first was at Bournville's Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Hall
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For our Anniversary, we reluctantly must again be away from our usual venue.
Elmdon Heath's doctrinal limitation is because it's
 always left empty on Bank Holidays !
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"On the door
"  you used to meet Barry. I will miss Barry as a true friend.
He gave great help and support to Brummie Contras.
I sadly acknowledge on a page here, his death due to cardiac failure in February.
Characteristic of Barry's helpful efficiency is that the Quaker Meeting House 
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(and standby alternative arrangements) were in place since January 2017.

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- -   Go to page with DANCE DATES
    
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Page last updated on  26/1/18         
 
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CONTACT US page

​I / we wish to be AT THE NEXT DANCE
Page with details to get £1.50 each off door price next time.
Also deadlines (to check before you email).
For a group, download a form to complete & email.


Go to Great Alne Long Weekend website -
24th -27th April in 2020 for its DETAILS.

Event doubly extends the last w/e of April in 2020 
Quality workshops for ALL ages / abilities.
Enjoy a contra here on the Friday eve.
Karin Bellaart from the NETHERLANDS will also bring all kinds of lovely INTERNATIONAL DANCES as Nel did in 2017 & 2018.

EXCELLENT PART-SONG & A WIDE RANGE of OTHER DANCING.

Bring (grand)children. Share Maypole/Morris dances & ring handbell tunes from before noon on Sat & Sun.
NEW IN 2018 - EXTRA Sat/Sun PRICE DROPPED for ADULT DANCERS and THEIR ACCOMPANIED u18's

( The Great Alne Long Weekend is a "sister" website to this one) -
 click-on to go to one of these pages - 

ELMDON HEATH CC/RAIL/BUS  - Page especially to help with Rail Station connections, and Sunday bus services to Elmdon Heath Community Centre Hall.


See ROUTEMAPS:DOWNLOAD&PRINT -
 - Page has maps for car, bus stops, bike path & walking routes -
- to the   -  Elmdon Heath Community Centre venue. Download this to a smartphone to carry to walk from bus etc,
(or print on paper) to carry: even in the car. Ideal for initial visits. 




 CONTRA - What's that !   -  Information Page,


 But I've never really done this stuff before !  - Information Page.
DANCE DATES page
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FLIERS for NEXT BRUMMIE CONTRA pages. These may Pop-up : often below Dance DATES.
They are in pdf. You may view or DOWNLOAD.
If you would like to share out the fun of the "Brummie Contra" dances - then (regularly please) download, print - and distribute a few of these fliers in your area & dance club.
For some Contras to come, a flier page pop-up may show below other main pages or elsewhere !