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Sun 3rd Jan  -  Geoff Cubitt   &  “The Night Before”                         This Info:  –    6/12/15
Sun 24th Jan  - Mark Elvins  &   “Minor Contravention”
Sun 7th Feb - Lynne Render & The English Contra Dance Band (Gareth & Linda)
Sun 6th Mar - Jake Wood  &  “Contra-Alt-Delete” (Nikki / Grace / Sam / Ozzy.)

Good Friday Evening- 25th Mar- Quaker Hall Bournville VENUE John Meechan & Portland Drive Duo 
Sun 17th Apr - Rhodri Davies & Moonlighting in a new foursome lineup. 
Sun 8th May - Cis Hinkle USA  & 
THE NIGHT BEFORE Extra Dance
Sun 22nd May - KATHY ANDERSON USA  & Double Dichotomy
(Mollie & Vic)

Sun 5th June - ADAM HUGHES(Gill Emerson)  & The English Contra Dance Band (Gareth & Linda)
Sun 26th June - GEOFF CUBITT & WARWICK UNI FOLK SOC CONTRA DANCE BAND
Sun 10th July - Frances Richardson  & Double Dichotomy (Mollie & Vic)
Also Sundays - 4th Sept - 5th Oct - 23rd Oct - 6th Nov -  4th Dec + PARTY on 18th Dec
 A Special Bonus, fun party-dance  !
With Contras -  This Sunday afternoon NOW before Christmas.   -
Sun 20th Dec. 2- 5.25: Kim Smith brings us- Kim's Christmas Dance!

A fun Brummie C's "Sunday Variety Party" with Contras & squares.
At the party afternoon there will be a wider than usual mix of dances:
so you may bring along friends or relatives for fun squares and mixers as well as introducing all to some of our lively American Contras.

ADULT  PARTY  TICKET  on  the  DOOR  -  £7.    ( Inclusive for 2015 Season ticket holders. )

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On 29:11:15 was our last dance at our earlier venue of the Chaplaincy for a while.
2015 Christmas Party was at Elmdon Heath C.C. Hall - It may become our new venue.

Brummie Contras: Spring Season 2017
Date of Contra Dance - The Caller - Musicians The offer
ENDS at
midnight
Sunday 19th February Mark Elvins Wild Ride: Holly, Bob, Robbie 13th February
Sunday 12th March Charlotte Rich Contrasaurus 7th March
Good FRIDAY 14 April 7.30pm
Friends Meeting House - Above Bournville Green
tbc Nozzy: Nicci & Ozzy 10th April
FRIDAY 5th May at 8pm
Memorial Hall Great Alne. Part of
Long Weekend of Dance & More !
tbc tbc click HERE
for Friday details
at Great Alne
Sunday 14th May Seth Tepfer : from Atlanta,
Georgia USA
Portland Drive Duo 8th May
Sunday 25th June.
The COOL Midsummer Contra
tbc Warwick University Folk Soc's
Contra Dance Band.
19th June
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OFFER about what ? SAVE £1.50 on the door price! So it's £8 on the door (Student £5)
Sign up if you plan to be at the next dance. You can do this at the previous dance - or download the form on this page of the website.
Fill in names of your group who plan to come next time. Complete the form, then attach to your email. For each dance, use a fresh form.
Deadline is shown in this cyan colour opposite the dance date in yellow - usually by the Monday midnight before a Sun afternoon.
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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 !