[Panards-dansants] Les Panards Dansants Dance and AGM this Thursday

[Graham Knapp]

Eyup,

Anyone who watched Spirituality Shopper last week will have learned
all about the power of Sufi whirling in improving your spiritual
well-being: http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/shopper.html
I watched and as I saw a young advertising executive slowly spinning
her way to greater contentment I thought - she's waltzing.  By
herself!  If it works that well on your own then it's no wonder that
the French waltz feels so good with a partner.

So come and dance away the woes and strife of modern life this
Thursday at 8pm and help us work out how to spread the good word to
even more people, as we'll be holding our short annual meeting at 9.15
ish.  Requests for dances to me please, and the Panards band will be
playing - there's no music workshop this month so it's free for
musicians.

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MUSIC SESSION
The free music session continues to go well at the new venue:
All are welcome to these informal French traditional music sessions -
bring an instrument, a voice or just a pair of ears and a
congratulatory tongue. There is even a small wooden dance floor, piano
and double bass available.
We meet up on the 1st Thursday of every month at 8.30pm at: 
the Chemic pub, 
Johnston Street, 
Woodhouse, 
Leeds LS6 2NG 
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Festival 2005
October 14-16 2005

Hot on the heals of their gigs at Kinnersley castle and the Bagpipe
festival, Dulzaina have been booked for the Friday night bal at this
year's festival, adding to the top French band Zef and our local
favourites Steve Ellis and Geoff Beilby (Gars du Nord)
More details as we get them on http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/special.html 

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Spotlight: French and Breton music and dance in London

Did you know that there are is French and a Breton dance association
in London as well as a French music session?
Le Breizho organise Breton dance lessons, meals, outings and more for
the Breton community in London: http://www.breizho.org.uk/
On Bouge organise French dance sessions at the London Welsh Centre -
contact Chris on chris at gigcb.com for info
He can also tell you about the London Session at the George Inn.


OTHER EVENTS from http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/events/frenchdiaryuk.php
A bit distant from here but http://www.bakewelldayofdance.co.uk/ is on
the 25th of June
And there are lots of festivals going on in France and around Europe. 
http://trad.org/ is a good place to look for them.