Review of 2006

Our 2006 year began early on an evening in January when we performed Victorian dances at a 90th Birthday party in Baildon, near Bradford.  The guests appreciated the demonstrations and joined in enthusiastically when we started to teach some of the dances, and an enjoyable evening was had by all.

We then had a break until June, the true start to the season, with an afternoon in Morley town centre.  Unfortunately, we clashed with a major football match on TV and we finished early as our audience disappeared.

The end of June saw a return to the Red House at Gomersal, and a change to the Regency period.  Then we were back to being Victorians for a weekend at Witley Court at the beginning of July.  The sun shone down (a little too much), causing problems with heat exhaustion, dealt with by use of a hose, a bathtub and a great fluttering of ladies’ fans, but it didn’t spoil the weekend, and the rainstorm as we travelled home provided some sweet relief.

The end of July saw us at Belsay Hall in Northumberland, again performing Victorian dances, this time accompanied by Hautbois musicians.  Another heat wave brought large audiences out to enjoy the two days and they joined in with great enthusiasm.

Huddersfield shopping plaza was the venue for another Victorian programme in August.  Again the sun shone down, making the grassy area we were using hard and dry, and a slight hazard was created by the cherry stones with which it was covered.

In early November we were asked to perform Civil War dances for members of the National Trust attending their AGM at Lodge Park near Cheltenham.  This was again greeted with great enthusiasm, and the different period made a nice change for us.

We were back in Morley at the end of November (again Victorian), for an evening event organised for switching on the Christmas lights.  Even the predictable rain failed to spoil the evening.

The season ended as late as it had begun early, with a Medieval Christmas party at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.  The setting was wonderful, and music provided by Hautbois added to the atmosphere.  Whilst the guests ate we performed several danced in a space the size of a postage stamp, but at the end of the meal the tables were cleared away and the audience joined in the teaching dances, encouraged by good food, good wine and Christmas spirit

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