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Festival Reports - 2023 National Folk Festival - Members &
friends gigs
Festival Reports - 2023 National Folk Festival - BMC & friends
Heritage Ball presented by the Victorian Heritage Dance Band & friends, Melbourne Colonial Dancers
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1. Two Belles on their way to the Ball |
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2. Norm Ellis & Jane Bullock (left) led the Grand March |
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3. Showing the way |
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4. Beautiful gowns |
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5. Group doing a (sedate) basket |
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6. New fashion for display of crinolines & corsets! |
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7. Dancers |
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8. Dancers |
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9. Queen Victoria aka Kathy Potter |
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Dividing Range Dancers with music from Short Dented Potts
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10. Band & dancers |
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11. Dancers |
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12. Dancers |
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13. Coordinator Antonella Salpietro, (left), & Alex & Julie Bishop |
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14. Dancers & band |
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