Report on Bundanoon Dancefest 2024

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(photos © Sandra Nixon)

Bundanoon Dancefest 2024   What a programme is in store for you this year!

Callers - Katherine Tammaro (Canberra), Madis and Tiina Alvre (Sydney), Paul and Leslie Carr (Canberra), Cathy Grylls (Sydney), Kira Dowling (Canberra), Colin Towns (Canberra), Keith Wood (Sydney), Margaret and Bill Winnett (Sydney), Peter Foster (Canberra), Jim & Ingrid Rehle-Williams (Canberra), David Potter (Sydney), Arthur Kingsland (Newcastle), Don Richmond (Sydney), Norm Ellis (Melbourne), and Heather Rowe (Southern Highlands)

And the many musicians under the guidance of: Ian Hayden, Bob McInnes, George Bolliger, Ray Mulligan, Helen Strutt, Denise Hibbs and Robert Stephens, Dave Johnson, Kathy Potter, Sarah Bull, Bec McCullum and Ralph Pride

Program - 

Friday evening -

1. Ready to set up

2. Musicians start setting up

3. Opening Bush Dance 

4.  Opening Bush Dance

5. Suzanne  

6. Smiling

7. Young dancer

8. June found a seat

9. Bill Winnett & Don Richmond sat out 

10. Margaret Winnett is unable to dance this weekend

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Saturday

11. Soundman & musician Ralph Pride checking the sound

12. dancers 

13.  Paws

14. BMC's Editor Ralph Pride & Webmaster Mike Young 

15.  Stretch 

16.  Line Dancing 

17. Irish with Margaret Winnett calling 

18. Norm Ellis calling  - Beyond the Black Stump 

19. dancers 

20. Dancers

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Sunday

21. Katherine Tammaro - Bordonian dance

22. Enjoying the Bordonian dance

23. Don calling reels 

24. Don chasing dust bunnies

25. Bec's swirly skirt 

26. Beck & Cathy's swirly skirts

27. Cathy calling B is for Bunders 

28. After B is for Bunders 

29. Between sessions 

30. Keith calling Contra Curiosities 

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Sunday Night Ball

31.  First arrival for the Ball 

32.  Rob wearing his father's wedding outfit, 1940s 

33.  First dancers on the floor 

34. Rob & partner 

35.  Rob & Regency dancers 

36.  Regency dancers 

37. Locals watching the dancers, David Potter & Regency dancers  

38. Colin Fong & Regency dancers 

39.  Dancers 

40.  Suppertime & musicians join the dancers 

41. Between dances 

42. Regency dancers 

43.  Examining Cathy Potter's latest creation 

44.  but the colour is not right ... 

45. ... and it will be replaced 

46. Regency dancers 

47. ... and when they dance their dresses spin round ...

48. Spinning skirts 

49. Another spinning skirt

50. Regency dancers

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Monday 

51. Contras & squares

52. A dancing skirt needs a good petticoat

53. Spinning skirt

54. Monday afternoon dance 

55. Monday afternoon dance 

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