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Sunday, 22 June 2025
Saturday, 21 June 2025
Report on Bundanoon DanceFest 2025
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(Photos © Sandra Nixon)
https://www.bushtraditions.org/dancefest/bunders.htm
Friday
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| 1. Setting up by Soundman Wally |
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| 2. daughter & father, Jenny & Wally |
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| 3. Early arrival with a bag she created |
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| 4. Young dancer who had a good time at the opening bush dance |
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| 5. Dave Johnson calling |
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Saturday
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| 6. Ros & Colin |
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| 7. Dancer working on crochetted blanket! |
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| 8. Don & daughter Cathy |
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| 9. Scottish workshop with Bradley Pevere |
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| 10. Cathy & Don |
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| 11. Jenny |
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| 12. Caroline Barrell & Colin Towns |
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| 13. The Two Unwritten Rules for Life (click) |
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| 14. Dancers |
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| 15. Cathy & Beck |
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| 16. Beck's new banjo |
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| 17. Musicians & dancers |
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| 18. Darri, Carole, Karen, Sharyn & George |
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| 19. Kathy, Mariamma & Dave |
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| 20. Anish |
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| 21. watching |
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| 22. Pat George |
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| 23. David Potter recording the dance |
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| 24. smile |
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| 25. Cameron |
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| 26. In the past the Morris caller supplied rolled up newspapers, but as it's bit difficult to acquire enough papers these days, real sticks were used |
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| 27. Wielding morris sticks is funny! |
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| 28. Demonstrating proper use of sticks |
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| 29. sticks in action |
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| 30. Caller & lead musician |
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Sunday.
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| 31. a swirly skirt |
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| 32. dancers |
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| 33. Norm Ellis |
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| 34. walking around to warm up |
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| 35. warmed-up dancers |
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| 36. swirly skirts |
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| 37. smiling dancer |
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| 38. circle breaks in half |
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| 39. circle rejoins |
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| 40. and breaks up again |
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| 41. Kathy & David Potter |
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| 42. smiling dancer |
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| 43. dancers |
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| 44. Sunday Callers Ball |
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| 45. 3 sisters & swirly skirt |
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| 46. swirly skirts |
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| 47. Purple gown |
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| 48. Sharyn, George & Mike |
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| 49. dancers |
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| 50. dancers |
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| 51. Margaret, Colin |
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| 52. Regency gowns |
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| 53. beautiful gowns |
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| 54. another beautiful gown |
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| 55. Regency gown, Stuart |
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| 56. David Potter calling |
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| 57. Regency gown |
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| 58. dancers |
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| 59. Dancers who have been at every Dancefest |
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| 60. supper |
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| 61. Colin Fong, Duncan & Caroline Barrell |
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| 62. Ingrid & Jim Williams |
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| 63. 2 sisters |
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| 64. Beautiful gowns |
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| 65. dancers |
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| 66. Scottish dance |
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| 67. one sister at her first dance |
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| 68. Regency dancers |
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| 69. Scottish dance |
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| 70. Bonnet |
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Monday
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| 71. Cathy & Beck set up |
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| 72. Ingrid chasing dust bunnies |
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| 73. Cathy calling |
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| 74. Cathy & musicians |
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| 75. George, Cathy & Beck |
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| 76. Bill & Margaret Winnett, Ros Young |
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