Dancing
We have a great variety of dancing opportunities at the festival this year and many of them are free to watch or participate.
Dancing
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Rumburgh Morris
Date: Saturday September 7th
Venue 1: St Mary’s Church - 11:30-12:00
Venue 2: Outside the old Post Office, Earsham St - 1:00-1:30pm
Venue 3: Outside the Green Dragon - 3:00-3:30pm
Cost: FreeRumburgh Morris was formed in 2008. We are a group of dancers and musicians performing dances in the style of those traditionally danced in the Cotswolds.
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Soniya’s Academy of Eastern Dance
Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Churchyard: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 12:00-12.30pm
Cost: FreeWe are delighted to welcome back Soniya and the opportunity to be transported to another part of the world through dance including Belly Dance, Indian Classical, Bharatnatyam and Bollywood.
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French Bal with Anna Pack and Jo Veal
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Fairgreen Ceilidh Band
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Golden Star Morris
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Ousewashes Molly
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Tour de dance
Saturday 5th Sept
Venue: Bungay Community Centre
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Cost: Free
Tour de Dance originates from that On Y Va event and now play each month from September to May, with a focus on great tunes for dancing that are unlikely to be heard at the other East Anglian clubs, with original arrangements.
Phil Williams has been doing English folk dancing from a young age and learned French and Breton dancing from workshops at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Gennetines (France), and local clubs in East Anglia. He plays folk music (violin) mainly from Britain, Ireland, Europe and North America.
Emma started playing flute for the Suffolk French/Breton dance club in 2021.
John Tomlinson has played guitar from a young age and been in numerous folk groups in the Ipswich area since moving there in 1986, when he met Phil. ‘Tommo’ likes quirky rhythms, so Phil asked him to play for On Y Va in 2023 when dance teacher Kerry Fletcher visited to teach 5, 8, and 11 time waltzes, and he hasn’t managed to escape!