Monday
May 27th
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Friday
May 31st
2013 | Moving Voices with Mandy de Winter and Judy KingAt: High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8SG The course will offer a colourful programme, weaving together song and dance into our theme “The Keynote is Balance”. Mandy will be teaching the singing. Don’t worry if you can’t read music or think you can’t sing! Mandy is an enabling teacher who encourages people to discover their musical selves. She creates a safe space where both the accomplished singer and beginner are at ease in creating rich and beautiful harmonies and all the teaching will be done ‘by ear’. Judy will be teaching the dancing and her teaching style takes you and the group towards a deeper experience and a sensitive awareness of the dance.
Together they make a dynamic partnership and offer you a rich and wonderful experience.
Cost:
*) In an en-suite single or twin room:
Accommodation: £340. Course fee £185-£235
*) In a standard single room:
Accommodation: £320. Course fee £185-£235
If you would like to join us please send your deposit of £150 to Judy. |
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Sunday
June 30th
2013 | Classical CirclesLittle Wenlock Village Hall, ShropshireThere are many beautiful circle dances which have been choreographed to classical music. Most of the dances are gentle and relaxing and the steps are simple - thus enabling you to fully engage with the music and the rest of the group. The music is deeply moving and inspiring.
Very often it is difficult for these dances to share the space with traditional circle dances. Quite simply, this day will therefore be an opportunity to immerse yourself in the energy, mood and style of “Classical Circles”.
10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Cost: £25- £30 on a sliding scale. Please send your full payment for the day to Judy |
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Friday
July 5th
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Saturday
July 6th
2013 | At the Still PointKönigslutter Cathedral. (near Braunschweig or Hannover, in the north of Germany).Join me for my first time of teaching in this amazing Cathedral in Germany.
A programme of dances for the stillness within and at the heart of all movement.
Cost: €90/€100. Deposit €30
Contact Bärbel Weber for full details and to book.
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Friday
September 27th
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Sunday
September 29th
2013 | Dancing in HollandContact Marjan van Huet: details of my very popular weekend near Amsterdam. |
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Thursday
November 14th
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Sunday
November 17th
2013 | The Dancer Within with Nanni Kloke and Judy KingFIRST MODULEWe all have an inner dancer waiting to give expression to our individual response to music. The inspirational dances of Nanni Kloke invite us to use our whole body to voice our spiritual and emotional responses in a very physical way. This exciting new course is designed to enable a group of dancers to work with focus and intent on our dancing instrument- our body.
Nanni will work with a theme during the first and third modules. She will introduce us to the theme though her stunning choreographies. She will open every day with her ‘Harmonie-Method ®’. In these sessions, Nanni isolates certain movements from some of her dances and gives us the opportunity to work with our bodies without having to worry about any steps. This is an invaluable tool in focussing on individual aspects of the dance and enables us to fully incorporate movements into our bodies in very manageable stages.
During the second module, Judy will continue the work that Nanni began. Every time we repeat dances, our increased understanding of and subsequent confidence in the way our body moves allows us to further access our ‘Dancer Within’. Through working more with Nanni’s beautiful dances, as our familiarity with them grows, so does the integration between the Dancer and the Dance.
When Nanni returns for the third module, she will bring some new material and continue to develop the theme. We hope that this way of working with depth and intent and focus (as well as having lot of fun and laughing a lot!) will really help enable you to truly dance from within.
Course dates: Module 1: Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th November 2013
Module 2: Thursday 8th- Sunday 11th May 2014
Module 3: Thursday 27th- Sunday 30th November 2014
Course venue: Little Wenlock Village Hall, near Telford, Shropshire
Course fee: each module costs £322
You must make the commitment to attend each of the three modules as this course is designed as a whole.
The cost includes all meals (except for lunches on Thursday and Friday which are bring food to share).
Bookings: To book your place (and numbers are limited to 36), please send Judy your deposit of £225 (i.e. £75 per module). It is possible to pay for this course in stages and over time.
(Please remember that all monies paid are now non-refundable because I am fully committed to all of my considerable expenses for this event.)
For further details contact: |
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Friday
November 22nd
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Sunday
November 24th
2013 | Seasons of the Year- Festivals of LightExploring dances and rituals for the Christian FestivalsOn this two weekend workshop, you will learn a programme of dances that are appropriate for the following Christian Festivals of Light: Advent; Christmas; Epiphany; Candlemas;
Lent; Easter, Pentecost and Harvest.
There will be discussion times during the day where we have the opportunity to deepen our knowledge of these festivals.
We will then explore dances that could be used in a church and ritual setting as well as designing a ritual not necessarily to be danced in a church.
We will also be looking at the differences/similarities with the eight Celtic Festivals.
AT: The Royal Agricultural College which is set in twenty five acres of magnificent grounds around a Victorian Gothic building, situated near Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
We will dance on a wooden floor in a spacious room. Accommodation is available in single or twin bedded en-suite rooms with tea making facilities and TV. in a very comfortable conference centre, off-site but just an eight minute drive away.
(NB Nearer the time, we may be offered accommodation on-site)
COST: £290 residential in an ensuite single room; £260 in an ensuite twin room (this includes all tuition, accommodation and food) or £220 for a non-residential place for EACH weekend.
(Any CDs or course materials you buy will cost extra).
To book your place (and numbers are strictly limited)
Please send a deposit of £50 with your cheque made payable to Judy King to:
3 Brandywell Road, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5ST
E mail: . Tel: 01952 883242
Please note that your deposit is non-refundable because I am fully committed to all of my expenses for this course.
This is the second weekend of this course - you do not have to have attended the first weekend in order to attend this one. |
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Saturday
December 7th
2013 | Into the StillnessKennington Village Centre, Kennington, Nr. Oxford, OX1 5PG At a time when the rest of your life is spent rushing around getting ready for Christmas, why not take a day for yourself? Come and join me for a day of dance, friendship and fun!
The dances I choose will be a mixture of traditional and modern, more lively and gentle as we lead into the festive season in a meaningful and beautiful way.
Please bring yummy food to share!
From: 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Cost: £20-£30 to suit your pocket |
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Saturday
December 14th
2013 Live Music | Winter Solstice Celebrationwith Mandy de Winter and Serendipity and Michel Duijves Little Wenlock Village Hall, near Telford, Shropshire.
In the afternoon (3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.), Mandy will take us on a beautiful singing journey. She will teach us songs that lead us into the darkness and celebrate the return of the light with an accompanying candle ceremony.
Don’t worry if you think you can’t sing- you’ll be surprised what you can do under Mandy’s gentle guidance. All learning is ‘by ear’ so you don’t need to read music.
After a shared supper, there will be dancing to live music from your own local band Serendipity (Mandy, Judy King & Chris Hall) who will be joined by the wonderful clarinet player from Holland, Michel Duijves from 7.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.
It is very special to come together as a loving community and celebrate this festival in a meaningful and celebratory way.
Cost: Whole day: £30 (concession £25) Half day: £15 (concession £10). Please book with Mandy |
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Friday
February 28th
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Sunday
March 2nd
2014 | The Space Between the StepsAT: The Royal Agricultural College, CirencesterOften when we dance, all our focus and attention is naturally on our feet and learning the steps. When we use all of our body to dance, this can often begin with feeling ungainly, clumsy even. Once we have learnt the steps and the body movements, what more is there?
I think there is just so much more - there is that elusive concept of ‘beyond the steps’ where we can invite ourselves to explore and embrace all of who we are and perhaps move into a still, silent place in our body / mind. There is the joy of the dance!
This weekend of dancing will focus on your dancing instrument – your body. My approach will be to use beautiful music and dances (classical, traditional and modern) to explore and develop your sense of
awareness – not only of yourself but also of others in the circle.
I will use dance ‘exercises’ to help you become aware of how you stand and move; to encourage you to open your heart and to discover some balance and inner harmony, connection, spaciousness, and gentleness in your dancing as well as a melting into the music which is such a delight.
This is Year 2 of this course and is open to people from the first year as well as first timers!
COST: Course fee: £160. Full accommodation: £150
To book your place, please send Judy a non-returnable deposit of £75
We will dance on a wooden floor in a spacious room. Accommodation is available in en-suite rooms with tea making facilities and TV. Occasionally we may have to sleep in a very comfortable conference centre, off-site but just an eight-minute drive away. The food at the college is very good and all special diets are well catered for. |
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Friday
March 28th
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Sunday
March 30th
2014 | Your Body and You- exploring body awareness through dance AT: The Royal Agricultural College, CirencesterThis weekend is a unique opportunity to dance with a small group of experienced dancers. When the steps of the dances are learnt with comparative ease what more is there? THE BEGINNING! The beginning of really dancing the dance instead of dancing the steps.
This weekend is an opportunity to really connect with your body when you dance: where does the movement come from? How can you improve that awkward turn in the dance?
We will work in detail on a small number of dances; exploring different aspects of the steps; I will isolate and practise different elements in the dances using 'exercises' to other pieces of beautiful music.
You will certainly go home on the Sunday having had a moving and beautifully deepening experience of all aspects of the dance.
COST: £330. To book your place, please send Judy a non-returnable deposit of £75
We will dance on a wooden floor in a spacious room. Accommodation is available in en-suite rooms with tea making facilities and TV. Occasionally we may have to sleep in a very comfortable conference centre, off-site but just an eight-minute drive away. The food at the college is very good and all special diets are well catered for. |
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Saturday
April 26th
2014 | MalvernMy first visit to Malvern!
Come and join me for a delightful blend of dances traditional and modern: all my current favourites!
Please contact Sunnara Vivian: |
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Thursday
May 8th
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Sunday
May 11th
2014 | The Dancer Within with Nanni Kloke and Judy KingSECOND MODULEWe all have an inner dancer waiting to give expression to our individual response to music. The inspirational dances of Nanni Kloke invite us to use our whole body to voice our spiritual and emotional responses in a very physical way. This exciting new course is designed to enable a group of dancers to work with focus and intent on our dancing instrument- our body.
Nanni will work with a theme during the first and third modules. She will introduce us to the theme though her stunning choreographies. She will open every day with her ‘Harmonie-Method ®’. In these sessions, Nanni isolates certain movements from some of her dances and gives us the opportunity to work with our bodies without having to worry about any steps. This is an invaluable tool in focussing on individual aspects of the dance and enables us to fully incorporate movements into our bodies in very manageable stages.
During the second module, Judy will continue the work that Nanni began. Every time we repeat dances, our increased understanding of and subsequent confidence in the way our body moves allows us to further access our ‘Dancer Within’. Through working more with Nanni’s beautiful dances, as our familiarity with them grows, so does the integration between the Dancer and the Dance.
When Nanni returns for the third module, she will bring some new material and continue to develop the theme. We hope that this way of working with depth and intent and focus (as well as having lot of fun and laughing a lot!) will really help enable you to truly dance from within.
Course dates: Module 1: Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th November 2013
Module 2: Thursday 8th- Sunday 11th May 2014
Module 3: Thursday 27th- Sunday 30th November 2014
Course venue: Little Wenlock Village Hall, near Telford, Shropshire
Course fee: each module costs £322
You must make the commitment to attend each of the three modules as this course is designed as a whole.
The cost includes all meals (except for lunches on Thursday and Friday which are bring food to share).
Bookings: To book your place (and numbers are limited to 36), please send Judy your deposit of £225 (i.e. £75 per module). It is possible to pay for this course in stages and over time.
(Please remember that all monies paid are now non-refundable because I am fully committed to all of my considerable expenses for this event.)
For further details contact: |
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Monday
May 26th
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Friday
May 30th
2014 | Images in MovementCome and join me on this new and unique course!
What inspires movement? What inspires choreographers to create dances? What inspires you? What inspires me?
For a long time I have taken photographs - many of these images shout the name of a dance back at me. These five days will be spent dancing some of those image led dances. (I will bring the photos with me)
Words also inspire me- so I may well also bring sayings or poems to support the dances.
Do words and sayings about the dance inspire you? If so, please bring them with you to share with the group.
At: High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddesdon,
Hertfordshire, EN11 8SG
High Leigh Conference Centre is located just north of London (7 miles from the M25 and 30 minutes by train from London Liverpool Street) and is set in a relaxed and peaceful environment within 40 acres of lawns, parkland and woodland. We will dance and sing in a lovely light room with a wooden floor. The bedrooms are beautifully decorated and very comfortable (there are a limited number of en-suite rooms available). The food is very delicious and special diets are catered for.
Cost:
*) In an en-suite single or twin room:
Accommodation: £347. Course fee £185-£235
*) In a standard single room:
Accommodation: £327. Course fee £185-£235
Places are STRICTLY limited to 24 so if you would like to join me please send your deposit of £150 to Judy. |
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Friday
August 22nd
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Monday
August 25th
2014 | From Bach to the Balkanswith Mandy de Winter and Judy KingCome and join Mandy and Judy on this new course doing what they love and do best!
From Bach will be taught by Judy who simply loves dancing with her whole body and soul to classical music. There are many beautiful circle dances which have been choreographed to some stunning pieces of music. It won’t just be Bach- we will dance to music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann ……. as well as to some ‘modern’ classical composers.
Most of the dances are gentle and relaxing with an occasional burst of higher energy! All the steps are simple and accessible - thus enabling you to fully engage with the deeply moving music.
….to the Balkans will be taught by Mandy whose love of Balkan music and dance is simply infectious. She has a unique way of imparting her knowledge of these
exciting and unique rhythms through her inspired choice of dances and when immersed in these dances, dances with the dust of the country on the soles of her feet.
She will also lead us in a song or two.
The contrasting styles of music and dance coupled with Mandy and Judy’s complementary teaching styles will make this a very special way to spend the bank holiday.
At Wydale Hall, Brompton by Sawdon, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9DG
Wydale Hall is a 17th Century country house set in 14 acres on the edge of the North York Moors National Park within a 15 minute drive of Scarborough or 30 minutes from Whitby.
The hall is very beautiful with plenty of natural light and with stunning views over the valley. There are some beautiful flat lawns to encourage us to dance outside if the weather allows.
All accommodation is in single, twin or double very lovely en-suite rooms.
There are quiet spaces in the house if that is what you need; beautiful grounds to sit and walk in; rolling landscape to escape into. The food is very good and special diets are well catered for.
NUMBERS: are limited to 25 with a minimum of 20 to make the course viable.
COST: Accommodation: £235 Course fee: £150 (both payable to Judy)
If you would like to join us on this very special course please send your (non-returnable) deposit of £150 (cheques made payable to Judy King please) |
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Saturday
September 27th
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Sunday
September 28th
2014 Live Music | Dance to live music with SerendipityHollandIt’s VERY special to dance to music that is played especially for you and to have the sound emanating from the centre of the circle!
Come and join Mandy, Judy and Chris for a weekend of dancing to live music. We will be joined by the wonderful clarinet player Michel Duijves.
To book and for all information, please contact Marjan van Huet: |
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Friday
November 21st
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Sunday
November 23rd
2014 | The Eight Celtic Festivals – 2 Exploring the feminine festivals of the Celtic Year.There are eight festivals in the Celtic year: Samhain; Winter Solstice; Imbolc; Spring Equinox; Beltane; Summer Solstice; Lammas and the Autumn Equinox
Following on from the first Celtic Festivals module, we complete the cycle to immerse in the feminine earth festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas and Samhain.
We will learn dances appropriate for each festival and look at stories, legends, myths and rituals associated with each festival. NB: it is possible to attend just one of these two Celtic Festivals weekends.
Accommodation: £155 Course fee: £160 Number: 24
This course is open to everyone and is also one of the modules that forms part of the Circle Dance Development and Training Course with Judy. |
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Thursday
November 27th
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Sunday
November 30th
2014 | The Dancer Within with Nanni Kloke and Judy KingTHIRD MODULEWe all have an inner dancer waiting to give expression to our individual response to music. The inspirational dances of Nanni Kloke invite us to use our whole body to voice our spiritual and emotional responses in a very physical way. This exciting new course is designed to enable a group of dancers to work with focus and intent on our dancing instrument- our body.
Nanni will work with a theme during the first and third modules. She will introduce us to the theme though her stunning choreographies. She will open every day with her ‘Harmonie-Method ®’. In these sessions, Nanni isolates certain movements from some of her dances and gives us the opportunity to work with our bodies without having to worry about any steps. This is an invaluable tool in focussing on individual aspects of the dance and enables us to fully incorporate movements into our bodies in very manageable stages.
During the second module, Judy will continue the work that Nanni began. Every time we repeat dances, our increased understanding of and subsequent confidence in the way our body moves allows us to further access our ‘Dancer Within’. Through working more with Nanni’s beautiful dances, as our familiarity with them grows, so does the integration between the Dancer and the Dance.
When Nanni returns for the third module, she will bring some new material and continue to develop the theme. We hope that this way of working with depth and intent and focus (as well as having lot of fun and laughing a lot!) will really help enable you to truly dance from within.
Course dates: Module 1: Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th November 2013
Module 2: Thursday 8th- Sunday 11th May 2014
Module 3: Thursday 27th- Sunday 30th November 2014
Course venue: Little Wenlock Village Hall, near Telford, Shropshire
Course fee: each module costs £322
You must make the commitment to attend each of the three modules as this course is designed as a whole.
The cost includes all meals (except for lunches on Thursday and Friday which are bring food to share).
Bookings: To book your place (and numbers are limited to 36), please send Judy your deposit of £225 (i.e. £75 per module). It is possible to pay for this course in stages and over time.
(Please remember that all monies paid are now non-refundable because I am fully committed to all of my considerable expenses for this event.)
For further details contact: |
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Saturday
August 29th
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Saturday
September 5th
2015 Live Music | Dance holiday on Lesvos Island, Greecewith Serendipity (Mandy de Winter, Judy King and Chris Hall) joined by Michel DuijvesCome and join us at the beautiful Milelja Inselgarten on Lesvos. (www.milelja-inselgarten.com)
There will be a daily dance session with live from Serendipity and Michel as well as dancing to recorded music with Judy.
Full details of this week will be announced later, but you now have the date to put in your diary!
The week will include dancing with local Greek teachers as well as the opportunity to enjoy the sounds and dance with local musicians in nearby tavernas.
Please contact Judy if you would like to be sent full details when they are ready. |
