Just a reminder that Early-bird enrolments for the Summer Course close Friday 19 December (just after the Christmas Party). Don’t miss out on our very reasonable pre-Christmas prices.
You might even think about enrolling a loved one in the Course as a Christmas present, or treating yourself to something entirely different for the Summer break….
We’re holding our 6th annual Summer Course in Early Dance in January, running during the day from Wednesday 7 January to Friday 9 January. The theme is Early Dance from Courtly to Comic, embracing both formal and light-hearted dances from the extensive repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque.
The Course will conclude with a Summer Ball, to which all Students and Friends are most welcome.
Full details about the course at
http://www.earlydanceconsort.com.au/EDC_Archives/EDC_2015/Summer_2015/Summer2015.htm
Brochure PDF
http://www.earlydanceconsort.com.au/EDC_Archives/EDC_2015/Summer_2015/EDC_Summer_brochure_2015.pdf
Enrolment PDF
http://www.earlydanceconsort.com.au/EDC_Archives/EDC_2015/Summer_2015/EDC_Summer_Enrolment_2015.pdf
Our evening Classes come to an end this Thursday evening with a little Christmas Party... so consider yourself invited, whether student, friend, family, or aficionado of early dance.
6.30pm, Thursday 18 December 2014, at 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
´Tis the season to get together with our dear friends and supporters, to celebrate a year of ancient dancing, and shake a leg or two. We’d love to see you if you have the time. You know the routine – a plate of finger food &/or drink to share (cups, plates &c provided). There is no charge, and as ever, friends, family members and anyone with an interest in early dance are all most welcome.
Hope you can make it if you’re in the vicinity.
With best wishes from Fiona & John.
Yes, Dear EDC Students and Friends,
A Winter Ball is long overdue…
So this year you are warmly invited to join us for some festive and
footloose frolics (of the Renaissance & Baroque variety) amongst friends. The details: 6.30pm on Friday 4th July, in the usual class venue – 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Hope to see you there, with the usual plate of finger food and/or drink to share (we’ll provide tea/coffee, cups, plates &c).
Please don’t forget that it is on a Friday evening this time.
Entry $15 ($5 children)
And we’d appreciate an RSVP by Wed 2 July so we have an idea of numbers.
PDF Invitation
With best wishes,
Fiona & John.
(02) 9416 5765 | 0400 104 969 | enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au
A belated note that our classes conclude for the year with a Christmas Party on Thursday 19th December, 6.15pm for 6.30 – 9.00 pm at 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
We’d love you to join us— students, friends, family — for a little chat, cheer (of the non-alcoholic variety), and general choreographic recreation.
* Wear something cool & festive, and don’t forget to bring those dancing shoes
* Finger food &/or drink to share would be most welcome (nothing that needs knives/forks) – cups & plates provided
With best wishes for the holidays & Christmas festivities,
John & Fiona.
RSVP
16 Dec 9416 5765 | 0400 104 969 | enquiries@earlydanceconsort
Term 4 of our evening classes traditionally ends with a Christmas Party – this year it will be on Thursday 19 December, 6.30pm until 9pm sharp (at the usual venue in North Sydney). All EDC students current and past, friends and family members welcome. Please wear something cool and comfortable, bring a little finger food or something to drink, and remember the dancing shoes for a bit of dancing for everyone. Hope to see you there!
Advance notice that the Early Dance Consort’s 2014 Summer Course in Renaissance & Baroque Dance will be held in North Sydney from Wednesday 8 January to Friday 10 January, 2014, with a Summer Bal à la Française on the evening of the Friday 10 January, 6.30pm – 9.30pm. And yes, the theme is all French!
Just a reminder about the Spring Tea Dance next Sunday 22 September, 1.30pm for 2pm-4.30pm in the St James Trust Building (Level 1, 160 Castlereagh Street, Sydney).
We have an important note regarding transport on the day: the Sydney Spring Running Festival is on that morning, including the Sydney Marathon, Half Marathon and Fun Runs. As a result, the Harbour Bridge, Bradfield Highway and Cahill Expressway will be closed 4am to 11am. Many CBD streets will be closed until 1.30pm, with others (including Castlereagh St) being designated special event clearways until that time. See http://www.sydneyrunningfestival.org/ which has a link to a PDF map, and http://m.livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/Incident.aspx?id=442341 for maps & info about road closures and clearways.
We urge you to come along – especially by train, as walking from Town Hall station is the best option. (Please check bus timetables for alterations due to road closures.) See 131500.com.au for up to date information.
If you’d still prefer to drive, allow extra time, and see http://www.wilsonparking.com.au/go/regions/sydney-city-south for Sunday $10 – $15 flat rate CBD parking options.
Let’s celebrate the Spring in a more elegant – if somewhat less energetic – manner! Or you could always follow that run with Tea and Trabucchetti. Either way, we looking forward to seeing you there!
Best wishes,
Fiona & John.
Tea Dance details (as previously):
Date: Sunday 22 September, 2013
Time: 1.30pm for 2pm-4.30pm
Venue: Step Up Dance Studio, Level 1, 160 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (in the St James Trust Building, between Market and Park Streets). Map. See above for travel information update.
Dress: elegant dance wear or costume, but change facilities are limited. Dance or light street shoes with non-marking soles.
Refreshments: Tea, coffee & light refreshments provided. Contributions suited to an afternoon tea – cakes, biscuits, sandwiches &c – would be appreciated, if pre-cut & ready to serve. (Cups, plates & napkins all provided.)
Bookings essential: places are limited and entry will be by ticket only at 160 Castlereagh Street. The building is secured so guests will need to wait at the door to be met & escorted by lift to the studio. Phone 0400 104 969 for entry on the day.
Payment either (1) in cash at class (2) by cheque or money order to “The Early Dance Consort” or (3) by direct deposit (please email for details).
Full details on the website, including PDF invitation.
Fiona Garlick & John Barnard
The Early Dance Consort
RSVP 02 9416 5765 | 0400 104 969
enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au
www.EarlyDanceConsort.com.au
Dear Students & Friends,
At last … you are invited to our 2013 Spring Ball, in the guise of a “Tea Dance” in the St James Trust Building at 160 Castlereagh St, Sydney. We hope you’ll like the elegant setting & new time for our ball (the class venue is no longer available on Saturday evenings).
Map at http://goo.gl/maps/nmzxP.
Details & booking info.
PDF Invitation.
Looking forward to seeing you there! Friends and family welcome.
Best wishes,
Fiona & John.
At last we have a Spring Ball booked for Sunday 22nd September 2013, around 1.30pm -4.30pm in the city. (Our usual venue is no longer available for us on Saturday evenings.) Exact details yet to be finalised, but please put the date in your diary.
The Sunday will avoid the Federal Election, whenever it might be… and we hope the time will suit most people. The city venue is readily accessible by public transport, and parking is also possible on Sundays.
This time the Ball will be a sort of Thé dansant (Tea Dance – see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_dance for some more info on the genre, which really belongs to a more recent period).
The venue is interesting, because it is a lovely dance studio in the St James Trust Building, at 160 Castlereagh Street. Though built in the 1920s (Gatsby era!) it is in the Palazzo style, with a touch of classical/Renaissance style (http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/cbd/cbd4-052.htm has some info) – of course strictly speaking everything in Sydney is anachronistic for us!
The cost will be somewhat more, but with simplified catering, and more dancing, we hope that it will be worth it to be in such an elegant setting.
