Saturday 17 September saw the Tawa Club’s Annual Dance in the spacious Ngaio Town Hall. Over five sets were on the floor with ten Johnsonville members among them. On stage in the band was Johnsonville Club musician Aileen Logie on accordion, along with Hilary Ferral on fiddle and Jason Morris on keyboard. The Town Hall, […]
Music by Aileen Logie, Hilary Ferral and Jason Morris Download the Carterton Annual Dance 2022 Programme
I counted ten Johnsonville members dancing at the Lower Hutt Dance on Saturday 3 September, plus club musician Aileen who was on stage playing accordion for us the whole night long, along with member Hilary. The dance was held in the Knox Church Hall in Lower Hutt, plenty of space for six sets in three […]
What makes our annual dances so special? Many small customs and traditions, when added together, create a night that is special to us in all sorts of ways. First – the night It’s always on a Saturday night, a traditional Kiwi ‘night out’. Well into the 20th century, Saturday was pay day for most New […]
Music by Aileen Logie, Hilary Ferral and Jason Morris Download the Tawa Annual Dance 2022 Programme
Hosted by Johnsonville Club Music by Aileen Logie, Hilary Ferral, Jason Morris New Dancers (with invitation) $10 RSCDS members $13 (plus small plate of finger food) Non-RSCDS Dancers $16 (plus small plate of finger food)[…]
The Kelburn Scottish Country Dance Club held its final dance on Sunday 19 June. The club is closing after more than sixty years, due to a decline in numbers. Kelburn has traditionally held an annual Tea Dance and this final event was no exception. There’s a lot to be said for an afternoon dance. We […]
Ngaio Club has invited Johnsonville dancers to join them for their annual dinner and dance. Meet at 6.30pm Dinner at 7pm. This is a sit-down meal and a fund-raising event for Save the Children who[…]
Moving to a new club venue is not an easy thing, as Johnsonville club found when we moved from Johnsonville School Hall to Johnsonville Bowling Club in 2020 and then to Khandallah Town Hall in 2021, when this lovely, larger hall became available. Once we’d settled in, we wanted to celebrate with our dancing friends. […]
Music by Aileen Logie, Hilary Ferral, Jason Morris Download Kelburn’s Farewell Dance 2022 Programme Download Kelburn’s Farewell 2022 Crib Sheet produced by Désirée Patterson