Egyptian Oriental Dance (Bellydance) workshop with Shakshuka
Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday 1.15pm
Shakshuka are a Canberra based duo specialising in Egyptian Oriental Bellydance using the latest styles and music from Cairo and the Middle East. This workshop will cover basic technique, introduction to popular Arabic music for dance and a short choreography.

 Celtic Stepdance workshop with Jo Cresswell
Saturday 10.45am  CANCELLED
Have you ever longed to be the one at a dance – or on stage - hoppin’ and leppin’ and doing amazingly tricky things with your feet? Fulfill the dream and come to this workshop with Jo Creswell. There will be an emphasis on the step dances of Cape Breton (think tap dance crossed with Riverdance) but once you’ve learned the steps you can use them in Scottish or Irish set dancing, bush dances or solo dancing. Jo, who is also performing at the festival in the group Cresswell Green, is a highly regarded teacher of step dances who runs classes in Canberra and at festivals around the country

Jo regrets that she cannot conduct this workshop due to an ankle injury. As the program book has been printed this workshop will still be listed, however refer to the latest timetable on this website and note the amended times of adjacent dance workshops

Balkan and Jewish dance workshop with Chaika
Saturday 11.45am Changed to 11.30am
Come and learn some traditional line and circle dances, with rhythms both simple and complex, with the girls from Chaika. A fun time is assured

 Flamenco workshop with Flamenco Ruido
Sunday 12.15pm
Inspired by their spectacular performance on Saturday, you will no doubt want to have a go yourself. Come and learn a 12 beat rhythm and a serious flamenco dance with the experts. You may not master it in the hour but you will have fun learning.

 Western Swing Workshop with Free Rangers
Saturday 4.00pm
Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the west and south of the US among the Western string bands. It was popularised during the thirties by the famous Bob Wills and his band the Texas Playboys, with its jazzy, upbeat, easy to dance to cowboy sound. So grab a partner and swing on down to the Brolga and learn some two-steps, jive and other fancy moves with the Free Rangers and tutor Phillipa Reville

Slow Movement Dance with Lisa Maris McDonell
Sunday 11.15am
This concert / workshop, involves the performance of 3 solo dance works, with a fourth work involving the participation of as many willing audience members as available. Lisa will then lead participants in the creation of a new dance which will then be performed as part of the act.

Dance displays and social dances

In addition to the comprehensive program of dance workshops, there will be a number of displays including a spectacular 40 min show of Flamenco music and dance by Flamenco Ruido. There will also be quite a lot of indigeneous dancing in the Jerra Ngia presentation. The dance groups and tutors will put on short displays at the start of many workshops.

There will also be plenty of opportunity to do some social dancing with a Bush Dance, Scottish Ceilidh, a Contra Dance and two Tango Social dances scheduled.

So, there is bound to be something for every dance enthusiast. Or if you simply feel like a little exercise after hours of sitting watching the performers in the other venues, why not chasse on down to the Brolga venue.