Join us for our Annual Ball on Saturday 26 July 2025. Doors open from 6.30pm. Dancing 7-10pm including supper break. Please bring a plate of supper to share. Tea and coffee provided. Get dressed up and bring your dancing feet (flat shoes are preferred). All dances are walked through and called. Music by Tamarisque. Prospect […]

Join in with the ATBDS
The Australian Traditional and Bush Dance Society of South Australia Inc meets every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tuesday each month with a recess from mid-December to late January at Prospect Town Hall, 128 Prospect Road, Prospect from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Also look under the About and ATBDS Diary Dates headings on this website’s […]

Mitcham Village Evening Folk Dances – 2025
Our quarterly Mitcham Evening Folk Dances resumed on 11 January 2025 with music by The Adelaide Empire Band (pictured above). Held at Mitcham Village Cultural Institute, cnr Princes Road and Torrens Street, Mitcham, all dances are walked through and called by experienced callers and the music is live! Tea & coffee provided for the interval. […]

ATBDS Afternoon Social Dances – 2025
In 2025 the Australian Traditional & Bush Dance Society will once again hold three Afternoon Social Dances on 16 March, 24 August and 23 November. The first will be at Spicer Uniting Church Hall, 44a Fourth Ave, St Peters, 2 – 5pm. These dances will use our extensive library of recorded music that is a treat […]

Regular classes will recommence 28 January 2025
Our cycle of 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays 7.30-9.30 dances at Prospect will resume on 28 January. We don’t dress up for our classes – only our annual ball and occasional special events. The photo captures some ATBDS members dancing at an annual Medieval Fair at Gumeracha. For our events at other venues, including St […]

Welcome to our Website!
Welcome to the Australian Traditional & Bush Dance Society of South Australia website. Take a look around and feel free to contact us with any questions you might have. A chart of the website’s structure is at the bottom of each page and also in the main menu under the Useful Links heading. Here is […]