PLEASE NOTE:
Classes will resume in 2024 on 23 January.
See the ATBDS Diary Dates on this website.
The Australian Traditional and Bush Dance Society
of South Australia
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.
Our classes are open to people of all ages who are willing to give it a go! Come with a friend or on your own – you will find a warm welcome at the door – and the first night is free!
All dances are walked through by competent callers and the programme includes Australian Bush Dancing, English Country Dancing, Scottish Country Dancing, American Contra Dancing, some Old Time Ballroom and more.
For comfort and safety, soft flat-soled shoes are recommended.
Other activities during the year are an annual ball and other dances with invited bands. Games afternoons, mainly cards and board games starting with a shared meal, are also popular with members. A camp is held at a different place each year around October with the wind-up event being a pre-Christmas picnic.
Membership is $10.00 per year and $8.00 per Tuesday night attendance to cover hall hire.
Publicity
We maintain general entries in these on-line Directories:
Australian Social Dance Network’s Dance Groups page – https://australiansocialdancenetwork.wordpress.com/>
Dancing the web – https://dancingtheweb.com/ausfolkdance/
Folk Music and Dance SA – http://folkmadsa.com/dance-clubs/
History Trust of SA’s Organisations Directory – https://explore.history.sa.gov.au/directory
SA Directory of Community Services – https://sacommunity.org/
We also publicise specific events in:
Folk Music and Dance SA’s Gig Guide and Clubs Calendar – http://folkmadsa.com/
Mitcham Council’s Events Calendar [Quarterly dances] – Search for ‘folk’ on this page – https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/discover/whatson/events and then click on the dance’s name to reveal the full text.
Prospect Council’s Events Calendar – Search for “bush dance” [in inverted commas] on this page – https://www.prospect.sa.gov.au/explore/events/events and then click on our group’s name to reveal the full text.
