Aberaeron District Dance Club

Modern - Latin - Social Dancing

Practice night for everyone in Modern and Latin every Thursday
at 8pm in the Memorial Hall, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, W. Wales

Entry: Members £3.00, Visitors £3.50
Bring own refreshments

Newcomers made very welcome.

All our events are held at the Memorial Hall, Aberaeron which has a large, excellent dance floor. Practice nights are informal and very friendly with lots of encouragement and support offered to dancers at all levels.

For more information please email us

Club Notices

Forthcoming Events

Friday 13 June 2008	Summer Ball - Fancy Dress: Midsummer Night's Dream Featuring: Demonstration from John Burg and Chantel Follett For more details phone John or Dorette on 01570 480464
Sunday 10 Feb 2008	Tea Dance - 2pm - 5pm Admission £3.00 each
Friday 11 April 2008	Spring Ball - Live music from the Dave Cottle band. Please bring a plate of food. Admission £10.00 each
Friday 13 June 2008	Summer Ball (Fancy Dress) - Midsummer Nights Dream. Dancing to CDs with a demonstration cabaret. Please bring a plate of food. £5.00 each.
Saturday 11 October 2008	Autumn Ball - Live music (organist) and finger buffet. £10.00 each.
Sunday 2 November 2008	Tea Dance to CDs. 2pm - 5pm. £3.00 each.
Thursday 4 December 2008	Christmas Dance to CDs. Prize for best fancy dress! Christmas biscuits. £3.00 each.
Club Night Every Thursday 8pm - 10pm	Practice Night for Ballroom and Latin American dancing

Past Events

Saturday 10 February 2007 8pm - 11pm	Valentine's Dance A Valentine's dance will be held on Saturday 10 February, 2007 Watch this space for further details.
Thursday 12 April 2007 8pm - 11pm	Social Dance Instead of holding our usual practice dance this Thursday we are hoping to get an organist to play for us and hold a social dance - so our door will be open to everyone to come along and dance to live music.
Thursday 21 June 2007	Mid Summer Ball Again another Thursday social dance (instead of a practice night) and a chance to dress up in those glad rags for our Mid Summer Ball. 8pm - 11pm
Friday 8 December 2006 8pm - 11pm	Dave Cottle's Live Dance Band and table nibbles Yes, you have read it right, due to unprecedented demand they were here for a second performance and were again absolutely brilliant. This band should make a dance CD, every piece they played was not just the correct tempo (which of course is essential) but was played in such a style that it made people want to get up and dance, which indeed they did, in absolute droves! Seldom have we seen the floor so crowded. You often find with small bands that whilst the numbers change, the overall effect tends to be very similar, however, with two singers, plus the ability to play saxaphones, clarinet, trumpet and keyboard there was plenty of variation of style. Their jazz numbers are simply terrific and the two singers, although hugely different in style, complement eachother. There is no way you can apply the word monotonous to this band.
Friday 20 Oct 2006 8pm - 11pm	Vicars and Tarts Ball What a time we had with vicars and tarts and tarty vicars. This was an evening of fun, frolics and of course dancing You must see the photos.
Friday 11 Nov 2005 8pm - 11pm	Autumn Ball Another sucessful evening due in no small part to our members willing to help out. We had Hazel on the door for the first hour who was multi-tasking in trying to join in the dance as well as welcoming new arrivals. The music program shared between Wayne and Linda, Elwin and Gwyneth providing first and second half entertainment respectively and Keith and Irene slotting in to do the party dances to ensure everyone, even non-dancers were able to join in and enjoy themselves. Thanks also go to all those members working behind the scenes doing their bit from advertising the event, decorating the room and stage, setting up tables, cleaning floors, and last but not least washing up glasses and tablecloths and putting everything away again afterwards!
Saturday, 19 Mar 2005 8pm - 11pm	Charity Ball featuring... Demonstrations in the Modern and Latin dances from Amateur Champions Alyn Johnson and Elinor Howells As the Tsunami appeal had closed all profits have been donated to the Africa Appeal. "The evening was again enjoyed by all despite a last minute panic when we realised the floor would be too slippy to hold the demonstration! However, true to form our members rallied forth undaunted - whilst one attacked the problem with mop, bucket and washing up liquid others followed close at heel with makeshift towels wrapped around long brushes to get the floor dry again just as the first guests were arriving, thus saving the day - a truly heroic effort!"
Wednesday 29 December 2004 8pm until 11pm	Christmas/New Year Dance - Theme: the colour blue. A good time was had by all and we managed to raise £100 which has been donated to Tsunami Relief. Our thanks go to all who attended and contributed to the relief fund.
Saturday 8th November, 2003	Aberaeron Memorial Hall 8 November 2003 at 8pm Theme dance - Gangsters and Molls Plus.... demonstrations in the Modern and Latin dances from Amateur Welsh Champions Alyn Johnson and Elinor Howells "We had Gangsters and Molls galore all looking very stylish and the demonstrations by Alyn and Ellie were wonderful." Please see the photos

Dance Links

BallroomDancers.com - some good stuff here including tutorials, video clips, technique and lots more.
Dancesport UK - The classic site dedicated to competitive ballroom and latin dancing.
DanceWith.co.uk - Dance events/holidays in Mancheser and the North of England

Last updated: Friday, 12 October, 2007