Index to Dancing in St Neots, Cambridgeshire

This is a summary of what dancing is available just in or near to St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Unless otherwise stated, all phone numbers start 01480-......

Monday:  

St Neots Scottish Country Dance Club. Eynesbury C of E Primary School, Montague St. 7.30 - 9.30pm during school terms, Beginners welcome, Men or Women, any age, no partner needed. Call Barbara on 473560, Eileen on 213884 or click here for the SNSCDC website. Click here to see what this type of dance is like.

Silver Boots Line Dance Club. Beginners 7.15-8.15pm; all levels 8.15-10.15pm. Call Sylvie World  on 353970 for further details.

Fantazee Dance Productions at the Priory Centre- Classical Ballet 5-6pm:6-10Yrs, 6-7pm:11-16Yrs. Contact Kayleigh Marie on 07429 549995 or see the website www.fantazeedance.com

L.A. Dance Club. Ballroom, Latin Ballroom. 8 - 9 pm; The Priory Centre, upstairs, for details call Lynne Armsbury on 839066

U3A Country Dance. 3.45 - 4.45 pm, Every 2 weeks starting the 14th February;  Church Hall, next to Brook St car park, St Neots.  Just turn up, for details call Pat Hills on 390701 or Click here for the website.

Tuesday:

Ceroc (Modern Jive). The Priory Centre, main hall, 7.45 - 10.45. Beginners welcome, Men or Women, any age, no partner needed. Click here for the Ceroc website.  Click here to see what this type of dance is like.

Modern sequence dancing. Dorothy Dancing Club, Jubilee Hall, School Lane, Eaton Socon. 8 -10.30pm. Call 213770 for further details.

Ballroom Dancing workshop for experienced dancers. The Priory Centre, upstairs, 8.30-9.30pm. Call John Davis on 392347 for details.

AJs Dance Academy Ballet, Tap & Jazz classes. 4 - 9pm. Methodist Church Hall, Berkley St, Eynesbury. Call Amanda Coulthurst 07976 270381 for more details or click here for the website.

Preschool Melody Movement Classes for ages 2 to 4 years. Jill Bridger School of Dance.  9.40 - 10.50 am at Eatons Community Centre, The Maltings, Eaton Socon, PE19 8ES.  Ring Karen Dear on 469711 for details or visit www.danceschool.biz 

Wednesday:

Scottish Highland Dance. St Neots Church Rooms.  4 - 6.30pm.  Beginners welcome. Call Kathy on 01954-232357 for further details. Click here to see what this type of dance is like.

AJs Dance Academy Ballet, Tap & Jazz classes. 4 - 9.15 pm. Methodist Church Hall, Berkley St, Eynesbury. Call Amanda Coulthurst 07976 270381 for more details or click here for the website.

Fantazee Dance Productions at the Priory Centre- Adult Variety Dance Class 17+ Yrs 6.15-7.15pm. Contact Kayleigh Marie on 07429 549995 or see the website www.fantazeedance.com

L.A. Dance Club. Street Dance, Rock & Roll, Ballroom, Latin Ballroom. Ages 3 to adults. 4.15 - 9 pm; Jubilee Hall, School Lane, Eaton Socon. For details call Lynne Armsbury on 839066.

U3A Line Dancing. 10 - 12 am, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month; Church Hall, next to Brook St car park, St Neots. Call Sheila Flavell on405511 for more details or Click here for the website.

Thursday:

AJs Dance Academy Ballet, Tap & Jazz classes. 4.30 - 8pm. Methodist Church Hall, Berkley St, Eynesbury. Call Amanda Coulthurst 07976 273081 for more details or click here for the website.

Heartsease (Ladies English Folk Dance).  Eynesbury C of E Primary School, Montague Street Eynesbury, PE19 2TD, 8.15 - 10pm during school terms, call Patti on 01234 376278 for details.

L.A. Dance Club. Street Dance, Rock & Roll, Ballroom, Latin Ballroom. 6 - 10 pm; Jubilee Hall, School Lane, Eaton Socon. For details call Lynne Armsbury on 839066

S J School of Dance. Junior jazz (ages 3-6) 3.45pm,  Intermediate Street / Hip Hop (ages 6-10) Boys and Girls class 4.15pm, Intermediate Street & American Jazz 5.15pm, All level street Tap 6.15pm, Senior Street / Hip Hop 6.45pm, Modern (beginners / intermediate) 8pm; Duloe Hall, Duloe, St Neots. For details call Sara Johnson on 07854857648

Fantazee Dance Productions at the Priory Centre- Zumba for all 6-7pm. Contact Kayleigh Marie on 07429 549995 or see the website www.fantazeedance.com

Tea Dances.  Ballroom and Sequence, including Modern, Latin, Sequence and Party dances. 2 - 4.30 pm, Priory Centre, St Neots, sometimes the Eatons Hall, Eaton Socon. For details call John Ayling, 01234 269943

Sequence Dancing. 8 - 10.30 pm, Priory Centre, St Neots. For details call Caroline and Paul Dellar 01462 679562

Rug-Cutters Lindyhop: Lindyhop, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Jazz routines and more. Beginners 7.30pm-8.30pm, Improvers 9.20pm, Freestyle to 10.30pm. Conservative Club, New Street St Neots, PE19 1AE. Contact Paul 380687 or see the website www.rug-cutters.co.uk for more details.

Friday:

St Neots Sentinels (Majorettes). 6 - 9pm Bushmead Junior School, Eaton Socon. Call Anne Steel 399940 for details.

Irish Dancing. 4.30 - 5.30pm for children from 5 years and upward. Eaton Socon Scout Hall, Eaton Ford Green. Call Stephen Masterson 469230 for details.

Fantazee Dance Productions at Jubilee Hall- Musical Theatre 5-6pm:6-10Yrs, 6-7pm:11-16Yrs. Contact Kayleigh Marie on 07429 549995 or see the website www.fantazeedance.com

U3A Ballroom Dancing. Beginners' class 10 - 12 am, Church Hall, next to Brook St car park, St Neots. For details call Shirley Pattenden on 216141 or Click here for the website.

Saturday:

AJs Dance Academy Ballet, Tap & Jazz classes. 9 - 10.45am. Methodist Church Hall, Berkley St, Eynesbury. Call Amanda Coulthurst 07976 270381 for more details or click here for the website.

Fantazee Dance Productions at Longsands Studio- Melody Movement 9-9.45am:2-5Yrs; Hip Hop 9.45-10.45am:6-10Yrs; Jazz 10.50-11.50am:6-10Yrs; Hip Hop 12.15-1.15pm:11-16Yrs; Jazz 1.20-2.20pm:11-16Yrs; Advanced Competition Group 2.20-3.00pm-Audition Only-Please Apply. Contact Kayleigh Marie on 07429 549995 or see the website www.fantazeedance.com

50-50 Dances.  Ballroom and Sequence, including Modern, Latin, Sequence and Party dances. 7.45 - 11.15 pm, Priory Centre, St Neots, Not every Saturday, for details call John Ayling, 01234 269943

Sunday:

Sarah White's Blues Nights (Modern Jive, Blues style). Buckden Village Hall (The Millennium Centre), Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambs, PE19 5UY. Beginners Class 8.00 - 8.30, Advanced Class 9.00 - 9.30, Freestyle 9.30 - 11.00. Men or Women, no partner needed. Click here for the website. Click here to see what this type of dance is like.

S J School of Dance. Performance Class 6.30pm, Competition Class 7.30pm; Duloe Hall, Duloe, St Neots. For details call Sara Johnson on 07854857648

Langdale Academy Junior Street 9 - 9.55 am Ballet 11 am - 12.55 pm Street 5 - 5.55 pm Bushmead Primary School. For details call 394047. Click Here for the website. 

Other:

St Neots Sweeps & Milkmaids (English Folk Dance, molly style). By arrangement, not every week, call Patti on 01234 376278 for details.

31st St Neots Folk Festival. 7th - 8th June 2013.  Ceilidh (7th), dance demonstrations (8th), music workshops. Call Patti or Roger on 01234 376278 for further details or click here for the website.

Note that Ernulf School is also known as St Neots Community College.

Differences: I've been asked to clarify the differences between some of these similar dances.

Scottish: Highland dancing is essentially for individuals, competitive, in costume and yes, uses swords. Scottish Country is for couples and is a slightly more formal version of "Barn Dancing".

Folk Dance: Also known as Barn Dance or Country Dance. English and Scottish are very similar, the main differences being in the words used, some of the steps and the music. Molly style is a more rustic local Cambridgeshire style.

Salsa: There are several variations, Cuban and Los Angeles styles being most common. LA tends to be danced in a straight line where Cuban introduces more rotation of the couple. They are largely interchangeable and if each of a couple have different styles, there should be no problem provided the leader (usually the man) gives a firm and clear lead.

Ceroc & Modern Jive: These are very similar and to a large extent interchangeable as with different styles of Salsa. The more advanced dancers tend to concentrate on more complex moves in Ceroc whereas Modern Jive emphasis is on style and musicality. Consequently Modern Jive tends to have a broader range of music and the dancing is less complex but more expressive. Blues Style uses slower music including Blues, Latin, Tango, Swing and others and concentrates on interpreting the music.

Jive: Modern Jive and Ballroom Jive have some similarities but are quite different. Ballroom Jive is much more formal, stylised and uses a faster tempo. Modern Jive is more relaxed, is danced closer together to up-to-date music and has variations such as dancing to slower rhythms such as Blues or Tango music.

Tango: Argentine Tango and Ballroom Tango have similarities and common origins. Argentine Tango is more relaxed, close and passionate, and uses more dramatic steps such as ochos and ganchos. Ballroom Tango is more formal and stylised, and danced slightly further apart.

And finally:

for all this you need the right clothes and shoes for which you can go to Kelly Marie's at Unit 2 Fishers Yard (next door to Sugar Daddy's), Market Square, phone 477212 or click here for her website.

This page is sponsored by Polaris Instruments Ltd for no particular reason except that we like dancing.... If you know of things we missed, and we are sure there must be some, please send us an email with the details, but for things within 5 miles of St Neots only please. This update 14th January 2013.