French Trip

A Weekend of French Music and Dance Sat 31st March - Mon 2nd April 2007

Big thanks to Steve Ferra for all the photos - Click for a larger view

Our Hosts

Greg & Cara Samways (Joffreny Loisirs), Cadanses Folk (the musicians), Jean-Pierre and Chantal Taycheny (Hotel Courbefy), and Cadanses Folk dance teacher Anne-Marie.

Informal Session at the Hotel- Friday Evening

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Bal - Saturday Evening 

Bal Folklorique at St. Victurnien (30 miles away). This is an example of one of the many local Bals.

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Musicians' Workshop - Sunday Morning

A chance for the English musicians to play through the dance repertoire with the Cadanses Folk musicians for a couple of hours. This broadband   or dial-up video contains about ten minutes from the last hour of the session.

Dance Workshop - Sunday Afternoon

With Anne-Marie (in French) and the Cadanses Folk

Dance Broadband Dial-Up Tunes
A step dance done in a circle, with the number of lifts (sauts) increasing by one each time, up to seven. Les sept sauts
Sarah and Derek make sure they've learnt the Marachine, which is a dance from the Poitou region T' as perdu ta queue mon renard

Dans le lac de Grand Rouge
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Mini Bal - Sunday Evening

Around the Area

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At the Hotel

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Dances and Tunes

You can download a listing of the dances  and the tunes to go with them.