Kentucky Running Set

Kentucky Running Set workshop, led by Nigel and Annabel Sharp.

Dance Styles: Square Dance

Price: £12

Time: 11am to 4.30pm

Ticket Options: Pay on door

Kentucky Running Set workshop, led by Nigel and Annabel Sharp, with music from Morris Oxford (Tina Morris and Graham Lee)

The day will be split into 4 one-hour sessions, with two 15-minute tea breaks and an hour for lunch. Bring-and-share lunch, or bring your own if you prefer. Tea, coffee and cake will be provided - if you prefer herbal tea or decaf please bring your own; if you want dairy free milk please let us know which types are acceptable in advance.

If a whole day sounds like too much for you, you are very welcome to attend half the day (£6, 11am-1.15pm or 2.15-4.30pm) and choose whether to join us for lunch (1.15-2.15pm).

You don’t need to have done any KRS before. We will teach all the figures and explain all the terms. You will need to be able to respond to a call, as you might in square dancing, contra dancing or ceilidh dancing. KRS does not involve running, nor any fancy foot work. The figures run on from one to the next, so the dance does keep going for longer than a conventional square dance. Having evolved in small rooms, KRS is usually danced in square sets of 4 couples, but it can accommodate other numbers. Nowadays, with judicious choice of figures, it is often danced in big set formation. We will find a format that enables everyone to dance.