The Folk/Country category includes Barn Dance, Cajun/Zydeco, Contra, Cornish Dance, Country Dance, English Ceilidh, French Country, International Folk, Irish Céilí, Irish Set, Maypole, Scottish Country, Square Dance, Welsh Folk and Scottish Ceilidh.
Classes, dances and other dance events in or near Reading for Folk/Country. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
| Date | Event/Venue/Organiser | Description/Dance Styles | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat 08 Nov |
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London Barndance Cecil Sharp House London, London NW London Barndance |
Lively American-style Contra Dance with Lynne Render and Fiddlechicks Barn Dance, Contra |
36.0 |
 |
Cajun Après-Midi Jamboree London, London WC Cajun Après-Midi |
A Cajun dance lesson, live Cajun dance music and a Cajun-style electric jam! Cajun/Zydeco |
37.0 | |
Mon 10 Nov |
 |
Plus Teaching Group Chessington Methodist Church Chessington, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
For Plus Dancers. Square Dance |
29.0 |
 |
Beginners and Improvers SCD class Nascot Wood Recital Hall Watford, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for beginners/improvers with an experienced leader Scottish Country |
28.0 | |
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Scottish Country Dancing class Millennium Hall Horsham, West Sussex Horsham Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Horsham Scottish Country |
39.0 | |
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Southampton Irish Set Dance Immaculate Conception Church Hall Southampton, Hampshire Southampton Irish Set Dances |
Traditional (square) sets. No need to bring a partner. Email before travelling for details Irish Set |
40.0 | |
 |
Staplers FDC St John's Community Hall Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hitchin Staplers |
Club Night with Joan Rutt Country Dance |
45.0 | |
Tue 11 Nov |
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Social Square Dance Class Shiraz Mirza Community Hall New Malden, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Social square dancing for good music, gentle exercise, fun and friendship. Square Dance |
32.0 |
|
Mainstream Square Dance Class St John's Parish Centre Stoneleigh, London SW Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Square dancing for good music, gentle exercise & teamwork. Square Dance |
34.0 | |
|
Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club Empire Hall Horley, Surrey Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club |
English Folk Dancing for experienced and new dancers Country Dance |
40.0 | |
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GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Colston Hall, GX Memorial Centre Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for all levels of experience, qualified SCD teacher Scottish Country |
20.0 | |
Wed 12 Nov |
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Live at Stonesfield Stonesfield Village Hall Stonesfield, Oxfordshire Stonesfield Folk Dance Club |
Guest Callers and Live Music weekly on Wednesday. Country Dance, Square Dance |
24.0 |
|
Upper Basildon Folk dance club Upper Basildon Village Hall Reading, Berkshire Upper Basildon folk dance club |
Mixed folk dance. Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
7.0 | |
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Scottish country dancing Trinity United Reformed Church Slough, Slough The Scots' Society of St. Andrew |
Dance class Scottish Country |
17.0 | |
|
Banwood Folk Dance Club St Ann's Church Hall Banstead, Sutton Banwood Folk Dance Club |
Caller Howard Ballard. Experienced dancers and beginners welcome Contra, Country Dance, English Ceilidh, Square Dance |
34.0 | |
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Folk Dancing in Tolworth St Georges Church Hall Surbiton, Surrey, London SW Tolworth World of Dance |
Folk Dancing in Tolworth International Folk |
30.0 | |
|
Solent Contra Dances Shawford Parish Hall Shawford (Near Winchester), Hampshire Solent Contra Dances |
A quick moving style of folk dance. Moves given by caller. No need to come with partner. Contra |
34.0 | |
Thu 13 Nov |
|
Irish Set dance Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Our usual class night Irish Set |
14.0 |
 |
Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Weekly class. Check before attendance to ensure we are meeting. Irish Set |
14.0 | |
|
GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Methodist Church Hall Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable and fairly gentle paced SCD class, with expert instructor Scottish Country |
22.0 | |
|
General SCD class All Saints Church Hall Croxley Green, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
General Scottish Country dancing class for dancers with some experience Scottish Country |
26.0 | |
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English Country Dancing Cecil Sharp House London, Camden English Folk Dance and Song Society |
Learn English country, ceilidh and barn dancing Barn Dance, Country Dance, English Ceilidh |
36.0 | |
|
Oval English Country Dance Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre , Lambeth Oval English Country Dance |
English Country Dance social dance. Dancing playford and modern dances. 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Country Dance, English Ceilidh |
37.0 | |
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Scottish Country Dancing Crawley Milton Mount Community Hall Crawley, Sussex Crawley Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Crawley Scottish Country |
42.0 | |
Fri 14 Nov |
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Marlow Folk Dance Club; Marlow FDC, Liston Hall, Chapel, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Marlow Folk Dance Club |
We meet on 2nd and 4th Fridays from September to June., and outdoors monthly in July & Aug Country Dance |
15.0 |
|
Unicorn Ceilidhs St Mary's Hall Baldock, Hertfordshire Unicorn Ceilidhs |
Regular public dances with live band & caller, with interval entertainment Barn Dance, English Ceilidh |
38.0 | |
|
Beckenham Folk Dance Club Azelia Hall Beckenham, Kent Beckenham Folk Dance Club |
With caller Ivan Aitken - New members always welcome Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
41.0 | |
Sun 16 Nov |
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Sunday Dance Workshop - live music Soberton Village Hall Soberton (north of Fareham), Hampshire FASH (Folk Association of South Hants) |
Liam Binley with Linda Game & Thomas Bending : All About the Tune! with some of Liam's own Country Dance |
36.0 |
Mon 17 Nov |
|
Plus Teaching Group Chessington Methodist Church Chessington, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
For Plus Dancers. Square Dance |
29.0 |
|
Beginners and Improvers SCD class Nascot Wood Recital Hall Watford, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for beginners/improvers with an experienced leader Scottish Country |
28.0 | |
|
Ealing Country Dance Club St Barnabas Church Hall Ealing, Ealing Ealing Country Dance Club |
A mixed session of English and other country dances for dancers of all ages and abilities Country Dance |
29.0 | |
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Scottish Country Dancing class Millennium Hall Horsham, West Sussex Horsham Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Horsham Scottish Country |
39.0 | |
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Southampton Irish Set Dance Immaculate Conception Church Hall Southampton, Hampshire Southampton Irish Set Dances |
Traditional (square) sets. No need to bring a partner. Email before travelling for details Irish Set |
40.0 | |
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Staplers FDC St John's Community Hall Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hitchin Staplers |
Club Night with Ann Gibson Country Dance |
45.0 | |
Tue 18 Nov |
|
Mainstream Square Dance Shiraz Mirza Community Hall New Malden, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Square dancing for good music, gentle exercise & teamwork. Square Dance |
32.0 |
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Social Square Dance Class Shiraz Mirza Community Hall New Malden, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Social square dancing for good music, gentle exercise, fun and friendship. Square Dance |
32.0 | |
|
Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club Empire Hall Horley, Surrey Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club |
English Folk Dancing for experienced and new dancers Country Dance |
40.0 | |
|
GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Colston Hall, GX Memorial Centre Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for all levels of experience, qualified SCD teacher Scottish Country |
20.0 | |
Wed 19 Nov |
|
Live at Stonesfield Stonesfield Village Hall Stonesfield, Oxfordshire Stonesfield Folk Dance Club |
Guest Callers and Live Music weekly on Wednesday. Country Dance, Square Dance |
24.0 |
|
Upper Basildon Folk dance club Upper Basildon Village Hall Reading, Berkshire Upper Basildon folk dance club |
Mixed folk dance. Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
7.0 | |
|
Scottish country dancing Trinity United Reformed Church Slough, Slough The Scots' Society of St. Andrew |
Dance class Scottish Country |
17.0 | |
|
Banwood Folk Dance Club St Ann's Church Hall Banstead, Sutton Banwood Folk Dance Club |
LICE MUSIC: Louise Siddons with Linda Game. Experienced dancers and beginners welcome Contra, Country Dance, English Ceilidh, Square Dance |
34.0 | |
|
Folk Dancing in Tolworth St Georges Church Hall Surbiton, Surrey, London SW Tolworth World of Dance |
Folk Dancing in Tolworth International Folk |
30.0 | |
Thu 20 Nov |
|
Irish Set dance Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Our usual class night Irish Set |
14.0 |
|
Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Weekly class. Check before attendance to ensure we are meeting. Irish Set |
14.0 | |
|
GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Methodist Church Hall Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable and fairly gentle paced SCD class, with expert instructor Scottish Country |
22.0 | |
|
General SCD class All Saints Church Hall Croxley Green, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
General Scottish Country dancing class for dancers with some experience Scottish Country |
26.0 | |
|
English Country Dancing Cecil Sharp House London, Camden English Folk Dance and Song Society |
Learn English country, ceilidh and barn dancing Barn Dance, Country Dance, English Ceilidh |
36.0 | |
|
Scottish Country Dancing Crawley Milton Mount Community Hall Crawley, Sussex Crawley Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Crawley Scottish Country |
42.0 | |
Fri 21 Nov |
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Beckenham Folk Dance Club Azelia Hall Beckenham, Kent Beckenham Folk Dance Club |
With callers Avril and Nigel Swift - New members always welcome Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
41.0 |
Sat 22 Nov |
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SHOCC Dances: Ceilidh The Hilt Chandler's Ford, Hampshire SHOCC Dances: English Ceilidh |
www.SHOCC.co.uk Barn dance with attitude! Reserve tickets: https://pretix.eu/shoccdances/ Barn Dance, English Ceilidh |
29.0 |
Sun 23 Nov |
 |
Family Barn Dance Cecil Sharp House London, Camden English Folk Dance and Song Society |
Live music inspires the dancing and expert callers guide the moves. Barn Dance |
36.0 |
Mon 24 Nov |
|
Plus Teaching Group Chessington Methodist Church Chessington, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
For Plus Dancers. Square Dance |
29.0 |
|
Beginners and Improvers SCD class Nascot Wood Recital Hall Watford, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for beginners/improvers with an experienced leader Scottish Country |
28.0 | |
|
Scottish Country Dancing class Millennium Hall Horsham, West Sussex Horsham Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Horsham Scottish Country |
39.0 | |
|
Southampton Irish Set Dance Immaculate Conception Church Hall Southampton, Hampshire Southampton Irish Set Dances |
Traditional (square) sets. No need to bring a partner. Email before travelling for details Irish Set |
40.0 | |
|
Staplers FDC St John's Community Hall Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hitchin Staplers |
Club Night with Barry Goodman Country Dance |
45.0 | |
Tue 25 Nov |
|
Mainstream Dance 4th Tuesday Shiraz Mirza Community Hall New Malden, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Fun dancing for those who have completed the Mainstream Programme Square Dance |
32.0 |
|
Social Square Dance Class Shiraz Mirza Community Hall New Malden, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Social square dancing for good music, gentle exercise, fun and friendship. Square Dance |
32.0 | |
|
Mainstream Square Dance Class St John's Parish Centre Stoneleigh, London SW Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
Square dancing for good music, gentle exercise & teamwork. Square Dance |
34.0 | |
|
Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club Empire Hall Horley, Surrey Horley & Meadvale Folk Dance Club |
English Folk Dancing for experienced and new dancers Country Dance |
40.0 | |
|
GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Colston Hall, GX Memorial Centre Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for all levels of experience, qualified SCD teacher Scottish Country |
20.0 | |
Wed 26 Nov |
|
Live at Stonesfield Stonesfield Village Hall Stonesfield, Oxfordshire Stonesfield Folk Dance Club |
Guest Callers and Live Music weekly on Wednesday. Country Dance, Square Dance |
24.0 |
|
Upper Basildon Folk dance club Upper Basildon Village Hall Reading, Berkshire Upper Basildon folk dance club |
Mixed folk dance. Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
7.0 | |
|
Scottish country dancing Trinity United Reformed Church Slough, Slough The Scots' Society of St. Andrew |
Dance class Scottish Country |
17.0 | |
|
Banwood Folk Dance Club St Ann's Church Hall Banstead, Sutton Banwood Folk Dance Club |
Caller Katy Harverson. Experienced dancers and beginners welcome Contra, Country Dance, English Ceilidh, Square Dance |
34.0 | |
|
Folk Dancing in Tolworth St Georges Church Hall Surbiton, Surrey, London SW Tolworth World of Dance |
Folk Dancing in Tolworth International Folk |
30.0 | |
Thu 27 Nov |
|
Irish Set dance Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Our usual class night Irish Set |
14.0 |
|
Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers Basingstoke Irish Centre Basingstoke, Hampshire Basingstoke Irish Set Dancers |
Weekly class. Check before attendance to ensure we are meeting. Irish Set |
14.0 | |
|
GXCh Scottish Country Dancing Methodist Church Hall Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire GXCh Scottish Country Dance Club |
Sociable and fairly gentle paced SCD class, with expert instructor Scottish Country |
22.0 | |
|
General SCD class All Saints Church Hall Croxley Green, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
General Scottish Country dancing class for dancers with some experience Scottish Country |
26.0 | |
|
English Country Dancing Cecil Sharp House London, Camden English Folk Dance and Song Society |
Learn English country, ceilidh and barn dancing Barn Dance, Country Dance, English Ceilidh |
36.0 | |
|
Oval English Country Dance Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre , Lambeth Oval English Country Dance |
English Country Dance social dance. Dancing playford and modern dances. 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Country Dance, English Ceilidh |
37.0 | |
|
Scottish Country Dancing Crawley Milton Mount Community Hall Crawley, Sussex Crawley Scottish Country Dancing Club |
Scottish Country Dancing class Crawley Scottish Country |
42.0 | |
Fri 28 Nov |
 |
St. Andrew's Dinner Dance Royal Ascot Golf Club Ascot, Berkshire The Scots' Society of St. Andrew |
Traditional St. Andrew's evening Scottish Country |
12.0 |
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Marlow Folk Dance Club; Marlow FDC, Liston Hall, Chapel, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Marlow Folk Dance Club |
We meet on 2nd and 4th Fridays from September to June., and outdoors monthly in July & Aug Country Dance |
15.0 | |
|
Beckenham Folk Dance Club Azelia Hall Beckenham, Kent Beckenham Folk Dance Club |
Playford Ball with Sue Hastings and Hoi Polloi - costumes optional Contra, Country Dance, Square Dance |
41.0 | |
Mon 01 Dec |
|
Plus Teaching Group Chessington Methodist Church Chessington, Kingston upon Thames Hogsmill Square Dance Club |
For Plus Dancers. Square Dance |
29.0 |
|
Beginners and Improvers SCD class Nascot Wood Recital Hall Watford, Hertfordshire Watford and West Herts Scottish Society |
Sociable Scottish Country Dance class for beginners/improvers with an experienced leader Scottish Country |
28.0 | |
|
Ealing Country Dance Club St Barnabas Church Hall Ealing, Ealing Ealing Country Dance Club |
A mixed session of English and other country dances for dancers of all ages and abilities Country Dance |
29.0 |
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