The Ateliers des Arts Bal de Noël brings the conservatoire’s traditional music and dance students before a public audience. Their performances present the work developed in the department as part of the institution’s winter festivities. The ball is organised with CDMDT43, and admission to the celebration is free.
Tag: traditional-dance
Retour des Alpages in Annecy
Retour des Alpages celebrates the descent of livestock from mountain pastures into the valleys. Farm animals and groups in traditional costume parade through Annecy. Craftspeople demonstrate old trades while producers share local specialities. Songs, folk dances and traditional instruments accompany a celebration that Annecy Traditions connects to Haute-Savoie’s farming heritage.
Montluçon Traditional Dance Ball
Montluçon’s MJC organises a traditional ball with live accompaniment from three traditional music ensembles. Hurdy-gurdies and bagpipes feature in the conservatory group’s contribution. Divertiment’Trad from Montluçon and Tradi’Adi from Évaux-les-Bains also play for the dancers, and admission to the ball is free.
Bal Trad: dance from Berry in Pellevoisin
Bal Trad gathers CHNUT, the compagnie Nepeta and the Relais des Pas Sages for a Berry dance celebration. The workshops teach bourrées and introduce the branles d’Écueillé. A Berry jam welcomes everyone, while Feules, Babek, the duo Jolivet-Langlois and a violin ensemble provide music for dancing. The menu includes goat-cheese croques and potato galettes.
Folk dance with Laurent Papon in La Châtre
Bourrée, polka, maraîchine, mazurka, chapeloise and rondeau make up this practical folk dance workshop in La Châtre. Laurent Papon guides participants through the steps and choreography. Dances for pairs, fours and groups offer different ways to join in, with cultural variations explored along the way. Everyone is welcome to learn, and an apéro Jam Trad follows the dancing.
Amaury Babault : stage de bourrées et bal du Berry
Amaury Babault opens the day with a workshop on bourrées and other little-known dances of the Berry region. The ball that follows brings Grégory Jolivet in a solo set, then the Marivole duo playing alongside friends. The dancers learn the steps in the afternoon and put them to work the same night. A potluck supper sits between the two halves, with a bar open, in the village of Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre.
Faîtes de la musique : Cœurs à Chœurs et Corps Accords
The two local groups Cœurs à Chœurs and Corps Accords fill the salle des fêtes at Pouligny-Saint-Pierre with a free show in three parts. One sings French chanson, the other dances the traditional repertoire. The pair also open the hall earlier for music and dance workshops. A bar serves the interval, and whoever wants to stay ends the night on a shared picnic with the singers, players and dancers.
Plein Patin : a Loire bal trad with bagpipe and banjo
Plein Patin is a trio that plays for dancing, and its repertoire follows the territories the Loire runs through. Elise Kusmeruck’s violin leads the dance, Pierre Blavette’s bagpipes and whistles give it edge, and Vincent Sirote’s banjo sets the pulse; all three sing. The set is announced as a bal traditionnel for all comers. Stomp boxes under their feet keep the floor moving, and children under twelve come in free.
Le p’tit Balalakalif: Traditional Dance in Toucy
Traditional dance starts with an introduction for young and old at Le p’tit Balalakalif in Toucy. A Ti A Taille, Vaux des Vignes, Les Enchanteuses and the Clément & Adrien Duo then provide the music for the bal. Families can join the dancing or listen, and a shared snack invites anyone who wishes to contribute a cake or a drink to the gathering.
La nuit Kréyol-Klash97 in Concert
Eight musicians from Klash97 bring Caribbean zouk to Champignelles for La nuit Kréyol. Sébastien Massaro introduces zouk and merengue through a taster session open to people who have never danced before. Mélou’s homemade Creole dinner adds another strand to the gathering, with a starter, main course and dessert available through the dinner-and-concert package.