Hello Everybody!
It's time for new seasons and new terms, so check out my regular Appalachian percussive dance classes below, and join the newsletter for dancing opportunities with me and other festival, clubs and events all over the country!
Kent
Faversham
Weekly Appalachian percussive dance classes (aka clogging!)
17th Sept to 10th Dec, with no class for half term on 29th Oct for half term
At St. Catherine's Schoolroom, Preston Lane Faversham, Kent. ME13 8LG AND in Zoomland!
Costs: £8/7 First class on Thursday 17th Sept is FREE!!
Beginner's class starts 6.30pm-7.30pm, then improver and intermediate classes till 9.30pm (contact Kerry for details)
Link for Zoomland:
(please don't share this on social media - thanks!)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81523100455?pwd=eUcrSXkxMnFrQXVQcHU1bFIwOFhFdz09
Whitstable
Saturday 31st October 7.30pm - 10.30pm
Whitstable Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DD
Halloween Ceilidh with the fabulous Ceilidh 360 (Chris Walshaw, Bruce Knapp and Tom Evans) and callers James Child and Kerry Fletcher.
Fundraiser for Whitstable Jack in the Green!
Hertfordshire
Holwell, Near Hitchin
Monthly Classes Appalachian percussive dance classes (aka clogging!)
September 26th, October 17th, November 21st, December 19th
At: Holwell Village Hall, Pirton Road, Holwell, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 3SS
Class 1 is Mixed level, including beginners (1 1/2 hours) – 9.30am-11:00am.
Class 2 is Improvers workshop (1 1/2 hours) – 11:15am – 12:45pm.
Class 3 - 1pm – 2pm Repertoire dances – this will be fast paced.
Costs: £11 (£9 conc) Mixed/Improvers / for both £17 (£13 conc) / £8 (£7 conc) Intermediates.
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday 19th September
East Anglian Traditional Music Trust's Traditional Music Day
https://www.eatmt.org.uk/traditional-music-day-2026/
Along with Ethan Beal and Otis Luxton, we're hosting a step dance showcase and a workshop, and opening the evening folk Club too!
Oxfordshire
Banbury
Saturday 3rd Oct
Folk Dance Remixed Ceilidh Jams as part of Banbury Canal Festival
At 12:25pm and 3:40pm
The Mill Arts Centre Trust
Spiceball Park Road
Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 5QE
Norfolk
Norwich
Wednesday 7th October 2026, I'm teaching the dance workshop
Pied A Terre, European Music & Dance
https://piedaterre.me.uk/
At The Canary Social Club, 104 Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1RT
Musicians workshop 7 pm to 8 pm – Free
Dancing with tuition from 8:15 – 10:30 pm
Tickets: £8 on the door
Happy danicng!
All the best, Kerry
Apologies in advance if you find this webite way out of date at any time. I hope you find what you need here... if not send me a message on 07703 630 720.
See Below for information about my REGULAR CLASSES...
Appalachian Percussive Dance
Regular Appalachian Dance classes in Faversham, Kent (weekly) and Holwell, Hertfordshire (monthly), start up in September.
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Faversham, Kent. Thursday Evenings, term time.
At: St. Catherine's Schoolroom, Preston Lane Faversham, Kent. ME13 8LG
If you haven't been before, it's in the churchyard of St Catherine's, as you come into the car park, turn left down the lane towards the footbridge over the railway line - you wouldn't know there was a little hall there but there is!
Times:
Beginners
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Mixed levels (you're welocome to come early to join the beginners, for no extra cost!)
7pm – 7.55pm
Improvers
8.10pm – 9pm
Intermediates
9pm – 9.30pm
NB: Beginners 6.30-7.30pm / Mixed level 7pm – 7.55pm. This is a crossover class with beginners doing an hour and mixed level doing an hour, across an hour and 25mins – however, beginners – once you’re learnt the basics, are invited to stay until 7.55pm, if you’d like to, and mixed levels are welcome to start at 6.30pm – the price is the same, so that’s a free 25mins of dancing!
Cost: Email me for details. Discount for 2 or more classes.
I also operate a sliding scale, for those experiencing any financial difficulties – please speak to me privately and confidentially on 07703 639 720. I would always rather you were dancing than not, regardless of an individual’s financial situation!
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Holwell, Hertfordshire - Monthly Saturday mornings
At: Holwell Village Hall, Pirton Road, Holwell, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 3SS
Class 1 is Mixed level, including beginners (1 1/2 hours) – 9.30am-11:00am.
Class 2 is Improvers workshop (1 1/2 hours) – 11:15am – 12:45pm.
Class 3 - 1pm – 2pm Repertoire dances – this will be fast paced.
Costs: £11 (£9 conc) Mixed/Improvers / for both £17 (£13 conc) / £8 (£7 conc) Intermediates.
As ever, if you need help with the costs (see above note), please talk to me as I would rather you were dancing than not!!
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Here it is, just click on this!
Natasha and I, with guest artist Damien Anyasi, went into the fabulous Kennedy Hall at the English Folk Dance and Song Society's HQ to film this - so get your dancing shoes on and join us at home!
Sarah Morgan Foundation Bursary
And for any of you singers out there who need a bit of financial support, you can apply to the Sarah Morgan Foundation for funding. This is to attend any folk song courses of an education nature, anywhere! You just need to demonstrate a financial reason to apply
The website for applications is: sarahmorganfoundation.org
So, here’s all the information about the Appalachian dance classes. They are currently running in person and in Zoomland simultaneously - so please feel free to share with other dancers around the country as you can zoom in from anywhere!
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If you'd like to join a class in Zoomland, please email me for the Link
kerry@kerryfletcher.co.uk
I'm delighted and utterly honoured to have been nominated and have made it to the long list! It's in the category of... The Inspirational Community Dance Practitioner Award and is for a practitioner whose work within the community creates a positive impact with groups or a group of people. They use the power of dance to engage and motivate those who they work with, and create opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to dance. Click here to see the long list and more about One Dance UK. The shortlist will be announced in September.
Folk Dance Remixed are celebrating their 10th birthday!!!
It’s been 10 years since Natasha Khamjani and Kerry Fletcher met in the garden at Cecil Sharp House. With a maypole as inspiration and boundless enthusiasm they began to create an exciting and unique mix of folk and street dance styles. Joined by Frances Watt, they are now a leading company that, until lockdown, could be found taking their maypole and fabulously talented, diverse company up and down the land.
And, to celebrate 10 years together, they’ve made a fantastic film with company members old and new – Enjoy!!
It would be fabulous if you can make some comments and share where you can – thanks!!
Dates and details above!...
Email me for the link/s:
kerry@kerryfletcher.co.uk... and then please share as widely as you can - just not on public social media - thanks!
Look forward to a dance with you soon!
All the best, Kerry
Folk Dance Remixed were one of the opening acts at Latitude Festival in July last year – it was an amazing and brilliantly fun evening – thanks to Dance East for getting us there and to everyone who joined in so wholeheartedly – you were terrific!!!