International Folk Dancing

Bognor Regis International Dance Ensemble(BRIDE)

This site covers the dance activities of our Bognor Regis club which is an associated group of the Society for International Folk Dancing (SIFD) and of the Sussex Folk Association (SusFA).

Children's International Folk Dance Classes
4:30pm - 5:30pm Thursdays

United Reformed Church Hall, Linden Road

We have a dance class for children in the Bognor Regis area open to all children at every level - one of the advantages of international dance is that there is a huge range of styles and music - the children never get bored. The repertoire is chosen with children in mind and includes English, Scottish, European, Balkan, Oriental and Polynesian for fun filled dance lessons.

The Display Team

We have an amateur display team that tour a selection of village fetes in West Sussex in the summer, dancing in various regional costumes. This includes adults who practice together at agreed times. In recent years the display team has appeared at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, and formed part of the Society for International Folk Dancing (SIFD) group appearing in the CCPR Show at the Royal Albert Hall.

BRIDE within the International Folk Dance World

We were involved in organising the Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival over the border in East Sussex on behalf of the Society for International Folk Dancing (SIFD) for several years and now organise the folk dance component of the annual Chichester Mayfest. Janet teaches at the East Preston Dance Circle in West Sussex and the Gosport & Fareham Interfolk in Hampshire. She calls and dances at the Felpham and Middleton Country Dance Club. As a result of our activities we have friends all over England and the UK and throughout Europe. Janet has been the editor of the SIFD News for the last five years.

Recruitment Drive

If you have read this far you must be interested in us! Use the BRIDE links on the left to find out more about us.

We are always happy to have children to join in our Thursday class. They don't have to join the display team and can be complete beginners. The emphasis is on learning to enjoy dance not passing exams!

We are looking for more adults to join our display team for next year. You do not need a partner or any special expertise. There is more than a year to practice - you need only to live locally enough to come. If you just want to dance but not be in the display team, that is fine. We are always pleased to welcome new people.

Interfolk

We choose Interfolk as our domain name because we wanted to highlight the large amount of international and national folk connections we have made through our hobby. Its just a matter of building up the website! Interfolk is far more relevant than 'Bride' (and besides which no one will confuse us with a marriage bureau!). especially as we are now hosting web pages for a number of South Coast groups.