MID WINTER BUSHDANCE

As part of the monthly Festive Market Series on the third Friday or the Month, ECOSS is thrilled to host BUSHWAHZEE and WOODY'S WORLD for a fun packed evening of old-school bush dancing.

It's perfect for the whole family with hot food, stalls and entertainment for the kids, so let us help you dance away the winter blues.

Paul Jenkins is Bushwahzee’s dance caller extraordinaire. Paul’s favourite dances to call at a Bushwahzee bush dance are Galopede, Heel and Toe Polka, Troika, Stockyard, Bush Hubba Hubba, Bush Tango, Pride of Erin, Barn Dance and Hokey Pokey. The dancers are usually given the occasional break and the band sings some Aussie classics like Click Go The Shears, Flash Jack From Gundagai Botany Bay, Black Velvet Band, I Still Call Australia Home, I Am Australian and Waltzing Matilda.

While it is possible to dance the steps in a time-honoured way, eg as in the colonial dance styles, most Aussie bush dances are rough and ready and the dancers walk or skip the steps. It is typical of an Aussie Bush Dance that the dance caller walks the dancers through the steps before the band plays the music.

So put on your dancing shoes and bring your enthusiasm for this all-ages event.