Tourdion

The band is equally at home offering lively music and instruction for dancing or providing a mixture of songs and tunes in a concert setting.

A Tourdion dance event is very similar to the more familiar British ceilidh or barn dance. This band's repertoire, though, is not from the UK but is drawn from all parts of France - from Brittany to Provence and all places in between.

Just like a ceilidh, Tourdion provide a "caller" who can talk the dancers through each dance, and demonstrate the moves if necessary.

Tourdion's caller is Florence - a French girl who has lived in the UK for many years but has an amazing wealth of traditional French dances and, incidentally, speaks excellent English - so there is no worry about being able to understand her instructions!