Cam-French used to meet every couple of months or so for French and other European music and dancing. We ran out of people, so the group officially wound down with a celebration in June 2025. While we work out what to do with the stuff on the website we're leaving it here so that people can use the resources, but we're not updating it any more. If you want to find out what's going on in Cambridge for Balfolk, please check out https://balfolkcambridge.org/.
When?
Here are the dates for 2024. Our sessions are from 2-5pm unless specified otherwise.
- 20th January - This is a bal (so just dancing) with guest band Portmanteau
- 10th February
- 6th April
- 15th June
- 28th September - check out Contrabridge for contra dancing in the evening too
- 23rd November
Where?
Our events are currently held at Grantchester Village Hall
There's on-street parking near Grantchester Village Hall, but please don't block the access lane to the side of the hall.
Dancers
Dancers of all levels are welcome, and no partner is necessary. Dance teaching will be provided if you need it, please don't be shy to ask if you'd like anything to be explained.We encourage people to change partners, and to experiment with dancing different roles.
Our dances come from central France, Brittany and elsewhere in Europe. This includes some dances done in couples, and some in long lines or groups of people.
We recommend wearing smooth-soled shoes, to make it easier to turn. Please don't wear stiletto heels to protect the hall floor and your ankles.
Musicians
We welcome musicians of all levels, with any instruments. To access the tunes we play, you can download them as a PDF/ABC file or view them online.
Alison is in charge of the band, if you have any questions contact her.
Mailing list
If you want to receive email reminders about our events, sign up to our mailing list using the form below. If you have a question, you can email the organisers directly.
Useful links
- Pied à Terre in Norwich
- DanseHerts in Ickleford (near Hitchin)
- London Balfolk (also on Facebook), and Clandestine Mazurka, in London
- Les Batons in Kent
- Pret a jouer/pret a danser in Colchester
- Les Panards Dansants in Leeds, who also have the French Diary UK events listing, and useful pages on songs and dances
- d'Accord! in Exeter
- Rondez Vous? in Chester
- Lancaster Eurodance
- On y va! in Saxmundham
We're also listed in Webfeet, which is worth a look for other events.