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Les Panards Dansants

Past Events

We've had a great time organising a range of events, big and small, over the years. This is a quick reminder of some of the highlights as a thank you to all the people who have supported us. Particular thanks must go to everyone who has helped organise things over the years.

Festival des Panards 2006: Top quality 7th festival. October 2006 Otley
Newby HallPerformance at Newby hall April 2006 Newby Hall, West Yorkshire
Special club night with Jessica Abrahams Mar 2006 Headingley, Leeds
Special club night with Lys St. George Feb 2006 Headingley, Leeds
Festival des Panards 2005: In Otley again for a great 6th festival. October 2005 Otley
Various special club nights with Lys St. George, Jess Abrahams and others Throughout 2005 Headingley, Leeds
The regular music session moves to the Chemic Pub, very successfully November 2004 Woodhouse, Leeds
Festival danceFestival des Panards 2004: We return to Otley for our 5th annual festival. October 2004 Otley
Mike James and Yves Leblanc at our regular Thursday night session September 2004 Headingley Parish Hall, Leeds
Pierre Casaubieilh and Jess Abrahams at our regular Thursday night session February 2004 Headingley Parish Hall, Leeds
Festival 2003 October 2003 Nr. Haworth
Fest Noz 2002: The Bretons go Bronte! October 2002 Nr. Haworth
The group moves to Headingley Parish Hall September 2002 Headingley, Leeds
Informal Music and Dance Session at The Love Apple Café with Gars du Nord 14th October 2001 Bradford
Bal des Panards 2001 13th October 2001 Otley
Fest Noz in Mytholmroyd and Special club night with Roc'Ha Bili' (Rock and Pebbles). February 2001 Mytholmroyd
First full-day event, the Bal du Millennium October 2000 Otley
Group becomes independent from (but closely linked with) Yorkshire Dales Workshops. Yannick Minvielle-Debat, Janet Spencer and Karen and Joachim Kehren are the committee.
At about this time Yannick and Graham started running French dance workshops for the day of dance and other local folk events. The Yorkshire Evening took a post and wrote an article about the Panards regular sessions
1999 Burley, Leeds
The group moves to Burley 1999 Burley, Leeds
Frances Watt sets up Les Panards Dansants as a part of Yorkshire Dales Workshops. They meet once a month at the Feast and Firkin pub in Leeds. October 1998 Woodhouse, Leeds