About Us

Around 25 years ago, Siobhan and I (Teper) started going to Barn Dances run by my father. Keith Blundell. As we enjoyed the dancing so much, we became part of the demo team, and attended many dances over the next couple of decades. During this period, my father passed the business on to my sister Julie, who then moved to Cape Town and sold the business on to Gill Loffell. A number of years later, Gill sold in turn to Pat Petters, who offered us the business in 2010. Needless to say, we brought it back to the Blundell family, and here we are!

We have dicovered that running the dances, as opposed to being a demo dancer, is a quite different skill! It has been a fanatastic experience for us, and we have enjoyed learning to taylor the dances, and choice of music, to the needs of the crowd.

Our major lesson has been:

Keep it simple! A lot of Barn Dance crowds have people who have never danced at all. So we use very simple dances, particularly with line dances which can be challenging to people who have never danced before. The group dances (square dances, reels and circle dances) are also designed with complete beginners in mind.

We have discovered the pleasure there is in sharing something fun with others. Because that, above all, is what we want to do - have fun dancing. We like to put a Boogie in the Beat! :)

We have also been running a Barn Dance club since May 2011. We do a selection of simple line dances and square dances, all designed with complete beginners in mind. Dances are held on the second and the LAST Thursday of every month. Check the calendar here for updates, and here for a pdf info sheet.

The venue:
Ferndale Park Tennis Club,
Entrance on Harley Street, between Surrey and Main Avenue,
Ferndale

Contact Siobhan if you want further information.