💃🕺 Daily Activities
Yoga or wave (9:00−10:00)
Start your morning with some relaxing yoga or invigorating interpretive dance.
Morning meeting (10:00−11:00)
Meet with your fellow campers to hear about the day’s news and events and to discuss any issues.
Morning workshop (11:00−13:00)
Your first daily opportunity to practice a dance, learn a new craft/skill or go on a spiritual journey.
Lunch (13:00−14:00)
Enjoy a different delicious vegetarian meal every day in the main marquee. All dietary requirements catered to!
Music practice (14:00−15:00)
Practice for Friday’s ceilidh and learn new songs in a band of accomplished musicians.
Afternoon workshop (15:00−17:00)
Another opportunity to try something new led by a visiting instructor or fellow camper.
Choir practice & kids hot tub (17:00−18:00)
Join in with some lighthearted singing in preparation for a performance at Saturday’s cabaret.
Circle dance (18:00−18:30)
Get your daily dose of feel-good movement in a fun, simple group dance.
Storytelling (19:00−20:00)
Listen to one of our many captivating storytellers or even share a story of your own.
Evening event (20:30−Late)
Show off your disco moves in fancy dress, wield a flaming staff at the fire show or enjoy some live music with your new best friends.
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🎒 What to Bring
Tent
Sleeping bag
Rugs/blankets
Cutlery and crockery (named if you want the same ones back!)
Insect repellent and bite/sting cream (wasps are always about)
A good torch
Warm clothes, hat and scarf (it gets chilly at night)
Wellies and waterproofs
Cool clothes, sun cream and sun hat
Fancy dress for the evening events (see the programme for themes)
A fancy gown or smart suit for Wednesday’s tea dance
Musical instruments for yourself and your children (or even spares for others)
Things to sell or swap at Wednesday’s market (e.g. hand made crafts or charity shop worthy items)
We will provide eco-friendly soap, shampoo and washing-up liquid so that only natural products are washed away onto the organic farm. If you wish to bring your own toiletries as well, please ensure they are eco-friendly and biodegradable (e.g. Faith in Nature, Weleda, Neal’s Yard, ethique, Lush, Suma, Ecover, Bio-D, SESI etc).
We collect glass bottles, food waste, card, aluminium and plastic bottles but please try to minimise the single-use material you bring on to the field, especially stuff we can’t recycle!
Sorry, no pets allowed other than small caged animals that can live in your tent or assistance dogs.
🚽 Camp Facilities
Camping circles
The field is made up of circles of tents, each with a nearby tap for water and a central fire for cooking surrounded by straw bales. Each circle has its own colour and unique identity. Its members will be your Dance Camp family for the 10 days including preparing dinner together. Kids camp with their parents but teenagers have the option of joining Silver Circle, the circle specifically for young people.
Main Marquee
Colourfully decorated by banners and flowers, the main marquee provides the primary space for workshops, meetings and events. We have a large custom built dance floor and a sophisticated low energy lighting system for when the sun goes down. The marquee is also the café. Open for lunch, it provides delicious homemade vegetarian and vegan food and can cater for various dietary requirements (just ask).
Creative Area
We have special workshops every day just for kids and teenagers, including craft, drama, singing and dance, with parents taking turns to supervise. Unless specified at the morning meeting, adult workshops are available to all ages.
Wood Area
Logs are provided from local, sustainably managed woodland. You’ll need to split them yourself to burn in your circle but there are plenty of trained workers who can show you how.
Healing Area
Our free healing area offers a variety of therapies and workshops, from massage to energy healing to making your own herbal perfume. It is a quiet area with a beautiful view of the surrounding area and makes a lovely space for meditating or just relaxing and soaking up the ambience.
Water Area
We offer fantastic hot showers at any time of the day thanks to Rumi’s wood burner system. Our hot tub and sauna run most evenings to provide late night entertainment for those who want to relax or gaze at the stars. A kids hot tub is available for our younger members, usually in the early evening. We have beautifully decorated compost toilets, and men’s and women’s urinals.
waste area
Large bins are provided for recycling, compost and land fill rubbish. We try to keep waste to a minimum though so please take yours away if possible.
Car park
There’s enough space in the adjacent field for everyone’s vehicles. Some bring a camper van onto the field but we recommend tents to make sure there is room for us all!
Local amenities
The organic farm shop down the road is open daily, selling meat, vegetables and other treats. There is a large Asda a short drive away or a range of shops in nearby Thame.
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