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Palais De Danse

LIVE VINTAGE BALLROOM EXPERIENCE

FEATURING

BRANDYN SHAW & HIS 'RADIO' RHYTHM MAKERS

AND HIS RENOWNED LIVE DANCE BAND SHOW

WITH HITS FROM 1920s - 1930s - 1940s

ABOUT

PALAIS DE DANSE

Palais de Danse is a unique ‘pop up’ vintage ballroom event, that gives guests the experience of a great night's entertainment from a live broadcasting dance band, as it would have been in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Dancers can whirl around to the many hits of the day, covering Foxtrots, Waltzes, Quicksteps, Swing, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Tangos and the Charleston by

Dance Bands such as;

Ray Noble, Lew Stone, Harry Roy, Ambrose and many more!

Palais de Danse is also available for

Corporate or Private event hire.

We are here to help you transform your special occasion

into a night to remember!

Please go to Contact Us

and send us an enquiry email.

SHOWS DATES

FRI & SAT - 2 NIGHT OFFER
DETAILS
Jun 26, 2020, 7:00 PM – Jun 27, 2020, 11:30 PM
Gainsborough House Hotel, Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster DY11 6BS, UK
Coinciding with the FIRST weekend of the SVR 1940s weekend, there is an exclusive opportunity and offer for those of you who want to enjoy 2 nights of the very best in early 1940s entertainment to then stay over and relax in the fabulous Gainsborough House Hotel.
FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY
DETAILS
Jun 26, 2020, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Gainsborough House Hotel, Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster DY11 6BS, UK
On Friday Night there will be a relaxed start from Brandyn and Martin Litton – recreating the very best of Al Bowlly and Monia Liter, with Mark & Hoc Ewing gently inviting you to take to the floor and hone your social dancing skills if you wish?
SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY - BLACK-OUT BALL
DETAILS
Jun 27, 2020, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Gainsborough House Hotel, Bewdley Hill, Kidderminster DY11 6BS, UK
During Saturday you can visit the local SVR Kidderminster Station and continue your journey back to 1940 during the day. Then return to the hotel to get ready for the now famed Black-Out Ball and a night of unrivalled period entertainment from Brandyn and His ‘Radio’ Rhythm Makers.

CANCELLED

DUE TO COVID-19 GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS

The 1920s saw the beginning of a dance craze in Britain and many Palais venues were built all around the country. The first was the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, which opened in London in 1919.

During the 1920s and ‘30s the most popular dances were the Charleston, the modern slow waltz, the quickstep and the foxtrot. These allowed couples to dance together whilst interpreting the steps in their own way.

The Hammersmith Palais featured its own lively group dances, the Palais Stroll and the later Palais Glide, similar to the Lambeth Walk. These were adopted by the many Palais, actively promoted by the managements to encourage ‘social’ dancing. As the popularity of ballroom dancing grew, Saturday nights saw in excess of 2,000 people at many of the venues.

Brandyn, His 'Radio' Rhythm Makers and Guest Artistes will make each event a night to remember as they immerse you in all that made those dances so special during that Golden Age of British Dance Bands & Social Ballroom Dancing.