Fred Holmes Dance Hall

[young ham 10]

Does anyone out there remember Fred Holmes Dances on Langsett Road in the early 60,s

[chris52 10]

Yes i remember going there for ballroom lessons on Saturday mornings, would be about 1961-2

[PopT 10]

Was Fred Holmes dance Hall on the corner at the top of Wood street on the first floor, opposite the Wellington Pub?

 

I vaguely remember it but never went there but my wife went there.

 

Happy Days! PopT

[bullerboY 10]

My relative was the dj there for years his name was Jimmy Barker.Yes Fred Holmes was at the top of Wood street.

[bazjea 10]

If my memory serves me right, I think it was called the Freada Dance school

after the owners Fred and Ada Holmes

[young ham 10]

As youngsters we used to call it Freds. We used to go on a Friday and Saturday nights. Fred and Ada used to show us all the latest dances, then teach us all it. I learned how to do the twist there, but I must say not very well. They also used to do a progressive barn dance where you change partners, this was very good cos you could get to dance with a girl (or boy) you fancied. Many a romance was started on that dance floor. If I remember rightly, Fred used to like a tipple or two andcould often be found in the pub on the corner.

[dunreet 10]

Does anyone out there remember Fred Holmes Dances on Langsett Road in the early 60,s

 

Anyone who went to Freds to learn to bop were the best. I spent much of my teans there having a wonderful time.

[wasa1 10]

Yes me and my pal spent many happy nights at freds bopping the night away happy days.

[ANNEHOLMES 10]

I used to have lessons there as a child,I had the same Sir name,people used to think I was their child.I also remember Fred liked a drink.They were always very kind to me and I have very good memories of them both.

[ANNEHOLMES 10]

When I was about 10 I had boy dancing partner,danced together well,

unfortunately for me,he liked football better than dancing with me.

I am 70 now,happy days.

[mick35 10]

My friend and I went to Fred Holmes on a regular basis,we both learned how to Bop there and from there on a different night would go to Southey Green Club and get some more practice in.It soon became all the rage for the boys to wear full drape suits with drain-pipe trousers,satin shirts and knitted ties bought usually from Bunnys on Snig hill.To top all this off a D.A or Tony Curtis hair cut from Fred's Barbers Shop corner of Charles Street.Bring back the good old days.

[herbiegrass 10]

My Mam and Dad met there. Ron Oakes and Joyce Robinson....