Welcome to the Stage Door Canteen authentic 1940's dance!
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The Stage Door Canteen dance is the place to be for a fabulous authentic night of 1940s music and dance at the original 1930s village hall of Pratts Bottom, Kent.

Why not come along and swing, jive, boogie woogie or jitterbug to great 40’s tunes at our next dance on Saturday 27 March – we have booked 3 fantastic DJs, who will spin those jump jive discs for your dancing pleasure: Rick’s Community Swing, Swing Shift Chris and Slick Nick!
Stage Door Canteen 27 March announcement
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Mrs.D's first Stage Door Canteen in 1998
How it all began...
The first Stage Door Canteen dance was set up and run by Deborah (Mrs.D) with her team of doughnut dollies at the War and Peace Show in 1998 in a small marquee with a tea urn, a few tables and chairs but lots of friends coming along for a cuppa in that hot Beltring sun! Tickets for the jump jive dance in the evening were for selected guests only and that fantastic night was to prompt many more in the following years.

12 years down the road we are delighted to say we are still here and have now given the Stage Door Canteen a BIGGER spring in its step to go on for many years to come!
The first Stage Door Canteen's staff in 1998
Volunteers and Doughnut Dollies of the only Stage Door Canteen that took place at the War and Peace Show, 1998.
The Stage Door Canteen’s very first sign,
painted by Deborah and her son Lee in 1998. She also spent hours making reproductions of the wartime apron, armband and doughnut boxes to add to the authenticity.
Stage Door Canteen dance registered copyright ©2010
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Stage Door Canteen's first sign 1998.jpg