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	English Balls / An ABC for the English Ball / Starting at the English Ball
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BREAKING NEWS :

BEGINNERS :
Several ways of starting English country dancing during this new season 2011-2012,
enabling the biginners to get a start any time of the year :

Dates	Class Worshop Balls	Level	Venue	Timetable
Sunday 11 September	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 9 October	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 6 November	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 13 November	ABC for the Ball	BEGINNERS I & II	A	2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Sunday 13 November	BALL	Everybody	A	6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Sunday 11 December	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 8 January	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 12 February	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 11 March	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 25 March	ABC for the Ball	BEGINNERS I & II	A	2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Sunday 25 March	BALL	Everybody	A	6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Sunday 1er April	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday 3 June	OUR COSTUME BALL	Beginners & experienced dancers	too soon !	AN AFTERNOON IN THE ENGLISH FASHION / COSTUME 1.00 pm to 8.00 pm Limited number of participants - pre-booking is mandatory Please call 06 60 22 23 21

EXPERIENCED DANCERS :

The Saturday cycle of 10 half-day workshops for experienced dancers are devoted to the dances to be performed at the costume Ball on Sunday, June 3 2012
during AN AFTERNOON IN THE ENGLISH FASHION : first HALF-DAY WORKSHOP saturday september 11 2012

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AGENDA 2011-2012

Beginners will have their very own classes (marked in green) in particular Sunday sessions (Beginners I) at rue du Moulin Vert in Paris 14,
enabling them to get a start any time of the year

Please, registration is mandatory to attend our activities : phone 06 60 22 23 21 or send an e-mail to chestnut.cecilelaye@orange.fr. Thanks !

Month	Dates	Class Worshop Balls	Level	Venue	Timetable
September 11	Saturday 10	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 11	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 15	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 22	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 29	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
October 11	Thursday 6	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 8	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 9	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 13	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 16	English country dancing day workshop	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	10:30 am to 5:00 pm
	Thursday 20	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 23	Renaissance half-day workshop	Intermediate & accomplished dancers	A	10.00 am to 1.00 pm
	Sunday 23	Pat shaw revision	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	de 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm : Four Winds / Quite Carried Away / Powell'S Fanny
	october 22 - 3 november : All Saints' Day holydays
November 11	Thursday 3	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 5	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 6	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 10	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 13	ABC for the Ball	BEGINNERS I & II	A	2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
	Sunday 13	BALL	Everybody	A	6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
	Thursday 17	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced Halldancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 24	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & Hallexperienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
December 11	Thursday 1er	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 8	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 10	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 11	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 15	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 18	Renaissance half-day workshop	Intermediate & accomplished dancers	A	10.00 am to 1.00 pm
	Sunday 18	Pat shaw revision	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	de 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm : Four Winds / Quite Carried Away / Powell'S Fanny
	17 december - 3 january : Christmas holydays
January 12	Thursday 5	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 7	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 8	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 12	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 19	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 22	English country dancing day workshop	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	10:30 am to 5:00 pm
	Thursday 26	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
February 12	Thursday 2	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 9	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 11	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 12	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 16	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 19	Renaissance half-day workshop	Intermediate & accomplished dancers	A	10.00 am to 1.00 pm
	Sunday 19	Pat shaw revision	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	de 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm : Four Winds / Quite Carried Away / Powell'S Fanny
	18 february - 5 march : Winter holydays
March 12	Thursday 8	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 10	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
	Sunday 11	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 15	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 18	English country dancing day workshop	EXPERIENCED DANCERS	A	10:30 am to 5:00 pm
	Thursday 22	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Sunday 25	ABC for the Ball	BEGINNERS I & II	A	2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
	Sunday 25	BALL	Everybody	A	6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
	Thursday 29	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 31	English country dancing half-day workshops	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	B	Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am - Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm
April 12	Sunday 1er	English country dancing half-day workshops	BEGINNERS I & II	A	Beginners I : 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm - Beginners II : 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
	Thursday 5	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 12	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
May 12	Thursday 3	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 5	English country dancing half-day workshops	EXPERIENCED DANCERS only	A	4.00 pm to 7.00 pm
	Thursday 10	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 17	no class : Ascension holiday
	Thursday 24	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Thursday 31	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
June 12	Saturday 2	Revising day workshop	EXPERIENCED DANCERS only	B	Revising all the dances for the day after costume ball 10.30 am to 5.30 pm
	Sunday 3	OUR COSTUME BALL	Beginners & experienced dancers	too soon !	AN AFTERNOON IN THE ENGLISH FASHION / COSTUME 1.00 pm to 8.00 pm Limited number of participants - pre-booking is mandatory Please call 06 60 22 23 21
	Thursday 7	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm
	Saturday 12	Guided tour in PARIS	Everybody	too soon !	Guided tour by Geneviève Deslogis Limited number of participants (maximum 25) - pre-booking is mandatory Please call 06 60 22 23 21
	Thursday 14	Thursday weekly evening class	Intermediate level & experienced dancers	A	Intermediate : 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm - Experienced dancers : 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm

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CHESTNUT DAY WORKSHOPS for experienced dancers 2011-2012

Cécile LAYE after studying and adapting the huge repertory of English Country Dances teaches them for the greatest pleasure of a large audience.
Live music for the main workshops, with Christophe RICHARD - accordion player and music writer and Valérie BOURGOIN-RICHARD – flute player.

Where and when :
Venue A from 10:30 to 12:30, and 14:00 to 17:00 (the hall opens at 10 :15).
During lunch break, you are welcome to bring a picnic and eat on the spot.
Alternatively, you will find several restaurants in the neighbourhood.

Fees: the fees apply to the whole day workshop; there is no half-day fee.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT REQUIRED LEVEL : if you register for one of these workshops you must be able to dance sequels of single and double steps,
be proficient in the introductions to 17th century English country dancing, and master progression in a duple minor longway set.
You must also be familiar with circular heys, casting, and figures of eight.

I’d like to take part in the workshop – How do I do that?

(experienced dancers)
(experienced dancers)
(experienced dancers)

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SUNDAY HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS Beginners I & II 2011-2012:

Beginners I 13:30 – 14:30 / Venue A

Beginners II 15:00 – 18:00 / Venue A

Fees / Running the workshop implies knowing beforehand how many persons will attend, so registration is mandatory.
Please call 06 60 22 23 21 no later than the day before the workshop.

I’d like to take part in the workshop – How do I do that?

Sunday Half-day workshops for beginners
Learning and mastering basics
These Sunday half-day workshop for beginners will help you get a good start.
You will be taught the movements with their names, so as to be able to take part in dances following the caller’s instructions.
No previous knowledge is thus required.
Besides the vocabulary used by the caller, an understanding of musical phrases and styles will be developed.
This workshop will be devoted to progressing in a duple minor longway and a longway for three couples.

Singles and doublesles

Introductions

Progressing in a duple minor longway set

Casting

Figures of eight (first part)

Figures of eight (second part)

Circular hey (first part)

Circular hey (second part)

Circular hey (recap)

SATURDAY HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS Intermediate & Experienced dancers 2011-2012:

Intermediate : 10.30 am to 1.00 am / Venue B (*)
Experienced dancers : 2.30 pm to 5.00 or 5.30 pm / Venue B (*)

Fees / Running the workshop implies knowing beforehand how many persons will attend, so registration is mandatory .
Please call 01 45 70 83 94 no later than the day before the workshop.

I’d like to take part in the workshop – How do I do that?

(*) Please note that Saturday workshops take place in a school, which means we have to come in in a group – no stragglers!
We get in at 10:15 for the morning afternoon workshop, and at 14:15 for the afternoon workshop.
If you have a last minute problem, you may call 06 60 22 23 21 or 06 68 80 09 14

Half-day workshops for experienced dancers Working on the repertory The cycle of 9 half-day workshops for experienced dancers will be devoted to the dances for the costume Ball during « An Afternoon in the English Fashion» Each workshop will be devoted to one set dance and one longway
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

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Sunday Morning Workshops on RENAISSANCE DANCES 2011-2012

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For intermediate and accomplished dancers / 10:00-13:00 / Venue A
Fees

I’d like to take part in the workshop – How do I do that?

Renaissance Half-Day Workshops
Sunday, October	At the start of every school holiday period we will again devote three hours to Gaillarde dances (five steps, shortened steps, eleven steps), branles coupés and the Welsh step Powell’s Fancy
Sunday, December
Sunday, February

I’d like to take part in a workshop – How do I do that?
In order to take part you have to register beforehand; please call 06 60 22 23 21
If this is your first time with us, please mail us your name, address, telephone and email before the workshop.
Don’t forget to mention which workshop you are registering for, and how many persons are coming (singles or couples)
Kindly include a deposit cheque of €15 for each person
Please mail to : CHESTNUT- Cécile Laye / Tour Atlas 401 / 10 Villa d'Este / 75013 PARIS

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THURSDAY WEEKLY EVENING CLASS:

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Class will start on Thursday, September 15, 2011 and end Thursday, June 14, 2012. No class during school holidays.
Time: from 18:30 to 20:00 for Intermediate level / from 19:30 to 21:15 for experienced country dancers. Venue A

INTERMEDIATE :

EXPERIENCED DANCERS :

Unit 1 ( classes for experienced dancers) September - October
Unit 2 (classes for experienced dancers) November – December
Unit 3 (classes for experienced dancers) January – February
Unit 4 (classes for experienced dancers) March - April
Unit 5 (classes for experienced dancers) May - June

FEES 2009-2010

Membership : 15 €		Workshop	Half-day Renaissance	Saturday Half-day workshop (beginners or experienced dancers)	Saturday Half-day workshop (beginners + experienced dancers)	Thursday weekly evening class	ABC for the ball	Ball	Our talented friends	An afternoon in the English fashion
Member	Single									too soon !
Member	Couple
Non Member

Under 26 (proof of status needed)

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BALLS / ABC for the Ball / Starting at an English Ball

The BALL

Everybody may join in, from total beginner to really accomplished dancer!

With live music by the PAPA RICHARD ensemble, Chestnut’s Balls are called by Cécile LAYE.
Calling means you are told what to do just before you have to do it!
If you are a beginner, be sure to come early: the first few dances are the easiest ones; they will make you familiar with the terms used and the moves.
Later in the evening, a few more complicated dances will show what a rich and varied repertoire exists.

The programme includes, besides the dances studied at workshops and weekly classes,
a few dances for couples (waltz, scottish, polkas) and a few Renaissance dances.
Christophe RICHARD (accordion) and Valérie BOURGOIN-RICHARD (flute) play music for our workshops.
One or more musicians will join them to play for the Balls as the Papa Richard ensemble

An ABC for the Bal

This is a quick initiation to the steps and moves you are bound to need in a Ball: singles and doubles, introduction figures, progression in a duple minor longway.
No need to register in advance. Bring your friends and have them try Country Dancing !

Three balls this year :

Venue A	ABC du bal from 14:30 to 16:30 Bal from 18:00 to 21:00	AUTOMN BALL
Venue A	ABC du bal from 14:30 to 16:30 Bal from 18:00 to 21:00	SPRING BALL
	AN AFTERNOON IN THE ENGLISH FASHION	COSTUME BALL

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AN AFTERNOON IN THE ENGLISH FASHION

Costume ball

The dances for the costume ball are on the programme of the cycle of half-day workshops for experienced dancers, held on Saturdays.

For our last Ball of the year, we’ll celebrate with a whole afternoon devoted to old English music and dance.

If you like, bring a costume (we’ll have a while to dress just before the ball).

Pre-booking is mandatory. Please call 06 60 22 23 21

Previous shows: Images

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LINKS ( under translation )

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AADS Vente d'un grand choix de CD Promotion de la danse anglaise et américaine en Europe de l'ouest.	www.aads.be
Carnet de bals Danses des salons du XIXème siècle	www.carnetdebals.com
An Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms Guide to 20 unusual day trips within an hour of Paris by train	www.anhourfromparis.com
FAMDT Fédération des Associations de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles Les CD de Chestnut y sont en vente au catalogue général, à la page 86, dans la rubrique "Musique ancienne"	Catalogue général de la FAMDT
Fantaisies Baroques L'univers baroque du Grand Siècle ! Découvrez l'époque de la "Belle Dance", empreinte d'élégance, de virtuosité et de fantaisie.
Folk à Lier Emission de musique traditionnelle, folk, world et autres apparentées mais aussi d'accordéon et de chanson française sur Radio Libertaire 89,4 MHz	http://folkalier.free.fr/
Mustradlib Musiques traditionnelles en liberté	http://www.mustradlib.net/
L'Oeil du Mulot Atelier de reproduction et d'impression pigmentaire Fine Art d'œuvres d'auteur en séries limitées a réalisé le graphisme des CD 1, 3 et 4 de Chestnut
Les Festes de Thalie Musique et danse baroque	http://www.festesdethalie.org
Stravaganze Danses baroques - danses anciennes	www.stravaganze-fr.com

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CONTACT US :

If you wish to send us queries or comments or if you want to know directly of our new activities, you may email :
chestnut.cecilelaye@orange.fr or write to: CHESTNUT - Tour Atlas 401 - 10 Villa d'Este 75013 Paris.
You can also contact us by phone : 06 60 22 23 21

Looking forward to hearing from you !

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