Ok - so as people have probably seen we're now down Reesha and Laura S. and Rachel can only fill in for 1 of them. Ffion's probably not really ready to dance 5 out, and even if she was her and Rachel being uncertain in their movement probably wouldn't help the rest of the set.
For that reason I'm going to say there will be no Westerhope tonight, with the plan to have a Westerhope only crawl around Bank on Monday 3rd. Tonight will be DERT heavy but I would like to do some Jubilee's to give people practice at dancing out (in particular I'm thinking about Jo, Hannorah and Rachel-Anne). I can always put these nearer the beginning in order to let people leave earlier?
Apologies that it will mean limited dancing for those people again, I'll make sure there are definitely at least a couple of Jubilees!
See you later,
Becky
Hello all,
Does anyone live or work near a craft sort of shop? I need blue and black feathers to make new clips for us to wear at DERT. I should have researched this a couple of weeks ago but totally forgot. Finding decent ones online is a bit tricky as it's hard to tell if they're super fluffy, which probably isn't suitable and will fall apart as I try and superglue to a hair clip. I've also looked around Holborn tonight and still not much luck..
Thanks!
Becky
Hi all,
Please meet at Knights Templar Wetherspoons pub tonight. It's just south of Chancery Lane tube and it's where we went for Thrales day this year.
See you there,
Ffion
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My leg is currently the worst its been for a long time, I'm in pretty much
permenant pain. I will show up if I'm needed tonight, but if there is any
way westerhope can dance without me I'd rather rest it.
Let me know,
Reesha
Hi All,
1. Crawl
2. Beverley
3. Sashes/kit
1. Crawl TOMORROW - see Ffion's email/facebook for details. Please make
sure that you are completely ready to go by 7.30 so we can get through the
huge list of pubs Ffion has produced!
2. Beverley - Sadly this is a no. We just can't quite manage it with the
people we have available. Fingers crossed for next year though!
3. Sashes - One or two people have said that they are missing some sparkles
on their sashes. If this includes you/you are not sure, could you please
bring your sash on Monday (27th)/arrange for it to be there so we can check
and re-sparkle! On that note, if there are any other kit issues that anyone
is aware of - now is probably the time to sort them out...
See you all tomorrow!
Hannah
Just a quick message to say thank you for all the hard work put in to making Piccadilly look great. I'm really happy with how the dance looks and that's really down to everyone trying so hard! Thanks also to Kate who put up with my metronome madness and all the onlookers and helpers who figured out what was looking rubbish so we could fix it [😊]
Lets be honest this year seems a really weird DERT with so few teams going, I'm honestly oblivious as to how it'll all end up. My aim is to have a great day of dancing, do our best and enjoy ourselves!
See you on Wednesday where, if all else fails, remember to SMILE.
Becky xx
Hello,
Here are the pubs for Wednesday:
Meet at one of the weatherspoons (Pederels Oak or Knigts Templar) - I will let you know which!
Grand Union M
The fullwood Y
Old red lion M
Square pig M
Old Nic Y
Enterprise Y
Old queens head Y
Perseverance Y
Lamb Y
The Blue Lion Y
Please remember to be there ready to dance at 7.30. Depending on which weatherspoons we meet at we may be able to dance but if not please be dressed and ready to move on by 7.30.
Ffion x
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Hello all,
Just so you are aware tonight is the last practice that the DERT set will have together so the practice will be heavily weighted towards them. In addition to this Hannorah and Laura S. can't make it and Jo W. is no longer around to fill in so Westerhope numbers will be down! We really need people to watch Piccadilly and check for any last minute errors or bad habits. I'm going to try the old technique of writing down a few points to look out for per person and getting people to watch out for them.
I also want to do Jubilee with Jo calling, we can't do double due to lack of people, but the practice should be good, please let me know if you particularly want to run through jubilee and I'll make sure you're in the set.
So apologies in advance that tonight might be a little dull for Westerhope, the next two weeks are all yours! Please still come along, we really need people to watch and you should have opportunity to continue with stepping practice (you know you want to!).
See you later,
Becky xx
Hello,
I know Chippenham is in the far post-DERT future but was just wondering if anyone has any information about what we might be doing for it. Specifically what times we might need to be there.
Thanks,
Ffion
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