Thank you all for the card and babygro! It's super cute. Too big for him
right now (it's 9-12 months), but I'm so looking forward to Arthur wearing
it next spring! The title of "Baby Raven" is an excellent touch. :)
Rachel x
Hi all,
Please do not visit the forthcoming events page on our website - it will show how one of those 'our computer has been hacked' pages which I think means someone is trying to hack your computer. I'll try and get this sorted asap.
Ffion x
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Hello all,
1. Clog
2. Cake and gift next week
3. AGM
1. Big thank you to everyone who came for all their hard work last night. I don't know about you but my brain felt like mush after concentrating that hard! I hope everyone will be back next week - no point learning half of it - and can everyone make sure they practice in the mean time!? I know we're not going to appear being flawless next week but I expect everyone to know the first half of the dance so it isn't a case of not being sure what comes next.
Ffion if you could send the video round when you get a chance that'd be great - I'm still not sure I'm getting the timing right for the 5th step 😐
2. ALSO does anyone know a decent vegan cake shop/recipe and would like to provide next week?? I only have Sunday off this week so not sure I'll manage a go/it would be terrible, but it'd be nice to provide one for Kate as she's going out of her way to help us. ALSO, she hasn't made any mention of payment, but I think we should buy her a gift - I would suggest a half- decent red wine or some sort of gin (possibly too expensive). Anyone have any other ideas??
3. Finally can people consider when they want the next AGM? Traditionally we have it after Thrales day but 2016 was earlier as Katherine actively knew she wanted to step down and it made sense for DERT prep. Do people want it to be about a year? In which case I think we'd need to consider calling it? Or back to the November date? I'll bring this up at the next practice, if you won't be there but feel strongly please just get in touch.
Thanks all, happy practicing. Oh if you're not clogging STILL practice your stepping 😊
Becky
Hi All,
Some photos for Chippenham if anyone wants a look. I don't remember
speaking to Andrew there (looks to be one of the green man looking morris
dancers...), so I guess we'd need to ask permission if we want to use any
of them - unless anyone remembers otherwise...
An exceptionally funny one of Katherine mid-call about half way down. :)
Hannah
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> I very much enjoyed seeing you dance at Chippenham and promised to send
> you the photos I took. So here they are, at last.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/50081377@N00/sets/72157684741805500
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> Andrew
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Hi All,
Thanks to everyone who came out on the Crawl last Thursday - and well done
Jo on your first dance out with us!
Exciting News! We definitely do have an invite to Beverley Folk Festival
16th-18th June 2018!! So, please sign up when you know your diaries...
We also have an invite for the Wimborne Festival the weekend before - if
you feel that you don't want to do two in a row, but are available for
both, please prioritise Beverley seeing as we weren't able to make it last
year.
There are various events on the sign up sheet through to next year - please
take a look at these.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
As you are probably aware - Monday will be a clog practice. I've collected
some clogs from C# - Clog sizes are one size smaller than your normal shoe
size and there aren't really halves as such. I would recommend bringing
some extra socks with you as that may help them fit! I find them pretty
loose as there isn't much thickness to my feet. If you have your own clogs,
please bring them as I can't guarantee perfect fits/enough if there are
loads and loads of us. (We have 2 size 3's (one looks a bit bigger than the
other...), 3 4's, 3 5's and 1 6 - fingers crossed this will be about
right... I have another 4 that I can wear as well.)
Thanks,
Hannah
Hello all,
So I know some people are wondering what we're learning next week/about videos etc. I haven't found a video and Kate doesn't know of one because Camden don't normally perform it. Should anyone have some google success it is simply known as Pat Tracey's beginner waltz.
The attached picture is an explanation of the basic step 'step shuffle step step'. Which they do straight and crossed. The shuffles are rounded, which we do anyway, so should hopefully feel quite natural to us!
Have no fear, my plan is to film Kate doing it so if we don't all feel too confident by the end of the two weeks we can continue to work on it later (although I'd rather not dig into rapper time, perhaps we can organise something else).
See you on Monday, try and arrive as close to 7.30 as possible so we have the maximum time.
Have lovely weekends!
Becky
