Hi All,
As brief a summary I can manage for the week...
1. Upcoming events
2. DERT Reminder
3. Sign-ups
4. AOB
1. - Westerhope Crawl around Euston, starting at the Rocket on Thursday
31st Jan, please be there at 1915 dancing starting at 1930.
- Piccadilly crawl on Friday - details to be confirmed!
- Sewing Day on Saturday! Sue has sent details out to those that are
coming, but if you are free and want to get your thread on, let her know!
(Also if you have kit that needs work / is needed as a template for someone
else, please hand it in after your crawl.)
- And finally Piccadilly practice on Sunday in the Abbey Community Centre
from 1030!
Wow! So much Raven ☺
2. So, DERT! We have somewhere to stay! Found a link for the Jury's Inn
that only cost a little more than previously thought, so we're all booked
up.
So, now we need to get trains sorted asap. There are still quite a few
people that haven't filled in the doodle about time of day, if you could
all please do so by next Monday that will make sorting trains possible. Any
further info on Railcards would be helpful as well.
3. Sign-ups. The main one to fill in is Hammersmith's Day of Dance on 13th
July - we could do with giving them an answer asap. There are then other
events that need to know by mid-Feb (Wimborne) so please take a look and
fill yourselves in as either Yes or No (maybe is not so helpful right now
for these).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
4. AOB - Emma found somewhere to buy a card reader for crawls for £30, so
she is going to get one. At the last crawl we made £187 and the piece of
crap was a screw.
Thanks all and see you at something Raven-y!
Hannah
Hi All
Anyone planning on coming on the crawl on Thursday, let’s meet at The Rocket on Euston Rd at 7.15 (ready to dance at 7.30).
I have one tankard. Do others have collecting vessels they’re planning on bringing?
Hx
Hi All,
Next Saturday is the sewing day where we're hoping to revamp / replace /
make any missing kit. So.. could you please bring in your skirts, sashes
and petticoats on Monday. If you can pop them in a bag with your name on
that will help us make sure everyone gets the right bits back.
If your kit is 100% fine, then don't worry about bringing it in. Not sure
how far we'll get, but I believe Sue has a list of priorities.
If you are free on Saturday and fancy helping out one way or another
(sewing abilities not essential) then please add yourselves to the sign-up
sheet.
Thanks,
Hannah
Hi All,
Apologies for being a bit late getting this one out...
1. Coming up!
2. DERT reminder
3. Sign-ups
1. Crawl this evening - you should have all the info from Ellie/ First
dance at 1930, so please be ready to go before then.
Westerhope Day practice on Sunday 27th 1030-4 at the Abbey Community
Centre, 222C Belsize Road, London, NW6 4DJ.
2. Quick DERT reminder - if you owe me info about trains or accomm, please
let me know asap. I am going to have to find somewhere else for us to stay
as the Jury's Inn is hideously expensive now - any suggestions most
welcome.. (please?) The minute I find somewhere suitable I will book it.
There are still some places on the DERT Friday coach tour if anyone would
like to go (the bus was bigger than they had previously thought, so a few
more seats available!)
3. Sign-ups - We need to let Hammersmith know about their Day(13th July) -
please try to move yourself from a maybe asap. We will also need to let
Wimborne Festival know soon and at the moment we have a lot of maybes and
No's - probably almost enough fro a team.
Other sign-ups -we have the Paddy's night thing at hen and Chickens, thanks
for all the responses on Monday, just sorting out details and a musician
and then I'll let you know. If you weren't there on Monday / didn't know
your availability, please take a look.
Also still needing some attention: Becky's Wedding! St Albans Folk
Festival, Lewes Day of Dance
As always - sign up sheet here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
See you soon!
Thanks,
Hannah
Hi,
Crawl tomorrow will start at the lord nelson in Southwark.
Other pubs:
The ring
The crown
The windmill
Kings arms
White hart
Hole in the wall (they weren’t sure)
Possible pubs along the way:
The Union Jack
The stage door
The Wellington
See you tomorrow!
Ellie
Hi all,
Here's a video of the clog dance I was failing to teach.
Ottawa Waltz.MOV
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G69uSuL190xmGnkrwJzR6C191qV74qva/view?usp=…>
It's called Ottawa waltz and makes a bit more sense with the music! The
tune is Crested Hen's but I imagine other French Canadian/French tunes
might also work.
I haven't asked for Joan's permission to share this video of her dancing so
best not to share it even further, but I couldn't think of another way of
showing how the dance is done to that tune.
Thanks,
Ellie
Hi All,
Two very important things for DERT... travel and accommodation! (Please do
read to the end, I know it's a long email!) 🚂
But first, I have some further information about the Friday Coach Tour... 🚃
Summary as follows (for more detail, I've pasted the full email at the
bottom of this email):
Pick up in central Newcastle (somewhere convenient for the station) at
1230, back at DERT Q for 6. Will try to fit in as many of the mining
villages as possible (except Amble and Beadnell - too far north and Murton
- too far south) with commentary en route. Sallyport will perform some
dances in the relevant locations, unless anyone wishes to volunteer to do
it for them!
If you arrive around 1230 or just after at the station and you let them
know, then they'll do their best to arrange to wait for the train. Tour
will cost £15-£20 depending on how many are interested, and you book by
emailing vincerutland21(a)gmail.com - though I am happy to help arrange this
if there are multiple people interested.
*Travel*
Advance tickets are currently available for the Friday, but not the Sunday,
so nearly time to book! It'll take about 3 hours each way. On the Sunday we
tend to leave after lunch, generally together, though if anyone has any
specific times they need to be back / don't want to travel with us, please
let me know. In terms of the Friday as we all have differing work
commitments, we'll probably end up split out into groups - so please fill
in the doodle about what time of day you would like to travel:
https://doodle.com/poll/chi25gspzrxpzzer This will help us group up people
on trains and might help get some cheaper tickets if some of those people
don't have railcards.
I think the following people have a railcard - if that is no longer the
case or you won't have a valid railcard for DERT, please let me know.
Likewise and if you have one and are not on the list. I feel like I'm
missing some people...
16-25: Hannah TD, Emma, Katherine
26-30: Hannah N
Senior: Sue
Two-Together: Becky, Ffion, Rachel
*Accommodation*
After my check of the accommodation in the area near the train station and
the Ouseburn, hostels are way more expensive than a cheap hotel. The
cheapest two were the Jury's Inn and EasyHotel - with preference from those
there on Monday for the Jury's Inn - which will probably work out at about
£30 or so each for the weekend (depends on configurations as we can put
wither 2 or 3 people in each room). Would be good to get this sorted asap
in case the saver rate expires.
So, would anyone like to stay with someone that isn't already coming? (e.g.
partner from another team, random plus one you forgot to mention before...)
There are now *evening tickets available* for the showcase, so any guests
can come to the whole thing as there isn't a charge to be in the pub! If
you would like to bring an additional person, please let me know asap, as I
want to get accommodation booked asap.
If there is anyone that you would particularly like to share a room with,
please let me know as that might help me work out the logistics.
Congratulations, you reached the end! Have a biscuit! ☺
Any questions, please shout!
Thanks,
Hannah
Full Invite to Coach Tour:
Dear all,
*Hop on the bus to see where rapper began!*
Hundreds of us will be at DERT 2019 in Newcastle – but how many can bore
their pals with a myriad of stories about the places our dances began and
what went on there?
Your peers may have uttered mysterious place names such as Winlaton,
Walbottle or Westerhope in deep conversations on the origins of rapper.
But do they know which team danced with tiny cymbals in their insteps, or
what the Amble team used clothes pegs for?
Now’s your chance to find out for yourself and bring all of this to life!
Your chance to find out comes on Friday, 5th April, when DERT 2019 puts on
an afternoon guided coach tour taking in as many of the villages which once
had rapper traditions as we can fit in. Legendary villages like Swalwell,
where Cecil Sharp saw his first rapper sword dance back in 1910, and
Earsdon where he went next. Not to mention Winlaton, Bedlington and
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
We’ll take in all these places and, where possible, stop for a small
libation and a practical demonstration of some of the dances in their
original locations, courtesy of Sallyport. A commentary will keep you
entertained (or help you nod off) and informed on some of the local sword
dancing and other history before we arrive back at DERT HQ some time
between 5.30 and 6pm.
The tour will leave Newcastle at around 12.30pm, from a venue close to
Central Station. If you’re due to arrive around that time or maybe shortly
after, and let us know as soon as possible, we’ll do our best to arrange to
wait for your train.
To book, email vincerutland21(a)gmail.com (copied in) as soon as possible.
Tickets will cost somewhere between £15 and £20 per seat, depending on
numbers, and are strictly limited.
Many thanks,
The DERT 2019 Committee
Hi All,
There will be a separate email about DERT related stuff, so please keep an
eye out for that.
1. Upcoming
2. Sewing day
3. Sign-ups old and new
1. So, first event of the year will be the joint Piccadilly and Westerhope
crawl next Thursday around Waterloo - details next week from the lovely
Ellie. Following that we have the first Westerhope practice on 27th Jan.
2. Most likely day will be 2nd Feb - so there will be a call for kit to
come in on the Monday before (28th). I think Sue will be emailing details
for this. We may also make use of 3rd March, so please also put this one in
your diaries. I've added these to the sign-up sheet as a reminder. If you
didn't reply before, could you please add yourselves to these dates.
Alternatively given the low response rate, just fill in the doodle:
https://doodle.com/poll/abys8aixb8rfcbvy
3. Sign ups for the summer - we have a number of events that we confirmed
before Christmas, but there are still a few to go - most of which will need
a response by end of Jan or mid-Feb. So - could you please take a look at
the following:
Wimborne Minster Festival 7-9th June
St Albans Folk Festival 29th June
13th July Hammersmiths 60th - they have sent us a reminder for this one...
In terms of new invites, Lewes 10th Day of Dance (and final as the festival
is no more) is on 12th October. Lewes is about an hour or so away by train
- town centre close to the station. We would be dancing in pubs (yay!) and
possibly also on the pedestrian precinct as well. They are hoping to get
around 25 teams there for the final year.
The Hen & Chickens bar (that we danced at on our Christmas crawl) have also
asked us to dance on Paddy's Day (17th March), unfortunately at the mo all
I have in terms of info is that they would like us to dance... Am working
on it at the mo, but thought I'd at least get you all thinking as this one
(and a couple of others) ended up in Spam... oops!
We also had an invite to Hitchin Day of Dance on 20th July which given
proximity to the Kimpton (6th) and Hammersmith (13th) invites, I think we
will need to turn down this year - unless anyone has any particularly
strong feelings.
So, sign-up sheet in the usual place..
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Have a lovely week.
Thanks,
Hannah
17th march hen and chickens paddys day - just finding out what it was
thanks to my emails doing stupid things...
Hello all,
Absences: Rachel, Hannorah, Laura, Rachel-Anne and Fliss (who is dropping the swords off an then leaving).
Ellie is opening up and will be clogging from 7. Normal practice start at 7.30, Ffion to lead stepping if I'm not there yet. Due to people we have, the focus will be Westerhope to get it dance-out ready.
The rest of us, depending who we are, will look at Westerhope as well/ some Jubilee. And generally try and be useful!
See you later,
Becky
Hello,
You may have heard me talk about the Mari Lwyd on Monday. This is a traditional Welsh new year celebration. We take Mari (a decorated horse skull) around The Boot, The Harrison and The Calthorpe pubs in the Kings Cross area to wish people a happy new year. There's some singing and drinking at the pubs and then we have a twmpath (Welsh ceilidh) in the London Welsh Centre.
It's a lot of fun and several Ravens will be coming along. More info on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/events/539299196545683/
Ffion x
