Hey all,
Absences: Sue
Anyone else please let me know asap!
Sinead, who longer-standing members of ravens will know, is paying us a visit tonight 🙂
7-7.30 Clog (old then new)
7.30-9.30 Rapper will start with splitting off the alternate dilly set Fliss, HTD, Laura, Tori and R-A. Ideally we'll be able to dance this through at a slower pace and then work on any issues. I'm aiming to get you guys confident enough that you can dance it out at speed but aware Tori is having to learn this quickly and that for Laura some of it is different to last year!
At the same time, if Katherine and Emma can do some slower stepping practice with people who are still learning our style that'd be really helpful. Especially for Miriam and Flo with Westerhope step.
If we have enough people we will, at the same time, work on Jubilee/Westerhope (which ideally Rachel will lead). Or if we don't have enough people do a mix of dancing and stepping to get everything looking more confident and ultra-ravensy.
Second half we'll split into the two sets. As always, people don't have to hang around for that second half but having people to watch is always really helpful!
Thanks,
Becky
Hi All,
Little update for the week.
Firstly - incredible amount raised on the dilly crawl last week - £242 can
we match that next week in the crawls??
I've bought some different sizes of *blue safety pants*, please do try them
on at practice and let me know what size you would like. Would strongly
recommend for dancing Piccadilly in particular - might as well make it
clear that it was safety pants not bum in the odd accidental popcorn flash!
They're pretty cheap as well (< £3).
*Westerhope Day Practice *in the usual hall 11-5 (I've asked to double
check about the extra hour as originally booked 10-4, but am sure it will
be fine!).
*DERT update*
Hopefully you have all sorted out your travel to DERT - please fill in the
spreadsheet to let me know whether you are sorted or not (and if you can
pop the ticket cost in there too, that will help Emma H tot everything up).
There is still one spare ticket on 1803 on the Friday valid with either
16-25 or 26-30 railcard - please let me know asap if you want it! If you
can't remember whether we bought one for you already, it will be in there
for you to check.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14dVIjC84A5GZKa3ngXuRlyJlIiy_vnUrKPF…
There are now evening tickets on sale if there are any more plus ones
lurking - please let me know if they need accommodation.
*Sign-ups*
We're slowly getting there!
*17th March* in middle of negotiations around the fee... though they want
to pay a lot less than we are willing to do music and dance for, so may not
end up doing it. Will update next week
*Broadstairs & **Priddy* - Becky is just reviewing these in terms of
numbers, so if you are still a no reply/maybe please look at that asap (I
may also chase in person if it makes a difference to her Go/No Go decision).
Can we now turn focus to 5th September -* London Folk Festival *which we
have enjoyed before. And the other key two to decide on are *Beverley
Fringe* (19-21 June) and* St Albans Folk Festival* (27th June) - if it's
one or the other please do say.
Plenty of other things on the sign-up sheet so please do fill those in
while you're there!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
And finally - the DART fundraising ceilidh planned for 23rd April in C#
House with Nick Walden calling!
Thanks,
Hannah
Hi all,
I have ordered shoes for the following:
Size 4: me, Emma H and Sue
Size 5: Katherine, Fliss, Hannah TD, Hannorah and Tori
Size 6: Flo
Size 7: Emma S
Hopefully I haven't missed anyone, and I'm happy to order extra from the same place if I have missed anyone.
The shoes were slightly different prices, but I thought for ease if I totaled the cost and divided by 10 that was simpler and fairer.
Can each person transfer me £26.55 asap?
Details are: Mrs R L Watson
Card no. 4751 4002 2899 8204
Sort code: 09/24
Thanks,
Becky
P.S. I can't transport 10 pairs of shoes very easily. They're being delivered to my work near Lambeth North/Waterloo. If anyone was able to pick theirs up from here that would be amazing. Or even feeling generous enough to pick up someone else's and take it to practice? I can probably manage a fair amount if I remember a giant bag!
Hi all,
Absences: Hannah TD, Rachel, Emma H
Anyone else, please let me know asap. Please remember this time of year is really critical in prep for the competition so if you know that you will be absent in advance make sure you let myself and Fliss (if in westerhope side) know so we can plan accordingly.
Clog 7-7.30 1st 15 mins old clog followed by last 15 mins new. Continue gathering confidence so happy to dance out.
Rapper 7.30-9.30
First half I'd like to run through piccadilly with: Fliss, Hannah N, Laura, Tori and Rachel-Anne. Essentially I want to make sure we have an alternative should anything happen to a main competition member (HN obviously filling spot for HTD). This is particularly important for Laura and Tori who are the least familiar with the dance at this stage!
At the same time we can work on jubilee/ westerhope with other people. Helping to gather confidence and the fine details. As always, if there is something in particular please let me know.
Second half - split westerhope off - I know Fliss wants to look at chain as a decision needs to be made on this by the start of next week and you don't want to spend the entire day practice on it. (For 3 I would borrow me/Laura/Hannah N we'll establish which tonight).
Dilly Dert set I would like to do some stepping work, but other than that I think without Emma we're better to just do more general work with other people.
Thanks,
Becky
