TowerRavensTeam April 2021

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4 discussions

by Eleanor Weston

Hello, here's the video for the clog dance in case people have lost it :) Ellie ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:49 PM Subject: Fwd: Clog To: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 11:48 PM Subject: Clog To: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com> Here's a video of the clog dance I was failing to teach! It's called (or rather I call it) 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. Thanks, Ellie Ottawa Waltz.MOV <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBPx2_OyLOFRQs6BTzyg-LKut9kwqqNN/view?usp=…>

3 years, 6 months

Emergency Contact list - Invitation to edit

by Tower Ravens (via Google Sheets)

I've shared an item with you: Emergency Contact list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eNBBPJNWDTufd-jG3XWtf_WXNtj03f1L4AZ… It's not an attachment – it's stored online. To open this item, just click the link above. Hi everyone, As discussed yesterday, here's the emergency contact list. Please fill it in with the details of any person you would like the team to contact in the event of an emergency. I hope everyone can access this and edit it. Please let me know if not. Thanks! R-a x

3 years, 11 months

29/3/21 meeting (plus the return to dancing / socialising plan)

by Hannah Norman

Hi All, Minutes from our "post DERT" discussion the other day. I guess the key thing anyone who wasn't able to make it might be interested in is our plan for return to dancing when we are able. In summary, we need restrictions on social distancing to end in order for us to practice - currently the earliest this would be is 21st June. Following this, we would aim to do a crawl, noting that we may have to dance outside pubs at times depending on their opinions on it and any requirements at the time. Once we have had a crawl we can then look at events again, and will register interest in going to Bath Time at the end of October. We would also want to check in with how people are feeling regarding this in case anyone has any concerns nearer the time. If you do, please let me or Becky know in the first instance. While we still can't practice, we could potentially have the odd stepping practice within the guidelines - at the moment this is limited to 6 people (so 5 dancers and 1 musician). I will keep a close eye on guidelines if we do this, and the Morris Fed have a really helpful risk assessment to help organise this safely. Otherwise, obviously we can meet socially! Once groups of 30 are allowed we'll organise an en masse Ravens meeting in a park somewhere. However, if you want to hang out with up to 6 ravens, please do - the spreadsheet we had last year is still around <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZlZ9QoJTF0C7c_suG4SWp7TVYG02HrQvGf-…>, although I think about 6 ravens have moved houses/are about to move house so it possibly needs updating. You don't have to have a whole postcode, you can just pop your general location in (e.g. Stockwell) which might help with working out who is nearby, who might be willing to travel in a favourable direction! Hope you're all having a lovely week and hope to see some in person faces at some point soon! Monday night zooms will obviously also continue! Hannah

4 years

DERT Talks

by Hannah Norman

Hi All, If anyone wanted to watch any of the talks from DERT, see the links below. They are mostly about 20 minutes long, with a couple of bonus short ones with the musician set and the tommy songs.. Playing for rapper <https://youtu.be/9RS_jxyqYjc> (~20mins): A discussion about playing for rapper sword dancing with Martin Clarke, Becky Graham, Bryony Griffith, Sarah Matthews and Alex Wade Musicians set <https://youtu.be/fqBsWPWysRs> (~3mins): To finish our talk series, here are the musicians from the Playing for Rapper talk with a beautiful tune set. Creating figures and dances <https://youtu.be/1A2UjSav-G0> (~20 mins) A discussion about how to create rapper sword figures and dances with Tom Besford, Tom Chafer-Cook, Laura English Rose and Kev Theaker. Tommying <https://youtu.be/CAAYRYrZqLU> (~20mins): A discussion about tommying for rapper sword dancing with Chris Cartridge, Edwin Dyson, Stuart Higson and Sally Wearing Tommy songs <https://youtu.be/JlveQzYXBRc> (~6mins): Good people give 'ear to mi story, we've created these videos, not by chance, 3 tommies we've brought blythe and bonnie intending to give you a bit of a song! Trad Talk <https://youtu.be/PWgx8fVEPKE> (~20mins): A discussion about the tradition of rapper sword dances with Alice Coady, Mossy Christian, Phil Heaton, Eilidh Smith and Simon Vaughan Happy Weekend! Hannah

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