Hello all!
It feels like forever doesn't it? But here we are, another Monday, another rapper practice.
Absences I have Ffion and Laura. Sue I don't know how your leg is, don't feel pressure to come/dance if it is still bad (fingers crossed it's on the mend though!).
I am going to spend lunchtime looking at the spreadsheet that people filled in to see where we need to fill in gaps and move forward. Short term and most obvious aims are to get Ellie and Emily confident with Jubilee and Emma, Hannah and Anna with Piccadilly. I would also like to figure out second people for Westerhope i.e. so everyone can confidently dance it and any details brought in this year known by everyone 😊
I will not be attempting a chorus dance immediately as I think we should start with the above points!
Yay for sword dancing!
Becky xx
Hi All,
Thanks for coming on Monday and contributing/partying! Please find the
minutes attached - let me know if anything needs changing by 5th April, so
I can send a final version out if necessary. Action points below. (You'll
also have just had a spreadsheet shared with you with notes the positions
that you dance / would like to and level of confidence - feel free to edit
yourself as required.)
Thanks,
Hannah
*Action Points:*
*Outstanding / Ongoing Actions from 2017 AGM:*
Spreadsheet mostly up to date now couple of people left to fill in and BS
to review.
Tumbling practice
Day of Dance (HN to organise Doodle Poll)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (postpone to another year)
Archiving
Random figure calling practice
Photos (staged at practice, plus pubs after)
*Actions from 2018 EGM*
LW to send hoody / t-shirt costs round - Done!
SC let EW and EH know what owed for partners - Done?
TR to communicate with Thrales about where we are crawling to avoid clashes
Crawl organisers to discuss pubs etc.
Hard drive for photos...
Explore other Westerhope figures
Chorus Dance
Doodle poll for extra Sidmouth practices (HN)
Ask Nikki if she would be happy to play when MC/PD can't make it
EW to teach the simple clog dance
Keep an eye out for suitable practice spaces in pubs
FD and BS to review Zone 9-ers
Welcome Pack - SC to circulate the thing she hands out, need to ass
anything?
BS ask for extra feedback on The Ship dance - in progress!
LW to do a doodle for Trampolining
Hi All,
Just in case you missed it - there will not be a practice tonight as it is
a Bank Holiday. We'll be back next Monday. (Hope nobody was on their way...
meant to send this before but sort of forgot...)
Anyway, seeing as there isn't any practice, you can all have a look at the
sign-up sheet and fill yourselves in for crawl dates and anything else you
haven't looked at for the next few months! Will only take 5 mins :)
In case you missed it both 12th and 13th May events are now confirmed -
we're just tidying up details on timings and the like.
Two remaining events that we need to be able to decide on one way or
another are Croydon night of dance and Folk Dance Southampton.
We've also been invited to Belgium by the Volkdansgroep Nele there after
they saw a video of us dancing at DERT. They've suggested a couple of dates
for us, one in November at a Folk Bal, another in August for their 50th
celebration. We'll discuss this next practice briefly, but have a think and
hopefully I'll have some more info for you on what this is likely to entail.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Hope you're all enjoying the long weekend!
Thanks,
Hannah
I've shared an item with you:
Dance Positions.xlsx
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/116-gYEKQIl0IQeNgIluoa0hpSFgrd9a-LmV…
It's not an attachment – it's stored online. To open this item, just click
the link above.
Hi All,
Here's the dance positions spreadsheet we handed round on Monday. Not quite
everyone has filled in and I'm sure Becky will want to review. hopefully
should all be correct (though there were a couple of boxes where I couldn't
quite see what had been written!).
We can add and expand as things evolve
Thanks,
Hannah
Just a reminder to now all please pay the Tower Ravens account as soon as
possible for your brand spanking new hoodies and t-shirts so Ravens don't
go bankrupt! Please drop Sue a message when you have done it so she knows.
Hoodies: £25.50
T-shirts: £15.50
If you still need to collect them, please let me know when you will next be
at practice or crawl, or nominate person to collect for you, so I can make
sure I bring them with me.
If anyone has any probs paying right now, please contact Sue to discuss.
She is very nice x
.....here is the info that I've given to the most recently-enrolled Ravens, for what it's worth. Really just to give them some idea of what costs they might incur. It is already in need of updating.
S x
Hi all,
Just to let you know the trad scores and comments sheets etc. should become available tomorrow, but I'll keep you posted!
Thanks for a great evening last night - good points made for the progress of the team for the next 6 months and (hopefully) a fun evening had by all 😊
Becky xx
Hello!
Hope everyone survived the busy weekend and is now recovering.
I know not everyone can make it tonight so I wanted to make sure you still heard my thankyous!
First off to absent friends, Hannah TD and Sue, I'm so sorry you couldn't be there with us, you were missed, but it was incredible knowing you were elsewhere watching and supporting us 😊 And we know how much work you both put in before DERT, that hasn't been forgotten!
For everyone that was there thank you to all the dancers, musicians, Tommy, cheering, clapping, smiling, photo takers, video takers, huggers, drinkers and generally making it an awesome dayers. DERT is extremely hard work both in the prep and on the day, I couldn't possibly have done it without you all supporting your boss raven.
Looking forward to seeing most of you tonight and the others very soon. Love, love, love you Ravens!
Becky
Hi All,
Please find the agenda for Monday 26th March attached. If you have any
items that you would like added to the agenda please let me know by 25th
March. I also attach the minutes from the AGM last November, the actions
are summarised at the bottom of this email with current progress (I'll
update and bring to the meeting) to speed through this part of the meeting.
If you could read the minutes in advance (or at least the bullet points)
that would be much appreciated so that we don't have to read the whole
thing out!
Additionally if you are unable to make the EGM / might be a bit late and
have thoughts / comments etc. on any of the items that you would like
expressed please send these to me as well and I will ensure that they are
read out (alternatively Becky if for some reason you would rather not send
them to me).
If you haven't filled in the sign-up sheet to say whether you can make this
date, please do, especially if you think you will be unable to make it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
On the day, feel free to bring any snacks and drinks that you might want to
help smooth the proceedings along - we'll try and be as efficient as we can
to make the most of Item 12 - Party!
Thanks,
Hannah
November 2017 - AGM Action Points
Ravens Instagram Account
Hoodies - will be done by DERT
Jubilee changes - changed single guard to eggwhisk thingy
Characters - HTD not had chance yet! But have had a session with Vaughn to
get Paul up to speed for DERT
New positions HN to make spreadsheet of what people dance (will bring to
meeting to be updated)
Tumbling practice - not done
Day of Dancce... erm oops!
Trad team pick their kit - done
Music - didn't find anyone to play with Kate..
Festivals - Edinburgh Fringe on hold as invited to Sidmouth.
Archiving - Have RAS and RA discussed this?
Random figure calling practice - not done
Laura - blue sparkly tat? DERT stickers - think these are done.
Photos - have we managed any? Suggestion of faking some at a practice
(possibly Alastair would take them) and then dancing at a nearby pub.
