26 Jul
2018
26 Jul
'18
2:49 p.m.
Hi all,
Being privy to the Camden Clog skit for the morris party has made me realise we maybe need
to up our game (we have the fish dance to live up to after all). Still to do Jubilee but
with some commentary and some vague drama?? These are the ideas I have, please comment or
boo as you think. This was all conjured up on a bus at 8 in the morning so might be utter
tripe!
Start: Hands up in air as if holding onto handles/pole (can't quite envisage this with
swords but bear with me) Music for 8 then everyone "brakes suddenly" (musically
could be good) i.e leaning back/stagger a little look shocked as music starts back up
again and start to walk around the 8.
Single Guard:
As normal but with comments along the lines of: 'we're used to the hustle and
bustle of travelling on the London tubes. We practice near bank where you have to take
this many turns just to find your way out of the station!'
Back 8:
As normal: 'Or course we're some very polite ravens and always form an orderly
queue'
--> one or all start to barge through 'apart from when we don't/ apart from
this one, she's a bit rogue' etc.
Haymarket:
As normal: 'Some regard this as the traditional sword dancing figure, Haymarket. We
perceive it as an artistic impression of the overground sign! Behold it's mediocre
glory!'
Pixies:
As normal: introduce the team with the birds names with some explanation about how our
dances are named after tubelines anyway? or this could have happened earlier
Tumble:
As normal, in stepping before tumble 'please stand back from the the closing
doors'
--> feathers thrown hopefully on people?? 'I did tell you stand back!'
Display the lock:
As normal: 'all the way from...wherever to Cockfosters?? Ravens come to dance for you,
whether you want us to or not/ ravens dance to all of London, whether they want us to or
not'
Spin:
Slow down and stop?? including music 'Ladies and gentlemen, someone has triggered the
passenger alarm in the train ahead so all trains are to remain in their stations until
further notice'.
All dancers groan and look bored, all pause.
'We've now got the go ahead and will be proceeding shortly' music starts, spin
starts again and finishes.
Hoops:
I have no amusing ideas
4th corner:
As normal 'Mind the gap'
End: 'Ladies and gentlemen we have reached the final destination. All change!' all
walk/flap off in different directions
Ok. so feel free to tear this to bits, in reality it mainly means remembering what tommy
would say, and a bit of effort on the dancers and musicians parts. I don't want to
spend too long on this, much like beadnell, but is worth looking at on Monday (or any
suggestions anyone has!!)
I'm hoping there are no total disasters tonight, we know we can dance the positions we
learnt, and can therefore focus on all this random crap!
Thanks :)
Becky