Hello all,
You should have had your passes (which you need to print) through from Hannah and she is
sending through a more general info email re. Cambridge.
Mainly for the benefit of Hannorah and Rachel who missed last night, we worked on
neatening some figures which looked a bit untidy at Warwick, so just to emphasise.
1. Clash - Holding the brass with thumb on one side and finger round the back i.e. BOTH
sides. Holding sword flat face on to you and doing the movement neat and small, moving the
hand away ever so slightly as clash ensuring the clash remains high. We worked on this
because the clashes have been sloppy, but also no. 3 got hit on the head quite a lot (one
of my bumps still hurts!)
2. single guard - paced walk around, with energy. Sword hands together of the person
turning out to try and keep them flat. Pivots in the middle keeping their hands centred
and in the middle of the walkaround. Tension should be relatively loose to keep swords
flat
3. Back 8 - Hands together, not ducking and trying to keep the movement smooth. Staying
close to the moving set and flicking at front and back
4. Open ring post back 8 - no. 3 getting there in 4 (2 must ensure she has space to get
round)
5. Westerhope back lock - remember timings and if you're shorter (sorry Clare!)
really reaching up high, making sure nice and close to the rest of the set
***Please note all Jubilee and Piccadilly will just be 5 person versions***
I also did a bit of a moan about actually getting on with things when I ask you to. Most
importantly leaving pubs but also getting up and dancing!
Looking forward to this weekend!
Becky xx