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SUMMARY:Workshop - Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass\nIn these times of no proper ceilidhs\, callers have the time and the chance to hone their skills for the new normal – the Zoom Ceilidh! \nFee Lock & Martyn Harvey – two top callers – one southern and one northern\, one woman & one man\, and both morris dancers.  They’re combining to give tips & warnings\, dance ideas & technical advice and their individual suggestions for some things that don’t often get talked about!  There will be plenty of time for Q&A.  And a tea/coffee/bar break too. \nProgramme\nWe will cover adapting your ceilidh dances and calling for Zoom (or other video conferencing software)\, and the technical challenges: \n1. Good/bad calling \n2. Adjusting dances to suit a Zoom/virtual audience \n3. The dreaded time lag \n4. Working with a new band \n5. Where to choose to film \n6. Payment & tax \nYour hosts\nFee Lock (Hastings\, Sussex) – Fee Lock spices up her unerring eye for what the dance floor wants by pogo-ing up and down between cut-glass enunciations. Favourite after danceable favourite spiked with unusual new dances make for an entertaining evening. Fee works closely with the band in advance of each gig\, often travelling the length and breadth of the country to hear them play. This exceptionally tight planning leads directly to fabulously feels-good\, feels-right music for each dance. Do not miss. \n  \nMartyn Harvey (Kendal\, Cumbria) – Martyn’s one of those lucky callers who’s steeped in years of dance experience.  Best calling practice from the likes of Hugh Ripon\, John Lagden and Tom Cook.  Technically his calling is very sound and he manages to get dancers through dances they didn’t even think that they could manage.  He always keeps an eye on the dancers and is quick to capitalise on any opportunity to get people laughing.  And he wears a black hat. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to either or both of: \n– Fee’s choice: Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green \n– Martyn’s choice: Great North Air Ambulance
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/virtual-ceilidh-calling-masterclass/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210207T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler\nRay and Bev Langton from Shrewsbury Morris will outline how the team’s Septimus Giant Puppet Project took place and all of the outcomes.  The project was undertaken with professional puppeteers and successful funding applications. \nRay and Bev hope to inspire others\, to think about how a Morris side can look for creative opportunities beyond weekly practices\, regular dance-outs\, festivals and a pint or two! \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A opportunity. \nYour hosts\nRay and Bev Langton are members of Shrewsbury Morris. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Thingumajig Theatre who worked with us to build Septimus. Like so many professional artists\, puppeteers and performers they have lost so much of their work since March 2020.  See: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThingumaTheatre/we-love-puppets-puppeteers-need-coffee
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/septimus-giant-shrewsbury/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260429T015836
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SUMMARY:Workshops - Appalachian Clogging Basics (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics (Levels 1 &  2)\nWorkshops at 2 levels on 2 consecutive weeks.  Appalachian clogging basics taught by Abby Ladin and Sam Bartlett from the USA.  Abby teaches the dancing\, and Sam provides accompaniment on 5-string banjo. \nThese workshops are being jointly hosted with the North American Morris Dance Organization (NAMDO). \nSaturday 13th February (week 1) / Saturday 20th February (week 2) \n14:00-15:00 Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 1 (not just for beginners!): We’ll explore the fundamental steps\, how to string them together and keep a rhythmic pulse. If you already clog\, Abby will challenge you with syncopation and beginning improvisation. No Appalachian experience is needed for these sessions. \n15:30-16:30 Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 2: We’ll build on the basics and add more steps to our repertoire\, work on musicality and tone\, improvise and trade rhythms.  Experience suggested for level 2: previous percussive/step dance experience in a traditional style (American clogging\, English step/clog\, French Canadian\, Cape Breton\, rhythm tap\, Irish step or Sean Nos). All of those footwork styles will translate well to level 2. \nEquipment Needed\nRecommended footwear: Any comfortable leather or hard-soled dance shoes you prefer; tap shoes\, or Irish hard shoes if you’re on good terms with your housemates/neighbours. \nDance surface: Wooden floor is best\, but any firm surface will do. Not much space is needed\, and you can put a 3×3 square of plywood or Masonite over less forgiving surfaces. \nWorkshop format note: Abby’s workshops are designed so you are moving most of the time (dance class rather than history lesson). Abby will also provide thoughtful modifications for differently abled bodies. \nTo register\nPlease complete the online form(s)\, either or both of: \n– Register for the Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 1 (14:00-15:00) \n– Register for the Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 2 (15:30-16:30) for those with some relevant experience\, see above \nYou will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nDonations\nAbby & Sam are professional teachers of dance\, so if you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could contribute something to their tip jar.  If you have a Paypal account\, go to paypal.me/stuntology. \nYour hosts\nAbby Ladin was raised on social\, folk and percussive dance from North America\, the UK and Eastern Europe\, and by age 18 was touring nationally with the Ohio based dance and music company Rhythm In Shoes (RIS). During her 12 years with RIS she studied and performed with tap greats Brenda Bufalino and Gregory Hines\, champion Irish dancer John Timm\, Quebecois step dancers Benoit Bourque and Pierre Chartrand\, Sandy Silva\, and many other expert\, though lesser known practitioners. \nA collaborator at heart\, Abby has worked with musician and composer Malcolm Dalglish on The Welcome Table\, a midwinter spectacle including original dance\, music\, and choral arrangements of poems by Wendell Berry. In 2013\, Abby joined a cast of percussive dance all-stars for Carry It On\, a dance for camera film and performance project celebrating the Wheatland Music Organization’s 40th anniversary festival in Remus\, Michigan. \nShe and her husband Sam Bartlett make up the rhythm section of the Humdingers on stand-up bass and guitar\, led by master fiddler Brad Leftwich. Abby instructs children and adults at events across the US\, including Country Dance & Song Society camps\, the Swannanoa Gathering\, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes and Berea Christmas Country Dance School. She’s known for her inclusive and accessible teaching style. \nResources\nSee some videos of Abby Ladin and Sam Bartlett in action: \n \n“Hot Jim” excerpt from the short film ‘Carry It On’: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=337_Vzqn91Y \n“Struck By Lightning” choreography by Sharon Leahy\, comp. Rick Good: \n \nMary Devlin’s\, choreography by Abby Ladin\, comp. Sam Bartlett:
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/appalachian-clogging-basics/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Talk - Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter\nRecording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 21 February 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter. \n \nShrewsbury Morris on Twitter with 101k+ followers … none bought or paid for! \nRay Langton and Graydon Radford from Shrewsbury Morris will outline the journey the Shrewsbury Morris Twitter account has taken to reach 101k+ twitter followers. \nYep that’s right 101k+ Followers! \nThey will outline the rationale\, top tips\, issues\, awards and other things they have encountered along with how the use of social media has embedded the presence of Shrewsbury Morris into the town of Shrewsbury and the benefits it has bought to the team. \nThere is no silver bullet to working with social media but it is hoped that this afternoon will make others think about how social media can be used to raise the profile of any morris side. \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A opportunity. \nYour hosts\nRay Langton and Graydon Radford are members of Shrewsbury Morris. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on twitter; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Graydon’s chosen charity – Cuan Wildlife Rescue: https://www.cuanwildliferescue.org.uk and follow the ‘Donate Now’ button.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/shrewsbury-morris-on-twitter/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T015836
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris - Bledington Jig (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 28 February 2021. A recording of the workshop is available on YouTube: Bledington – Lumps of Plum Pudding Jig – KOKI – Workshop – Cotswold Morris – 2021. \n \nWorkshop – Cotswold Morris – Bledington Jig – for Beginners/Progressors\nAndrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with musician Tony Warren\, will teach a Cotswold morris jig (solo dance) for those with some experience of Cotswold morris\, and also suitable for those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop in November/December. \nThe dance is ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington\, and as usual it will be as recorded by the collectors.  During the 1.5 hour workshop they will cover the form and steps of the dance\, and build to the ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ jig. \nFor those that like to hear the tunes and /or see the dance entirely first\, there are links in the Resources section below.  We encourage you to listen/view these before you join the workshop.  Full notation is available for download there. \nYour hosts\nDance leaders – Andrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with Musician Tony Warren.  Lin has danced from early childhood and is a professional dance teacher with the RAD\, her Morris history starts with Border and she made the transition to Cotswold on moving to Somerset\, she has danced most genres of Morris.  Andrew is an Osteopath and has danced Morris for 25+ years almost exclusively Cotswold; both have been teachers/fore(wo)men and leaders/squires of several teams and both dance with multiple teams.  Andrew wrote the Warm up information 2nd edition for The Morris Federation. \nAndrew\, Lin and Tony currently perform with the Knights of King Ina morris jig team\, based in Somerset (see more below). \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Cotswold – Bledington Jig; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes: https://www.yfwbloodbikes.org/ \nResources\n– Video: Andrew Knight and Lin Steel dancing ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington – Front View and ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington – Back View \n– Video: KOKI Workshop teaching ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington in 2019 \n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers on the MF YouTube Channel \n– A folder containing: Dance Notation\, music dots and MP3 for ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’\, Bledington in the MF Notation Library \nKnights of King Ina\nSee the KOKI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheKnightsOfKingIna and the King Ina YouTube Channel \n \nKOKI – back in 2010 faced with the imminent demise (never happened) of a set team\, several people joined to study Jig dancing as a way of improving their dance and to avoid being reliant on large numbers to go to Festivals. That and there are not many Jig teams about – at the time we found 2 active and 2 inactive in the UK and another also just starting out like us. \nAt the outset we decided to avoid the inevitable provenance arguments about how its supposed to go and to revisit the – usually handwritten – first collection notes. Our re-interpretation of these is the same starting point that all the revivalists had (apart from those meeting the old dancers) any subsequent variation from first recorded is to suit the dance to us. \nOver the years from humble beginnings we have performed at many festivals\, won medals\, and given a workshop series twice a year in Somerset covering most of the traditions that have Jig dances in their repertoire. There is a notation series and music for all of these available free from us. We now have regular members from the South Coast to Herefordshire and meet regularly to practice (subject to legal restrictions!)\, members of the team have taught and performed in Europe and Australia and during Lockdown we developed a video set and notation for Ilmington teaching used internationally.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/cotswold-morris-bledington-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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