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Workshops – Clog Stepping for Intermediate – Melanie Barber (LIVE on Zoom)

Online over Zoom

2 consecutive workshops on 7th & 14th March. Melanie Barber will teach the Whitby Toesday Waltz for Intermediates, comprising of ten steps, which she wrote for the Whitby Folk Week Community Facebook Group in 2016.  As it's an intermediate workshop, participants should have a good basic knowledge of clog techniques such as shuffles, swanees and crunches. A series of two 1.5 hour teaching sessions (over Zoom) to build to the performance of a clog stepping routine. Click on the link below to book a place and you will be sent a Zoom link to access the event.

Workshop – Fiddle Playing for Morris – Sarah Matthews (LIVE on Zoom)

Online over Zoom

Sarah will go through a selection of well known and loved morris dance tunes of different styles and traditions, and talk through some of her thoughts and ideas on how to give life to these ancient pieces. Ideas to be covered / discussed / developed: speed of the tune; relationship of the music with the dancer(s); use of the bow in order to achieve lift, space, energy, drive; use of ornamentation; use of double stringing. There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Click on the link below to book a place and you will be sent a Zoom link to access the event.

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