Penny Sheard dancing at Tredegar House 2001

Workshop Day Events

Planning of this year's workshop which will take place on October 24th is now complete:

  • Ednie Wilson from Newcastle teaching a slip jig routine for experienceddancers.
  • Julie Williams of City Clickerswill be teaching Sammy Bell's hornpipe routine. This will be an intermediate class.
  • Jo Harmer of Chequered Flag will be teaching Cape Breton strathspey and reel steps. The class will suit step dancers with some experience.
  • Alex Fisher will be teaching a waltz routine aimed at improvers
  • For complete beginners Jane Sheard who will be teaching an introduction to hormpipe steps from the North-East.

If you want more details please see the link on the left.

Members of City Clickers have regularly attended the Lancashire Wallopers workshop weekend each February and the Reading Cloggies workshop day usually held in October. When in 2002 it became evident that Reading were no longer going to run their event we talked amongst ourselves about the need in the south of England for a day of workshops where clog dancers could learn new material, meet and exchange ideas (and gossip)

At the same time the Morris Federation were keen to provide a service to their clog and step dance members. These two conversations came together early in 2004 and City Clickers agreed, with substantial help from the Federation, to host a day of workshops in October 2004. That appeared to be a success and we have held a workshop day each October since then.