We cheered on the other dancers, took part in a few of the classes there we then performed our improvised tribal style dancing.
February 09, 2010
Hipnotic, Jazz Cafe in Reading
We cheered on the other dancers, took part in a few of the classes there we then performed our improvised tribal style dancing.
Seeing the New Year in
Woo hoo, catching up on what's been happening this ye
ar starts with Kay, Philippa, Rita and Jen (belly Jen, we have 2 Jens, the other being tribal Jen), saw the New Year in celebrating it in the Dil Raj Indian Restaurant in Abingdon, eating sumptuous food, slurping superb wine, watching our belly dancer friend Jo performing yay, pulling crackers (paper ones of course), wearing hats, blowing them tooting blowey things, dancing - oh yes .. much dancing, singing Auld Lang Syne (or was it old Langs eye I sang ... mmm ....), you know, the usual kind of New Years stuff we all do.
Well according to the few pictures here, you can tell we had a blast! Enjoy the pics..................
Well according to the few pictures here, you can tell we had a blast! Enjoy the pics..................
Don't forget to go try the Dil Raj too!
February 07, 2010
First Drum Performance
Our djembe drum class was asked to do a 'piece' for the Lake Street Community Centre Christmas do, as this is where we practice every week. It was a great open afternoon, with many families milling around eating mince pies, various cakes, mulled wine etc, whilst being entertained by various acts. Great community atmosphere!
When the brass band stopped, it was our turn yikes! The Oxford Drum Troupe professionals drummed various fabulous African rhythms, whilst the people who thronged the room clapped and swayed and the children danced and jigged up and down. We were then invited on by the Drum Troupe for the last piece where we played 3 short rhythms with a drum call to swap from to the other. It went down well and we got a warm round of applause at the end. A big thank you to our drum circle teachers yay!!
Afterwards we called into the Four Pillars hotel for a hot cup of coffee, tea and beer to celebrate.
Photo above - the professionals showing us how it's done
Photo right - Kay, Philippa and Rita getting ready

Photo above - the professionals showing us how it's done
Photo right - Kay, Philippa and Rita getting ready
Another Birthday........
December loomed and with Christmas shopping done and presents wrapped, tree up, last card written, fairy lights turned on (yea, but not by me)..... Pippy's birthday jumped out at us suddenly, so at her request we all trouped over to her house each with a dish of food to pool into a birthday supper, with presents to swap and plenty of giggles to share.
After sitting down to our feast of an array of English, Turkish, Polish, Indian food with salads and puddings, plenty of wine etc etc, (with Philippa wearing her new fairy wings heading the table) we exchanged presents and then 'hung out' and watched a dance DVD. Much laughter was had by all. Alas no pictures were taken on the big day, so I found this in our archives. Pippy modelling a piece of costuming in our dance studio....... great leg warmers! You go girl! Report by Kay

Christmas Celebration Performance Platform
Halloween - or maybe not in our case



Strange thing was, it wasn't Haloween! I'd got the date wrong doh!!!!!!
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