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PRACTICE

EVERY WEDNESDAY
EAVES GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE CHORLEY LANCASHIRE
5PM TO 6.45PM ( HOURS TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED)

DONT WORRY IF YOU HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE YOU WILL BE TAUGHT WE DONT THROW ANYONE IN AT THE DEEP END, AND YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG OR OLD TO LEARN

WE WILL ALSO BE GOING TO COMPETITIONS ALL OVER THE NORTHWEST USUALLY ON A SUNDAY FROM 9AM TO 5.30PM...

HOW MUCH IS IT?

LESSONS ARE 2.00 PER GIRL PER WEEK
A SMALL TUCK SHOP IS ALSO AVAILABLE SELLING DRINKS AND SWEETS ALL AT LOW PRICES.

ON COMPETITON DAYS THERE WILL BE A COST PER GIRL FOR THE COACH FROM BETWEEN 3.00 AND 5.00, AGAIN WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE COST WHEN WE COME TO BOOK THE COACH. ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO COME ALONG TO WATCH THEIR CHILD BUT WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY COACH FARE.
THERE IS ALSO A ENTRANCE FEE WHICH GOES TOWARDS THE TROUPE HOLDING THE COMPETITION ON THE DAY, THIS CAN BE FROM 50P TO 1.00 PER CHILD, UP TO 2.00 PER ADULT....

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

ON PRACTICE NIGHTS YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR PUMPS WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED FROM US FOR 3.50, PLEASE ORDER THESE... GIRLS REALLY NEED THESE AND CANNOT DANCE IN COMPETITION WITHOUT THEM.
PLEASE WEAR A PAIR OF SHORTS OR LEGGINGS.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEANS OR TIGHT FITTING CLOTHING, YOU CANT SHOW US HOW GOOD YOU ARE IN THESE

ON COMPETITION DAYS JUST WEAR NORMAL CLOTHES. YOU WILL BE GIVEN A UNIFORM. ( SEE BELOW IN THE UNIFORM SECTION PLEASE).

THERE IS A CHARGE FOR THE FULL UNIFORM..... THIS IS A HIRE CHARGE. ( ALSO SEE UNIFORM SECTION BELOW).


WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?

MORRIS DANCING IS VERY ENERGENTIC AND WILL KEEP YOU FIT AND ANYONE WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING CAN DO IT NO MATTER WHAT AGE OR SIZE YOU ARE. IT IS ALSO LOTS OF FUN AND A GREAT WAY TO MEET NEW FRIENDS NOT ONLY IN YOUR TROUPE BUT IN OTHERS ALL OVER LANCASHIRE. IT IS HARD WORK BUT IT IS WORTH IT.

WHAT IS MORRIS DANCING?

ANY GIRL FROM AGE 3 TO ADULT CAN MORRIS DANCE.
TEAMS ARE MADE UP OF VARIOUS SECTIONS AND ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ACCORDING TO AGE AND ABILITY AS FOLLOWS;

BABIES... UP TO 6 YEARS... UP TO 6 IN A LINE PLUS LEADER AND MASCOT.
NOT ALOT IS EXPECTED OF THE BABY TEAMS IN COMPETITION BUT THEY ARE LOVELY TO WATCH AND SOMETIMES VERY FUNNY IN THE THINGS THEY DO LIKE WALKING OFF HALF WAY THROUGH THEIR ROUTINE IN COMPETITION

DINKIES... UP TO AGE 9... 8 IN LINE PLUS LEADER AND MASCOT.

TINIES... UP TO AGE 11/12... 8/10/12 IN LINE PLUS LEADER AND MASCOT.

JUNIORS... MAX AGE 15/16... 10/12 IN LINE PLUS LEADER AND MASCOT.

SENIORS... ANY AGE... 10 OR ABOVE IN LINE
THIS SECTION IS THE HARDEST WITH EXCELLENT COMPETITION. BUT THIS IS THE SECTION ALL GIRLS AIM FOR.

LEADERS GET POINTS SEPARATE FROM THE TEAM AS DOES THE MASCOT
A MASCOT IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR ANY TEAM.

IF THERE ARE TOO MANY GIRLS IN 1 SECTION THEN 2 LINES WILL BE CREATED EXAMPLE;
JUNIOR 1 AND JUNIOR 2
THIS WOULD MEAN IN COMPETITION THE GIRLS WOULD NOT ONLY BE COMPETING AGAINST OTHER TROUPES BUT EACH OTHER AS WELL.

UNIFORMS

THESE CONSIST OF DRESSES ALL THE SAME PER LINE
HEADBANDS CLIPPED ON THE HEAD IN THE SAME POSITION ON EACH GIRL
SOCKS EITHER KNEE OR ANKLE ALL THE SAME DESIGN
KNICKERS ALL THE SAME WORN OVER THE GIRLS OWN KNICKERS
WHITE PUMPS PROVIDED BY YOURSELF
RIBBONS AND BELLS WORN IN YOUR PUMPS
SHAKERS OR POM POMS
DRESS BAG WITH EACH GIRLS NAME ON

ALL THIS IS PROVIDED BY THE TROUPE TRAINERS ON THE DAY OF THE COMPETITION.

THE COST OF THE HIRE OF THE FULL UNIFORM CAN BE EXPENSIVE.
WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT EASY FOR PARENTS TO PAY OUT ALOT OF MONEY IN ONE GO ESPECCIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD IN THE TROUPE, (LIKE MYSELF I HAVE 3 GIRLS), SO WE RUN A WEEKLY PAYMENT SCHEME WERE PARENTS CAN PAY WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD EACH WEEK. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THE UNIFORM NO GIRL CAN DANCE IN COMPETITION AND THE PRICE IS FOR THE HIRE OF THE DRESS PER YEAR. NO UNIFORM WILL BE TAKEN HOME.... WE HAVE A LOVELY LADY ( JO ) WHO HAS TO TAKE THEM ALL HOME WASH AND IRON THEM AND SORT THEM BACK INTO DRESS BAGS READY FOR THE NEXT COMP, RATHER HER THAN ME

EVERYTHING WILL BE LABELED WITH EACH GIRLS NAME.

THE COST FOR THIS YEARS DRESS WILL BE 25.00

THIS MAY VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON THE PRICE TO HAVE THE DRESSES ETC MADE.


FUNDRAISING

ANY PARENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND FORM A CHORLEY SAINTS COMMITTEE IS WELCOME. THEY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF FUNDRAISING AND ANY OTHER IDEAS THAT POP UP.

FROM TIME TO TIME WE WILL HOLD A DANCE NIGHT. THIS WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THE GIRLS TO GET ALL DRESSED UP IN THEIR UNIFORMS AND PERFORM FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR LINES.
TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR THIS CHANCE TO SEE WHAT YOUR CHILD HAS LEARNED ALL FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE WELCOME...


LASTLY ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU AS PARENTS SUPPORT US THIS IS A NON PROFIT COMMUNITY PROJECT AND MY SISTER AND MYSELF WHO RUN THE TROUPE TAKE NOTHING OTHER THAN THE SATISFACTION OF SEEING OUR GIRLS TRY THEIR BEST IN EVERYTHING THEY DO......

THANKYOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS

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