Australian Clogging Association Inc. Newsletter VOLUME 27 NUMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 2012 ABN 79 623 300 580 PRESIDENT’S PATTER G’day Everyone, My biggest thanks have to go to my amazing husband, Dennis. Not only does he put up with the stress from I am writing this as I sit in the beautiful Aussie bush, me before the Muster but is there to do the music & surrounded by 1000’s of campers, enjoying the Gympie anything else I (or anyone else) ask of him. Music Muster. For those never to have experienced the Muster it is hard to describe. It is basically a Now the muster is over we will have to start thinking demountable town for the week, with hundreds of about the National Convention. Wow, I can’t believe it tents, campers, caravans, motorhomes & the hearty is only a few weeks away. I hope everyone got their souls that just roll out their swag or sleep on the registrations in. Some of the Executive positions will ground. become available this year. Also check out the ACA Add to that the huge circus tents that house a myriad website for a look at the proposed changes to the of stages, sound equipment & dance floors, along with Convention Rules & Guidelines & don’t forget the Youth the tables & chairs. Then there are the shops, you can Workshop at the Convention which should be great. buy pretty much anything you want. But the main focus I’m sure the guys in South Australia are all working is ‘The Hill’ this is a natural amphitheatre in the middle really hard and it will be an awesome weekend (as they of the Amamoor Forest. The Muster should be on all are). Adelaide is a beautiful place to visit so everyone’s ‘bucket list’ to do, not just for the clogging hopefully most of you will be able to spend a bit of but for the Muster experience. The weather was very extra time there. kind to us this year, with no rain. The days were rather warm and even the nights weren’t as cold as usual. I heard some great reports from the NZ Convention. A Although Saturday night got quite nippy!! With a feast great time was had by all. of amazing Aussie artist like –, Sunny Cowgirls, Beccy Cole, Kasey Chambers, Lee Kernaghan, John Williamson Don’t forget if you use Facebook, you might like to join and the not quite as famous but just as good like - us on ‘Australian Clogging Association – One Big Family’. Harry Hookey, The Daisy Dukes, Travis Collins, Luke It’s amazing what you learn. O’Shea, Pete Denahy and the list goes on. Also playing Main Stage on Friday were Josh’s sisters-in-law - Well that’s about it from me so until next time – Happy Baylou. Of course how could you miss mentioning Kenny Clogging Rogers on Sunday night!!!!! Jenny Neal We have had an amazing time in the MustaDance venue this year. Josh has been working hard with the beginners as well as teaching us a few routines. And I must say a HUGE THANK YOU to Edith & Leanne for helping me with the cueing. We had 6 hours each day with 4 of that being general dancing: that’s a lot of work! Also, many thanks to the Cloggers – Audrey, Denise, Doris, Kevin & Sandra. I couldn’t have done it without you. It was great to see the Cloggers from Bundy & Christine from Cairns. ACA EXECUTIVE ACA STATE REPS PRESIDENT AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Jenny Neal Fran Emerson 6 Oak Street 15 Pope Street Gympie. QLD 4570 Hughes, ACT 2605 PH 07 5482 1749 Ph 02 6285 1767 [email protected] [email protected] NEW SOUTH WALES Roseanne Goggin VICE PRESIDENT 9 Southfork Drive Nina Annand Glenning Valley. NSW. 2261 Unit 1, 4 Salisbury Street, Ph 02 4388 2357 Woolloongabba. QLD. 4102 [email protected] 07 33916526 NORTHERN TERRITORY [email protected] Contact person: Louise Frodyma PUBLICITY & PROMOTIONS 6 Rutledge Place, Contact Vice President Wanniassa. ACT 2903 Ph: 02 6231 7935 Mob: 0411 270 410 SECRETARY [email protected] Kingsley Dawes QUEENSLAND 8 Grampian Way Dell Sutcliffe Caversham. WA 6055 260 Bicks Road, Ph 08 9463 7940 Mob 0421 589 501 Cloyna. QLD 4605 [email protected] Ph: 07 4168 9952 Mob: 0402 103 799 [email protected] TREASURER SOUTH AUSTRALIA Pat Stewart Jasmine Dawes 11 St Vincent’s Avenue 8 Grampian Way Hallett Cove. SA 5158 Caversham. WA 6055 Ph 08 8322 0637 Ph 08 9377 5708 Mob 0408 902 092 [email protected] [email protected] TASMANIA Executive to discuss PAST PRESIDENT VICTORIA Kaye Speyer Bev Kilpatrick 2 Feldman Crescent, 86 Wimble St Parkerville. WA. 6081 Seymour VIC 3660 08 92954802 Ph 03 5799 1744 [email protected] [email protected] ACA WEB PAGE WESTERN AUSTRALIA www.cloggingaustralia.com John Clark 7 McGinn Close Esperance. WA 6450 ACA TOLL FREE NUMBER Ph 08 9071 4070 1300 780 017 [email protected] NEW ZEALAND Jean Watford 44B Stredwick Drive Torbay. 1210 Auckland NEW ZEALAND Ph 649473 0129 [email protected] OTHER CONTACTS CUE SHEETS BASIC , BASIC PLUS & EASY ACCREDITATION PUBLIC OFFICER INTERMEDIATE Vickie Dean Erica Mann Olive Borovsky 166 Narrabeen Park Parade 5/20 Brook Street, Mona Vale. NSW 2103 17 Werona Street Coogee. NSW. 2034 Ph 02 9979 5736 Sunnybank. QLD 4109 02 96656846 Ph 07 3345 3066 RESOURCE LIBRARIAN [email protected] [email protected] Jenny & Dennis Neal CUE SHEET LIBRARIAN INTERMEDIATE 6 Oak Street Frances Look Gympie. QLD 4570 Jenny Neal 4 Salisbury Street PH 07 5482 1749 6 Oak Street Buranda. QLD 4102 [email protected] Gympie. QLD 4570 Ph 07 3391 6526 PH 07 5482 1749 WEB PAGE [email protected] [email protected] David McGrath HISTORIAN INTERMEDIATE PLUS & 27A John Street Kathy Hedger ADVANCED Rydalmere NSW 2116 PO Box 9855 Ph 0412 089 217 Irmgard Huddy Dickson ACT 2602 [email protected] 52 Lyndhurst Road Ph 02 6226 5660 NEWSLETTER EDITOR Seaforth. SA 5169 [email protected] Ph 08 83862593 Julie‐Anne Clark DANCE LIST & DEVELOPMENT [email protected] 7 McGinn Close Esperance. WA 6450 COORDINATOR MERCHANDISE OFFICER Ph 08 9071 4070 Kathy Hedger Jason Nicholson [email protected] PO Box 9855 2 Cedarwood Road Dickson ACT 2602 Hamyln Terrace Ph 02 6226 5660 NSW 2259 [email protected] [email protected] Clogging Dates for your 2012 diaries Date Event Location 21 – 23 September ACA National Convention Adelaide 09 – 11 November Clog On Anglesea Further details and contact numbers are always featured in the Coming Events column Advertising rates for the Newsletter $10 for quarter-page $20 for half-page $30 for full-page. 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OFFICE USE ONLY Receipt Number __________________________________ Date Received ____________________________ Get Rhythm Dance Team Brisbane Leaders: Stephen Hope and Frances Look The weather may have been fine for Brisbane over the past month, but the Team has been in a Clogging whirlwind with a round of engagements, the number Sunstate Cloggers of which gives telling testimony to the dedication to Leaders: Olive Borovsky & Stephen Hope and love of Clogging by our conscientious dancers. Sincere thanks to each and every one of you. Just relaxing after a full on weekend of clogging at Aussie Clog. It was a wonderful weekend catching up Regular practice sessions every Saturday, plus an and dancing with cloggers from North Qld, extra evening session thrown in for good measure, Rockhampton, Bundaberg and many other interstate saw us as guest performers