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Milestones Basingstoke 2009
Silchester
Oxford Folk Festival 2009
Tuesday night practice
In Reading
With Düsseldorfer Grasshüpper and the Mayor of Reading, the Forbury
Gardens June 2007 |
Aldbrickham
Clog & Step Dancers
was formed on 17th April 2001 and takes its name from Thomas Hardys name
for Reading.
We perform traditional
dances from Britain to live music. Aldbrickham Clog evolved from the
Reading Traditional & Step Dance Group, a group which played an
important part in preserving and performing many dances which might
otherwise have been lost.
AbC
performs both in clogs and shoes. In case you are wondering, the type of
clogs which were worn in Britain have wooden soles and leather uppers
with laces.
Step dances are
traditional dances in hard soled shoes with rhythmic step patterns.
Dances are for both groups and soloists, and have been collected from
all over the British Isles. Our repertoire also includes music
hall dances which are an important part of the clog and step dance
heritage.
Our costume is based on the working clothes worn in the countryside until
about 1914.
For 6 weeks from 5th January 2010 we will be
meeting in the Small Hall at Park United Reformed Church (on the corner of
Wokingham Road & Palmer Park Avenue).
We
practice at St Luke's Church Hall, Erleigh Road at 8.15 pm
on Tuesdays. In the summer please phone or email to check that we
will be there as we might be dancing out somewhere.
Aldbrickham Clog dances at events in Berkshire and across the south
east. During the summer, the group dances with other local groups at
pubs in the area. Other appearances include Oxford Folk
Festival, Chippenham Folk
Festival, Reading Waterfest, Sint Niklass Belgium, Wallingford Bunkfest, Littlewick Green Show
and Düsseldorf, Reading's twin town.
Wallingford
Bunkfest 2009
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Sint Niklaas,
Belgium 2009
Waterfest 2009
HuMP 20th Anniversary, Alton Station
Chippenham Folk Festival Main Stage 2008
Museum of Rural Life, Reading 2008
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