Adelaide, South Australia - 25th ACA National Clogging Convention 12-15 August 2021
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25 ACA National Clogging Convention
th
Adelaide, South Australia
12--15 August 2021
Adelaide
Festival City
‘Set your feet on fire’
Venue: Marion Leisure and Fitness Centre (YMCA)
cnr Oaklands Road & Rosedale Avenue, Morphettville, South Australia
Adelaide
Adelaide cloggers welcome
you to attend the 25th ACA National
Festival City
‘Set your feet on fire’
Clogging Convention, 2021 to be
held at the Marion Leisure and Fitness Centre (YMCA),
cnr Oaklands Road and Rosedale Avenue, Morphettville,
South Australia, commencing Thursday 12 August with
the Welcome Dance at 7:30pm and concluding Sunday
15 August at midday.
Although we had to postpone our convention to 2021
due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we promise to deliver
Introducing our guest instructor a very memorable experience for the 25th ACA National
Clogging Convention.
JUDY WAYMOUTH We hope that while you are visiting our great state you
‘Passionate about dance’ will take the opportunity to visit some of the fabulous
places Adelaide and South Australia have to offer.
Judy is well known to many of our Australian Please see the ‘Best of SA’ flier on the ACA Website.
cloggers already, and to those who have
Please also consider our Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour
not yet met her, you will soon learn about
on Monday 16 August. You will travel through animal
all the wonderful things that Judy brings compounds and hear keepers’ talks and travel on the
to clogging and also about Canadian Step very flexible hop-on hop-off bus throughout 1,500
Dancing which she is passionate about, in hectares of bushland and open plains, and attend
particular, the preservation of this dance feeding times to get up close to observe the animals.
form and the ‘old tyme fiddling’ music. The tour includes morning tea and lunch without
additional expense. There’s an option to add on, at your
Judy is a dynamic teacher and performer who loves to connect
with her audience and impart her vast knowledge of clogging own expense, the Lions 360 Experience.
and Canadian Step Dancing. Judy was founder and director Please see the ‘Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour’ flier on
of Canadian Heritage, a unique performance group formed to the ACA website for further information.
preserve and promote old tyme fiddling and Step Dancing.
Judy’s love of fiddle music and dance began at an early age and
her many successes as a Step Dance Champion opened new Registration information
doors for her and eventually into running one of the largest
dance schools in Canada. SOCIAL DANCING: Included are Thursday’s Welcome
Dance, and Friday and Saturday nights’ Social Dances
Judy took up clogging in the 80s, and since then her
involvement with American cloggers launched her into the WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS: On Friday afternoon,
worldwide clogging scene. There have been many highlights Saturday morning & afternoon, and Sunday morning
in her career, including early in her career, touring in England,
Scotland and Wales, where she performed and gave workshops, MEALS: Dinner is provided on Friday night
and lectured at a London university. Saturday–all meals; Sunday–morning tea only
In 1998 she was a guest speaker at Adelaide’s Minilab Supper is provided on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Downunder, and an instructor at the Third Australian National ALL DIETS are catered for.
Clogging Convention in Adelaide. Judy has since been
choreographing and performing at many prestigious events Cost of registration, ACA Member: $190
internationally, including what is now known as one of the
best folk festivals in the world, in Passo Fundo, Brazil, in 2018, Cost of registration, Non Member: $210
partnering with US Group American Racket. Their team Under 16 Dancer: $100
performances were held daily at the festival in front of capacity
crowds of 5,000 people.
Non Dancer: $100
Judy, and her husband Mark Waymouth, have two sons,
Kurtis and Kyle, who are also very active in dancing, teaching
and performing. In addition to Judy, we will see some of her
Important dates in 2021
dancers and perhaps even a family member display their talents Registration Closing Date: 20 June
during the convention. Cuer/Instructor Registration Closing Date: 1 May
Judy’s full Bio is available on the ACA Website as well as a Cuer/Instuctor to provide Cue Sheet & music by 14 May
selection of video links of her performance teams, some news
clips and her son’s performances and workshops. Cuer/Instructor to provide video on USB by 1 July
Convention format Youth workshop in 2021
Thursday night’s Welcome Dance is part of the The Youth Workshop returns to the 25th ACA National
Convention and is included in your Registration. Clogging Convention and is open to all children
Dancing will be from 7:30pm−10:00pm. and young adults. It is a fun and encouraging
New cuers who would like to cue in Thursday night’s environment for younger cloggers from around
Welcome Dance should register their interest with the Australia and an opportunity for them to get to know
programming committee by 1 May. each other. The workshop is suitable for all levels,
where participants work on technique and learn
Whilst the Saturday program and the Sunday morning
a new routine. All dancers wishing to participate
program both remain the same, FRIDAY MEETINGS,
should contact Nathan and Amanda to register at:
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS and other activities for this
ecpcloggers@gmail.com by 1 June.
Convention will be held as listed below:
LEADERS FORUM 9:00am - 10:30am Your shoes and taps
MORNING TEA 10:30am - 11:00am
You will be required to present your shoes daily for tap
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 11:30am - 1:00pm checking and/or taping prior to dancing. Please pre-
LUNCH (Guests, Leaders and AGM) 1:00pm - 1:45pm tape your shoes to save time using only Silver Tape.
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS 2:00pm - 5:30pm
YOUTH WORKSHOP BEGINS 2:00pm - 5:30pm Personal safety
MEET THE ACA EXECUTIVE 5:30pm - 6:00pm The ACA holds Public Liability Insurance, however,
(for first time convention goers) please understand that you are accepting
The Official Welcome and Opening Address on Friday responsibility for your own safety and security by
night commences at 7:00pm in the main hall, followed registering to attend this Convention. First Aid
by the BANNER PARADE, Social Dancing and Demos. Officers will be on duty throughout the weekend.
Your club will need to register for the Banner Parade.
Please assemble outside the main hall with your Booth space for sellers
banner at 6:30pm. Booth space will be available at the Venue for any
person wishing to sell/display goods or provide a
Instructor workshop video service. Please contact the Convenor to register by
Instructors giving workshops are to submit a quality 1 July 2021. A fee of $30 per booth applies. Please
video of their teach by 1 July 2021 (preferably on pay at the registration desk when you arrive.
USB which can be returned to you). Please make sure
that you shoot the teach video in landscape mode. Minimising waste
The subject must be in focus, uniformly lit and with In order to minimise waste and single-use only
neutral background. Good sound quality is important, materials, we encourage you to bring your reuseable
with little or no background noise. Shoot in full HD water bottle and coffee mug. Biodegradable cups will
resolution (1920 x 1080px) or better, with a frame rate be made available if you forget.
of 50fps preferably, so that it can be viewed in slow
motion. If 50fps is not available, 25fps will do. The
actual recording format will depend on your hardware,
but acceptable formats are AVCHD (with H.264 codec)
MP4 and MOV. Standard Apple and Android phones
have adjusable resolutions and the standard rate of
30FPS is acceptable. Please send your teach video to
Irmgard Huddy, 52 Lyndhurst Rd, Seaford, SA 5169.
However, if you are not able to provide a video, we will
film you and will notify you of your scheduled time.
Polo shirts
Polo Shirts in the theme of ‘Adelaide Festival City: Set
your feet on fire’ will be available in Ladies, Mens and
Childrens sizes. Look for the size chart on the website.
Accommodation
There is a range of accommodation near the venue, and south
of Adelaide to choose from, as listed here. If you require bus
serviced accommodation, ($40pp when you register) please book
from the properties 1 to 5 short-listed as follows.
‘Bus Serviced’ accommodation – choose from these properties:
1. Marion Hotel, 849 Marion Road, Mitchell Park
2. Marion Holiday Park, 323 Sturt Road, Bedford Park
3. BIG4 West Beach Parks, Military Road, West Beach
4. West Beach Parks Resort, Military Road, West Beach
5. The Taft Motor Inn, 18 Moseley Street, Glenelg
Transport is NOT available from the following properties:
6. The Morphett Arms, 138 Morphett Road, Glengowrie
7. Warradale Hotel, 234 Diagonal Road, Warradale
8. Marion Motel & Apartments, 540 Marion Road, Plympton
9. Morphettville Motor Inn, 444 Anzac Highway, Camden Park
10. Norfolk Motor Inn, 71 The Broadway, Glenelg South
11. Comfort Inn, Anzac Highway, 626 Anzac Highway, Glenelg
12. Stamford Grand Hotel, 2 Jetty Rd, Moseley Square, Glenelg
13. Ensenada Motor Inn, 13 Colley Terrace, Glenelg
14. Brighton Caravan Park, 4 Burnham Road, Kingston Park
Please look for the Accommodation Guide on the ACA website.
Transport
If you have registered for daily transport between your accom-
modation and the venue, you will be picked up by the bus near Marion Leisure &
the front entrance of the property. To asssist us with timetable, Fitness Centre (YMCA)
please notify Linda Threadgold of your booked accommodation cnr Oaklands Road and
Rosedale Ave, Morphettville, SA
site by Registration Closing Date, 20 June. Pick-up times will be
listed on the ACA Website after registration close off.
For further enquiries, please contact Linda Threadgold. Contacts
Mobile: 0419 822 811 Email: threadgoldlinda@gmail.com For general enquiries,
please contact:
3 AIRPORT Convenor, Paula Schetters
4 Email: adelaide25.info@gmail.com
Mobile: 0411 095 783
For program enquiries,
Cuer/Instructor Nomination,
and music enquiries,
5
please contact:
Secretary, Irmgard Huddy
VENUE
Email: adelaide25.prog@gmail.com
Mobile: 0413 453 250
For Registration and
1 payment enquiries,
please contact:
Treasurer, Vanessa Moss
WESTFIELD Email: adelaide25.rego@gmail.com
MARION
2 Mobile: 0417 414 042
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