Adelaide, South Australia - 25th ACA National Clogging Convention 8-11 October 2020
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25 ACA National Clogging Convention
th
Adelaide, South Australia
8 --11 October 2020
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, 2020, to be
held at the Marion Leisure and Fitness Centre (YMCA),
cnr Oaklands Road and Rosedale Avenue, Morphettville,
South Australia, commencing Thursday 8 October with
the Welcome Dance at 7:30pm and concluding Sunday
11 October at midday.
We hope that while you are visiting our great state,
you will take the opportunity to visit some of the
Introducing our guest instructor fabulous places Adelaide and South Australia have
to offer. Please see the ‘Best of SA’ flier on the ACA Website.
JUDY WAYMOUTH Please also consider our Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour
‘Passionate about dance’ on Monday 12 October. You will travel through animal
compounds and hear keeper’s talks and travel on the
Judy is well known to many of our Australian very flexible hop-on hop-off bus throughout 1,500
cloggers already, and to those who have hectares of bushland and open plains, and attend
not yet met her, you will soon learn about feeding times to get up close to observe the animals.
all the wonderful things that Judy brings There’s an option to add on, at an additional expense,
to clogging and also about Canadian Step the Lions 360 Experience. The tour includes morning tea
and lunch. Please see the ‘Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour’
Dancing which she is passionate about, in
flier on the ACA website for further information.
particular, the preservation of this dance
form and the ‘old tyme fiddling’ music.
Registration information
Judy is a dynamic teacher and performer who loves to connect
with her audience and impart her vast knowledge of clogging
SOCIAL DANCING: Included are Thursday’s Welcome
and Canadian Step Dancing. Judy was founder and director Dance, and Friday and Saturday night’s Social Dances
of Canadian Heritage, a unique performance group formed to WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS: On Friday afternoon,
preserve and promote old tyme fiddling and Step Dancing.
Saturday morning & afternoon, and Sunday morning
Judy’s love of fiddle music and dance began at an early age and
her many successes as a Step Dance Champion opened new MEALS: Saturday–all meals; Sunday–morning tea only
doors for her and eventually into running one of the largest Supper is provided on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
dance schools in Canada.
ALL DIETS are catered for.
Judy took up clogging in the 80s, and since then her
involvement with American cloggers launched her into the Cost of registration, ACA Member: $190
worldwide clogging scene. There have been many highlights Cost of registration, Non Member: $210
in her career, including early in her career, touring in England,
Scotland and Wales, where she performed and gave workshops, Under 16 Dancer: $100
and lectured at a London university. Non Dancer: $100
In 1998 she was a guest speaker at Adelaide’s Minilab
Downunder, and an instructor at the Third Australian National
Clogging Convention in Adelaide. Judy has since been
Early bird registration−save $30
choreographing and performing at many prestigious events GO into the DRAW to WIN a
internationally, including what is now known as one of the
best folk festivals in the world, in Passo Fundo, Brazil, in 2018, complimentary REGISTRATION!
partnering with US Group American Racket. Their team Register before 31 December 2019
performances were held daily at the festival in front of capacity
crowds of 5,000 people. Cost of registration (EARLY BIRD), ACA Member: $160
Judy, and her husband Mark Waymouth, have two sons, Kurtis
Cost of registration (EARLY BIRD), Non Member: $180
and Kyle, who are also very active in dancing, teaching and
performing. We will see some of Judy’s family and her dance
Winner to be announced 31 January 2020
teams perform for us at our 25th ACA National Clogging
Convention in 2020.
Important dates
Judy’s full Bio is available on the ACA Website as well as a
selection of video links of her performance teams, some news Cuer/Instructor Closing Date: 7 August 2020
clips and her son’s performances and workshops. Registration Closing Date: 28 August 2020
Instructor workshop video Your shoes and taps
Instructors giving workshops are to submit a quality You will be required to present your shoes for tap
video of their teach by 1 Oct 2020 (preferably on USB checking and/or taping prior to dancing. Please pre-
– which can be returned to you). Please make sure tape your shoes to save time using only Silver Tape.
that you shoot the teach video in landscape mode. Your shoes/taps need to be checked upon entry into
The subject must be in focus, uniformly lit and with each hall on a daily basis.
neutral background. Good sound quality is important,
with little or no background noise. Shoot in full HD Personal safety
resolution (1920 x 1080px) or better, with a frame rate The ACA holds Public Liability Insurance, however,
of 50fps preferably, so that it can be viewed in slow please understand that you are accepting
motion. If 50fps is not available, 25fps will do. The responsibility for your own safety and security by
actual recording format will depend on your hardware, registering to attend this Convention. First Aid
but acceptable formats are AVCHD (with H.264 codec) Officers will be on duty throughout the weekend.
MP4 and MOV.
However, if you are not able to provide a video, we will Booth space for displaying or
film you and will notify you of your scheduled time.
selling items
Convention format Booth space will be available at the Venue for any
person wishing to sell/display goods or provide a
Thursday night’s Welcome Dance is part of the
service. Please contact the Convenor to register by
Convention and is included in your Registration.
1 September 2020. A fee of $30 per booth applies.
Dancing will be from 7:30pm−10:00pm.
Please pay at the registration desk when you arrive.
New cuers are invited and encouraged to take part.
Whilst the Saturday program and the Sunday morning Polo shirts
program both remain the same, FRIDAY MEETINGS, Polo Shirts in the theme of ‘Adelaide Festival City: Set
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS and other activities for this your feet on fire’ will be available in Ladies, Mens and
Convention will be held as listed below: Childrens sizes. Look for the size chart on the website.
LEADERS FORUM 9:00am - 10:30am
MORNING TEA 10:30am - 11:00am
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 11:30am - 1:00pm
LUNCH (Guests, Leaders and AGM) 1:00pm - 2:00pm
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS 2:00pm - 4:30pm
YOUTH WORKSHOP 4:30pm - 5:30pm
ACA EXECUTIVE MEET & GREET: 5:30pm - 6:00pm
(for first time convention goers)
The Official Welcome and Opening Address on Friday
night commences at 7:00pm in the main hall, followed
by the BANNER PARADE, Social Dancing and Demos.
Your club will need to register for the Banner Parade.
Please assemble outside the main hall with your
banner at 6:30pm.
Youth workshop in 2020
The Youth Workshop returns to the 25th ACA National
Clogging Convention and is open to all children and
young adults. It is a fun and encouraging environment
for younger cloggers from around Australia and an Minimising waste
opportunity for them to get to know each other. The In order to minimise waste and single-use only
workshop is suitable for all levels, where participants materials, we encourage you to bring your own
work on technique and learn a new routine. All reuseable water bottle, coffee mug and lanyard.
dancers wishing to participate should contact Nathan These items will also be made available at the
and Amanda to register at: ecpcloggers@gmail.com. convention in case you forget.
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: Adelaide
Festival City
1. Marion Hotel, 849 Marion Road, Mitchell Park ‘Set your feet on fire’
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
Look for the Accommodation Guide on the website for further
information.
Transport
If you have registered for daily transport between your accom- Marion Leisure
modation and the venue, you will be picked up by the bus near and Fitness Centre (YMCA)
the front entrance of the property. cnr Oaklands Road and
Rosedale Ave, Morphettville, SA
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,
3 AIRPORT please contact:
4 Convenor, Paula Schetters
Email: adelaide25.info@gmail.com
Mobile: 0411 095 783
For program enquiries,
Cuer/Instructor Nomination,
5 and music enquiries,
please contact:
VENUE Secretary, Irmgard Huddy
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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