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
Festival City
A delaide cloggers welcome
‘Set your feet on fire’ you to attend the 25th ACA National
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 7:00pm 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
a very memorable experience for the 25th ACA National
Introducing our new guest instructor Clogging Convention. Please download the mySAGov
App on your phone before you arrive in South Australia.
Josh King A sign-in book for contact tracing will also be available.
Due to COVID, Judy Waymouth is not able to We hope that while you are visiting our great state you
come to Australia, so Josh King is our newly will take the opportunity to visit some of the fabulous
appointed International Guest Presenter! places that Adelaide and South Australia have to offer.
Josh has kindly accepted our offer to come to Please see the ‘Best of SA’ flier on the ACA Website.
Adelaide, 12-15 August 2021. Please also consider our Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour
on Monday 16 August. You will travel through animal
I was so disappointed to hear that Judy Waymouth compounds and hear keepers’ talks and travel on the very
would not be able to come to Australia this year to flexible hop-on hop-off bus throughout 1,500 hectares
share her amazing talents with us at the 25th ACA of bushland and open plains, and attend feeding times
National Convention. COVID has knocked the whole to get up close to observe the animals. The tour includes
morning tea and lunch without additional expense.
world for a loop, and has changed the way we do just
There’s an option to add on, at your own expense, the
about everything. Judy’s great, and I really
Lions 360 Experience.
hope she can come over soon to dance with us! Please see the ‘Monarto Open Plains Zoo Tour’ flier on
the ACA website for further information.
That said, I always try to look for the silver lining
in anything. We’ve had some fantastic dancing
Registration information
happening online over the last year–lots of teaching,
SOCIAL DANCING: Included are Thursday’s Welcome
fun dances, and community from all over the globe. Dance, and Friday and Saturday nights’ Social Dances.
And if I had to come up with at least one positive
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS: On Friday, Saturday and
from lockdown (I know, it’s hard!), it’s having a bit Sunday.
of extra time to choreograph. One of my absolute
MEALS: Dinner is also provided on Friday night
favourite aspects of dancing is choreographing new Saturday–all meals; Sunday–morning tea only
steps and routines, and then being able to share Supper is provided on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
those dances with others. ALL DIETS catered for – please indicate any special needs.
Cost of registration, ACA Member: $190
I’m grateful to be in Australia where we’ve all done
Cost of registration, Non Member: $210
a great job of working together to slow the spread
Under 16 Dancer: $100
of COVID. While I realise I have a geographical
Non Dancer: $100
advantage over the many wonderful instructors
overseas, I’m truly honoured to be asked to teach at
the 25th convention, and am so very excited to share Important dates in 2021
some new dances and clog with everyone! I can’t Registration Closing Date: 20 June
wait to see y’all in Adelaide! Cuer/Instructor Registration Closing Date: 1 May
Cuer/Instuctor to provide Cue Sheet & music by 14 May
Cuer/Instructor to provide video on USB by 1 July
Convention format ‘Young & Young @ Heart’ to replace
Thursday night’s Welcome Dance is part of the ‘Youth workshop’ in 2021
Convention and is included in your Registration. The ‘Young & Young @ Heart’ is to replace the Youth
Dancing will be from 7-10:30pm followed by supper. Workshop and is open to all cloggers regardless of age
New cuers who would like to cue for Thursday night’s or dancing ability. The theme is ‘Dancing through time’
Welcome Dance should register their interest with the and it is to be a fun and collaborative workshop in two
programming committee. segments: Workshop 1, on Friday, and Workshop 2, on
Saturday, culminating in a presentation dance to be
Whilst the Saturday program and the Sunday morning performed on Saturday night. Amanda Lim will be your
program both remain the same, FRIDAY MEETINGS, guide and coordinator for this fun event. No need to
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS and other activities for this pre-register. It’s going to be ASTOUNDING!
Convention will be held as listed below:
LEADERS FORUM 9:30am - 11:00am Your shoes and taps
MORNING TEA 11:00am - 11:30pm You will be required to present your shoes daily for
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 11:30pm - 1:30pm tap checking /taping prior to dancing. Please pre-tape
LUNCH (Leaders and guests) 1:30pm - 2:00pm your shoes to save time using only Silver Tape. Please
be conscious of the potential for floor damage eg, we
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS 2:00pm - 6:00pm
would prefer if you refrained from toe stands.
MEET THE ACA EXECUTIVE 6:00pm - 6:30pm
(for first time convention goers)
Personal safety
The Official Welcome and Opening Address on Friday
The ACA holds Public Liability Insurance, however,
night commences at 7:00pm in the main (Festival) hall,
please understand that you are accepting responsibility
followed by the BANNER PARADE, Social Dancing and
for your own safety and security by registering to
Demos. Your club will need to register for the Banner
attend this Convention. First Aid Officers will be on
Parade. Please assemble outside the main hall with
duty throughout the weekend.
your banner at 6:30pm. Please see Judy Hoyle for
instructions.
Booth space for sellers
Instructor workshop video Booth space will be available at the Venue for any
person wishing to sell/display goods or provide a
Instructors giving workshops are to submit a quality
service. Please contact the Convenor, Paula Schetters,
video of their teach by 1 July 2021 (preferably on
to register by 1 July 2021. A fee of $30 per booth
USB which can be returned to you). Please make sure
applies. We would prefer pre payment.
that you shoot the teach video in landscape mode.
The subject must be in focus, uniformly lit and with Minimising waste
neutral background. Good sound quality is important, In order to minimise waste and single-use only
with little or no background noise. Shoot in full HD materials, we encourage you to bring your reuseable
resolution (1920 x 1080px) or better, with a frame rate water bottle and coffee mug. Biodegradable cups will
of 50fps preferably, so that it can be viewed in slow be made available if you forget.
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.
Order close-off is 20 June.
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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