| Jack-in-the-Green,
having been duly awakened at dawn on May Day, was paraded
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This
is the OBJ Fan Club (Rochester Branch). Guy acted as our mascot
throughout the day.
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| Guy
joined the OBJ band for several dances. Here he is pictured with
Gill, Anne, Carey, Bob, Ian and Doug
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Doug
announces a dance. Anne, Gill, Carey, Doug, Pam and
Mike S
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set of 12 for Sheepskins The "willing volunteers"
await their fate!
Doug and Colin in
the foreground.
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The
Sheepskins in prgress. The picture demonstrates that OBJ
does know exactly what a straight line looks like, but we
avoid them at all costs!
In the left
foreground are Tiff, Abi, Jenny and Chris, whilst on the
right, Linda, Jerry and Nikki are on the move.
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of the "hats" in the same dance. Tiff, Abi and Jill are also
there.
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| Two pictures below from the chorus
of Alvechurch Smithy. While the skies looked murky all
day, the rain stayed away.
Colin and Dave
lead the cast, and Jerry, Jill, Chris and Mike G bring up
the rear.
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Another
picture from Alvechurch Smithy. The "dunk" figure
- AKA "Men-in".
Jill, Jerry, Mike
G and Chris.
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not really sure which dance this is - it may be a Valiant
Soldier. Our
mascot is working hard, assisted by his brother Kim and
his mum.
Jill and Nikki on
the left and Dave, Jenny, Jerry and Mike G are on the
right.
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Dilwyn
nears a conclusion, bringing blessed relief to dancers,
band and audience. Jill, Jerry and Nikki in the
foreground.
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| Two pictures from Brimfield - always
a crowd-pleaser. On this occasion, announced as the
"tottie dance". On the left, Dave and Jerry
brace themselves whilst Abi and Tiff wield the sticks.
The picture on the right is from later in the dance, when
the roles are reversed.
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A
picture from a rendition of The Witchmens Thistle. Abi lays into Linda's stick.
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White Ladies Aston. Danced a third time by audience
request.
Linda and Tiff in
a nice mother-and-daughter picture.
Look out for other
teams using Dill Pickle Rag as their music now they've
seen and heard this.
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We
finished our day with a really huge mixed set of East
Acton. Members
of the audience and dancers and musicians from at least 5
sides joined in.
In the red rag
jackets are Guy's dad Adrian and his other son Miles.
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Guy
pictured with his dad (Adrian) and his brother Kim. This was Adrian's inaugural
appearance with Motley Morris
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| Two nice pictures of Abi. Miles is
pictured on the left. |
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Jenny |
| Doug,
Vera, Mike S, Colin, Linda, Mike G, Gill, Susie, Jenny,
Ian, Abi, Guy, Tiff, Jerry, Chris, Pam, Dave, Jill, Anne,
Carey and Bob. Nikki seems to be missing. |
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