On a glorious sunny May morning the Havocs take to the streets – great to dance to rousing cheers and applause and great to see so many double sets!
Magdalen tower – listen carefully for the choristers!
Vandals – at 0515 – chilly or what.
That church tower and that living shrubbery!
The fabulous band and the famous Dogs of War!
“Oliver it’s nearly time for breakfast,” advises the squire!
And here it is!
A gloomy evening – light wise that ended at 2100 outside with a fierce hail storm – but not after some splendid dancing and entertainment. Great guests Bodicote – great fun – and our own guests, Jenny and Barney from Aus! Note for knicker police – red shoes – no ……….?
Was Tom moving that fast or was it shutter speed on a gloomy evening?
A sunny evening in Eaton and a good turnout – of dancers and musicians.
Our subs bench – waiting to be called on!
Elsa and Esther strut their stuff for the first time – well done. A first for Havocs – a side with average age of less than 30!
Tom gets his first dancer out off to a flier!
Gallant Musicians! First dance out of the year – Bonn Square
Play spot the Havocs in disguise!!
Monday’s not a usual evening for an ale, so it was a barely quorate Havoc – 4 dancers and 1 musician – that headed out to East Challow on Monday 21st March for what sounded like a low key Winter Ale hosted by Cornucopia Appachalatian Dance. Only a £1, snacks provided, bring your own drinks.
Our hosts, Cornucopia
In fact, it was a very jolly evening. The promised snacks turned out to be considerably more substantial that we’d expected, and I have to mention a particularly fine ginger cake.
Unusually, dancing did not stop for food, so everyone ended up doing 5 dances. Luckily, we were joined by familiar faces from Icknield, Ridgeway Clog and , plus a side new to me at least, Garston Gallopers, so we got a fair break between dances.
With only four dancers, we had to adapt our dances down from the usual 6 or 8. In most cases this was straightforward, but a reduced Vandals of Hammerwich did require a careful run-through of the hay with coins on the table before we tried it. And, slightly surprisingly for all, it worked first time.
There being nobody spare from Havoc to hold a camera, you’ll just have make do with pictures of the other sides.
Ridgeway Clog at the Cornucopia Ale
Garston Gallopers
Masons Apron at the Cornucopia Ale
Saturday March 12th, and it’s one of the highlights of the Havoc year for your correspondent. The Vale Islanders Ale.
Our hosts, the Vale Islanders
The Vale Ale is always a good do. I have to confess that a major attraction is the 17th century dinner they provide!
Vale Ale menu. Yum.
Dinner!
We shared the evening with some familiar faces from Icknield Morris, Owlswick, Ridgeway Clog and Hazzaz Belly Dancers from Witney.
Ridgeway Clog at the Vale Ale
Hezzaz at the Vale Ale
Owlswick (plus two substitutes) at the Vale Ale
Jan 9th a wet and windy start to the year at Hogacre in Oxford – in black trousers and wellies we helped bless the trees to help ensure a good harvest
Mind you the draw of soup and mulled cider may have accounted for our lack of enthusiasm re going out side to dance!
Barbara was keen to tell Lesley how big the one that got way was!!
A dry unseasonably warm December day sees Havocs last outing of the year at our new home base.
Next year’s dance outs starting on the second Saturday of the year – so much for a winter break!
Somehow we seem to be managing quite a media blitz at the moment. Fresh from our Oxford Mail appearance, also picked up by its sister publication the Oxford Times, Mick and Jim found themselves talking to Alex Lester on afternoon BBC Radio Oxford slot, and even playing a quick tune as well. The action starts 14 minutes in.
We even spent couple of minutes teaching him a little dancing.
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