Where we are staying

We are staying at Motu Moana Scout Camp in Connaught St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~scoutak/motumoana/index.html

What’s included

Mattresses in the bunkhouses.  Camping areas and caravan areas.

Kitchen pots and pans.

What’s not included

You need to bring your own eating utensils and sleeping stuff.

Food

We supply all breakfasts and Sunday dinner

Sunday dinner

Thursday dinner

Friday lunch

Saturday Lunch

All other meals are at your own expense

Free day

That is Wednesday 2^nd

Tour Dances

The Wheatley tradition, a hankie dance called Bobbing a Joe and a stick dance to the tune Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be.  See the notation later on this page.

Where are we going

Each day is spent in a different area of Auckland including the city, Onehunga, West Coast beaches, Titirangi, Otara and Howick.

The cost

Same as last time but we will use some of the accumulated funds to pay for buses.

$169 Adults $140 Secondary $110 Primary

The Ale

This is Thursday night and the theme is a Masked Ball

What we want from you

We want to know how many adults and how many children will be there that week

Are you a vegetarian?

Do you snore?

Do you need a wheelchair?

Tell us by sending your details to

The Long Foot Up

39 Wood Street

Freemans Bay

Auckland

[email protected]

The Tour Day by Day

Sunday 30^th Dec

Meet at the Moto Moana anytime after noon.

At 7pm there is a BBQ followed by a workshop of the Tour dances.  Wheatley Stick dance and Wheatley Hankie.

Monday 31^st Dec

At 10 we will workshop the Tour dances again then using your own cars we drive to Devonport for lunch.

At 1pm we buy a bus day pass and take the ferry to Auckland city where we dance around the Americas Cup village.  Then on the Link bus to Newmarket and more dancing.

At 5 it’s back to Devonport for dinner in the Bunker with the Devonport Folk Club.

At 7 our elite teams go back into the city to dance at First Night 2002, the big public New Years Eve party in Aotea Square.

Then back on the 9:30 ferry to the Bunker and our own party.

Tuesday 1^st Jan

At 9:30 we board a bus for a trip to Onehunga where we dance and do a bit of shopping.

At 11 it’s off on the bus to One (None) Tree Hill to dance and eat your lunch.

Then it’s off to the Zoo from 2pm until closing at 5:30.

Back at camp tonight it’s free to have workshop on anything you want.

Wednesday 2^nd Jan

It’s a Free Day for you to explore Auckland or sleep or swap those fancy leg movements.

Thursday 3^rd Jan

At 10am we take the bus to Scenic Drive in Titirangi for a walk or drive to Cascades Park for a dance.

Then it's lunch at Swanson Station or Tara orchards at your own expense.

At 2 it’s off to the vineyards to dance and buy the wine for this nights Ale.

4:30 back to camp to prepare for the Ale.

The Ale is a masked ball and then it gets competitive.  Morris team against Morris team, the bells heat up and hankie are stiffened for the dance off.

Friday 4^th Jan

10:30 the bus leaves for the West coast and Karekare beach for a BBQ in the set of the Piano.

Then off to Piha for sand dancing and a few pints at the RSA.

Saturday 5^th Jan

We have to be early today.

The bus leaves at 7:30 for Otara markets to dance and then to the shopping centre at Botany Downs to dance.

Lunch is at the Howick Colonial Village where we dance.

Then back to camp and maybe a Celidh tonight.

Sunday 6^th Jan

Well that’s the end as we have to give the camp back to the Scouts at noon.

The Wheatley Stick dance

A dance for 6 dancers with straight legged single stepping

Tune

Bobbing a Joe

Figures

• Long Foot Up – arms are up and down then sticks go out by your side on back steps ending in a together jump
• Chorus
• Hey
• Chorus
• Rounds
• Long Foot Up
• Chorus
• Hey
• Chorus
• Caper Rounds – half capers

Chorus

Using sticks, 3 of the dancers will be hitting a stick presented to them from up, down or across the set.  The other dancers will present their sticks over their heads with their backs to the strikers.

Number the dancers 1 to 6 in the normal manner.

Following is the hitting and presenting sequence.

Dancer 1

Strikes 2

Presents 2

Strikes 3 facing down

Presents 2

Dancer 2

Presents 1

Strikes 1

Strikes 4 facing down

Strikes 1

Dancer 3

Strikes 4

Presents 5

Presents 1

Presents 4

Dancer 4

Presents 3

Strikes 6

Presents 2

Strikes 3

Dancer 5

Strikes 6

Strikes 3

Strikes 6

Presents 6

Dancer 6

Presents 5

Presents 4

Presents 5

Strikes 5

The Wheatley Hankie dance

A dance for 6 dancers with straight legged single stepping

Tune

Oh Dear What can the Matter Be

Figures

• Long Foot Up
• Chorus
• Hey
• Chorus
• Rounds
• Long Foot Up
• Chorus
• Hey
• Chorus
• Caper Rounds – half capers

Arm movements

Up and down on first beat.

Well bent at elbows being vigorous with the hankies.

Backstep has hankies in backward circles.

Arms are straight on the jump at end of the back steps.

Chorus

Facing up it’s a closed side step to the left at 45 degrees.  The right arm above your head doing anti clockwise circles for 4 beats then drop hand and face to right another closed side step and left arm above the head for another 4 beats. Then left for 2 beats right for 2 beats then caper twice to face partner finishing with a jump.