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Category Archives: DERT
Northgate Rapper do well at DERT 2019, and announce the date of Bath Time
After literally hours of practice, the plucky Northgate Rapper throng teamed up with new kids on the block, Sulis Rapper, to take the South West Fun Bus up to the home of rapper. Newcastle. The event? DERT 2019. The foolhardy … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, Bath Time, DERT
Tagged Bath Time, DERT 2019, Northgate, Sulis Rapper
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DERT over, and the boys done good
Yes indeed, the competition at this year’s DERT was fierce, intense and of a higher quality than ever before, but the plucky lads from Bath came through it all, broke only one light, and came third in the championship! Hurrah for … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, competition, DERT, Performance
Tagged Bath, DERT, DERT 2016, Northgate, Northgate Rapper
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New DERT prize announcement: let the wars begin!
There are scant days remaining before this year’s DERT competition, and Northgate are getting a little excited. They spent Friday night touring Bristol with the fragrant ladies Silver Flame (the fragrance in question being Eau de Gin). They spent all day Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in competition, DERT, Performance, Rapper
Tagged DERT, DERT 2016, Northgate, Northgate Rapper, Rapper Wars
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DERT schedule announced: scrumpy-guzzling Wurzel lovers unite as Northgate spend the day with Silver Flame!
The running order for the upcoming DERT competition has finally been announced, and Northgate have struck it lucky: we’ll be dancing round the pubs of Manchester with our Bristol-based friends, Silver Flame! What a treat for all of us. Clearly the canny northerners … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, Bristol, competition, DERT, Silver Flame
Tagged DERT, DERT 2016, Northgate, Silver Flame
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Northgate Rapper’s DERT 2016 preparations continue apace. Someone’s actually bought some shoe polish.
The 2016 Dancing England Rapper Tournament will take place in exactly 2 months from now. Last year we organised it in Bristol (very well actually, in our humble opinion), and this year the competition decamps back up north to Manchester, … Continue reading
So this is Christmas, and what have we done?
Good question. Well, loads. Look closely into our annals and you’ll find a veritable cornucopia of exciting things we’ve been up to in the past year. We’ve appeared at Sidmouth Folk Week, Bristol Folk Festival and Bath Folk Festival too! Wow. Oh, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, Bristol, Crawl, DERT, Rapper
Tagged Bath, Bristol, DERT, DERT2015, Northgate, Northgate Rapper, Sidmouth Folk Festival
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DERT is nigh and we’re getting a little excited
DERT is less than three weeks away now and the lads of Northgate are getting a little excited. As can be seen from this Actual Photo taken by CCTV in Bath city centre just last night, we’re rather letting the upcoming dance fest … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, Bristol, competition, DERT, Performance
Tagged Bristol, DERT, DERT2015, Northgate, Northgate Rapper
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We have a Plan! Friday crawl starting at King’s Arms, 8pm
This Friday sees Northgate heading off on yet another crawl, starting at 8 o’clock in the delightful music pub that is the King’s Arms on Monmouth Place, Bath. Despite the success of our deliberately unplanned Bristol Crawl, we’ve chosen this time to have some idea where … Continue reading
Big Bristol crawl tonight: three teams, nine pubs, one aim
Tonight’s the night for Bristol! The lads of Northgate, along with Silver Flame Rapper and Taff Rapper, are dancing in the nine shortlisted pubs to decide the venues for DERT next year The pubs are below along with some (inevitably approximate) … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Crawl, DERT, Performance
Tagged Bristol, Crawl, DERT, DERT2015, Northgate Rapper, Silver Flame, Taff
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Northgate practice before big Bristol beano
On Saturday 22 November, Northgate and their chums Silver Flame and Taff Rapper will be hitting the pubs of Bristol to decide which ones make the grade to be used in next year’s DERT competition. This is a very serious business and requires … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, Bristol, Crawl, DERT, Practice, Silver Flame, Taff
Tagged Bath, Bristol, Crawl, DERT, Northgate, Northgate Rapper, practice
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