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Category Archives: Random Northgate stuff
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! We’re taking a little break to eat mince pies, watch Die Hard and generally enjoy the hell out of Yuletime. See you in the new year!
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Mabel Day: no lights broken (in any room we danced in)
We had a lovely visit to Oxford for this year’s Mabel Day, and spent most of our time dancing in various pubs with the splendid Birmingham Rapper. True to form, and contrary to any silly reputation we might have, we … Continue reading
A short break to regrow our skin…
Well, that’s our festival season over for another year, and it’s time for us to take a little break to recover. Indeed, some of us need some time to heal our wounds after the rather over-enthusiastic final dance at Priston … Continue reading
History Today: Northgate’s first panto appearance
We have recently been contacted by local historian Dr Vin Rouge, who works in the Department of Historic Panto and Dance the University of Bathford near to our lovely home city. It’s fair to say that the good doctor was … Continue reading
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Happy new year!
Happy new year to all of you!
Merry Christmas! That is all.
Merry Christmas! We’re taking the next couple of weeks off, and suggest you do the same. See you next year!
Natasha and Joe are getting married today!
And so today, our lovely musician Natasha and our just-as-lovely number four Joe are getting married, and we’re all invited! We couldn’t be more excited(*). Just like our Squire did earlier this year, Nat and Joe looked at our dancing calendar, spotted … Continue reading
Summer holidays draw to a close… practice returns soon.
As Northgate’s summer holidays draw to a close, and the last few festivals take place, the lads begin the long return to Bath from across the world. England, Wales, South Africa and Japan have all been graced with our presence, and soon … Continue reading
Pokégate Go takes world by storm: #CatchEmAll
It’s been barely a week since the phenomenon that is Pokégate Go was unleashed upon the British public, and in that time it’s taken the country by storm. In a nutshell, players use their phones to walk around like zombies while trying … Continue reading
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We break an unbreakable sword, and we’re not happy!
Northgate have danced for decades now using swords with fixed handles on both ends. These were pretty much unique when we had the first set made, but seem to have caught on over the last few years. This is gratifying. Indeed, we have come to … Continue reading