Q1: Where do you meet?
Q2: How do I join Roosters?
Q3: What are membership/subs?
Q4: What is `The Constitution’/ why have one?
Q5: Who are the `Officers’ and what do they do?
Q6: What other costs are there?
Q7: How about kit – what is the dress code?
Q8: How is kit provided/bought?
Q9: When will I be advised about kitting up?
- In winter (Sept/Oct to AprilMay) at practice every Tuesday
- held at Brockham Rugby Club, Dorking/Brockham border
- arrive 8 pm to start dancing 8.15 prompt
- in summer we dance outQ8)
Q7: How about kit – what is the dress code?
Our dance out kit is:
• Long-sleeved white shirts (with or without a collar); individual choice of white shirt as long as it conforms with general look of the Side
• Sleeves can be rolled up, but no short sleeves.
• Ladies - black leggings, shirt over
• Men - black breeches, shirts tucked in, not trousers into socks.
• Headgear optional but if worn must be Side colours
• Neckerchiefs optional (Side colours, many already wear red spotted)
• Black shoes or trainers
• Side socks and baldricks
• Tatter coats (red/golden yellow/green on black shirt) are worn if dancing Border – they also tend to be used as outerwear
• Adornments/accessories should aim to be in Side colours if at all possible, to promote Rooster identity (i.e. red, golden yellow, green, black, white)- practice clothes just need to be comfortable and with good supportive shoes/trainer
Q8: How is kit provided and bought?
Roosters have a designated Kit person
- when `kit up’ is confirmed by the Squire to the new member the Kit person will also be advised and who will purchase provide the following kit for purchase be the member.• the baldricks for final fitting by the member
• pair of Side socks (purchase by the member from the Kit person)
• pair of bell pads and bells (purchased by the member from the Kit person)
• Rooster dance badges for front/back of baldricks (purchased by the member from the Kit person)- the memebr will source/provide for themselves:
• long sleeved white shirt(s)
• black breeches (men) / black leggings (ladies)
• black shoes or trainers to dance in- the above are required in time for first dance out. Subsequently the Kit person will provide fabric for tatter coats to be made up (by member or other). The member will provide the black shirt for tatter coat, and also white hankies for hanky dances if done (see Kit person for size of hankies)
As well as dance kit, sticks are provided by our Stickman who sources and provides our sticks for us periodically.
They are usually `green’ when provided to the Side, and Stickman ensures they are prepared and `banded’ in the Rampant Rooster Morris Side colours.
Each person is provided with 2 long and 2 short sticks which they bring to each dance out to use.
Q9: When will I be advised about kitting up?
- prior to the new dance out season, usually in the first couple of months of the new year, a new person’s ability to dance out is assessed (see Constitution).
This is to make sure that the person is comfortable with dancing out, and that their level of ability fits in with the Side in terms of performance (you don’t have to be expert – we are kind to and supportive of beginners! - but the basics do need to be known and be able to be danced adequately as a performer within a set/dance)
- The Squire and Foreman will then chat this through with the newcomer ; it is then usually agreed with the person whether they will kit up/dance out that season and, if so, what specific dances the newcomer feels happiest to /has the ability to dance out