Clog dancer from Kendal. b. 1891. Daughter of Stainton B. Robinson she attended his classes aged about 5-12 years. He died when she was 12. Sister Margaret Anne went to a teacher in Preston to learn the Spanish Castanet Dance and the Skirt Dance
She referred to him teaching:
Hoop Dance
Skirt Dance
Spanish Castanet Dance
Sword Dance
She was able to provide information on the following steps;
Treble Shuffle, Shuffle Off, Crunch, Hagworm Crawl, Swivelling Crunch, Single Shuffle, Double Shuffle, Kicking Step, Pick the Shovel, Shuffle and Stamp, Rolling, Forward Step, Back Treble, Sliding Back Treble.
Information derived from an interview by Tom Flett with Evelyn Pickthall on 19/9/1962.
See also:
Flett, Tom, correspondence 1962
- Letter from E M Pickthall, Kendal, Westmorland, 11 September 1962
- Letter to Mrs Pickthall, 10 November 1962
- Letter from T and E M Pickthall, 15 November 1962