Instep Magazine

Instep was the magazine of the Instep Research Team from 1981 until 1988, a total of 21 issues in all.  These are now available as .pdf files. The content is listed below.

No.1 July 1981

   Editorial

3-6 Metherell, C and A . Newcastle Notation- A Resume

7-8 Hollis, Madeline. Bill Gibbons, Canal Step Dancer

12   Workshop / Competition Diary July – Sept. 1981

No. 2 October 1981

   Editorial

3-8 Hays, C. and Jarman, J. Kit Haggerty – Northumbrian Clog Dancer

10   Workshop Diary Oct-Nov 1981 / Competition results Aug / Sept 1981

12    Clog and Step Dance Teachers list

No. 3 January 1982

    Editorial / Review of RSTD day Oct 1981

3-4 Tracey, Pat. Off-the-Toe Dancing in Lancashire

6-8 Callaghan, Barry. Clifton, Peter, and Hulme Ann-Marie. Archival Filming of Step Dancing

10-12 Clog Dance Teams list

12     Workshop Diary Feb-March 1982

No. 4 April 1982

  Editorial

3-6 Jarman, Julie. A Tribute to Tiny Allison. Died September 1981

7-10 Metherell, Alice. Appalachian Clogging or Traditional Mountain Flat Footing

11    Boydell, Alex. Letter supporting Pat Tracy

13-16 List of references of interest.

16   Workshop Diary may-June 1982

No. 5 July 1982

2     Editorial

4-8 Metherell, C. Some Early Records of Clog Dancing

9-10 Hulme, Ann-Marie. The Newcastle Series, A review

10   Account of Morpeth Clog Competitions

11   Competition Diary August – September 1982

12  Workshop Diary July – Oct 1982

No. 6 October 1982

1     Editorial

2-4 Bell, E. T. The Dutch Dance, for four girls

6     Simcox, Eileen. Letter re. Morpeth Clog Competitions

9     Watson, Don. Interview

10-11 Clog makers list

No. 7 January 1983

2    Editorial

3-4 Review of Reading Day of Dance 1982

6-7 James, Pete. Letter re. The Bantams

8    Goodfellow, L. M. Letter re Clog Competitions

9    Brown, Peter. Letter re Clog Competitions

9-12 Clog Dance Teams list

No. 8 April 1983

2 Editorial

3 Getgood, Melanie. A Dales Clogmaker ( Bruce Haw)

4-5 Hulme, Ann-Marie. Review of Newcastle Cloggies Weekend 1982

6 Birlett, Helen E. Letter re Clog Competitions

7 Saunders, Pete. Letter re Bantams / Stone, Dave. Letter re EFDSS

8-9 Film Review: Pat Tracey

11-12 Book reviews. The Sailor’s Hornpipe and the Irish Jig S.O.B.H.D 1982, Troyl and Troyl 2. Davey, M and A, Clogmakers. A directory.
Broomhead, D

12    Workshop Diary April – July 1983

No. 9 July 1983

2    Editorial

3    Simcox, E. Morpeth Clog Competitions

4-8 Cherry, M. A Contestant’s View

10   Repertoire Building

11    Review of Cobbler’s Awl Weekend of Dance

12    Competition Diary Aug- Sep 1983

14    Book review: Hard Shoe Step Dancing in Scotland and the Flowers of Edinburgh. Robertson, Colin.

16    Workshop Diary

No. 10 October 1983

2    Editorial

3    Sawicka, Vanessa. Letter re. Cobbler’s Awl

4-5 Wessex Woods. Letter re Cobbler’s Awl

6-7  Competition Roundup

10-11 Hollis, Madeline. Bert Bowden ,Liverpool Step Dancer and Entertainer.

12    Workshops Diary Oct – Dec 1983

No. 11 January 1984

2     Editorial

3-4 Norman Robinson – 17 Step Routine

5     Clog Terms from a 19th Century Local Dialect Glossary

6     Campaign for Real Reels

10   Review of Reading Day of Dance 1983

11    Newcastle Notation. An Invitation to Participate

12    Workshops Diary Jan- March 1984

No. 12 April 1984

2   Editorial

4   Clog or Shoes – Footwear for the Fife Dances

5   Competition Diary

6   Review of Preston Weekend

7-11 Clog Dance Teams list

12  Workshop Diary April – August 1984

No. 13 September 1984

2    Editorial

3    John Surtees 1898 – 1984

4-5 Competition Roundup

6     Review of Kinkahhyn Vannin

7-9 Dunmur, Ian. Letter re Lakeland Routine

10-11 Brady, Chris. A Beginner’s View of the Newcastle and Layland Clogging Weekends

11    Searle, Tiffany. Clog poems

No. 14 January 1985

2    Editorial

3-8 Mickleborough, Jane. Clog Soles.

9     Dunmur, Ian. Letter re Saylors

10-11 Jarman, Julie. Review of Originality- The Steps of Samuel Bell. Cherry, M.

12   Review of Reading Day of Dance 1984

12   Workshop Diary Feb- April 1985

No. 15 May 1985

2     Editorial

3     Smith, Penny. Review of Derby Dance Competition 1985

4-7 A 1920’s Tap Routine

8-10 Repertoire Building: Lakeland.

10-12 Workshop / festival diary May – Sept 1985

No 16 Sept 1985

2   Editorial

4  A Canadian Step Dance Class ( Pierre Chartrand)

5  Book Review: Troyl 3

6-11 Bibliography of dance references.

12 Book Review: Metherell A. American Clogging Steps and Notation by Ira Bernstein.

12 Workshops Diary Sept – Nov 1985

No. 17 January 1986

2  Editorial

4  Review: Reading Day of Dance 1985

5  Hannan, Malcolm. Manx Traditional Dancing, an Introduction

Video review: Callahan, Barry, on Stepping Out with Mrs, Marhoff

7-11 Clog Dance Teams 1986

No. 18 May 1986

2   Editorial

3   Judy Neiberlein: Another Canadian Step Dancer

4   A Poem on Mendip Stepping / Priddy Step Dancers

5   Horner, Helen. Review of Stepping Competition in Derby 1986

6-8 Repertoire Building. S0lo step dancing

9   Help. The Waltz Clog Project

10-12 Workshop / Festival Diary May – Nov 1986

12  Clog groups corrections.

No. 19 January 1987

2   Editorial

4-14 Metherell.C. Clog Steps from the Douglas Kennedy MS

14   Eskdale Moen, Mariion. Letter

15   Review; Reading Day of Dance 1986

No. 20 August 1987

2    Editorial

3-7 Metherell, Chris. Norman Robinson – Film No 1

9-11 The steps of Eddie Flaherty

11-12 Horner, Heather. Review of Stepping Competition in Derby 1987

12  Workshop Diary Aug – Nov 1987

No.21 September 1988

2     Editorial

3-4 Metherell, Chris. Review of Current Research

5-6  Book Reviews: Roy Castle On Tap, Korf, Elsche. Terschelling Danst Noorlander. H. Klompen, Guillard, Y. Danse de Caracteres en Sarthe.

7-10 A French – Canadian Clog Waltz

11-12 Book Reviews:  Alter, J. A Field Study of an Advanced Dance Class in a Private Studio Setting, Duke, Jerry. Clog Dance in the Appelachians, Williams, Huw. Welsh Clog / Step Dancing

12-13 Horner, Heather. Review of Stepping Competition in Derby 1988

13   Brady, Chris. Clogging Health Hazard

14   Clog Dancing in Australia

15   Brady, Chris. Sammy Bell’s Unique Dance Pedestal.