September 2018 Fantastic finale weekend for the Maypole. The Bermondsey Street Festival on Saturday followed by the Costermongers Harvest Festival on Sunday. The weather was perfect and the crowds, audience and participants were fantastic. We're now looking forward to Andrew Logan's Alternative Miss World at the Globe on the Southbank. An amazing show - you've never seen anything like it! 1st May 2018 See Donna Maria and Snowflake live on ITV1 "This Morning" with Holly, Phil nad Alison. It's on the ITV hub. Slots at 10:30 and 11:15. 16th March 2018 Due to the usual date coinciding with the Cup Final and the Royal Wedding - Love West Dulwich has moved to June. And, as Dulwich Village has reinstated the Dulwich Village Fair We will have two fantastic Dulwich Events in June following the fabulous Dulwich Park Fair in May. School workshop dates are filling up. Still time to get booked in though. 1st February 2018 The first part of our Workshop mailout completed to Existing clients. The balance of the mailout goes out next week. 28th January 2018 The new Summer season brings the Whole School - Whole Day Maypole workshops. The first bookings are in already. Please note that due to a booking issue at the Guild Hall the Costermongers event in September will be earlier in the month. Check our dates list for the 2018 date. 1st. November 2017 We're really looking forward to our Dulwich appearances at Love West Dulwich and East Dulwich Christmas Cracker. Also great to be invited back to Wimbledon's Winter Wonderland. A special one for us is the Maida Vale lights-on, which this year will include The Jingle Bells Show from Miss Christmas and Mistletoe plus carols and Christmas songs from Essendine and St. Augustine's Primary Schools. As always, we will be supporting our charity "Fight For Life" for their children's Christmas Party. A fantastic finale will be London's best kept secret - the totally amazing London's New Year's Day Parade. We've taken part since year one, over 30 years ago. Sept. 2017 Amazing day at Bermondsey Street Festival. The best ever, and the Unique Doggie Maypole was a fabulous success. Exciting ChristmasSeason ahead. First Events are listed in events listing. 30th May 2017 We've had some fabulous whole school workshops this year and some really great public events. Still some nice events to come right up to September - take a look at the events page. 1st Feb 2017 We've already got some repeat booking for this Summer's Maypole Workshop season. The main mail out will be going in 2 weeks. 1st Jan 2017 The "London's New Year's Day Parade" was a fabulous finale to the 2016 Christmas Season. Weather wasn't great but the show was as great as ever. #lnydp 12th October 2016 We are pleased to announce a collaboration with David Waddington - DRWEvents. Together we will be delivering bespoke dance and drama events for corporate clients and workshops for schools (Key stage 2 and 3) 5th May Great piece on BBC news on May 2nd for the Lloyd park, Walthamstow event. 5th April DONNA MARIA'S MAYPOLE IS BACK - and we are ready to become ENTWINED.. Spring has Sprung - now it’s time for Maypole fun. With Spring around the corner and the Merry month of May to look forward to and the Queens 90th Birthday celebration year we are getting very excited at Maypole headquarters... If you are planning an event what better centre piece for the celebration than the Maypole? We perform at events from April through to September! Donna Maria’s Have-a-Go Maypole is enjoyed by all ages. You don’t just watch - you join in and dance the dance yourselves. It’s suitable for guests from toddlers together with their mothers right up to their Grandparents. Donna Maria leads the Maypole and your guests are invited to join the dance. I can host your event - "DONNA MARIA" as "MISS MAYPOLE" with "DEE DANCER" as "MISS SPRING" orchestrating the dance and teaching the children, putting them through their Maypole paces. Of course we always invite the children to dress up in the theme appropriate for the occasion. "THE MORE THE MERRIER". With so much for your clients to enjoy and so much for you to look forward too. We’re here ready to get your celebrations off to a great start, just call! No more winter blues. Cheer up, ready for Rainbow Magic Maypole ribbon colour and fun; if you've got an event it shall be done. Yours colourfully Donna Maria - Miss Maypole. 18th March We have now confirmed the finale event day for the Queen's Birthday Celebrations in Maida Vale. The finale event will be at Paddington Recreation Ground on Thursday 9th June 2016 from 2pm to 3pm. 10th March We are please to announce that there will be a Have-a-Go Maypole show at the Dulwich Park Festival on Sunday 15th May 6th March 2016 The Queen's Long Dance Scrapbook has gone off to Buckingham Palace last week. It's Great! (www.queenslongdance.uk) Copies are available to participating schools at cost price, about £25. This price may go down if we have a bulk order. Now it's time for our Queen's 90th Birthday celebrations. We're offering the long dance again for those who want to build on last year's work. But this time we're adding in the Maypole as a centrepiece for your events and celebrations. go to www.queenslongdance.uk for more information. 4th March 2016 Dear friends With Spring around the corner and the Merry month of May to look forward to and the Queens 90th Birthday celebration year we are getting very excited at Maypole headquarters ... DONNA MARIA'S MAYPOLE IS BACK! If you are planning a event for the Queens 90 th, what better centre piece for the celebration as the Maypole as your main joining in activity and as your big finale show stopper ending. Land of hope and glory and God save the Queen, Happy Birthday sing a long. It can all be yours! Also I'd like this chance to remind you that, as well as have a Go show days, we also run Maypole workshops and help to start up Maypole Clubs. This can leave your children fully trained Maypole dancers and ready to star and perform at your very own event. Its up to you to choose as you wish. I can host your event - "DONNA MARIA" as "MISS MAYPOLE" with "DEE DANCER" as "MISS SPRING" orchestrating the dance and teaching the children, putting them through their Maypole paces. of cause we always invite the children to dress up in the theme appropriate for the occasion. "THE MORE THE MERRIER". Following the success of the Queens longest reign scrap book we are inviting you to enter in to the queens scrap book and become involved and participate you can register your interest at www.queenslongdance.uk if you want to participate. Both Maypole and Queen’s Long Dance will be included in the Queen’s Birthday Scrapbook for 2016. So much for you to enjoy and so much for you to look forward too. We’re here ready to get your celebrations off to a great start, just call! No more winter blues. Cheer up, ready for Rainbow Magic Maypole ribbon colour and fun; if you've got an event it shall be done. Yours colourfully Donna Maria - Miss Maypole.