Dates for your diary first of all:
Wednesday December 10th - For one night only, the Westergate class will be using the 'drama studio' instead of the main hall as the school are using it for their Christmas production. Please drive around the back of the school to the 'Sports Centre' and they will direct you to the drama studio. Class times are as normal. Thank You.
THE KATZ CHRISTMAS PARTIES!
Wednesday December 17th - Westergate - West Sussex
and Monday December 15th - West Wickham - Kent
7 - 10 p.m. (IN BOTH VENUES) - please bring along a small plate of nibbles to share with the class. Lists will be on the desk from this week, for you to write down what you would like to bring for the evening. Please also feel free to bring along your own alcoholic beverages for your own table.
These will be evenings of fun and dancing - with all levels mixed up all evening, we will play all your requests and I'll be there to help out on the dance floor as usual.
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Last week was a very energetic week for everyone as I ran them through their paces of dances new and old!
Monday beginners did fanstastically well with County Line cha cha and danced it to 'Neon Moon', 'The way you make me feel' and also 'Tell me ma!' Well done everyone, I was very impressed! well done you lot!
The improvers and intemeidates worked hard too.......
Greystone, Heartbreak Express, Twiddly Diddly Dee, Galway Girls and Like a dream have now all been perfected and so it was week one of Doctor's Order by Maggie G...!
I was also handed a lovely poem by our winner of last weeks Charity Shop Chic evening, Mo which I have typed out for you below.......thanks Mo!
The Cat's Whiskers
There was a lady called Mo
always willing to have a go
fancy dress was required
to be bought and not hired
she shopped til she dropped
then finally stopped
when the gear she acquired
was dull, old and shady,
she cried out, inspired
"I'll be a bag lady!"
With this disguise
to her great surprise
and to surmise
she won FIRST prize!
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Wednesdays beginners are doing brilliantly as always - this weeks new rhythm was 'waltz' and we had lots of fun learning Rita's Waltz to Take That's Love ain't here anymore....as they are such an able group we went straight in with the three quarter turn and after only 20 minutes were dancing it very very well. Remember tho, this was only week ONE of this dance and practice makes perfect! They also learned Peaches & Cream to Ringo Starr's You're 16, you're beautiful and you're mine. Once again they coped brilliantly!
Between the hours of 7.30 and 9.50 they perfected Greystone, Twiddly Diddly Dee, Galway Girls, Like a dream and also learned a new dance entitled 'cabo san lucas'. Now not being able to get hold of the correct version of this dance (which is by Toby Keith) I found an alternative version by someone with the lovely name of 'Lee Beanpot Dodge' (what a fabulous name!) and we danced to his somewhat 'marmite' twangy voice instead! haha!! Personally Im fast becoming a fan of Mr. Beanpot Dodge but one or two of the dancers (you know who you are Mick and Liz) were slightly less than taken with his dulcet tones.......and I was told to 'dispose' of that copy!! Well really! Have no fear tho folks, as I do believe Toby Keiths version is possibly going to arrive someday soon.......!! (poor ol Beanpot eh?).
It was also week two of 'Am I?' which appears to be a hit with the intermediates! Its growing on me I have to admit.....
NEW INTERMEDIATE DANCE THIS WEEK!
The intermediates are going to be challenged with the Funky dance called 'Turn Me Loose' by Simon Ward.....nothing toooooo tricky, and as it's a very popular dance with the funky linedance community accross the world - why should we miss out!?
And finally.....(thank goodness I hear you cry!).......this week I have been hard at work on preparations for our Christmas Weekend to Bournemouth and hope you are looking forward to this as much as I am! And as part of our preparation for Bournemouth I will be reviewing lots of the popular dances of this year in the classes over the next couple of weeks to prepare you for it!
Take care everyone, and see you all soon!
Julie x
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