Dear Dancers,
Well firstly I must say tell you this...
I'M MARRIED!!!!!
Andy and I tied the knot on Saturday at the beautiful Arundel Town Hall with close family surrounding us. It was a truly magical day which went without a hitch.....the sun even came out for us, and we can't wait to show you all the photos!
Thank you everyone who sent us cards and gifts, we are very moved by your generosity, and know we are very lucky to have such lovely people in our classes, who we look upon as being our friends.......
Here are a couple of photos of the big day....
Other news....
Please note that there is a class tomorrow night at SIX VILLAGES sports centre - times as normal!!!
There is no class this coming Friday at The Newell Centre, and no class next Monday (21st) at Oak Lodge.......
All classes return to normal from next Wednesday 23rd February!!
BOXGROVE CLASS - closed down...this is the letter I have sent to all the members of this new experimental class.....
Firstly can I thank you all for being so lovely and attending my new class at Boxgove these past eight weeks or so.....it has been lovely to see some new faces, and also to see some of my regular dancers twice a week!
Recently I was given the booking form for March onwards......I had intially booked the venue up until the end of January and then was going to review the numbers/popularity of the class before booking further...unfortunately I have had to make the decision not to continue with this class for two very good reasons.
Firstly, the numbers of people attending are just enough to cover the hall rental, I would need approx 35 dancers regularly to make it a profitable class. We were averaging around 15 or so.....20 was the maximum number we ever acheived.
Secondly, I am finding it very tiring teaching two nights in a row, and then on Friday afternoon too. On March 5th the Viking opens again in Selsey and I will also be teaching on Saturday afternoons - and I know that to attempt to do four days in a row is going to be too much for me. I didn't know how I would get on to be honest until I tried it! But now I have, I do know! and sadly for this class it means it has now closed as my energy levels just aren't up to it.
What I would like to say to those of you that loved the class but that hasn't yet tried out my Wednesday class in Six Villages Sports Centre, Westergate (just 7 minutes away from Boxgrove in a car), is that I would love you to come along at 8 p.m. one Wednesday and try the class out.....from 8 - 9.45 p.m. I teach current line dances, some along the lines of Knee Deep and Jig About, but also others along the lines of Pack Up, Drip Droppin etc.....you will STILL be learning current line dances, that will pack the dance floors through the year.......I think its a lovely friendly class, full of lovely people and think that the new people I have met at Boxgrove would fit right in. To those of you who have already attended the Westergate class but switched to Thursdays, if you decide to switch back to Wednesdays I will accomodate your tastes even more than I did before, to teach dances along the lines of Drip Droppin etc. we need to have members that want to learn them regularly attending the class. I believe we have plenty of that level that 'want' to learn these dances now, so all I can say, is please come along on a Wednesday once again, and we will pick up where we left off at Boxgrove! :) (plus if you want to go over older improver level dances you are welcome to come along even earlier whilst the beginners are still there as from 7.30 - 8 p.m. I re teach dances such as Closer, Walk the line, T Bone Shuffle etc etc to bring the improvers up through the ranks!)
The level of dance I have been teaching at Boxgrove hasn't been any harder than the level of dance I teach at Westergate. The only difference is that you got 'more' dances than I would attempt to teach in one evening at Westergate.
And that's the only difference really - apart from that it's exactly the same! Fun, friendly, a good workout and local....! Line dancing is a dwindling sport in many areas, but I feel that the South East of England have a good supportive bunch of linedancers who want to keep it alive and kicking (not literally - well, not unless its scripted!) and the only way to do that is to reguarly attend the local classes and keep them thriving! I'm doing my bit at the opposite end by starting and re-starting absolute beginners classes in and around the area, and we currenly have a good 15 or so brand new people in our beginner classes.....let's see if we can make addicts out of them, by throwing parties, organising holidays, and dancing to live music.....I love line dancing as much as you all do, and want to see it thriving for years to come!
At the recent Linedancer Magazine awards show I had taught ALL of the dances that won prizes in their categories....Mamma Maria, Quarter after one, Tennessee Waltz Surprize, Rhyme or Reason and Drip Droppin!!! and in all cases as soon as they were released......these dances are now world wide hits....meaning you can learn them here, and go anywhere in the world to dance them alongside linedancers from as far afield as Australia!
Once again I would like to apologise for this sudden closure of the class with no notice, but I had to make a decision there and then with a booking form in my hand and really had no choice but to close it down.
If you would like to join my Wednesday dancers, we are next open on Wednesday 16th February......you class would begin at 8 p.m. and costs £4 each.
The address is:-
Six Villages Sports Centre (just drive into Westergate Community School and round the back to the leisure centre)
Lime Ave
Westergate
Chichester
PO20 3UE
and if you have any questions, please do give me a bell on 07799741288...
Take care everyone and I hope to see you soon!
Julie xxx
p.s. please could you let your friends that have attended Boxgrove class before know that the class has closed down. Many thanks x
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and finally....
I am very much looking forward to seeing most of you in BOURNEMOUTH this coming weekend!!! If you havent received the information letter re self driving/coach travel by now please do email me to let me know.... my email address is julieandthekatz@msn.com
with love
Julie Davies xxx
