Whats going on

It has been a busy year so far.

After returning from Tamworth from another fun filled 10 days of dancing, music, dancing, shopping and even more dancing, we hit the floor running.

I bought back a few great dancers and was keen to ‘get teaching’.  My favourite at the time was Bad Influence. But it too, like sooo many, have started to dwindle and a lot of other goodies have come to the floor. As far as the comps in Tamworth, I was very proud of Sumi and Elaine receiving 3rd in their Duo and our small group also receiving 3rd. Liz and I did not place in our category but received a very high score which led us to believe we did very well.  Congrats to all the girls.

On Australia Day a team of 30 people from our club and LAC Whitehorse represented Line dancing in the Australia Day March down Swanston St.

 It was a great experience and a hell of a lot of fun. We also did a demo at the end of the march in the gardens and we were very well received and had a lot of people watching and joining in with us. It was very disappointing to not have any other clubs join us as the invite was for all clubs to partake.  If the opportunity comes around next year, please join us.

Classes have been busy with a new bunch of beginners joining our classes. Even though I did not have a new ‘Raw beginners’ class this year, a lot of new ladies have joined the class and are doing extremely well. Great going ladies.

We have started to prepare for the upcoming ‘Southern State Line dance Championships’.  (See link on home page) Along with the more seasoned competitor, we now have a new bunch of beginners giving it a go. The main fun is putting the routines together and the chance for us all to try a few new tricks that we don’t do in the normal class environment.

As part of our training for the comp, 5 of us had the greatest pleasure of picking up a few dance steps and routines from ‘Jason’ the choreographer for the Jersey Boys show.  We were able to take advantage of dancing up on stage before the show with him and then sit back and enjoy the show after. This was a great experience, and one we will remember for a long time.

All this running around bought on a very contagious bout of cold to many of our class members. Last Saturdays training session was more like a scene out of a doctors waiting room with coughing and spluttering going on left right and centre. The few not yet affected were staying well back.  I am sure they are next.

As far as dancing goes, it is lovely to see the start of some cooler days as it does make dancing a little easier on the body.  I am sure in a couple of months; I will be complaining it is too cold and wish the heat to return. We are never happy.

Check out the ‘What’s coming up’ section to see what is down the track.