DANCE RIVIERA ... THE ANNOUNCEMENT

At last night's cracking 5 year anniversary party Jim and Nicky had a couple of surprise announcements to make.

1. Nicky is pregnant! Jim and Nicky, fingers crossed, are to be parents. Wonderful, wonderful news.
   
2. A friendly merger has been affected between Jules Jive and Dance Riviera such that Dance Riviera will, effective immediately, operate under the Evolution Dance and Entertainment banner. Jules' Jive currently operate from the Worthing Assembly Hall on a Wednesday and Brighton's King Alfred Ballroom Suite.

Julian Hansford (AKA Jules) has been dancing for about 17 years, and running/promoting Modern Jive with Evolution Dance since January 2000. Julian has been extremely successful with the south coasts two principal Modern Jive venues - the Worthing Assembly Hall and Brighton's King Alfred Ballroom. Jules has worked alongside many of the leading names in the industry.

Jim and Nicky Bourgerie, known to many of you in the industry for their innovative teaching and personal manner, with appearances at many of the Jive's industries leading events will continue their involvement with the group at a social level, as a 'non-exec' to Jules, and continue to appear at Dartford as regular guest teachers. Jim and Nicky both have demanding daytime career jobs, and this together with the announcement of Nicky's pregnancy, means that they no longer have the time or energy required to maintain and develop Dance Riviera. See the attached announcement from Jim and Nicky.

Jim and Nicky leave a worthy legacy of five great venues, a wonderful and potentially excellent set of teachers (Clem & Tracey, Paul, Keith & Fran, Pete & Jill), a large and well trained Crew (too many to mention personally) and a couple of very good DJs (Dwain, Steve 'The Hitman' Strong and Gazza) and literally thousands of dancers who have learnt their first dancing steps with Dance Riviera. Quite an achievement.

Julian has implemented the following with immediate effect, saying "It's my belief that venues work best when teams work closely together and so each venue has been allotted a teacher and DJ who will, in the main, work out of that venue, and in so doing I believe, will gain the opportunity to teach to a level, and in a manner, that best suits the clientele at that venue".

It looks like this

• Swanley - Clem and Tracy working with Gazza


• Rochester - Paul working with Jules


• Crayford - Keith & Fran with Dwain


• Herne Bay - Keith & Fran, Keith DJ'ing


• Dartford - Pete & Jill with Jules


• Jim and Nicky are to be monthly guest teachers at Dartford.


• Steve 'The Hitman' Strong will be occassional guest DJ at all venues.


• Other guest teachers will be used.

The resident teachers named above will have one week off a month, to take a rest or appear at another DR venue in that week.

Jules
Evolution Dance and Entertainment
http://www.evolutiondance.co.uk/
07900 993535