Just got this from one of our ladies at Crayford.....
I just love the dancing and all the friendly people. No matter how tired I am when I get in from work as soon as I hear the music I just want to be up - the only trouble is I can never sleep when I get home again ....
Angela
On Thursday 7th September we have a guest teacher taking our Advanced Smooth Jive Class.
Nigel is very "famous" in our dance world and for those of you who have been dancing a few years and gone to Camber/Bognor etc will know of Nigel & Nina as the top teachers of modern jive in the country.
So as you can imagine, we're proud as punch that he's agreed to take our Advanced class - we hope he doesn't spoil you too much and that you welcome Jim & I back!
We have no lady places left but have 2 guy places available.
We know these places will fill due to the popularity of the Advanced class, however, we thought we'd give you a chance to get in first if you haven't already!
Ring Nicky on 020 8692 3821 or email info@danceriviera.com to let us know if you'd like a place.
As always, if you're unable to turn up, please let Nicky know so that other people can have your place. Thanks.
No refreshments will be provided however there is a bar available for drinks and snacks.
Tango Dance World Championship ends in Bs. Aires
The jury of the IV Tango Dance World Championship crowned a Colombian couple with the top award for the Stage Tango category, while Argentine dancers were honoured with the accolade for the Dancehall Tango style.
Colombian dancers Carlos Alberto Paredes and Diana Giraldo Rivera, who have been dancing together for six years, presented a choreography created for Francisco Canaro’s song Pájaro Azul. This couple became the first non-Argentine performers to win the Stage Tango award, the local dancers obtaining this recognition in the first three editions of the championship.
Natacha Poberaj and Gustavo Peralta were the two Argentines considered the best in the Dancehall Tango category. Second place went to Aoniken Quiroga and Pablo Rodríguez from the province of La Pampa, while Soledad Cantarini and Diego Pérez of Santa Fe came in third.
The competition, now in its fourth year in this Tango-crazed capital, lasted 10 days.The Stage Tango event features dancers exhibiting feats of strength and acrobatic techniques while the Dancehall Tango event pitted couples against each other in traditional dancehall styles of tango enjoyed in Argentine since its origins early last century.
A total of 35 couples participated in the finals, which took place yesterday at Palermo’s La Rural, with the presence of Vice-President Daniel Scioli and the US actor Robert Duval, whose passion for tango is widely known.
The winning couples received 5,000 pesos and a contract signed with the Japanese company Minon to perform for two months in Japan.
Over 100,000 people were present at the championship, thereby doubling the audience that attended last year’s edition. The foreign country with the highest number of contestants was Colombia, with 25 couples in both categories. Other nations represented at the championship were Japan, Italy, Rusia and Finland, among others.
Some of the artists who presented a show during the night of the finals were Ariel Ardit, the Salgán-De Lío Duet, and María Nieves and Miguel Angel Zotto.The show El humor del tango (The Humour Of Tango) was performed and directed by Héctor Malamud, while renowned dancers Mora Godoy and Junior Cervilla presented Tangodisea.
Sunday also marked the end of the milongas organized at the venue of the World Championship.
The success was remarkable as many amateur and profesional dancers crowded the dance-floor every night. Bien Frappé, Tubatango, Yunta Tango and El Caburé were some of the orchestras playing live.
Next week's Advanced Smooth Jive class on Thursday 31st August is FULLY BOOKED, however, please check back on the Blog and Website as sometimes places become available.
Nicky
On Wednesday night I taught at Broadstairs and once again experienced a great night. Part of the night included the finale of the fireworks which has taken place through August. At 9.45pm we watched fantastic fireworks with lots of oohs and aahs from everyone. John Ford (DJ for the night) played some excellent and perfect music to accompany them - Sandstorm, Ecuador and Boom Boom Bar (excuse me if I got that name wrong!).
Don't forget that Broadstairs is closed on Wednesday 31st August. Back open the following week.
Nicky
The American version of Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled one of it's celebrity dancers....
Are you ready..
Are you sitting down..
It's none other than Jerry Springer!
omg I can't wait to see that.
Jimx
I taught at Deal last night (which is always a pleasure) and what made my night was a new lady whom I got chatting to. She said that she'd had a fantastic time as it was her first night at Dance Riviera.
She then said she'd been to another company's venue in her home town (half an hour's drive) and found it unfriendly, difficult to understand and nobody asked her to dance. She said that she had found Dance Riviera to be the complete opposite and will drive half an hour every week with friends just to come to us. I was so pleased that she's going to carry on dancing as she loves it and of course that she's chosen to belong to the friendliest dance club in Kent. Thanks to all the crew at Deal who make it so special.
Nicky
I came across an advert for this in one of my trashy gossip magazines! I've never heard of it but it has dancing in it so I'll probably rent it.
What's the Story?.......Widower Frank (Robert "Full Monty" Carlyle) stumbles across the scene of a terrible car crash and accompanies victim Steve (John "Roseanne" Goodman) to hospital. Steve was on his way to keep a promise he made years ago - to meet his childhood sweetheart Lisa at their own dancing class - so Frank vows to take the dying man's place.
Click here to read more
Nicky
As you know we raise money for Breast Cancer Research when we do our Dance Experiences in shopping centres and festivals around Kent, plus we sell our car stickers for £1. We recently sent off £202 which was raised though Dance Experiences at Westwood Cross Broadstairs, and Dartford's Orchard Shopping Center, plus quite a few car stickers.
So a BIG THANK YOU to everyone that supported these events, danced, collected money or bought a sticker.
We recently held a Charity 3rd Anniversary dance and raised nearly £400 on the night, I'll post the letter when it arrives.
Jim, Nicky & Tracy
Another successful Dance Experience took place at Herne Bay Festival on Saturday, with big thanks to over 50 people who came to support this event.
A word from Tracy who managed the event on Saturday.....
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along to Herne Bay on Saturday and danced with us by the clocktower. Despite the chaos on the M2 and horrendous traffic jams we still kicked off on time and 'rocked' Herne Bay with our 'smooth jive' and 'dirty dancing' performances! Even the weather was perfect- a mixture of warm sunshine, blue sky and gentle breeze to keep us cool. Thanks again to everyone who came along to dance and not forgetting Wally who did a great job with handing out flyers....Tracy x
another word from Joe, one of our Broadstairs dance coaches....
Hi. We danced for an hour in a superb seaside setting, the dancing and music was excellent.
I don't know what the public thought, but I had a great time followed by a cappucino and a 99 icecream . Bliss! Thank you Dance Riviera for making my dreams of being a performer come true! Joe xx
Next Dance Experience will take place in Dartford Orchard Shopping Centre on Saturday 16th September....come along and make your dreams of being a performer come true :-)
Hiya all, we are back in Gozo - we travelled home yesterday, leaving the torrential rain behind at Stansted airport!!!!!
We had a great time back in the UK, Sam and Cally spent nearly all their time staying over at various friends houses, catching up on lost time - Pete managed to fit in a visit to Mallorca and I stayed with my little sis, Cathleen, her boyfriend and their gorgeous little baby Harry (see the picture).
I fitted in as much dancing as possible and it was lovely to see so many of you. Thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome and also putting up with me being just a little rusty to begin with - I soon found my dancing feet again thank goodness!!! I will be back again in November for both the Warmwell and Camber weekends (how convenient that they follow each other!!!!), so will catch up with everyone again then - time flies when you are having fun so it will come around in no time at all.
I hope you all enjoy the rest of the summer (fingers crossed the sun will come back out!) and I will keep you posted on life in Gozo. If any of you have a spare moment I would love to hear from you too so post your comments when you can - happy dancing and see you all very soon, lots of love Shelagh xxx
For all you Steve Strong fans out there will be pleased to know that he's DJing at Dartford TONIGHT. Steve regularly DJs at our Gravesend venue every week and is a professional DJ and Video/DVD editor and creator, he DJs all over the UK and Europe plus he's a lovely man :-) His sets are wide and varied and he knows how to keep a dance floor full with your favourite tracks.
Jenni will be doing her first intermediate teach tonight, so why not pop down and support them both.
OH......Jim & I have 2 lady spaces on our Advanced Smooth Jive workshop night at Dartford downstairs in the Darent Suite. If you want to come along, ring Nicky on 020 8692 3821 to book your place.
Nicky
Last night I had to DJ and teach intermediates at Crayford as our DJ Claire was unwell (get better soon!). I have to say that after trying to get cover, it was left down to me - and I wasn't particularly looking forward to it!
Teaching and running the night is hard work in itself but to DJ and try and please everyone in the room is added pressure that no-one wants. Anyway, it turned out to be a fantastic night! I got Jenni (our teacher) to DJ whilst Paul (Zoolander) and I did beginners, she was hilarious, talk about fast music :-) everyone loved it though.
When it came to freestyle, I was a little indulgent and played a lot of my favourite songs to dance to whilst catering for requests, beginners and our more experienced dancers. I got a lot compliments about my set which is nice because people only talk to you to when they don't like something!
Anyway, a big thanks for Tony, Pete, Zoolander, Terry & Christine especially for helping me to pack away the big kit, it's always much appreciated.
If anyone wants to post some 'nice' comments, please feel free to do so :-)
Nicky x
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Author: Jack HandeyIf your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.
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If you fancy taking a look at our photos from the Dance Riviera crew day out, then click this link
Dancing is a craze on television.
Adults and children show their dancing skills and compete for prizes.
But dancing has been popular for a long time. About 1920, the famous Steiff company of Germany made dancing bears. The bears were dressed like humans and stitched together to make a couple. One couple was a 14-inch golden mohair boy and a 13-inch white mohair girl.
It must have been hard to make the teddy bears dance, but they seem to have special charm — because they sold for $20,900 recently.
