IN THE NEWS

Dear Dancers, 

 

We do hope that you are all doing well.

 

Please read below for details of everything happening over the next few months at the Court School of Dancing.

 

Dates for your Diary 

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October - December 2024 

Saturday 12th October 2024 - 8pm - Saturday Night Dance

Saturday 9th November 2024 - 4pm - 4 week Viennese Waltz and Polka Class - Pre Book

Saturday 9th November 2024 - 8pm - Saturday Night Dance

Saturday 30th November 2024 - 8pm - Winter Party Night

Saturday 14th December 2024 - 8pm - Saturday Night Dance

Friday 20th December 2024 - Last Class night before Christmas

Friday 27th December 2024 - 8pm - BeTwixMas Party Night

Tuesday 31st December 2024 - 8.30pm - New Year's Eve Party

3rd January 2024 - School reopens in 2025!

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Saturday Dance Night on 12th October 2024

From 8.00pm - £8 on the door

 

There will be all the Ballroom and Latin dances together with a Bus Stop and Snow Ball Dance. We provide Tea, Coffee and biscuits although please bring with you any other snacks/drinks you require.

 

New Timetable from Tuesday 10th September 2024

 

Thank you to everyone who completed the feedback form we sent out previously. We were so pleased to see that overall everything was very positive however it was clear that people wished to attend the social more but sometimes had classes on at the same time, and also dancers were struggling to learn Ballroom outside the large Colman Hall and that you would like to learn some other speciality dances.

 

As a result of your feedback we have a new post medal test timetable.

 

There will be changes to both Latin and Ballroom Classes this time as we attempt to streamline the classes to be able to offer more speciality dances and to ensure that we can welcome beginners each week on both nights.

 

The New Timetable post September will look like this

 

Tuesday Timetable

Stage 1 Ballroom - 7.45pm - Colman Hall - suitable for anyone at Bronze or Silver level

Stage 2 Latin - 7.45pm - Redland Hall - suitable for anyone at Gold/Gold Bar 1 level

Social Dancing - 8.45pm Colman

Beginners Class - 8.45pm - 9.30pm - JNA

Paso Doble - 8.45pm - 9.15pm - Redland Hall - 6 week course (pre-book)

 

Thursday Timetable

Stage 3 Ballroom - 7.30pm - Colman Hall for anyone Gold Bar 1 or above

 

Friday Timetable

Stage 2 Ballroom - 7.45pm - Colman Hall - suitable for anyone at Gold/Gold Bar 1 level

Stage 1 Latin - 7.45pm - Redland Hall - suitable for anyone at Bronze or Silver level

Stage 3 Latin - 7.45pm - JNA Hall - suitable for anyone Gold Bar 1 or above

Social Dancing - 8.45pm Colman

Beginners Class - 8.45pm - 9.30pm - JNA

Salsa - 8.45pm - 9.15pm - Redland Hall - 6 week course (pre-book)

 

We are hoping the new system allows for some flexibility for example, as a Gold Bar 1 dancer you can join a Level 2 or Level 3 class depending on which night of the week suits you, or which other classes you need to attend. Further, doing it this way enables all ballroom classes to be in the Colman Hall. If you would like some guidance as to which classes will suit you best, please do not hesitate to speak to your teacher. Once you have chosen your class please be consistent within that class so that the class can progress, if you wish to change classes mid way through, please do speak to your teacher.

 

Social Attendance

The new set of classes will allow for everyone to have more opportunity to attend the socials (including the teachers) as practice time makes all the difference between 'learning to dance' and 'being a dancer'. The only way to truly learn to lead and follow is on the dance floor outside of a class environment where you can put to good use what you have been learning in class that is also the place to meet all the dancers from other classes. It would be brilliant to see as many of you as possible taking up the option of the social as we are one of the few dance schools to offer this regularly.

 

Speciality Dances

We are limiting the numbers in these classes to 12 people (6 couples) and there is an expectation that if you book these classes that you will be in the class each week so we can build upon the week before. The class cost is £5 per person and we will run the 6 week courses several times to ensure that everyone who would like to attend has the opportunity of doing so. Classes will be repeated therefore please do not sign up to a short course unless you can make all the sessions.

 

 

BEGINNERS CLASSES

Starting Tuesday 10th September and Friday 13th September 2024 - 8.45pm

 

Beginners will now be welcome every week at 8.45pm from the 10th September onwards.

 

Each week we will focus on one dance and the routine we teach will be suitable for new members. We are going to be following the timetable below, therefore if you would like to brush up on a particular dance yourself, you will be welcome to join in on any of the weeks. The class will be for 45 mins followed by the remaining time in the Social so if you see any new members please do not hesitate to ask them to dance.

Tuesdays

10th Sept - Rumba

17th Sept - Quickstep

24th Sept - Cha Cha

1st Oct - Modern Jive

8th Oct - Tango

15th Oct - Ballroom Jive

22nd Oct - Social Foxtrot

29th Oct - Waltz

Then repeat

 

Fridays

13th Sept - Tango

20th Sept - Ballroom Jive

27th Sept - Social Foxtrot

4th Oct - Waltz

11th Oct - Rumba

18th Oct - Quickstep

25th Oct - Cha Cha

1st Nov - Modern Jive

Then repeat

 

Thank you so much for attending our dance school and for reading our Newsletter and we look forward to seeing you on the dance floor soon

 

Sending you my very best wishes,

Karen 

karen@courtdancing.co.uk

On Behalf of myself, Margaret, Judy, Phil, Debbie and Graeme