DANCEZING & LET’S-DANZE WEEKEND BREAK – CORBY 2018
Over 90 people joined us at The Rockingham Forest Hotel for our joint weekend break. For some it was a reunion and for others it was their first experience. It was wonderful to see so many people on the dance floor together and to see people socialising and having fun.
The theme on Friday evening was ‘wear something red’ which had been suggested by one of our dancers due to the event being close to Valentine’s Day. It was fabulous to see such a splash of red, enhanced further by the red ‘mood’ lighting in the ball room:
We dances our socks off until past midnight, with some of our late night revellers persuading us to add a few bonus requests for good measure! After just a few hours sleep we were back in the ballroom ready for the dance workshops!
DANCE WORKSHOPS – Saturday morning
In the first workshop of the morning, Carol taught ‘All I See Is You’ – a 32 count, 4 wall, beginner dance choreographed by Willie Brown to a great track by James Barker
The second workshop we learnt a fun little dance called ‘Hey Senorita’ choreographed by Suzi Beau to a cute track by The Koi Boys. The ‘Elvis knees’ caused quite a giggle.
Carol taught ‘Life Changes’, choreographed by Heather Barton & Suzi Beau to a track of the same name by Thomas Rhett. The lyrics are beautiful! (unless you hear them incorrectly and think they’re adopting a ‘sheep’, as one of our dancers did!)
The last teach of the morning was a 32 count, 4 wall, improver level line dance titled ‘Stanryck’, choreographed by Jamie Barnfield to a reggae version of ‘Easy’ by Stanryck.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON – Time to Explore
On Saturday afternoon we had some free time – some people were glad of the time to relax and/or put their feet up before the dancing began again on Saturday evening. Others went out to explore places of interest nearby like Kirby Hall, Oakham Castle and beautiful Rutland Water.
PHOTOS
Click on the photos below to view some of the pictures taken at the weekend break – there were some fantastic fancy dress costumes!
SATURDAY NIGHT – Themed Social
The fancy dress theme for Saturday night was ‘through the decades’. It was brilliant to see so many people dressed up and there were some really super costumes. We had 3 independent adjudicators who selected our winners: Natalie Esgrove (1st) (pink jumpsuit and hair!), Sam Bossley (2nd) Rubiks cube, Carmen Burbery (3rd) 80’s girl.
We danced until past midnight on Saturday and were still all ready for breakfast and three more hours of dancing on Sunday morning! Line dancers are made of tough stuff!
Here’s a list of all the dances included in the program over the weekend, (some danced more than once). We tried to include as many of your requests and favourites as possible, but we probably would have needed a couple of extra days to get through them all!
Electric Slide, Lipstick Powder & Paint, Western Barn Dance, Little Wandering Heart, Little Red Book, Jingle Bell Rock, Cowboy Charleston, Honey I’m Good, Pretty Little Galway Girl, Burning Love Baby, Maverick Shuffle, Little Rhumba, Little Nancy Mulligan, My Pretty Belinda, Precious Time, Rocket to the Sun, Boom Boom Bang, Throwback Swing, Lemon Tree, All I See Is You, DISCO, Hey Senorita, Dancing All Over the World, Let It Swing, Until the Dawn, Little Zou, Bisou, Coatin’, Cowboy Strut, Places, Rita’s Waltz, Skinny Genes, Skinny Jeans, Mamma Maria
Lonely Drum, Bosa Nova, Islands in the Stream, Shania’s Moment, Whatchugot, The Bomp, The Real Deal, Eyes For You, East to West 17, Ticket to the Blues, Stanryck, Missing, Life Changes, Yes I Do, Tell the World, Smokey Places, Elliot’s Dream, Rebel Just For Kicks, Emergency, Gypsy Queen, Mack the Knife, My New Life, Lay Low, Bored, Big Blue Tree, Dance Like You’re the Only One, Black Coffee, In the Basement, Tennessee Waltz Surprise, Champagne Promise, Irish Stew
Kissing Strangers, Beautiful Wonderful, Boiling Point, Nancy Mulligan, Act Like A Man!, Tongue Tied Up, The Ghost of You, Better When I’m Dancin’, Lonely This Weekend, Corazon Diamante, Dance With Me Tonight, The Queen, Funky Sole, Havana Ooh Na Na, Dancin’ the Dust, Caribbean Pearl, Ain’t Misbehavin’, I’ve Got Something to Say
WEEKEND BREAK – CORBY 2019
Due to popular demand will be holding our third joint weekend break at the Rockingham Forest Hotel – 15th – 17th February 2019. A deposit of £25 is payable to secure your place. Click on the following link for a booking form: Dancezing and Lets-Danze Weekend Break – Corby February 2019
Not long to go now until our weekend break in Corby! Looking forward to seeing you all there. Here’s the weekend program: