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Cruella
19th-June-2005, 12:43 PM
So it's only 3 weeks till the Daventry dance, who's coming?? Lisa and Burge are coming down from sunny scotland, myself, littleemccentral,JiveP, ZW and miss Conduct, Northants girlie, Angelique and many others are all regulars at these dances so should be a good forum get together. :clap:

drathzel
19th-June-2005, 01:19 PM
So it's only 3 weeks till the Daventry dance, who's coming?? Lisa and Burge are coming down from sunny scotland, myself, littleemccentral,JiveP, ZW and miss Conduct, Northants girlie, Angelique and many others are all regulars at these dances so should be a good forum get together. :clap:


I have been tempted but i am not sure yet. We shall have to see. But it would be so nice to see you all again! :hug:

fletch
19th-June-2005, 01:42 PM
So it's only 3 weeks till the Daventry dance, who's coming?? Lisa and Burge are coming down from sunny scotland, myself, littleemccentral,JiveP, ZW and miss Conduct, Northants girlie, Angelique and many others are all regulars at these dances so should be a good forum get together. :clap:

Hi sweetie

me and the gang haven't decided whether to go daventry or the Ball at Coventry. As we are all mainly newbies what are your thoughts? :nice:

Cruella
19th-June-2005, 02:55 PM
Hi sweetie

me and the gang haven't decided whether to go daventry or the Ball at Coventry. As we are all mainly newbies what are your thoughts? :nice:

The ball at coventry i believe is the weekend before, so no reason why you can't do both! Daventry is definately not to be missed, with about 400 dancers you are going to get all levels of dancer there. Emma Petitt always makes it a fun evening with a dirty dancing comp and a couple of cabarets plus plenty of freestyle time as it doesn't finish until 2am. :clap:

fletch
19th-June-2005, 04:26 PM
hi sweetie

fab thats two weekends of dancing sorted out., hope to make contact with other forum users.xxx :grin:

David Bailey
19th-June-2005, 04:45 PM
Surely I can't be the only one who saw this thread and thought "Oh no, not another discussion about UCP dancing"? :innocent:

(I know, don't call me... etc.)

Was there a previous thread about this event last time, giving, you know, details? For those of us who don't actually know what this event is?

Cruella
19th-June-2005, 08:19 PM
Surely I can't be the only one who saw this thread and thought "Oh no, not another discussion about UCP dancing"? :innocent:

(I know, don't call me... etc.)

Was there a previous thread about this event last time, giving, you know, details? For those of us who don't actually know what this event is?

There was a previous thread under the same name for last years event, sorry didn't realise. :blush: The venue is still the same Daventry Sports Centre (holds about 400/500 people) 9th July 8pm till 2am there are workshops on during the day but i'm afraid i don't know the details. If you want to know more then you are best contacting Emma Petitt on 01327 311137 or 07734 910343 email emma@ceroccentral.com :flower:

David Bailey
19th-June-2005, 09:40 PM
There was a previous thread under the same name for last years event, sorry didn't realise. :blush:
Thanks - last year's thread is here (http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3045). Certainly sounds like a fun night from the posts.


The venue is still the same Daventry Sports Centre (holds about 400/500 people) 9th July 8pm till 2am there are workshops on during the day but i'm afraid i don't know the details. If you want to know more then you are best contacting Emma Petitt on 01327 311137 or 07734 910343 email emma@ceroccentral.com :flower:
Well, that's more information than I can see on the ceroccentral web site - once again, the Forum is The Only Source of Reliable Information About Upcoming Events.

(And, of course, also the Best Source Of Unsubstantiated Gossip About Past Events - what more could you want?)

Seriously though, why is there nothing about this on the site? Have all the tickets been sold or what? I mean, this is a Big Event, planned for months in advance, a little note somewhere prominent in the website may be useful...?

Whitebeard
19th-June-2005, 11:16 PM
..... a little note somewhere prominent in the website may be useful...?
Might old chap, might.

bigdjiver
20th-June-2005, 01:04 AM
Thanks - last year's thread is here (http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3045). Certainly sounds like a fun night from the posts.


Well, that's more information than I can see on the ceroccentral web site - once again, the Forum is The Only Source of Reliable Information About Upcoming Events.

(And, of course, also the Best Source Of Unsubstantiated Gossip About Past Events - what more could you want?)

Seriously though, why is there nothing about this on the site? Have all the tickets been sold or what? I mean, this is a Big Event, planned for months in advance, a little note somewhere prominent in the website may be useful...?The event is likely to be a sell-out with minimal promotion on reputation. If that forecast looks unlikely to be met just a tiny nudge on the accelerator will complete the job.

Cruella
20th-June-2005, 07:57 AM
The event is likely to be a sell-out with minimal promotion on reputation. If that forecast looks unlikely to be met just a tiny nudge on the accelerator will complete the job.

Yes this is a very popular event but you can still get tickets on the door for the sum of 10 pounds. :cheers:

Trish
20th-June-2005, 10:51 AM
I am hoping to go, but haven't sorted it all out yet - but as you said Cruella, I can always get a ticket on the door if I don't get organised in time.

I'd quite like to do the workshops really, but I don't know if I'm too late for that, and also don't know if they're likely to be fairly even numbers or over-run with women!

Anyone any information about this?

Danielle
20th-June-2005, 10:59 AM
:clap: :clap: i think i will be making the journey up!! :clap: :clap:
Can't wait, looking forward to seeing some familar faces and having some lovely dances :flower:

(not sure about dirty dancing though - not really my style at all :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :wink: )

Danielle
20th-June-2005, 11:02 AM
oh no, just realized it clashes with the Twyford freestyle :eek: :eek:

Don't know what to do now :sick: :what:

Rhythm King
20th-June-2005, 11:31 AM
oh no, just realized it clashes with the Twyford freestyle :eek: :eek:

Don't know what to do now :sick: :what:

Chat up a friendly chopper pilot and go to both - sorted :waycool:

R-K x

Cruella
20th-June-2005, 03:53 PM
oh no, just realized it clashes with the Twyford freestyle :eek: :eek:

Don't know what to do now :sick: :what:

I too am gutted it clashes with Twyford, this happened at the last big Daventry dance. (Must make note to get Emma and Bill & Bex to talk to each other in future about dates!!) But Twyford is on every month and i am going to the next one in august to see Ray and Jayne off :tears: There is only 2 or 3 big Daventry freestyles a year and the room is about 3 times as big so more floorspace and dancers. :clap:

Danielle
21st-June-2005, 12:33 PM
I too am gutted it clashes with Twyford, this happened at the last big Daventry dance. (Must make note to get Emma and Bill & Bex to talk to each other in future about dates!!) But Twyford is on every month and i am going to the next one in august to see Ray and Jayne off :tears: There is only 2 or 3 big Daventry freestyles a year and the room is about 3 times as big so more floorspace and dancers. :clap:

good point!!!! think i'm gonna have it play it by ear, have just got a job come up that day (photographing the ballet - am very excited!!!) so if i have energy left (or someone else is prepared to drive :wink: ) will definately come up cos it will be great to go somewhere different :clap: :clap: - if not Twyford as its just down the road!!

Its sooo nice to have 2 great venues to choose from :D

bigdjiver
21st-June-2005, 01:11 PM
I found a flyer picked up from Wellingborough.

Dirty dancing workshops 11am to 5 pm, including blues by Roy Asagaba Power, plus a Salsa "teaser". Guest teachers also include include Val Forsey and David Rockov.

Night is 8pm to 2am, theme "Dirty dancing", with "flirty" class & cabaret & DD competition. colors pink/white/black, DJ Roy Ambridge

David Bailey
21st-June-2005, 04:53 PM
plus a Salsa "teaser".
OK, that's where they say "I could teach you salsa, but I'n not going to, nerr nerr", yes?

Howcum no-one ever invites known salsa teachers (I may be wrong here, feel free to shoot me down if so) to these events? I know dozens (well, a few) top-class salsa teachers in North London alone, but AFAIK none have been asked to teach at an MJ event...

Zebra Woman
23rd-June-2005, 02:00 PM
OK, that's where they say "I could teach you salsa, but I'n not going to, nerr nerr", yes?

Howcum no-one ever invites known salsa teachers (I may be wrong here, feel free to shoot me down if so) to these events? I know dozens (well, a few) top-class salsa teachers in North London alone, but AFAIK none have been asked to teach at an MJ event...

I don't think MJ is the right place to learn salsa as IMO salsa dancing goes with salsa music and needs many hours for the salsa footwork, beat and different leads to sink in. That's not going to happen to hundreds of people in a one hour or so class. Learning salsa takes application and discipline. Plus I'm sure Phil Roberts doesn't want to lose his Ceroc customers to the local salsa bars either :what: .

I'm sure Roy Asagaba Power, do a grand job of teaching basic salsa or even 'teasing' if that's what is required.... :what: He is a fine salsa dancer . I had several real salsa dances with him at Southport and I felt his salsa was even better than his jive. :worthy:

Sadly mine wasn't :blush: . But he was so nice he didn't seem to mind :flower: .

David Bailey
23rd-June-2005, 03:17 PM
I don't think MJ is the right place to learn salsa as IMO salsa dancing goes with salsa music and needs many hours for the salsa footwork, beat and different leads to sink in.
I agree salsa has a learning curve, but one could make exactly those arguments for, well, any non-MJ dance style. Certainly there's an even steeper learning curve for Ballroom / Latin, and nosequins is (I think) still doing OK on those fronts.

Although trying to teach Argentinian Tango to an MJ crowd would, I suspect, be a significant challenge... :)

Paul F
26th-June-2005, 09:31 PM
There was a previous thread under the same name for last years event, sorry didn't realise. :blush: The venue is still the same Daventry Sports Centre (holds about 400/500 people) 9th July 8pm till 2am there are workshops on during the day but i'm afraid i don't know the details. If you want to know more then you are best contacting Emma Petitt on 01327 311137 or 07734 910343 email emma@ceroccentral.com :flower:

Its on until 2! :grin: I will be there.
I really dont mind driving long distances to get to freestyles just so long as they go on long enough. Some venues advertise big summer balls or christmas parties etc. and they only go on until 12! Then they have cabarets in the middle of it. Ok, i guess thats good if you like cabarets :blush:
Its ashame for those that want to go but have to drive a long way.

This sounds good though. I went to the last one (emma's teaching anniversary) and thought it was well worth the effort. It certainly is a big venue :wink:

Cruella
28th-June-2005, 05:16 PM
Its on until 2! :grin: I will be there.
I really dont mind driving long distances to get to freestyles just so long as they go on long enough. Some venues advertise big summer balls or christmas parties etc. and they only go on until 12! Then they have cabarets in the middle of it. Ok, i guess thats good if you like cabarets :blush:
Its ashame for those that want to go but have to drive a long way.

This sounds good though. I went to the last one (emma's teaching anniversary) and thought it was well worth the effort. It certainly is a big venue :wink:
Make sure you bring some friends with you, someone to keep you company on the journey and some new faces for us to dance with is always great. Did we dance at the last one i wonder??

Paul F
28th-June-2005, 05:27 PM
Make sure you bring some friends with you, someone to keep you company on the journey and some new faces for us to dance with is always great. Did we dance at the last one i wonder??

:nice: Not sure!

I am going to make it my special mission to get a dance with you :flower:

David Bailey
28th-June-2005, 06:17 PM
I really dont mind driving long distances to get to freestyles just so long as they go on long enough. Some venues advertise big summer balls or christmas parties etc. and they only go on until 12! Then they have cabarets in the middle of it. Ok, i guess thats good if you like cabarets :blush:
Oh :yeah:
I'd add "and if you're reasonably confident it'll be a good night". It takes a lot to get me out of my London shell. :blush:

Paul F
28th-June-2005, 06:24 PM
Oh :yeah:
I'd add "and if you're reasonably confident it'll be a good night". It takes a lot to get me out of my London shell. :blush:

Its that big grey circly thing. Acts like a prison wall :)

Am i right in thinking that they are extending the M25 to 5 lanes in either direction? :eek: Looked like it around junction 15 at the weekend.

David Bailey
28th-June-2005, 07:33 PM
Its that big grey circly thing. Acts like a prison wall :)
OK, you're a Neil Gaiman fan, right?

But hey, I'm not a complete wuss - I've been to Chesham :grin:
And Bisley, but we don't talk about that


Am i right in thinking that they are extending the M25 to 5 lanes in either direction? :eek: Looked like it around junction 15 at the weekend.
Probably...

Paul F
28th-June-2005, 07:39 PM
OK, you're a Neil Gaiman fan, right?


:confused: Im afraid I dont know that name.

Northants Girly
28th-June-2005, 09:46 PM
:nice: Not sure!

I am going to make it my special mission to get a dance with you :flower:Allow me to introduce you both :D

Paul F
29th-June-2005, 12:53 AM
Allow me to introduce you both :D

Its a deal :cheers:

David Bailey
29th-June-2005, 06:14 AM
:confused: Im afraid I dont know that name.
Neil Gaiman, author. I'm referring to Good Omens, where he gave an... interesting... description of the M25 :)

Cruella
29th-June-2005, 08:37 AM
Allow me to introduce you both :D
Cheers Linda. :kiss:

Lucy Locket
29th-June-2005, 09:38 AM
I shall be there too but not till later on, seen too many cabarets, prefer to dance, plus going out to dinner beforehand !!! :clap:

Hopefully see some of you there

Danger Mouse
29th-June-2005, 01:12 PM
For those who don’t receive it, I’ve cut this directly from the Ceroc Central Email Newsletter, received this morning:

“DIRTY DANCING” THEME NIGHT in the Great Hall from 8.00pm to 2.00am (pay on the door)
7.45pm Doors Open
8.00pm Fun ‘n’ flirty “dirty dancing” class with Emma & Alex
8.30 Freestyle
9.30pm Showcase from Claire & James finalists of “Strictly Dance Fever”
9.35pm “Dirty Dancing” Competition
9.50pm Freestyle
10.30pm Cabaret entertainment and Dirty Dancing Competition – Final
10.50pm Freestyle
11.15pm Prize giving
11.25pm Freestyle
2.00am finish

MUSIC
All the best dance music by resident DJ Rob Ambridge and introducing a “Blues” section from 1am to 2am with guest dj to be confirmed…

COLOUR THEME
Any combination of Pink, White & Black (the more pink & white the better from the ladies…)

Zebra Woman
29th-June-2005, 01:29 PM
For those who don’t receive it, I’ve cut this directly from the Ceroc Central Email Newsletter, received this morning:

“DIRTY DANCING” THEME NIGHT in the Great Hall from 8.00pm to 2.00am (pay on the door)
7.45pm Doors Open
8.00pm Fun ‘n’ flirty “dirty dancing” class with Emma & Alex
8.30 Freestyle
9.30pm Showcase from Claire & James finalists of “Strictly Dance Fever”
9.35pm “Dirty Dancing” Competition
9.50pm Freestyle
10.30pm Cabaret entertainment and Dirty Dancing Competition – Final
10.50pm Freestyle
11.15pm Prize giving
11.25pm Freestyle
2.00am finish

MUSIC
All the best dance music by resident DJ Rob Ambridge and introducing a “Blues” section from 1am to 2am with guest dj to be confirmed…

COLOUR THEME
Any combination of Pink, White & Black (the more pink & white the better from the ladies…)

I'm sure it will be a great night but I am dismayed to see so many things breaking up the freestyle, each one highly likely to over-run. :tears:

Fortunately Emma is the most punctual ceroc teacher I have ever known. If anyone can keep to time she can :worthy:

I am very curious about the mystery blues DJ....do we get a clue?

Does he use a laptop or CDs?
Will he have a pre-prepared playlist?
Can he dance?
Will he dance? :devil:

Or 'she'.... :whistle:

Paul F
29th-June-2005, 01:32 PM
Im absolutely gutted. From a 6 hour night we actually only get just over 4 hours of freestyle :tears:

Its one of those where you just get into your freestyle then it stops for another break :angry:

Why, oh why, oh why cant we just dance!!!

Northants Girly
29th-June-2005, 01:37 PM
Im absolutely gutted. From a 6 hour night we actually only get just over 4 hours of freestyle :tears:

Its one of those where you just get into your freestyle then it stops for another break :angry:

Why, oh why, oh why cant we just dance!!!Lets just save our socialising, drinking and eating :na: till the breaks then in the freestyle bits we can just
DANCE DANCE DANCE! :grin:

Paul F
29th-June-2005, 01:44 PM
Lets just save our socialising, drinking and eating :na: till the breaks then in the freestyle bits we can just
DANCE DANCE DANCE! :grin:

Ok :cheers: but im still annoyed :sad:

Danger Mouse
29th-June-2005, 01:51 PM
Maybe I’m odd or something, but I actually quite like the breaks. I’ve never been one to dance wall-to-wall. I suppose it must be my age as I just can’t keep it going all night.

Paul F
29th-June-2005, 01:54 PM
Maybe I’m odd or something, but I actually quite like the breaks. I’ve never been one to dance wall-to-wall. I suppose it must be my age as I just can’t keep it going all night.

Im sure it will be a storming success as a night as plenty of people love cabarets, competitions etc.
The only reason I am annoyed is a purely personal one. I want to make the drive down there to dance with as many people as possible that I dont usually get to dance with.
With such a huge reduction in freestyling time it makes it less of an incentive.

Danger Mouse
29th-June-2005, 02:08 PM
Im sure it will be a storming success as a night as plenty of people love cabarets, competitions etc.
The only reason I am annoyed is a purely personal one. I want to make the drive down there to dance with as many people as possible that I dont usually get to dance with.
With such a huge reduction in freestyling time it makes it less of an incentive.

Please tell me your still coming down. If I thought posting the evenings schedule was going to put people off I wouldn’t have posted it in the first place. Omg I promise I’ll come up to a Manchester Ceroc Freestyle soon.

Zebra Woman
29th-June-2005, 02:09 PM
Im sure it will be a storming success as a night as plenty of people love cabarets, competitions etc.
The only reason I am annoyed is a purely personal one. I want to make the drive down there to dance with as many people as possible that I dont usually get to dance with.
With such a huge reduction in freestyling time it makes it less of an incentive.

Yes I agree there is much less time to dance with everyone. :tears: (please don't miss me out :flower: ). I add up hours freestyling against hours driving and there needs to be more hours freestyling.

Another drawback is this....I find I can hardly walk after sitting on the floor watching the cabaret etc :sick: ... so I will need to re-warm up four times over the course of the evening! :eek: Not getting any younger you know :sad: .

Paul F
29th-June-2005, 02:13 PM
Please tell me your still coming down. If I thought posting the evenings schedule was going to put people off I wouldn’t have posted it in the first place. Omg I promise I’ll come up to a Manchester Ceroc Freestyle soon.

I will probably still come down as Im sure there will still be a great atmosphere.

Cruella
29th-June-2005, 06:06 PM
A bit more info including the workshops during the day. Just think Paul F if you were going to another freestyle without breaks, that finished at 12, you would still only get 4 hours freestyle! You can use the breaks to chat, drink and make a mental note of which ladies you haven't danced with yet and would like to. :whistle:

angelique
30th-June-2005, 12:09 AM
I will probably still come down as Im sure there will still be a great atmosphere.

Can I put you on my dance card too Paul if I manage to get out to play that night? :flower:
I may even, cough cough, go out and try to buy a new dress, pink perhaps? :waycool:

Northants girly...pass me them there big knickers again! :rofl:
Anyone else to go on my dance card?

Cruella
30th-June-2005, 08:14 AM
Can I put you on my dance card too Paul if I manage to get out to play that night? :flower:
I may even, cough cough, go out and try to buy a new dress, pink perhaps? :waycool:

Northants girly...pass me them there big knickers again! :rofl:
Anyone else to go on my dance card?

Yeah, ME!!! :hug:

Northants Girly
30th-June-2005, 11:16 AM
Northants girly...pass me them there big knickers again! :rofl: Bloomin cheek!

You still havn't given them back to me! :eek:

Trish
1st-July-2005, 03:30 PM
Can I put you on my dance card too Paul if I manage to get out to play that night? :flower:

...

Anyone else to go on my dance card?

Yes, me too please - I've got my ticket now!

Northants Girly, I think you're going to be busy in these breaks! Please could you introduce me to everyone as well?

Angelique - I'd be very happy to dance with you too!

Paul F
1st-July-2005, 06:35 PM
Can I put you on my dance card too Paul if I manage to get out to play that night? :flower:

Northants girly...pass me them there big knickers again! :rofl:
Anyone else to go on my dance card?

That would be great :hug: .
That is, if I have recovered. All this talk of ladies underwear has left me all hot and bothered :blush:

Cruella
3rd-July-2005, 09:13 PM
Only 6 days to go :clap: I know of loads of forumites coming to this!! So post your names if you are, that way we will hopefully all get to meet up. In a venue that holds so many it would be easy to miss each other if we weren't aware who was there.

angelique
3rd-July-2005, 10:55 PM
Bloomin cheek!

You still havn't given them back to me! :eek:
:yeah:

Mr Angelique found them when he arrived home the other night and paled significantly saying......"What the f***....."
:rofl: :rofl:

Talk about passion killers !!! :what:

Who only wants to dance with me if I got the big knickers on??? :wink:

angelique
3rd-July-2005, 10:58 PM
That would be great :hug: .
That is, if I have recovered. All this talk of ladies underwear has left me all hot and bothered :blush:

:clap: :clap: :clap:
All theses lovely dances...who'se gonna sleaze wiv me? :drool:

Am getting all excited as it will be my first time out dancing since Southport so don't wanna be sittting out for one dance...you have been warned! :waycool:

Lucy Locket
3rd-July-2005, 11:24 PM
Lets just save our socialising, drinking and eating :na: till the breaks then in the freestyle bits we can just
DANCE DANCE DANCE! :grin:


Chocolate & popcorn??? who's bringing the BBQ??

Lucy Locket
3rd-July-2005, 11:26 PM
Can I put you on my dance card too Paul if I manage to get out to play that night? :flower:
I may even, cough cough, go out and try to buy a new dress, pink perhaps? :waycool:

Northants girly...pass me them there big knickers again! :rofl:
Anyone else to go on my dance card?


and the backless bra??

Lucy Locket
3rd-July-2005, 11:26 PM
Yes, me too please - I've got my ticket now!

Northants Girly, I think you're going to be busy in these breaks! Please could you introduce me to everyone as well?

Angelique - I'd be very happy to dance with you too!


And me?

angelique
3rd-July-2005, 11:28 PM
And me?

I'll dance wiv ya hun! Put me down on yer dance card!
Only if you bring a bag of popcorn too! :kiss: :cheers:

Rebecca
4th-July-2005, 10:30 AM
Finally got myself sorted and purchased a ticket. Looking forward to seeing you all there :D

Rebecca :cheers:

Lucy Locket
4th-July-2005, 10:57 AM
Should we arrange to gather on the dot of midnight in the reception area?

Cruella
4th-July-2005, 02:43 PM
Should we arrange to gather on the dot of midnight in the reception area?
NOoooo, thats when i change back into a pumpkin!!!

Rhythm King
4th-July-2005, 03:13 PM
NOoooo, thats when i change back into a pumpkin!!!

Yes, but a pumpkin with a very fetching hat :waycool:

Rebecca
4th-July-2005, 03:53 PM
Should we arrange to gather on the dot of midnight in the reception area?

Sounds good to me. I'll be the one in the pink, white and black. . . . :wink:

Trish
5th-July-2005, 10:04 AM
And me?

Yes certainly, that'd be good if you can find someone to introduce us. I'll be really happy to dance with all the forumites I can find (male or female - I'm not fussy!)

And I like your idea of meeting at midnight in reception - if I haven't worked out who you are by then I'll try it - I have a name badge!

Rebecca - glad you got yourself sorted mate - are you going to be there all day or just to the evening? See you tonight if you're around (I will be, as I'm taxiing).

Cruella
5th-July-2005, 12:32 PM
Yes certainly, that'd be good if you can find someone to introduce us. I'll be really happy to dance with all the forumites I can find (male or female - I'm not fussy!)

And I like your idea of meeting at midnight in reception - if I haven't worked out who you are by then I'll try it - I have a name badge!

Rebecca - glad you got yourself sorted mate - are you going to be there all day or just to the evening? See you tonight if you're around (I will be, as I'm taxiing).
Well i know Rebecca and Lucy Locket so between us we should all meet successfully. :hug:

Trish
5th-July-2005, 04:08 PM
Well I know Rebecca and Lucy Locket so between us we should all meet successfully. :hug:

Excellent! Midnight it is then (if we don't end up meeting before) - mind you I hope there's something I can dance to with you all, I'm not very good at dirty dancing with girls! :whistle: I do like the slow swing/blues stuff though so I hope they play some of that!

Lory
5th-July-2005, 05:40 PM
I'll be the one in the pink, white and black. . . . :wink:
:eek: WOW now that's just plain spooky!

Guess what, I'm going to be wearing one of those colours too! :wink: :D

Cruella
5th-July-2005, 07:01 PM
:eek: WOW now that's just plain spooky!

Guess what, I'm going to be wearing one of those colours too! :wink: :D
And i'll be wearing all of them!!! That way i don't have to make the decision as to which one. Would hate to pick just one and offend the other two. :rofl:

Lucy Locket
5th-July-2005, 07:51 PM
And i'll be wearing all of them!!! That way i don't have to make the decision as to which one. Would hate to pick just one and offend the other two. :rofl:


a pumpkin in white, pink & black !!!!!!!!

probably wear my pink & white dress as usual. :flower:

Northants Girly
5th-July-2005, 11:04 PM
a pumpkin in white, pink & black !!!!!!!!

probably wear my pink & white dress as usual. :flower:I'll be wearing virginal white (of course ;) )

:whistle:

angelique
5th-July-2005, 11:08 PM
I'll be wearing virginal white (of course ;) )

:whistle:
:eek: :rofl:

Me too then Linda........with BIG pink knickers underneath! :yum:

Rebecca
6th-July-2005, 09:18 AM
Rebecca - glad you got yourself sorted mate - are you going to be there all day or just to the evening? See you tonight if you're around (I will be, as I'm taxiing).

All day and all of the night!!!! Missed last night, sorry, being wined and dined :wink:

Trish
6th-July-2005, 11:58 AM
All day and all of the night!!!! Missed last night, sorry, being wined and dined :wink:

That's good, glad you go a ticket. I presumed the delights of Northampton had lured you away from Peterborough ;) . I might not go dancing on Thursday, as I had my shoulder yanked last night (as well as being elbowed in the temple and kicked on the shin by DJ!!! :eek: ), it'd be better to be fully recovered for Saturday. How many times have I said that though!

See you Saturday Becks, really looking forward to it!

David Bailey
6th-July-2005, 12:06 PM
(as well as being elbowed in the temple and kicked on the shin by DJ!!! :eek: ),
:confused: That wasn't me!! Unless you were at salsa in Watford last night... :eek:

Paul F
6th-July-2005, 12:37 PM
I have seen the word 'Ticket' mentioned many times. This isnt a ticket event is it?
According to the flyer posted earlier it says "pay on the door"

Rebecca
6th-July-2005, 12:44 PM
I have seen the word 'Ticket' mentioned many times. This isnt a ticket event is it?
According to the flyer posted earlier it says "pay on the door"

The workshops in the day are ticket only. The evening event is pay-on-the-door, unless you have purchased an all-day ticket (£25). The classes look good so I've opted for the all-day option myself. Will be good to meet you (if I haven't already)

Zebra Woman
6th-July-2005, 12:49 PM
I have seen the word 'Ticket' mentioned many times. This isnt a ticket event is it?
According to the flyer posted earlier it says "pay on the door"

Check out the website :

http://www.ceroccentral.com

It says pay on the door on the home page, and there is good info for directions etc.


The venue is very large, 3 basketball courts big ISTR. :whistle: I would recommend taking a choice of shoes, including your slippiest ones.

See you all there at the midnight rendezvous, I will be wearing black and white (stripes perhaps? :wink: ). I'm reserving judgement on the pink.

Paul F
6th-July-2005, 01:27 PM
The workshops in the day are ticket only. The evening event is pay-on-the-door, unless you have purchased an all-day ticket (£25). The classes look good so I've opted for the all-day option myself. Will be good to meet you (if I haven't already)

Ah, I see. Ok, I dont need to panic. :)

Would be great to meet you too. Maybe ZW can point me out to you? I cant wait until 12 :grin:

Would you mind ZW? :flower:

Paul F
6th-July-2005, 01:32 PM
I was going to post my picture on my profile so I didnt miss meeting anyone but i dont know how. :sad:

Northants Girly
6th-July-2005, 01:36 PM
I was going to post my picture on my profile so I didnt miss meeting anyone but i dont know how. :sad:On left, under "User CP" there is "Settings and Options"
go down till you get to "Edit Profile Picture"

not that I've tryed it myself . . .

DianaS
6th-July-2005, 01:39 PM
:eek: :rofl:

Me too then Linda........with BIG pink knickers underneath! :yum:
Hey any one got some pink knickers then they'd be three pink ladies!!!
Be great to see you all there!! I'm coming down (try and stop me :na: ) and Anthony and Imogen may be coming along as well
Just to keep an eye on don't ya know!
Haven';t danced all week and I feel like I'll BURST!!

Hmmm so is there a summary list somewhere? whose coming where we meeting, etc AND is DavidY coming to :innocent:
We need to know
David, You coming? :flower:

Paul F
6th-July-2005, 01:41 PM
On left, under "User CP" there is "Settings and Options"
go down till you get to "Edit Profile Picture"

not that I've tryed it myself . . .

I think the moderators might be picking on me as I dont have that option :tears:
I only have:

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DianaS
6th-July-2005, 01:44 PM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
drathzel

Northants Girly
6th-July-2005, 01:48 PM
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...
Yes - that IS a good spot . . .

WOW! Thats a long list! :grin:

Are you sure bout Drathzel?

Zebra Woman
6th-July-2005, 01:54 PM
I think the moderators might be picking on me as I dont have that option :tears:
I only have:

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Maybe you have to be a paid up mamber to post a profile picture?

I will be sure to introduce you to Rebecca, she is a fab dancer. Sometimes I'm quite happy just watching her dance :innocent:

Alison :flower:

Trish
6th-July-2005, 01:57 PM
:confused: That wasn't me!! Unless you were at salsa in Watford last night... :eek:

No, sorry to be confusing - it was my friend DJ from Peterborough, and I only mentioned him by name as Rebecca knows him!

DianaS
6th-July-2005, 01:59 PM
Yes - that IS a good spot . . .

WOW! Thats a long list! :grin:

Are you sure bout Drathzel?

Hi Hell no I just listed people who had replied to the thread! Is she not coming?? :tears:

drathzel
6th-July-2005, 02:01 PM
Is she not coming?? :tears:

Aww thanks... no i wont be there i had posted that i had hoped to then posted that i couldn't! But i will make it down again soon! :hug:

Zebra Woman
6th-July-2005, 02:02 PM
Hi Hell no I just listed people who had replied to the thread! Is she not coming?? :tears:

Well, it is quite a long drive for her Diana! :wink:


:rofl:

DianaS
6th-July-2005, 02:19 PM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
Silver Fox to provide appetisers :devil:

SilverFox
6th-July-2005, 02:24 PM
I'm coming. :D

Rummages will be available on a first come, first served basis, should any laydeeeez feel the urge.:devil:

drathzel
6th-July-2005, 02:25 PM
I'm coming. :D

Rummages will be available on a first come, first served basis, should any laydeeeez feel the urge.:devil:


what about la cuisine de moment...... mushroom :flower:

SilverFox
6th-July-2005, 02:46 PM
what about la cuisine de moment...... mushroom :flower:Are you not getting your 5 portions at the moment drathzel? :innocent:

David Bailey
6th-July-2005, 03:13 PM
Whose coming
...
DavidJames
...

:eek: :confused: I am?
No-one told me... :what:

Rebecca
6th-July-2005, 03:55 PM
I'm coming. :D

Rummages will be available on a first come, first served basis, should any laydeeeez feel the urge.:devil:

Fantastic! I'll find out what a rummage is, and then count me in :flower:

David Bailey
6th-July-2005, 04:37 PM
Fantastic! I'll find out what a rummage is, and then count me in :flower:
Ah, I suspect you'll definitely want to find out beforehand... answer is here (http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showpost.php?p=131660&postcount=33)

P.S. Good term, Silverfox!

drathzel
6th-July-2005, 04:43 PM
Are you not getting your 5 portions at the moment drathzel? :innocent:

not even one.... :tears:

Groovy Dancer
6th-July-2005, 05:11 PM
not even one.... :tears:


Do you need it to be delivered, and do you want it ..opened or wrapped? :wink:


smooth

Lucy Locket
6th-July-2005, 06:06 PM
Hey any one got some pink knickers then they'd be three pink ladies!!!
Be great to see you all there!! I'm coming down (try and stop me :na: ) and Anthony and Imogen may be coming along as well
Just to keep an eye on don't ya know!
Haven';t danced all week and I feel like I'll BURST!!

Hmmm so is there a summary list somewhere? whose coming where we meeting, etc AND is DavidY coming to :innocent:
We need to know
David, You coming? :flower:


dot of midnight in the reception area

Lucy Locket
6th-July-2005, 06:11 PM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
Silver Fox to provide appetisers :devil:


are you facing the stage & sitting to the right????
I know Cruella so she'll point me in the right direction, if she ever gets off the dance floor !!

Rebecca
6th-July-2005, 06:14 PM
Ah, I suspect you'll definitely want to find out beforehand... answer is here (http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showpost.php?p=131660&postcount=33)

P.S. Good term, Silverfox!

Shocked :eek: - never judge a book and all that. SF, you surprise me.

Zebra, thank you v much for your earlier comment :blush: :flower:

See you all there - ladies remember those big (rummage-protective) pink knick's :clap:

Cruella
6th-July-2005, 06:33 PM
Well, it is quite a long drive for her Diana! :wink:


:rofl:
Well Lisa and Burge are managing to come down from Aberdeen :clap: So distance is no excuse!!

Cruella
6th-July-2005, 06:37 PM
are you facing the stage & sitting to the right????
I know Cruella so she'll point me in the right direction, if she ever gets off the dance floor !!
That's highly unlikely :wink: But i'll point u in the right direction whilst in mid spin :rofl:
Yes on the right facing the stage is my usual sitting area, not that i ever actually sit there, but my bag does!! So lets all park ourselves in that area.

Cruella
6th-July-2005, 06:39 PM
what about la cuisine de moment...... mushroom :flower:
I can't believe you and silverfox have managed to lower the tone of yet another thread :whistle:

fletch
6th-July-2005, 07:46 PM
Hi all thats going :)
I'm really looking forward to meeting you all :flower: I wont be able to sit with you as there are a load of us going :clap: but guy's please come and ask me for a dance, and loads of Mikey moves I wont object I promise :wink: Lucey I still need to ask a few questions on fashion (nails bangles etc.) its shomething Chef was telling me at Southport...... :what: and I know it will be very tempting for you very experienced technical lot but no lesions on 'cut & paste' :sick:
It starts at 7.45 I believe dose any one know what time the doors open?

only 3 more sleeps :clap: :clap: :clap:

:cheers:

Yogi_Bear
6th-July-2005, 11:10 PM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
drathzelYogi Bear......maybe

Northants Girly
6th-July-2005, 11:13 PM
Yogi Bear......maybe :clap: :clap:

Lucy Locket
7th-July-2005, 12:17 AM
If anyone needs somewhere to sleep overnight or wants to take a shower & rest between workshops & the evening, you're welcome chez moi. About 10 minutes drive from Daventry.

Let me know by Friday, so i can sort out beds.

I'm only going to the evening do.
:clap:

angelique
7th-July-2005, 12:23 AM
:clap: :clap: :cheers:
Have to tell you all....am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited now.
Managed to trip the light fantastic in Wellingborough tonight...(.got out at long last!! :wink: )
and had some fab spins round the floor...did a few bluesy numers as a likkle taster in the run up to Saturday night and it bought all memories flooding back of Southport. :drool:
A luverly gentleman there gave me some feedback on my dancing...bless!
He said he could tell I had danced before and asked if I had done some of "them intermediate classes". When I said I had done "a few" he told me he could tell and that they were working.... :sick: :rofl:
Anyway girls, huggle round. Might wear a frock. :eek: ..it's only a might!
Will go shopping for rummage proof big knickers that could also double up as a handbag and might get some new lippie!
Sounding good eh? :D
Can't wait to meet new friends and see the old ones :yum:

DianaS
7th-July-2005, 09:13 AM
are you facing the stage & sitting to the right????
I know Cruella so she'll point me in the right direction, if she ever gets off the dance floor !!
Hi I was thinking facing the stage and sitting on the right. The forumites seemed to congregate there last time andit did mean we had excellect air all night!Have we met, Lucy Locket? :flower:

RoyBoy
7th-July-2005, 11:45 AM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
drathzel


I'll be there maybe, well almost probably definitely. :confused:
I assume tickets will be available on the door?

Yogi_Bear
7th-July-2005, 11:48 AM
Yes, £10 on the door...

Will
7th-July-2005, 12:01 PM
Whose coming
Hey looks like quite a crowd. Any idea where to congregate or do we just find a spare coupla tables and take them?
On the right of the stage is usually cool cas there are doors and a big fan...

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
drathzel
Kate & I are coming.

Yogi_Bear
7th-July-2005, 12:06 PM
Out of interest, are any Forumites definitely taking part in the dirty dancing competition, or maybe thinking about it? :wink:

cerocmetro
7th-July-2005, 12:06 PM
Seeing whats going on in London, feel I need to get away. Anyone got any room for me in their car. I'm in North London

Adam

Lucy Locket
7th-July-2005, 12:40 PM
Hi I was thinking facing the stage and sitting on the right. The forumites seemed to congregate there last time andit did mean we had excellect air all night!Have we met, Lucy Locket? :flower:


have we met? We'll soon find out :clap:

Lucy Locket
7th-July-2005, 12:40 PM
Out of interest, are any Forumites definitely taking part in the dirty dancing competition, or maybe thinking about it? :wink:


Not me

Northants Girly
7th-July-2005, 12:43 PM
not a chance :whistle:

cerocmetro
7th-July-2005, 01:00 PM
Hey apparantley I've just been told I'm judging the dirty dance competition :rofl:

Just need to get there now :whistle:

Adam

DavidY
7th-July-2005, 06:20 PM
is DavidY coming to :innocent:
We need to know
David, You coming? :flower:Oops - bit slow in replying. :blush:

Yes, definitely planning to be there. :clap: :hug:

Lory
7th-July-2005, 06:58 PM
Hey looks like quite a crowd.

Paul F
Cruella
DavidJames
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
Danielle
bigdjiver
Rhythm King
fletch
Lory
Whitebeard
DianaS
drathzel
:yeah:

Plus....
RoyBoy
Yogi Bear
Will and Kate
Adam (CerocMetro)
DavidY
JiVep
Miss Conduct
Lisa
Littlemcentral
Burge

:grin:

Paul F
7th-July-2005, 07:18 PM
:eek:

Wow. Thats an impressive number of forum bods
:clap:


Trouble is, I am afraid Im not going to get to dance with you all :tears:

Well ......the ladies that is :wink:

Lory
7th-July-2005, 07:43 PM
:eek:

Trouble is, I am afraid Im not going to get to dance with you all :tears:


The only way to cope, is to prioritise! ;)

Make sure you dance with ME first! :whistle: :wink: :D

Zebra Woman
7th-July-2005, 08:34 PM
The only way to cope, is to prioritise! ;)

Make sure you dance with ME first! :whistle: :wink: :D


No No No !!!

I think you need a system Paul,

How about Alphabetical ?

Starting with me - Alison :clap:

Or if you prefer, Reverse Alphabetical?

Starting with me - Zebra Woman !! :clap: :clap:


There now, we all can relax....

:devil:

Paul F
7th-July-2005, 11:27 PM
No No No !!!

I think you need a system Paul,

How about Alphabetical ?

Starting with me - Alison :clap:

Or if you prefer, Reverse Alphabetical?

Starting with me - Zebra Woman !! :clap: :clap:


There now, we all can relax....

:devil:


Thats rather crafty :wink:

Very clever though :clap:

angelique
7th-July-2005, 11:47 PM
The only way to cope, is to prioritise! ;)

Make sure you dance with ME first! :whistle: :wink: :D
:yeah:

Or how about....the girl with the BIGGEST knickers gets the first dance...and second...and third.... :rofl: :rofl:

Just an idea! :wink:

angelique
7th-July-2005, 11:48 PM
Hey apparantley I've just been told I'm judging the dirty dance competition :rofl:

Just need to get there now :whistle:

Adam

:yeah:
WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Great news....be great to see ya again tiger! :kiss: :hug:

Lucy Locket
8th-July-2005, 09:17 AM
The only way to cope, is to prioritise! ;)

Make sure you dance with ME first! :whistle: :wink: :D


me second

DianaS
8th-July-2005, 10:27 AM
Paul PLEASE dance with ME!

I have had an audacious dare by Ceroc Jock that needs both enactment, witnesses and a genuine Teacher to carry it off! Franks undies are on their way (allegedly...)

be Mine! :innocent:

Paul F
8th-July-2005, 10:39 AM
Paul PLEASE dance with ME!

I have had an audacious dare by Ceroc Jock that needs both enactment, witnesses and a genuine Teacher to carry it off! Franks undies are on their way (allegedly...)

me Mine! :innocent:


:what: :what:

<sound of screeching tyres as Paul speeds off into the distance to find a rock to hide under>

On second thoughts....ok :grin:

Mie
8th-July-2005, 10:51 AM
Plus....
RoyBoy
Yogi Bear
Will and Kate
Adam (CerocMetro)
DavidY
JiVep
Miss Conduct
Lisa
Littlemcentral
Burge
:grin:

You can now add little mie on the list too... :grin:
Yey!!! I'm SO excited!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

DianaS
8th-July-2005, 10:56 AM
:what: :what:

<sound of screeching tyres as Paul speeds off into the distance to find a rock to hide under>

On second thoughts....ok :grin:
What a gent...
I just hope he sends clean ones :D :flower:

SilverFox
8th-July-2005, 12:17 PM
Out of interest, are any Forumites definitely taking part in the dirty dancing competition, or maybe thinking about it? :wink:One name springs to mind..... :whistle:

http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5782&p=132491

SilverFox
8th-July-2005, 12:42 PM
So is this the definitive list?

Paul F
Cruella
Lucy Locket
Northants Girly
angelique
Trish
Zebra Woman
Rebecca
Danger Mouse
bigdjiver
fletch
Whitebeard
DianaS
RoyBoy
Yogi Bear
Will and Kate
Adam (CerocMetro)
DavidY
ji vep
Miss Conduct
Lisa
littleemc-central
Burge
Mie
SilverFox
Lory (Dirty Dancing competitor :clap: )
David James (Probably not. Will be far too busy Fly Posting the entire forum :na: :wink: )

David Bailey
8th-July-2005, 12:59 PM
So is this the definitive list?
David James (Probably not. Will be far too busy Fly Posting the entire forum :na: :wink: )
What, like this? :innocent:

I'm 50-50 at the moment, depends if I can drag a dance partner along for the ride....

Yogi_Bear
8th-July-2005, 03:58 PM
One name springs to mind..... :whistle:

http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5782&p=132491Cool.....!! :D

Rebecca
9th-July-2005, 05:55 PM
Managed to persuade Captain Fantastic to come too :clap:

jivecat
10th-July-2005, 10:47 AM
Bit late, but - I wuz there!

Zebra Woman
10th-July-2005, 10:47 AM
Well I had a fantastic night, Best Dirty Dancing night so far for me :D Thank you to everyone who danced with me ...no names :blush:

Hight points:

- Marc Forster's set. :flower: AND discovering that the mystery blues DJ was Marc Forster. :clap: :worthy: :cheers: Everyone I spoke to loved the blues set. The fact that well over 100 people were still dancing at 1.30AM despite some of them having a 2 hour drive to get home says it all :really: . Well done Marc :clap: MORE PLEASE!

- The music in general was varied , something for everyone. Plus I didn't hear any tracks from the film, hoorah.

- The mini bar in the forumite meeting area was a great idea, saving the massive hike to the main bar.

- Non cliqueyness. Everyone seemed to be dancing with everyone last night. The Forumites were so well dispersed in the crowd it was tricky to see people to make introductions. I was delighted to meet Lucy Locket at last, and introduce myself to the reality of Fletch. I did point Rebecca in the direction of Paul F.... eventually :blush: .

- Dancing with our mystery Aussie guest....shhhh


Low points:

- I thought the Dirty Dancing competition was a waste of time this time, very undersubscribed , only 10 or so couples went in for it out of several hundred people in the room. I think that says something :wink: . Choice of music for Dirty Dancing comp was a bit odd IMO.

- The Cabaret slot was too long IMO and behind schedule, it was on at midnight.


All in all a fab night. Big well done Emma Pettitt and Co. :cheers: :worthy:

ZW :flower:

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 11:00 AM
I had a really good night, didn't get there till after 10pm, hoping to miss the cabaret, but did catch the midnight performance. Danced pretty much solidly for the whole 3 hours i was there. had some really good dances.
Nice to meet you ZW & some of the others.
Fletch we didn't meet & you wanted to ask me something PM me with your question!!
DavidJames you owe me a dance methinks. Didn't actually get to know names till the end of the evening, but it's nice to put some faces & names together now.
Northants Girly, I could have given you a lift home & Angelique need not have gone out of her way, but didn't think about it till i was halfway home, sorry :blush: Brain was not working!

See you all again soon i hope. :clap:

jivecat
10th-July-2005, 11:08 AM
- Non cliqueyness. Everyone seemed to be dancing with everyone last night. The Forumites were so well dispersed in the crowd it was tricky to see people to make introductions.
So well dispersed that I didn't meet most of them. :tears:





- I thought the Dirty Dancing competition was a waste of time this time, very undersubscribed , only 10 or so couples went in for it out of several hundred people in the room. I think that says something :wink: . Choice of music for Dirty Dancing comp was a bit odd IMO.

I can understand why Emma put some rules in place to keep it cleaner but it seemed excessively sanitised - not nearly raunchy enough now. I agree about the music, I loved the second track but I don't think it brought out the best in the dancers.




All in all a fab night. Big well done Emma Pettitt and Co. :cheers: :worthy:



:yeah: I had a lovely time as well, especially the last hour, even though I was very tired.
I thought the atmosphere was strangely lacking during the cabaret/competition. The compere was desperately trying to get a response out of the crowd without much success. Is that because they really just wanted to get on with the freestyle, or because numbers seemed a bit lower than might have been expected? I was glad because there was space to dance properly all evening.

Cruella
10th-July-2005, 12:02 PM
Well i ache all over, arrived at 8.30 and danced solidly till 2 excepting the breaks for comp/cabarets. Had such a good night. Lovely to meet Paul F, thanks Paul for the great dances it was a pleasure. I think that maybe the music for the competitions was a deliberate attempt to stop the raunchy/pornographic dancing of last year. But did seem extremely tame in comparison. Emma/Paul and Alex were so funny in the doubles routine, fantastic bit of entertainment.
Thanks ZW for the hugging lesson!!! :hug:

Zebra Woman
10th-July-2005, 12:26 PM
Thanks ZW for the hugging lesson!!! :hug:

The pleasure was mine. :devil:

We can do Advanced Hugs Part 1 next time if you like :whistle:

Cruella
10th-July-2005, 12:31 PM
The pleasure was mine. :devil:

We can do Advanced Hugs Part 1 next time if you like :whistle:
Got me wondering what extras this would include??? :rofl:

Zebra Woman
10th-July-2005, 12:40 PM
Got me wondering what extras this would include??? :rofl:

Not 'Rummaging' ! :really: :eek: :sick:

In case that's what you were thinking :innocent:

ZW :flower:

David Bailey
10th-July-2005, 01:23 PM
I enjoyed the night, glad I ventured Out Of The Old Smoke.

High points:
- Managing to get several dances with both Miss Conduct and ZW, who unaccountably weren't solidly booked up all evening. :what:
- Being outed to a few forumites and forumettas :flower:
- Half-mezze and chips in a restaurant on the way back, yum - at 3am...
- Good company there and back
- Lovely dance floor, and pretty good music I thought. Although, having said that: "In these shoes"? - Kirsty MacColl, she's the only real version, never ever plan that male version...

Lowlights:
- Having to rush to re-park my car after being told the filth were booking people... :eek:
- When dancing with DianaS, being gratuitously splashed by a drink from some clever woman who thought walking through the middle of a dance floor with a full glass (fortunately only water) was a Clever Move :rolleyes:
- Managing, half-way through a lovely fast dance, to tap my arm with surgical, nay laser-like precision on the Nose Nerve of my partner, causing her to need to sit down for a rest :blush:


DavidJames you owe me a dance methinks.
Errr, possibly... ?


So well dispersed that I didn't meet most of them. :tears: You met me! What more could you want? :confused:

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 01:37 PM
Errr, possibly... ?

You were pointed out to me, but you were forever dancing or i was :whistle:

Same goes for Paul.

Never mind, there will be other times :grin:

Lory
10th-July-2005, 01:43 PM
I had a fab night! :clap: When I eventually got there (I had a few 'how to put this?' 'tense moments' before I came out :what: ..note to self, NEVER EAT DRIED APRICOTS AGAIN :blush: )



I thought the numbers were perfect, enough to make an atmosphere but not too many that we didn't have room for really great dances!

As ZW said, :worthy: to Marc for his superb set, I can't express how much I loved it! From what I heard of the other set, I thought that was pretty good too!

I can't comment on the Comp, as I wasn't there in time but as for the cabaret, Emma and Alex's routine was good but I could have lived without the other one

I had the most hysterical thing happen during a dance with JiVep, :D he span me out quite fast and we accidentally collided with another couple, :blush: nothing serious, we apologised and carried on.. :nice: then after the dance finished, I felt a tugging sensation on my hair :confused: and thought, as it was hot, my hair might have got suck under my armpit (it's happened before :sick: ) but when I felt it, I discovered a pair of glasses! :eek: :rofl: :eek: :rofl:

The poor, temporarily blinded man was searching for where they'd gone. :whistle:

Imagine if I honed this new-found skill, I could make myself a fortune! :wink:

Although, at the end of the evening, Paul did suggest someone search my hair to see what else I may have inadvertently picked up! :rofl:

Sorry I didn't meet any new forumites! :blush:

fletch
10th-July-2005, 02:01 PM
I got pulled by the coppers last night did anyone else? :what: you feel guilty even when you havent done anything :sad:
PaulF thanks for the dance :) sorry I didnt get to see you lucy hopefully next time :hug: it was lovely to meat all you others!!!! :flower:

David Bailey
10th-July-2005, 02:11 PM
Oops, missed these...


- The mini bar in the forumite meeting area was a great idea, saving the massive hike to the main bar.
There was a forumite meeting area? :confused: no-one ever tells me anything... :tears:


- I thought the Dirty Dancing competition was a waste of time this time, very undersubscribed , only 10 or so couples went in for it out of several hundred people in the room. I think that says something :wink: . Choice of music for Dirty Dancing comp was a bit odd IMO. :yeah: What was it with that competition then? Bodyrockers is a ... challenging... track, I think most would agree. Can't remember the other one.

So were there some special restrictions on how dirty the dancing could be or something? Surely "dirty dancing" is, well, kind of pointless if you put restrictions on it? Very :confused: ...


The Cabaret slot was too long IMO and behind schedule, it was on at midnight.
Honestly, without trying to disrespect all the hard work and talent that goes into these things, I really would rather be dancing than sitting on a hard floor watching dancing... I just don't think a cabaret is needed.

Oh and:

Not 'Rummaging' ! :really: :eek: :sick:

In case that's what you were thinking :innocent:
Well, apparently, all that sort of action was going on in the bushes, or so I was told. Couldn't see anything happening though, and I looked dozens of times... :)

Groovy Dancer
10th-July-2005, 02:13 PM
I had a fab night! :clap: When I eventually got there (I had a few 'how to put this?' 'tense moments' before I came out :what: ..note to self, NEVER EAT DRIED APRICOTS AGAIN :blush: )



I thought the numbers were perfect, enough to make an atmosphere but not too many that we didn't have room for really great dances!

As ZW said, :worthy: to Marc for his superb set, I can't express how much I loved it! From what I heard of the other set, I thought that was pretty good too!

I can't comment on the Comp, as I wasn't there in time but as for the cabaret, Emma and Alex's routine was good but I could have lived without the other one

I had the most hysterical thing happen during a dance with JiVep, :D he span me out quite fast and we accidentally collided with another couple, :blush: nothing serious, we apologised and carried on.. :nice: then after the dance finished, I felt a tugging sensation on my hair :confused: and thought, as it was hot, my hair might have got suck under my armpit (it's happened before :sick: ) but when I felt it, I discovered a pair of glasses! :eek: :rofl: :eek: :rofl:

The poor, temporarily blinded man was searching for where they'd gone. :whistle:

Imagine if I honed this new-found skill, I could make myself a fortune! :wink:

Although, at the end of the evening, Paul did suggest someone search my hair to see what else I may have inadvertently picked up! :rofl:

Sorry I didn't meet any new forumites! :blush:


Hey,Lory
:confused: :confused: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :flower: :flower: :flower: :flower: :hug: :hug: :hug: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

DavidY
10th-July-2005, 02:21 PM
Well I really enjoyed Daventry. Howver I think it's as Gus said about Southport:
The main correlation I've seen between those who had a good time and those who didnt was whether they were part of a posse or not.I know some people who didn't enjoy the previous Daventry night as they didn't know lots of people.

But for me, my regular venues are nearby so I know a lot of folk who were there, including people who came last night from places slightly further up the M6. So lots of good dances. :clap: :hug:
It was also lovely to see Lory & Lisa from further afield who I don't see so often :tears:.

I coud have done without the competition and some of the cabarets, although the "I'm the real Swayze" bit did make me smile.

I liked the Blues hour at the end :clap: and although I hadn't looked forward to the hour-long drive home, the first light of dawn reaching across the sky at 3am did wake me up nicely. :)

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 02:22 PM
I had a fab night! :clap: When I eventually got there (I had a few 'how to put this?' 'tense moments' before I came out :what: ..note to self, NEVER EAT DRIED APRICOTS AGAIN :blush: )



I thought the numbers were perfect, enough to make an atmosphere but not too many that we didn't have room for really great dances!

As ZW said, :worthy: to Marc for his superb set, I can't express how much I loved it! From what I heard of the other set, I thought that was pretty good too!

I can't comment on the Comp, as I wasn't there in time but as for the cabaret, Emma and Alex's routine was good but I could have lived without the other one

I had the most hysterical thing happen during a dance with JiVep, :D he span me out quite fast and we accidentally collided with another couple, :blush: nothing serious, we apologised and carried on.. :nice: then after the dance finished, I felt a tugging sensation on my hair :confused: and thought, as it was hot, my hair might have got suck under my armpit (it's happened before :sick: ) but when I felt it, I discovered a pair of glasses! :eek: :rofl: :eek: :rofl:

The poor, temporarily blinded man was searching for where they'd gone. :whistle:

Imagine if I honed this new-found skill, I could make myself a fortune! :wink:

Although, at the end of the evening, Paul did suggest someone search my hair to see what else I may have inadvertently picked up! :rofl:

Sorry I didn't meet any new forumites! :blush:


would you mind looking for my towel & i think Northants girly lost some cake :rofl:

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 02:23 PM
Sorry Lory, couldn't resist :blush: :devil: :flower: :flower: :flower:

Gus
10th-July-2005, 02:36 PM
- Having to rush to re-park my car after being told the filth were booking people... :eek: I think you will find that the civilised terms is POLICE .... and after all they have had to endure over the last few days I think such a term should NEVER be used on this Forum ... unless you want me to introduce you to Mr UnderPar! :angry:

Minnie M
10th-July-2005, 02:40 PM
........./snip/ I discovered a pair of glasses ..........The poor, temporarily blinded man was searching for where they'd gone.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: best laugh I have had all week, thank Lory :flower:

Andy McGregor
10th-July-2005, 02:50 PM
I think you will find that the civilised terms is POLICE .... and after all they have had to endure over the last few days I think such a term should NEVER be used on this Forum ... unless you want me to introduce you to Mr UnderPar! :angry:And if 6'8" of scary Police Sergeant doesn't scare you he'll introduce you to Mrs Par* ...

You do wonder why, in the light of other distractions, the local Police felt the need to give out parking tickets on a Saturday night? It's hardy rush hour so parking couldn't have been causing congestion. Maybe they'd finished their game of car colour snooker :wink:

*Mrs Par's weapon of choice is niceness. Only someone with a very scary secret weapon is usually that nice - think scalpels, pointy things, talons, etc :what:

Northants Girly
10th-July-2005, 03:04 PM
High points: . . .

Lowlights: . . .
Think you missed out the bit about dropping Northants Girly on the floor! :whistle:

Northants Girly
10th-July-2005, 03:07 PM
would you mind looking for my towel & i think Northants girly lost some cake :rofl:
Yeah - wonder what did happen to my cake!

It was choccy cake too :tears:

Northants Girly
10th-July-2005, 03:14 PM
Northants Girly, I could have given you a lift home & Angelique need not have gone out of her way, but didn't think about it till i was halfway home, sorryAh don't worry - Angelique got a coffee and a shoulder massage for her trouble :D

Paul F
10th-July-2005, 03:15 PM
Only just getting round to posting. So so so exhausted. I managed to dance ALL night, got home at 4:15 and was up again at 10 this morning to go practising for my other dancing. I am well and truly exhausted !

All in all I thought it was a fab night. So happy to meet many forumites :grin: but so gutted I didnt get to meet everyone. Lucy L - really sorry we didnt get to meet. The time just goes when your dancing. Hopefully next time. I did have some really brilliant dances - not going to list names and I also really enjoyed the blues set - thanks Marc.

Ok, the bad bit
Related to the points I was making earlier in the thread...... :mad:
Why oh why did we have to have all the breaks. It was quite clear (at least to me) that people wanted to dance - as strange as that may seem.
I second the congrats to Emma and everyone who took part :worthy: but in reality the competition was a real waste of time. We could have just watched people dancing in freestyle and seen the same thing.

Tony really did try his hardest to get the crowd going but I think people were just waiting to dance. Its so hard to maintain momentum when you have to sit down for half an hour. In that way its similar to an athlete (i guess :) ) in that they cant just suddenly stop moving otherwise they need to go through their whole warmup routine again.

Also, I know its not anyones fault it just happens, but it was SO hot :eek: I realise it was a hot day but I imagined a sports hall to have some kind of cooling system. I am going to prioritise in future where I go dancing. Places with air-con will win. When is the next freestyle in Luton (i remember it well) :)

All in all a good night though with just the right amount of people IMO.

Lory
10th-July-2005, 03:16 PM
Yeah - wonder what did happen to my cake!


Oh :really: It was yours! :cheers: It was a very handy find, when I got a bit peckish on the journey home :wink: :rofl:

I'll look for the towel later :na:

Anything else I should be looking for? :D

Andy McGregor
10th-July-2005, 03:25 PM
Anything else I should be looking for? :DThe battery on my laptop is running a bit low. I'll just pass the cable out for the charger if you could plug it in somewhere ...

Lory
10th-July-2005, 03:30 PM
~snip~ if you could plug it in somewhere ...Somewhere :what:

David Bailey
10th-July-2005, 03:51 PM
I think you will find that the civilised terms is POLICE .... and after all they have had to endure over the last few days I think such a term should NEVER be used on this Forum ... unless you want me to introduce you to Mr UnderPar! :angry:
Heck, OK {serious=ON}

Well, I apologise for the term, but not for the disrespect. It was 11.30pm, in non-residential area, Saturday night, and they're handing out tickets to people who parked out of the way, who weren't obstructing the non-existent traffic, and who couldn't find anywhere else to park.

It was just a straight revenue-generation exercise. I don't think Daventry leisure centre was the front line in the war against terror (war against Patrick Swayze, maybe...), so I'll treat them like I'll treat other traffic wardens - just above estate agents, just below insurance-company lawyers.

I certainly won't respect a group of people just for being wearing a uniform. Like anyone else, they have to earn my respect by their deeds, I'm just strange that way...
{serious=OFF}


Think you missed out the bit about dropping Northants Girly on the floor!
I think you mis-typed that - you meant to say "the bit where David risked life, limb and back injury to transform NG's fall into a graceful drop" surely? :innocent:

I didn't put it in because I didn't know whether it was a high or low light :)

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 03:55 PM
Ah don't worry - Angelique got a coffee and a shoulder massage for her trouble :D


ooh i will take you home next time then!!! :clap:

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 04:00 PM
Luton freestyle is 2nd September & i get the first 2 dances, coz you owe me 1 :clap: :flower:

Northants Girly
10th-July-2005, 04:18 PM
I think you mis-typed that - you meant to say "the bit where David risked life, limb and back injury to transform NG's fall into a graceful drop" surely? :innocent: Ermmm . . . :yeah: :rofl:



I didn't put it in because I didn't know whether it was a high or low light :)Lets say it was a highlight as it WAS funny! :D

Lucy Locket
10th-July-2005, 07:46 PM
Ermmm . . . :yeah: :rofl:

Lets say it was a highlight as it WAS funny! :D


and I missed it :rofl:

David Bailey
10th-July-2005, 10:07 PM
and I missed it :rofl:
Well, it wasn't earth-shattering. That's mainly because I caught her :whistle:

Northants Girly
10th-July-2005, 10:24 PM
Well, it wasn't earth-shattering. That's mainly because I caught her :whistle:You WILL have missed it Lucy - don't think you'd got there at it was my first dance of the night :blush:
During my second dance the guy (obviously a relation of Mr Saxby) managed to undo my top :blush: :blush:

but the evening got much better after that :D

David Bailey
10th-July-2005, 10:42 PM
During my second dance the guy (obviously a relation of Mr Saxby) managed to undo my top :blush: :blush:

but the evening got much better after that :D
Hmm, you may want to rephrase that... :whistle:

David Franklin
10th-July-2005, 10:45 PM
Well, it wasn't earth-shattering. That's mainly because I caught her :whistle:For that matter, you might want to rephrase that...

Lucy Locket
11th-July-2005, 08:43 AM
(obviously a relation of Mr Saxby)[/SIZE] managed to undo my top :blush: :blush:
:D


How on earth did that happen? I know the theme was dirty dancing but...........seems i missed all the good bits :clap:

bigdjiver
11th-July-2005, 09:21 AM
How on earth did that happen? I know the theme was dirty dancing but...........seems i missed all the good bits :clap: :devil: Seems he didn't. :devil:



(there should be a "sitting duck" smilie)

David Bailey
11th-July-2005, 09:26 AM
For that matter, you might want to rephrase that...
No, I like living dangerously. Actually, I'm surprised it took so long to be picked up on :whistle:

Trish
11th-July-2005, 10:08 AM
Well I also had a great time! I tried my hardest to find all the forumites I could, and it may have been that I danced with a few of them without realising who they were.

Sorry I didn't find David James or Lucy Locket (who I promised a dance to!), as far as I know, and I don't think I found Paul F - hope I'll catch you guys some other time. I had lovely dances with all the forum people I did find though! I did at least get my promised dance with Cruella, and it was also great doing doubles with Diana S and Jivecat!

I was there all day, and the classes earlier were excellent! It was also lovely to have a big gang from Peterborough there all day - so hopefully the guys will remember to try some of the moves we learned on Tuesday. I was probably one of the few who actually appreciated the break when the cabaret was on, as apart from stopping for a couple of hours to have something to eat and a shower, I was dancing pretty much non-stop from 11 in the morning, to 2 the next day!

Loved the music - both the stuff Rob was playing earlier (lots of latin!) and the lovely bluesy stuff Marc played at the end - just right to fall asleep to.

The worst bit was the drive home. It should have taken about an hour, but took about an hour and a half - fog all the way back - not what you need when you just want to colapse!

Rebecca
11th-July-2005, 11:05 AM
Well, apparently, all that sort of action was going on in the bushes, or so I was told. Couldn't see anything happening though, and I looked dozens of times... :)


Anything else I should be looking for?

My reputation perhaps? - apologies to any voyeurs :blush:

Had a lovely, lovely time. Thank you to all of the forumites i danced with. Definately the best dances I've had since Southport.

Congrats to the organisers, dj's and cabaret performers (although it's great to dance all night I always feel inspired by watching the performances of others, especially those who clearly love dancing so much :worthy: )

Now desperately seeking the next opportunity . . . .

Rebecca (:flower: to y'all)

Lory
11th-July-2005, 11:16 AM
My reputation perhaps?
Yeah! I did notice my hair needing an extra wash! :whistle: :D

Sorry, no towel as yet but I think you should see Angelique about using other people's towels, she's famous for it! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Rebecca
11th-July-2005, 11:20 AM
Yeah! I did notice my hair needing an extra wash! :whistle: :D

:rofl: :rofl:

So sorry I didn't take the opportuity to chat with you Lory. Hopefully see you at Ashtons this Friday (my first time). I'll bring some conditioner :D

ji vep
11th-July-2005, 03:29 PM
"You do wonder why, in the light of other distractions, the local Police felt the need to give out parking tickets on a Saturday night? It's hardy rush hour so parking couldn't have been causing congestion. Maybe they'd finished their game of car colour snooker" !!!!

Being an officer of Northamptonshire Police myself and one of the punters who moved their car too, i did ask them why they were doing this on a Saturday night as it is something that we don't normally do on an evening of said anti-social behaviour. There reply is that the offices in front of Dav leisure centre had made a formal complaint and the area is a 24hr pedestrian zone and hence they had to make a Police presence visible.

All in all, bless them for following orders from the control room Inspector :cheers:

On a cheerier note, I had a great night with so many awesome dances such as Lisa Stott, Yuko, Cruella, Val Forsey, Angie Murphy to name a few and obviouly Lory and the amazing SPECTACLE she performed :D :rofl:

Thanks Emma for a good evening and also Rob and Marc for the music.

Marc great set m8:waycool:

David Bailey
11th-July-2005, 03:39 PM
There reply is that the offices in front of Dav leisure centre had made a formal complaint
At 11.30pm? On a Saturday night?? Must have been working hard then...


and the area is a 24hr pedestrian zone and hence they had to make a Police presence visible.
I'm not exactly sure what a "24hr pedestrian zone" is, what with all the cars and roads and all, but I'll assume that makes sense.

But, even so, would it not have been better to go in and get the DJ to make an announcement "Can you please move your cars" instead of "Quick! The police are booking cars, move them!"

Oh well, I had a good night too :flower:

Lucy Locket
11th-July-2005, 05:19 PM
:rofl: :rofl:

So sorry I didn't take the opportuity to chat with you Lory. Hopefully see you at Ashtons this Friday (my first time). I'll bring some conditioner :D


& a comb & rubber gloves you never know what you might find in there !! :clap:

Yogi_Bear
11th-July-2005, 05:23 PM
& a comb & rubber gloves you never know what you might find in there !! :clap:Lucy, sorry not to have made it to Daventry on Saturday night (another time!) - but hope to catch up with you an the other Northants forumites at Southport, if not before.... :waycool:

angelique
12th-July-2005, 01:00 AM
Yeah! I did notice my hair needing an extra wash! :whistle: :D

Sorry, no towel as yet but I think you should see Angelique about using other people's towels, she's famous for it! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:yeah:

SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Didn't ya know.....I only do that "performance" in private now Lory...except for you! :wink:

and I charge HUGE amounts of money for it :grin:
Should see 'em queing all the way down the street...... :rofl: