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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    I thought everyone knew...

    Mike Ellard isn't a real person, he was just a marketing tool invented by the ten.
    They created their first "Mike" in a lab using all their best attributes and since then they've been sending out "Mike" and his clones to keep tabs on all the venues.
    Quote Originally Posted by DavidY View Post
    and Mike itself,

    Is he actually an android?

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    Is he actually an android?
    *Writes out 100 times.. "I must not post in a hurry"*
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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    certainly he's got bags of experience dancing with beginners.
    Well he does go to ceroc venues!!

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    No disrespect to the man, but I wouldn't know him from Adam if he was dancing next to me.

    It's only right though that he should visit different venues across the country as much as possible.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Daisy Chain View Post
    If Mike Ellard is who I think he is. I believe that he is Sid Kipper's identical twin brother
    Speaking of brothers, I wouldn't let Mike Ellard's brother into the blues room Friday night at Bliss last september. It went something like this,

    Me: "Can I see your wrist band please?"

    Ellard v2: "I haven't got one..." (tries to wander past)

    Me: "Look, I'm sorry, but if you haven't got one I can't let you in"

    E v2: "I'm just looking for Mike..." (peering past me into the room)

    Me: "And I really can't let you in without a wrist band"

    E v2: "I'm just having a look for Mike"

    Me: "Seriously, you need a wrist band"

    At that point my somewhat larger security partner joined in, and together we were a pain in the arse to Mike Ellard's brother.

    Look, I didn't know who he was (and I'd never seen Mike Ellard before), I was there to check wrist bands and he didn't have one. I was just doing what I was told.


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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi View Post
    I wouldn't know him from Adam if he was dancing next to me.
    He's taller
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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Tiggerbabe View Post
    He's taller
    who adam??

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by robd View Post
    Whether his partners enjoyed the 'challenge' of dancing with him is another matter........
    FWIW I really enjoyed the dance with him and he was very patient giving that I am still relatively new to dancing. He evenhad the good manners to say that he enjoyed the dance. I don't care if it was true or not it boosted my confidence.

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    funny, UP, v v funny
    "If you rebel against high heels, take care to do so in a very smart hat.'' George Bernard Shaw

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    I’ve been in a class taught by Mike Ellard and danced with him (well, had half a dance as he asked me halfway through, but didn’t carry on with the next track as most people seem to). It was at the Casbah, beginning of January last year, so I’d only been dancing about 6 months, and had no idea who he was. However the class still stands out as one of the worst taught classes I’ve ever been to. He rushed through the moves, and most of the leads didn’t seem to be getting them, and it should have been pretty evident that there was general confusion.
    Interesting - and unusual.

    I learnt at Mike's classes for several years, and at that time I reckon he was the best Ceroc teacher around - Viktor was better to look at, but Mike was the better communicator.

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    Most people were fairly disgruntled.
    Well, to be fair, you were at the Casbah, they're all miserable there

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    Maybe teaching isn’t his strength, or maybe he was having a bad night.
    Almost certainly the latter, I'd imagine.

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Lost Leader View Post
    Do "the 10" have their secret headquarters right here in the midlands?
    Mike doesn't believe in the Ten.

    But that's OK, they don't believe in him either.

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Interesting - and unusual.

    I learnt at Mike's classes for several years, and at that time I reckon he was the best Ceroc teacher around - Viktor was better to look at, but Mike was the better communicator.


    Well, to be fair, you were at the Casbah, they're all miserable there


    Almost certainly the latter, I'd imagine.

    I did think it a bit odd, when I later found out who he was. Does he teach much these days? Maybe he was rusty?

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    I did think it a bit odd, when I later found out who he was. Does he teach much these days? Maybe he was rusty?
    Less than he did, of course, but he's a semi-regular at the Casbah at least I believe.

    Interesting - and it only just occurred to me now - that Ceroc.com (unlike other dance sites) don't tell you who teaches where...

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Interesting - and it only just occurred to me now - that Ceroc.com (unlike other dance sites) don't tell you who teaches where...
    Are you surprised? In Ceroc's view of the world every teacher, every DJ and every venue is the same. Do McDonald's publicise the names of their Chefs?
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi View Post
    Are you surprised? In Ceroc's view of the world every teacher, every DJ and every venue is the same.
    True - but they do publicize teacher names at weekenders, at workshops and at special events like UTOPIA. Is this just bowing to conventional pressure, or is this a sign of change to come?

    I wonder if a "who teaches where" list would be useful...

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    True - but they do publicize teacher names at weekenders, at workshops and at special events like UTOPIA. Is this just bowing to conventional pressure, or is this a sign of change to come?

    I wonder if a "who teaches where" list would be useful...
    Only if you know or care who those people are.

    I could tell you where Gemma's going to be teaching if you like?

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    True - but they do publicize teacher names at weekenders, at workshops and at special events like UTOPIA. Is this just bowing to conventional pressure, or is this a sign of change to come?

    I wonder if a "who teaches where" list would be useful...
    I remembered seeing something on the London site - see here Somewhat incomplete though!

    Interesting little bio of Mike E there too

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    I remembered seeing something on the London site - see here Somewhat incomplete though!

    Interesting little bio of Mike E there too
    Blimey, that's an old pic - gotta be at least a couple of years ago. Strange how he looks weird without the goatee now...

    Ah, so that's who Richard Oliver is... Is it me, or does he look a bit like Simon Borland? (cue clone jokes)

    (I notice Simon's still down as "crew" on the Ceroc London website )

    Good links

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by Lost Leader View Post
    Do "the 10" have their secret headquarters right here in the midlands?

    .
    they might do you know who they are

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Mike doesn't believe in the Ten.

    But that's OK, they don't believe in him either.

    how do you know the 10 don't belive in him


    IMO Mike Ellard has it completely right, with every thing I have seen him do since I have been on the dance scene, that doesn't mean I won't support the other independents, but he is a 'spot on' business man.

    He is very approachable and I first danced with him over 2 years ago at Stoke I had only been dancing 6 months, I had a wonderful dance with him and he made me laugh. Good fun


    The thing that did it for me was when he was stood in the rain at Storm last year, in the morning handing out water, saying 'I hope you enjoyed it have a safe journey' to do that the man is a god in my book.

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    Re: "That bloke over there looks like Mike Ellard"

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Blimey, that's an old pic - gotta be at least a couple of years ago. Strange how he looks weird without the goatee now...
    Ancient - when did Jo start teaching? She's been around for ages, surely?
    Ah, so that's who Richard Oliver is... Is it me, or does he look a bit like Simon Borland? (cue clone jokes)
    Er, it's just you. Seriously, take that back, or the Ceroc police will be on you like a shot.

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