What strikes me is that ten of these are Ceroc weekenders.
What also strikes me is that there's room for another operator
Just kidding...
From modernjive.com, here's the UK weekenders throughout 2007:
Jan
- Rock Bottoms, 12-15 January 2007, Torquay, England
- JiveTime Next Generation Jive Weekend, 26-29 January 2007
Feb
- Southport Jiving You Higher! 2-5 February 2007
- LeRoc Modern Jive Dance Weekend, 9-11 February 2007
- Ceroc Swish, 16-18 February 2007
March
- Ceroc Storm, 2-4 March 2007
- UK Open Jive Competition Weekend, Blackpool, 16 – 17 March 2007
- Rock Bottoms, 23-26 March 2007
April
- Modern Jive In Weymouth Weekend, 13-16 April 2007
- Ceroc Chill, 20-22 April 2007
- JiveTime Next Generation Jive Weekend - 24Plus, 27-30 April 2007
May
- Ceroc Blaze, 11-13 May 2007
- Rock Bottoms, 11-14 May 2007
June
- Southport Jiving You Crazy! 1-4 June 2007
- Ceroc Hafan 2007 Weekender, June 22-25 2007
July
- Utopia Urban Weekender, 13-15 July 2007
- Beach Boogie, 17-20 and 20-24 July 2007
- Star Studded Championships, 21-22 July 2007
August
- N/A
September
- LeRoc Weekender, 8 September 2007
- Southport Jiving You Wild! 14-17 September 2007
- Ceroc Bliss, 28-30 September 2007
October
- Ceroc Breeze, 12-14 October 2007
- Modern Jive In Weymouth Weekend, 12-15 October 2007
- LeRoc Modern Jive Dance Weekend, 19-21 October 2007
- Ceroc Blaze II The Scottish Week-ender, 26-29 October 2007
- Rebel Yell, October 27 2007
November
- Ceroc Splash, 2-4 November 2007
- Rock Bottoms, 2-5 November 2007
- JiveTime Next Generation Jive Weekend - 24Plus, 9-12 November 2007
- Dance Fever, 16-18 November 2007,
- Scarborough - East Coast Jive, 16-19 November 2007
December
- N/A
Now, to me, it definitely looks like the schedule is heavy in the autumn months. Out of the 28 (!) weekenders in 2007, 13 of them are in September - November.
So why are the autumn months so crowded?
What strikes me is that ten of these are Ceroc weekenders.
What also strikes me is that there's room for another operator
Just kidding...
I should imagine it is because the holiday camps and hotels have a "high" season when they are in demand from people who have no choice but go on holiday when their children are out of school. Outside of those times there is less demand and so they need to offer themselves at a lower price to groups of people (like dancers) who are not tied to school holidays as much.
With Ceroc ramping up the number of weekenders they do, maybe next spring will be just as loaded?
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
But although there are more weekenders in those months, some of them clash, so there are still 3 weekends in each of the months Feb, March, April, Sept, Oct and November, that are taken with weekenders. As Chef pointed out, the summer months will have limited availability at the venues, because of family holidays.
Blimey - so many to choose from. Wish I had the time and the money to do more (mutter, moan ).... hoping to manage 3 next year.....that sounds rather feeble doesn't it.....(crawls back under stone ).
--ooOoo--
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Leroy (Satchel) Paige (1906-1982)
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend, Minnie, made her film debut, along with Mickey, in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
That date is recognized as her official birthday.
Giving more weight to the bigger/full weekenders, I think of it as 2 distinct weekender seasons.
SPRING(ISH) SEASON
The first runs from the end of January with the January Jivetime weekender, followed closely by Southport February and ends with Southport June at end of May / Start of June.
Total Duration: Just over 4 months.
AUTUMN SEASON
The second runs from Southport September to Jivetime November.
Total Duration: Just under 2 months.
Each season seems to have a similar number of weekenders, but being shorter the second season is more intense.
Taken together the two weekender seasons cover almost exactly 6 months of the year, so half the year is in a weekender season.
--ooOoo--
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Leroy (Satchel) Paige (1906-1982)
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend, Minnie, made her film debut, along with Mickey, in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
That date is recognized as her official birthday.
--ooOoo--
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Leroy (Satchel) Paige (1906-1982)
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend, Minnie, made her film debut, along with Mickey, in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
That date is recognized as her official birthday.
If a Weekender is termed as residential then surely that rules out splash as it wasn't.
Also the blackpool competition isn't residential.
Just being a stickler for details!
By residential you mean accomodation arranged by the event organiser? For me its residential if I stay away from home somewhere near where the workshops and freestyles are for the purpose of dancing - whether that is 'on site' (Southport, Camber), included when I book (Scarborough) or arranged by myself (Splash).
I think if we use the term 'weekender to mean an event that runs from Fri night til Sun night with workshops on Sat and Sun and three evenings of freestyles as a cohesive 'event'.
I wouldn't consider the Blackpool competition (or any of the others) a 'weekender' as there aren't workshops or Sun evening dancing (is there anything run by the organisers on the Sun?).
I think you'll find the information you want on the weekender.html page
SpinDr
So what about the WCS weekend in Weston Supermare? Does that count as a dance weekend or not? I suppose some may say it's not, as you've got to arrange your own accomodation? It's a borderline case like the Blackpool comps and the Beach Ballroom....
But it still counts as a dance weekender for me, because I'm away dancing and doing workshops the whole weekend, and sharing accomodation with lots of other crazy dancers!
Which reminds me I haven't booked yet..... Thought I was organised, having booked Dance Fever and the next two Southport weekenders already, but have forgotten about Weston! Am intending to do slightly fewer weekenders next year, as I've gone a bit OTT this year, with 9 in total (3 Southports, WCS at Weston Supermare, Storm, 2 times Blaze, Boogie by the Bay and Dance Fever...).
Oh, and of course there's the Focus weekends with Franck. They should count as dance weekenders, surely? Residential dance weekend with workshops and parties, just on a very much smaller scale? Or does it have to be a huge weekender with multiple rooms and dozens of teachers and DJs to count? Actually, that might bring my total up to 10....... Or was that last year I went to a Kirriemuir weekend?? Oh, I get confused!
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