Well I thought I would start the old aftermath thread seeing as how I got in a little while ago. I am so shattered after a total of 6 hours sleep all weekend!!! I will follow up my comments about the weekend later, when I have slept, but for now I can honestly say it was one of the best Southports ever for me, fabulous, fantastic and full of fun.
So how was it for you?
if you love the life you live then you'll get a lot more done
Once again First Class weekender
not home yet .. not even out of the car yet .. isn't technology wonderful .
Despite a few problems I had a great time. Didn't dance as much as I would have liked to do to illness but at least I did manage to get out and get some dancing in and not mope around in my chalet all weekend
the good
Meeting some great friends and some forum friends I had not met previously.
The fancy dress on Saturday .. even if half the people thought I was Zorro
the bad
not much. the heat in the main room which played havok with my chest.
the ugly
Having a chest infection and barely managing to breathe while dancing. Sorry to those I didn't get a chance to dance with .. next time I promise.
will post pics when I get home .. took a fair few when I wasn't dancing.
had a great time with good company. hugs all round x
Had 4 hours sleep last night, had to leave at 630 to get in to back 2 back meetings at work so thoughts on the weekend still jumbled ..... however ..
Overall, great event had really good time, but not for the reasons I'd anticipated.
Music was a bit more random than I remember, some very good DJs and sets but some that didn't appeal to me ... not actually a criticism ... music is always a personal taste. Latin room was a lot more popular than when I came last Feb and some great dancing ... but would have liked to see more specialist Latin DJs rather than the number of Blues DJs that played in the Latin room (though Dance Demon's set was lauded by all I spoke to)
Dancing standard was even better than I remember. some stunning dancing, including Simon & Nicole, the WCS instructors (sorry ... forgot names) and of course Viktor ... just being Viktor. As for dances I had ... won't mention names (you KNOW who you are
) but the Scottish posse and Sara White's team were outstanding as usual
Lessons ... didn't see all I wanted but it was nice to see truly advanced/intermediate+ lessons being taught by both S&N and Viktor. These were slightly marred by people doing the class who really weren’t up to standard (even after Simon's rather unsubtle comments about the need to be up to standard), but the routines and the technical ability of these instructors was a joy to behold.
Must be more to say ... but need to remember what the bl@@dy passwords are for the documents I was supposed to review for my 2pm meeting
Oh yeah .... has anyone got any photos of THAT treasure CHEST? .....
yesOriginally Posted by Gus
Oh yeah .... has anyone got any photos of THAT treasure CHEST? .....
I don't have any, but I have been promised some!
Currently whizzing down the M6, so far the signs persuading you to go on the toll road are exaggerating again about the congestion. (No I'm not driving...)
Had a great time, now suffering the usual exhaustion. Working too hard to get much dancing, (OK I did do 4 lessons which is a bit excessive, but Arjay and Melissa were too good to miss. (Though sadly I missed the cabaret, I'll have to get the dvd.)At least I managed to catch up with plenty of people, and promised lots of dances which I then failed to fulfill
Perfect barbeque weather, with KGD providing ample entertainment on the stilts, I'd not realised he was in to tree hugging!
One small minus point for me was the loudness, I never made it to the latin room, but most of the time everywhere else was too loud for me. Of course the new set up in the blues room means there are no quiet areas there, in the past you could chill out a bit at the restaurant tables, but of course the extra dance floor is far more precious. Maybe I should admit responsibility in the blues room, being involved with the audio set up, I think the quietest area there was the DJ "booth".
All credit to John & Wes for the huge amount of work they do, and the guys on the flooring, who worked at lease 18 hours solid, building stages, putting down flooring, and staying happy.
September seems a long way off...
Greg
Yup!
What a brilliant weekend!!
It started off a bit bad, with first leaving much later than planned, my back going into spasm on the journey down (I hobbled around like a cripple!) and then arriving to find Skippy and I had been put in the wrong accommodation. I'd booked a 1 bedroom club, and ended up in a horrible one much further away from the venue. Luckily John sorted this out for us, and we got a lovely 2 bedroom club chalet in the round, and also aquired a new roomie, Paul F. You're great company, Paul (and I'm so glad you don't snore!!), but next time I need more dances......
The big find for me this weekend was Agente Secreto - what a fantastic dancer and lovely guy you are! I can't wait to dance with you again at Red Hot and Blue in July! Oh, and of course nice to meet your lovely wife, too.
Luckily my back didn't hinder me too much this weekend, despite the bad start, and despite having to give up dancing at 3am Sunday morning (). The rest of the weekend I had some absolutely fabulous dances, and again received so many compliments that I need to deflate my ego. Southport is sooo good for my self esteem!
Other highlights: The weather on Saturday. Dancing outside on the decking until 6am Saturday morning. The bbq. My friends. The costumes (mightily impressed with the winners, and with a certain forumite's chest!). LC's brownies. Dancing with my French friend again! My dances with PretzelMeister on Sunday afternoon. Er..... And lots more....
Not so good: Weater on Sunday - and the amusing incident of me almost losing my trousers on the dance floor!
Bring on September!!! (Just remember I'm meant to be in a 1 bedroom club chalet again, John...
For me, to say it was fantastic would be the understatement of the century! Shame about the weather on Sunday though.Well I thought I would start the old aftermath thread seeing as how I got in a little while ago. I am so shattered after a total of 6 hours sleep all weekend!!! I will follow up my comments about the weekend later, when I have slept, but for now I can honestly say it was one of the best Southports ever for me, fabulous, fantastic and full of fun.
So how was it for you?
Amazing, amazing, AMAZING weekend! Up until a few days before I wasnt sure if I was going to make Southport- but I am so glad I did
The BBQ was fab, thanks Minnie.
I had some really great dances, both in the main room and in the blues room. Particularly memorable were Cornish Pixie, Dai and Tiger Pants
It was great meeting up with old friends, meeting new forumites and getting to know a few a bit better
A special thanks to all those (nearly everyone in fact) who were especially gentle with me on the dancefloor
This is my last weekender for 9 months- Im taking dance maternity leave! I will be making my comeback at Southport feb 2009. See you all there xxx
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
![$vboptions[bbtitle]](images/master_col.bmp)
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks