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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    I would like to do about 10 weekenders a year. At most 5 of these would be MJ. I would like 2 West Coast swing weekenders and a further 3 Blues weekenders. I also want Beach Boogie which is an absolute must. I would like another week long dance holiday but, alas I don't have much more holiday available and my partner also likes an occasional holiday that is hot and doesn't involve dancing.

    My priorities are

    1) Quality of the teachers and the lessons. The lessons must extend or refine my skills or it just doesn't do it for me. So this is top priority for me. Wall to wall freestyle on a weekender is not my main aim as I already dance 5 nights a week so loads of freestyle is not as important as its quality. Fortunately the quality of dance partners on weekenders is usually higher than a normal club night.

    2) Space on a good dance floor. If you have great lessons and great dance partners (as weekenders seem to attract) then there is little enjoyment that I can get with them dancing in the space of a broom closet while people crash into us. Again, fortunately, the standard of floorcraft at weekenders if generally better than at normal club nights.

    3) A wide range of excellant music. When I go away on a weekender I am not interested in hearing everything that I can hear on my other 5 nights a week out. I would much prefer rooms which each have their own themes so that I can go to them as my mood changes rather than one main hall where the mix of music is very wide. That said, whenever I am at a weekender I am almost always in the swing and blues room. The music in the main room no longer interests me now.

    4) Distance. I don't want such a long drive to an event that I arrive thoroughly tired before I start or that I end up going back to work with no chance to recover. Having to take the friday off in order to travel mean that I have to take two days of my precious holiday time off rather than just one. It also means that in the 4 days I end up spending two of them driving so only half of my time is spent having fun. So a maximum of 3.5 hours drive from work to event on a friday night.

    5) Gender balancing. No you might think that I would like being outnumbered by women but it is really dispiriting seeing women who are standing glumly wanting to dance and there are just not enough men to go around. I also find that I want to take some time out to rest but I feel bad because there are women about that still want to dance.

    That is pretty much it for me. I have always made myself comfortable in any accomodation that I have found myself in and I am either out dancing or asleep so I don't spend much time looking around. Any event that I have been on has always meant that there are people there that I like to see so I don't feel I have to have a posse of people guarranteed to be there.
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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by under par
    Move out the way Andy ....I've got the rotating room heater
    Room heater? You spend time in your room?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy McGregor
    Ooooh! Pick me...
    Sorry Andy , I don't think I could trust you not to pose in my underwear while I'm out!

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    As competitions seem to take up most of our time (and money!) it is difficult for us to get to weekenders. However, we have booked up for the Big Bang in Weston-Super-Mare in April, because it is on our doorstep and the quality of the teaching should be excellent!

    The only other one we have been to (in the past two years! ) was Paignton last month. It was organised by the Cardiff Dance Club and was an excellent week-end, spent with good friends in a beautifully warm hotel! I believe that Mark and Jackie have booked it again for next year!


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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn
    I'm sure Breeze will be a great event.)
    Hope so just booked

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chef

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    4) Distance. I don't want such a long drive to an event that I arrive thoroughly tired before I start or that I end up going back to work with no chance to recover. Having to take the friday off in order to travel mean that I have to take two days of my precious holiday time off rather than just one. It also means that in the 4 days I end up spending two of them driving so only half of my time is spent having fun. So a maximum of 3.5 hours drive from work to event on a friday night.
    why did i book breeze Im all out of sick days this year and Southport will be two days holiday in June , def cant go to September Southport one now

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    I'm always in the mood to book a weekender when I'm just back from one and I remember how good an experience it is. Just booked Breeze - based on...
    Cost - this was the deciding factor - cheap accomodation and cheap flights available. I'm not mean, I'm on a tight budget.
    Well organised - I'm going by Storm, I expect the same standards at this event.
    Daytime freestyling - I'm sure this was mentioned somewhere for Breeze...
    Tango 'extra' - there may or may not be any on the weekend itself but I can travel over on Thurs and go to Tango in Bristol.

    And an additional reason - I've never been dancing in that area - I'm sure there are some lovely dancers there and it will be nice to try somewhere new.

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    With so many weekenders to choose from now, how do you decide which one/ones to do?
    The choice is getting harder, there's so many now

    I'm sure there's probably even more???? (please add)

    Surely Fletch and Underpar can't go on them ALL?

    Southport - 2nd -5th June 06
    Rockbottoms Torquay - 9th - 12th June 06
    BB - Aberdeen - 16th - 18th June 06
    Jiving you wild - Southport 15-18th sept 06
    Bliss(Ceroc)Camber - 29th Sept 06
    Breeze - Brean Sands 6th-8th oct 06
    Britrock -13th & 14th October 06
    Rock bottoms,Isle of Wight - 3rd - 6th November 06
    Jivetime (Franco) Camber - 10th - 13th Nov 06
    Jivetime - Bognor - 12th - 15th Jan 07
    Jiving you higher - Southport - 2nd - 5th Feb 07
    Storm (Ceroc) Camber 2-4 March 07
    Chill -Prestatyn 20-22 April 07
    Blaze - Scotland 11th - 14th May 07
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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    Bliss(Ceroc)Camber - 29th Sept 06
    really didn't know about this one
    Last edited by Minnie M; 22nd-May-2006 at 04:42 PM.


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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Minnie M
    really didn't know about this one
    As far as I aware, it has just been announced this weekend on the ceroc escape website

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    Quote Originally Posted by Minnie M
    really didn't know about this one
    Click the 'Escape logo' at the top of the page.
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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    Click the 'Escape logo' at the top of the page.
    woops thanks Lory, missed that


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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    Click the 'Escape logo' at the top of the page.

    where is it ??

    Im down for Breeze but could cancel ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Minnie M
    woops thanks Lory, missed that
    it doesnt link into anything ??

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Another for the list Lory:

    Partyweekender, Warmwell. 3-6th Nov 2006

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    And no answers to this from RobD about MJC as far as I can see?...

    http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=8435

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

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    Surely Fletch and Underpar can't go on them ALL? ]


    We can try

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38
    where is it ??

    Im down for Breeze but could cancel ???

    Why cancel??? they don't clash 'do they'??

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by fletch
    Why cancel??? they don't clash 'do they'??
    nope Bliss is September and Breeze is October

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    Re: Weekenders - How do you decide?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gojive
    And no answers to this from RobD about MJC as far as I can see?...

    http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=8435
    As far as I know it is the weekend of the 24th June - will let you know more shortly - unless "Almost an Angel" can help


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