After 2 years of social distancing, wearing masks and the rules of six; it had been a long anticipated wait to spend the day social dancing, wearing sparkly dresses and to see the Festival Hall back filled with eager dancers awaiting their turn to take to the floor for a Dancesteps competition once again.
Commencing the proceedings was the keenly contested over 50s category, who showcased a beautiful waltz and quickstep, which set the bar for the rest of us fellow competitors. The standard of dancing throughout the whole day was high- clearly everybody had been doing their homework!
Following the ballroom section was the classical sequence and it was wonderful to see so many competitors taking part in this event. The juveniles danced a delightful Waverley Two Step, whilst the juniors and adults took to the floor and demonstrated the Honolulu Waltz- a new dance for many of us- and the Tango Serida (one of my personal favourites)! They were danced beautifully by all; it must have been a very difficult task for the adjudicators to have decided who made it through to the final rounds!
My favourite dance of the day had to be the event that drew the competition to a close- the 16-35 couples jive! As per tradition, the final jive of the day had to be danced to the infamous 00s classic- “Reach for the Stars”, a song which always reminds me of my childhood! The dancers all gave an electric performance, even after a long day of competing, and it was a refreshing change to be able to sit back and enjoy this competition from the side-lines!
Of course, the day would not be complete without a barn dance before the final trophies and tokens were given out. The floor was filled with laughter and smiles as dancers, spectators, parents and grandparents all took part in sharing a dance together- something everybody needed after the previous two years!
It must be said that, what makes these Dancesteps events so special, is the abundance of support and enthusiasm that echoes around the room for each and every event- it truly wouldn’t be the same without it!
It was a pleasure to be back on the dancefloor with our “dancing family” and I for one, cannot wait until the next event!
Is this Christopher Haggett?
What a great day ! Only my 2 nd competition, and really enjoyed it. Thankyou Robert and Louise for the encouragement to start competitions
Lisa x
I think the mystery blogger is possibly Karly?
I think that Sue is our mystery blogger this time.
Fearn and me think it may be Carla 🤫
The Brown-Taylors would like to submit a guess of Karen for the mystery blogger!
We had a great day and it was lovely to see so many people taking part and having fun. Thank you everyone! Looking forward to the next one 🙂
Eva and I think it might be Dennis…
We had a great day at Eva’s first comp, Eva especially didn’t expect to come away with so many trophies. It was a great confidence booster and she’s keen to do more ☺️ Thanks to everyone for making us feel welcome x
I think it’s Mr. Haggett
I think the word homework relates to a teacher so I am also going for Karly. She is under 50, don’t think was in jive couples and was a member of the S Club 7 fan club.