Bedworth

The first competition of the New Year, traditionally at Kettering was this time held at a new venue at Bedworth. This venue was slightly closer for most and on the doorstep for others, furthermore there was no snow forecast either!

We had almost a full turnout from the team today and although the event was much smaller than this one used to be (some of our long standing team members will remember 10pm finishes at Kettering) there was a good, friendly atmosphere with everyone eager to secure their spot at Grand Finals.

Boris was of course keen to get back into the swing of things and see all his chums again after the Christmas break and was delighted to see such a good turnout. May had even brought her friend Spotty for the occasion to remind us all to keep our chins up and have a nice long neck!

As it was quite a small day today there was not a great deal of competition and many of our dancers had to give solo performances. However, it was a chance to get back into action and help prepare for greater challenges ahead. A number of our dancers were moving up grades this year and some also had to move into older age groups so it was a good way for them to ease into their new groups. Being the first qualifier it also gave dancers and partners a chance to road test the new sequence dances, which can sometimes prove a bit tricky at their first outing

That said there were wins in the individuals today for: Rosie, Megan, Craig, Carla, Brooke, Kathryn, Grace, Neil and Allison and Tabatha & Brooke, Craig & Grace, Neil & Carla and Chris & Lisa in the couples.

Once again we thank our partnering team, Luke, Liam, Grace and Craig for all their help and support which I am sure it is appreciated by all. Also thanks to our loyal team of support staff who are always very generous with their applause even to dancers from other schools.

The next event is the medal presentation dance in February and then our own competition at the beginning of March. Make sure you get your tickets as you won’t want to miss out!