InLine4Fun

2012-02-18T07:40:00.001-08:00

KICKIN' COUNTRY

SCREAMING EAGLES

LINE DANCE SOCIAL

SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2012

£10 PER TICKET / £5 NON DANCERS

MITCHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB

(ABOVE ICELANDS)

DURHAM HOUSE

12/14 UPPER GREEN WEST

MITCHAM

CR4 3AA

7.30PM - 11PM

Katz news - February 2012

2012-02-02T02:42:00.000-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Firstly can I thank everyone that is coming on our up coming trip to Bournemouth on the 17th for your payment. All received and banked. Many thanks!

Please note that the coach leaving from Beckenham, Kent will depart at 10.15 a.m. and the coach leaving from Westergate, Chichester (outside Westergate Community School) will depart at 11 a.m. and will be doing an additional pick up from Chichester Coach Park (as last year) about 30 minutes later, if you would like to board the coach in Chichester please do let me know.

Secondly if you would like to come on our Summer Beano to Southsea this coming August, please email me for details!. I will also be bringing along some printed copies to classes if you would like one? I am so excited to be going back to the Royal Beach Hotel again this year, as we had such a lovely time last August...it will be great to do it all again!

Prices for this year are £189 including coach travel and Richard Palmer!
or
£175 Self Drive......(and Richard Palmer!)

This year we have a night of Live music for you planned too! The fantastic Richard Palmer will be singing for you on the Thursday night, and I just know that you will all love him, he sings all the latest line dance hits as well as all your favourites, and will keep you enterained throughout the evening with the help of my very own super DJ, my hubby Andy!

Class news! Monday class - Oak Lodge Primary School - West Wickham Kent.

Classes are all running as normal - beginners start at 6.30....improvers arrive at 7.30....intermediate teaching begins as always, after 8 p.m........its been lovely to see so many people in the classes since Christmas, and I think the caretakers are happy to have us back after our incredibly short 'break' whilst trying out another hall! hehe.......

Please note there is NO class on MONDAY 20TH FEB...instead I will come up and run the class the NEXT DAY on TUESDAY 21ST FEB (just to give us all a little breathing space and recovery time after the weekend away!)

Wednesday class - Six Villages Sports Centre, Westergate, Chichester.

All classes are back to normal now...beginners start just after 6.45 p.m.....improvers arrive at 7.30....intermediate teaching begins after 8.15 p.m......again, its been lovely to see the classes so well attended since the Christmas break...I think perhaps we are all getting ourselves primed for Bournemouth!!

There are no closures to report. (unless it snows!! DONT SAY THAT OUT LOUD!! SHHHH!) If the horrible 'white stuff' should appear then please do keep an eye on this blog.

Friday class - Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester.

Thank you so much if you have just joined these classes, we are growing in number now and have reached around 30 dancers across the two classes which is just fabulous!

I am having far too much fun on Friday afternoons you know, stopping for tea and biscuits twice in an afternoon is just spoiling me...but I love it!

All my brand new dancers are doing so well, keep at it, you are all amazing!

Please note that due to our club holiday in a few weeks time there will be NO CLASS on FRIDAY 17TH FEBRUARY.....we will be back as normal the following week...my apologies, perhaps you would like to think about joining us on our next trip away in August...?

Please ask for details in class.

Saturday class - The Viking, Green Lawns Caravan Park, Selsey.

This class re opens on March 3rd...this is a FREE class open to anyone, please do note that you are not permitted to bring your own drinks or food into the Viking as it is licensed premises.

Please do show your appreciation to Bunn Leisure for allowing you to take part in the class for FREE, buy purchasing at least one drink from across the bar....

Beginners class is 1 - 2 p.m.

Improver/Intermediate/Advanced 2 - 4 p.m. But you are welcome to come along to the whole afternoon if you wish.....

The doors reopen every Saturday night at 6.30 p.m. for a whole evening of line dancing to live music!! Entry for non members is £6 and is payable on arrival.

Membership to gain entry every single Saturday night during the whole season is just £60 per person, or £100 for married couples...please email me if you would like a membership form.

Below is the list of acts appearing at the Viking this coming season: March 3rd - Billy CurtisMarch 10th - Plain Loco
March 16th - 18th - Mad March Party (please note there are NO free classes during the party weekend) 16th (eve) - Tony Rouse & C'est La Vie17th (pm) - Bob Keeley17th (eve) - Livewire and Muddy Boots18th (pm) - Tim McKay18th (eve) - Paul Taylor & Calico
March 24th - Maria Lee with WestonlineMarch 31st - NatalieApril 7th - Carl Shay and Souls & Stones April 14th - The Alter EaglesApril 21st - The ThrillbilliesApril 28th - The Texas Tornados May 5th - Arizona Storm and Bob KeeleyMay 12th - TBAMay 19th - CalicoMay 26th - BrushwoodJune 2nd - The Billy Curtis BandJune 9th - Plain LocoJune 16th - CheyenneJune 23rd - Richard PalmerJune 30th - The McCalls

Acts due to appear from July to end October will appear on Andys Viking website soon... www.theviking.co.uk
Ok peeps! I think thats all for now, take care, wrap up warm in this freezing weather and I look forward to seeing you in a class real soon! If you have any queries you can either email me back, contact me via facebook (look up julieandthekatz) or call me on 07799741288
Take care Julie D www.linedancingevents.com

Happy New Year from Julie!

2011-12-30T07:54:00.000-08:00

Dear dancers,

Happy New Year to you all!!!

I hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and haven't eaten too much? (actually I can't say that, as I obviously HAVE eaten too much and am now paying the price having put on half a stone!)....so let's move on from this subject and get you all up to date with the goings-on in the Katz Modern Line Dance Club....

Classes are back from Wednesday 4th January in Six Villages - Westergate
Friday 6th January in The Newell Centre - Chichester
and
Monday 9th January in Oak Lodge - West Wickham, Kent.....yes you did read that correctly!

The Monday class is no longer going to move to Azelia Hall as the trustess have decided that dancers are not the kind of groups they want using the hall as we are damaging the floor...!

But that's ok with me, as I was already missing Oak Lodge, and am happy to return there once more with a promise from Colin that the floor will be polished for us to use every week from now on, hopefully solving our issue of 'sticky jelly floor' that occasionally hinders the dancers at the back of the hall....(Monday is Jelly day for the children, and the cleaners don't always manage to get the floor as they should!)......

Oak Lodge is a lovely bright hall, and the dancers that use it are lovely and bright and bubbly too - a perfect match - so that's where we will stay for the foreseeable future...!

Please note that there is a small increase for Monday's class of 50p each.....starting from Jan 9th........

Other news...

ANDY & JULIE'S NEW YEAR'S BASH!!!

This party will take place in Six Villages Sports Centre on Saturday 14th January from 7 - 11.30 p.m. for only £5 each......there is no need to pre purchase tickets, but please do let me know if you are intending to come along that night so I can keep a little eye on numbers......

The party is NOT going to be in the hall the classes run in, but will be in the HUGE SPORTS HALL instead just past reception........we can't wait to try out this new hall and to give you all the space you need to dance the night away...from a dancer's point of view I love having the luxury of lots of dancefloor to do my own thing in, and I'm sure you will all love it too!

Please do bring your line dance friends along to our party and help Andy and I bring the New Year in with a BANG!!! (albeit a fortnight late!)....under 18's are only £2 each....please bring along your own drinks and nibbles for your OWN table if you wish.....

BOURNEMOUTH!!!! IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!

Well, can you believe that it's almost time for our Annual Club Holiday once again!!? Doesn't time fly!?

A big thank you to those that have already paid your balance, and for those of you that have yet to pay please note that the balance is due by the end of January.....if you can pay it directly into my bank account that would be great! I will email you with the bank details once more, if you would prefer to pay by cheque then that's fine too of course, you will find my address on the tear off slip at the back of your booking form...if you need a copy of this I can email it across for you too.

I would just like to finish this email with a big THANK YOU to everyone for all your lovely Christmas cards and gifts, Andy and I are very touched that you go to so much trouble to remember us...my house is FULL of Cards, and it's just lovely...

I look forward to seeing you all in a class again very soon!!

Take care peeps!

Julie xxx
p.s. if you are new to linedancing please do take a look at www.linedancingevents.com and click on 'classes' for details of what's on offer in the West Sussex and Kent areas......thank you!

Screaming Eagles Tuesday class closed

2011-08-09T10:31:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, just a quick one to let screaming eagles dancers know there will be no class tonight due to the rioters. I'm so sorry but its for everyones safety! Have a great week and we will see you next week for our movie themed social! :)

SUMMERTIME IN THE KATZ MODERN LINE DANCE CLUB!

2011-07-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Katz Dancers - please go to http://www.linedancingevents.com/ and click on 'club news' for my latest newsletter....many thanks! Julie x

The Katz - getting back to normal .week beginning 11th July 2011

2011-07-13T07:29:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Thank you to my lovely Oak Lodge Girlies for coming out in force for my first day back teaching.......it was lovely to feel 'normal' once more !

tonights class (13th july) is on as normal!!! yes folks, I will be back teaching you all a little later on today.......after a whole month away due to illness.....I'm now on the road to recovery and am really looking forward to seeing some friendly faces later!

Fridays class in The Newell Centre is on this week (15th July)

Saturdays class at the Viking will be taken by my good self....many thanks to Lesley for holding the fort the past few weeks...!!

NEXT WEEKS CLASSES - WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 18TH JULY

Mondays class will be taken by Vivienne and Lin - working from a playlist....as announced in class due to Andy and I taking a short break from work.....sorry about the terrible timing! Isn't it always the way!

Wednesday 20th July - Six Villages - NO CLASS - due to my one and only annual holiday....only a few days away tho, so all back to normal the week after.....!

Firday 22nd July - class will be on as normal, but with the new class times of 1.30 to 2.45 for the early class, and 2.30 to 3.45 for the absolute beginners class.......it's time we had a bit of an 'overlap' allowing for some social dancing of the two groups together! :)

Saturday 23rd July- Viking class on as normal!! Please come along at 1 p.m. if you are new to linedancing - otherwise its 2 - 4 p.m. for experienced dancers from improver to advanced.....

Ok thats all for now folks - thank you all so much for being so paitient with me....and I'll see you soon.....

Take care

Julie xxx

Katz Club - week beginning July 4th 2011

2011-07-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hello there!!!

Well the good news is that all classes are ON THIS WEEK!!

I am on the road to recovery now and will be back teaching from next week 11th July...

This weeks classes will be covered by :

Monday - Viv and Lin
Wednesday - Andy (running a request night)
Friday - Pat and Val
Saturday - Lesley

I would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to everyone covering my classes for me this week and to all of YOU lovely lovely people for being so patient and also for sending me some beautiful get well cards, choccies and flowers....

Thanks also to Jenny and Amy from Mondays class for coming all the way to visit me on Saturday to bring me my belated Birthday presents from you all.....I cant wait to go shopping to spend those M&S vouchers!! The choccies and plant were lovely - and Amys special flower arrangement has pride of place in my fireplace....

Have fun in your classes this week folks - and I'll see you next week!!

Whoopie!!

Julie xxx

News from the Katz Line Dance Club...

2011-05-30T14:17:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a short note to remind all West Wickham dancers that Oak Lodge is on Tuesday night this week - 31st May (class times as normal)....hope you can make it!!

A BIG THANK YOU - is due to everyone that came along to our fundraiser last night at the Newell Centre in Chichester - you raised a grand total of just under £400 from ticket sales and the raffle....My thanks go to Steve and Jayne Riley for all their help and to The Newell Centre for allowing us FREE use of their venue to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross to use towards their continued efforts to help the most stricken people following the devastating earthquake and tsunami they suffered earlier this year....the monies will be sent off to the fund tomorrow morning!

Many thanks once again - you are very generous lovely people :)

On a personal note I would like to thank Jim and Mary for my gorgeous Chilli Cha Cha bear who I happily danceed with on stage for most of the night hahaha!! Someone said to me during the evening 'so it's not just men that don't grow up then?' and they were spot on!! hahaha!! I love toys! :)

Other news....

SUMMER BEANO ALMOST SOLD OUT!!!

If you would like to join us on our first EVER Summer holiday in August (16th to 19th) to Southsea please do get in touch and ask for details - we are staying in the Royal Beach Hotel for three lovely long days and nights for only £179 per person for dinner, bed and breakfast and the price INCLUDES return coach travel from Beckenham (Kent) and Westergate (West Sussex)...three nights dancing is included along with three dance workshops and plenty of time to relax and take in the sights and sounds of Southsea and nearby Portsmouth...renowned for its famous ships and fabulous shopping area!! I will be bringing along some more booking forms to classes this week, so if you haven't had one yet - please do take a look and consider coming along on our first EVER Summer Break!

BIG JUNE PARTY AT THE VIKING COMING SOON!

on the weekend June 10th to 12th we are having the second of this years 'all weekend long' line dance parties at the Viking Music and Dance Club in Selsey (part of the Bunn Leisure park) Tickets for the event are just £40 each - which will gain you entry on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (doors open at 7 p.m. and close at 1 a.m. each night!!!), plus TWO Dance workshops from yours truly on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10.45 to 1 p.m. followed by live music from 1 - 4 p.m.!!!!

Friday Nights performers are: TONY ROUSE AND CALICO!
Saturday afternoon we have: RICHARD PALMER
Saturday night we have: MUDDY BOOTS AND THE DIABLOS!
Sunday afternoon we have: BOB KEELEY
and finally on
Sunday night we have: LAS VAGAS and another fantastic act (yet to be confirmed)

If you can only make part of the weekend, don't worry - you can pay for each individual session on the door for only £10 each.......accomodation can be booked via Bunn leisure holiday park - on 01243 606080

The Viking club is situated in Green Lawns Caravan park - if this park is full ask for availability on White Horse (which is walking distance from the club)....and should that park also be full, you can book caravans on West Sands caravan park - which has a Holiday bus to ferry you to and from the Viking at regular intervals....

That's all for now folks - take care and I'll see you in a class sometime very soon..

Julie xxx

March in The Katz Line Dance Club....

2011-03-03T09:00:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Well it appears that spring has finally sprung (FINALLY!!!) and that thoughts of long hot summer days are not too far away now....:)

With the arrival of spring, we have the RETURN TO THE VIKING! From this Saturday (5th March) Andy and I will be once more teaching and DJ-ing at this fantastic club in Selsey.... for details of all acts due to play there this season please go to www.vikingcwdc.co.uk and take a look!

Lessons at the viking are on Saturday afternoons from 1 - 4 p.m. and are completely free of charge - all we ask is that you refrain from bringing in your own drinks and snacks to this licensed bar, and buy at least one drink from across the bar to show your appreciation to Bunn leisure for allowing you access to FREE classes....!

From 1 - 2 p.m. I teach the simplest of dances to cater for holidaymakers and local absolute beginners...

From 2 - 4 p.m. I teach the current latest and greatest line dances from around the world....starting with improver level dances and working our way up to advanced after 3 p.m......please do come along for the whole afternoon tho, as I play intermeidate requests in between teaches in the beginner hour!

RED NOSE WEEK!!! Satuday 12th to Friday 18th March...!!

Yes folks its almost time for Red Nose Day once more...and I thought it might be fun to make it last a whole WEEK! so on Saturday 12th, Monday 14th, Wednesday 16th and Friday 18th if you would like to join in with the fun please come along to classes dressed in something red - and to add to the fun lets all do something funny with our hair!!! Wacky hair - do's - funny wigs - comedy hats even - anything goes!! Just use your imag...inations......and don't forget to pop along to your local Sainsbury's to pick up an official Red Nose too......on sale in all classes will be my extra special 'Red Nose Day' cakes (ooooh I can hear you all saying yummy right now!! haha)...on sale for a mere 50p each.

We will also be having a Red Themed Raffle - so if you have anything Red (or pink - or anything else to be honest - it's all for a good cause!) please do bring them along for the raffle table!!! and let's do something funny for money!

Please pass this message on to any of your line dance friends who may not be on the internet! Thank you!

Venues are: Saturday 12th - 1 - 4 p.m. the viking club - selsey
Monday 14th - 6.30 - 9.45 p.m. - oak Lodge primary school - West Wickham
Wednesday 16th -6.30 - 9.45 p.m. - Six villages sports centre - Westergate
Friday 18th - 1.15 - 4 p.m. The Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester!

DAFFODIL DANCE!!! MARCH 2011

This year's Daffodil Dance for Marie Curie will be taught during the month of March....from Monday 28th March onwards....so if you fancy switching from Red clothes to Yellow clothes that would be fab!!! I will be selling Daffodil pins in all classes that week - and it will cost you all £1 each to learn the dance and have a pin.....! its a great cause and a lot of fun...so please do bring along that extra £1 to join in the dance!!

OTHER NEWS

The only other news is that Andy and I have been OVERWHELMED at the generosity of all of our lovely dancers and line dance friends at our recent wedding...thank you all soooooooooooooooo very much for all the beautiful cards, gifts and flowers you have sent us....some of our cards are handmade and incredibly beautiful, we will treasure all of them forever......I guess I should thank you for dressing me up on my 'hen nights' but I'm not sure I will....haha

All classes are back to normal times/days now - if you need clarification please do go to www.linedancingevents.com (newly updated you will notice!) for times and venues...

RECENT TEACHES IN CLASS HAVE BEEN:

Beginners: Cowboy Charleston, Cowgirl Twist, Electric Slide, Red Hot Salsa, Lindi Shuffle, Smilin' Song
Improvers:
All you Need, Stuck With You
Intermediates:
Burlesque, Raise Your Glass...

Please do email me if you would like a link to the dance scripts - or would like me to bring you in a copy to class.

Take care everyone,

See you in a class very soon...

Julie Davies (yes, I have to type that in order to practice!!)

this week in the Katz LDC - week beginning 14th February 2011

2011-02-15T01:38:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Well firstly I must say tell you this...

I'M MARRIED!!!!!

Andy and I tied the knot on Saturday at the beautiful Arundel Town Hall with close family surrounding us. It was a truly magical day which went without a hitch.....the sun even came out for us, and we can't wait to show you all the photos!

Thank you everyone who sent us cards and gifts, we are very moved by your generosity, and know we are very lucky to have such lovely people in our classes, who we look upon as being our friends.......

Here are a couple of photos of the big day....

Other news....

Please note that there is a class tomorrow night at SIX VILLAGES sports centre - times as normal!!!

There is no class this coming Friday at The Newell Centre, and no class next Monday (21st) at Oak Lodge.......

All classes return to normal from next Wednesday 23rd February!!

BOXGROVE CLASS - closed down...this is the letter I have sent to all the members of this new experimental class.....

Firstly can I thank you all for being so lovely and attending my new class at Boxgove these past eight weeks or so.....it has been lovely to see some new faces, and also to see some of my regular dancers twice a week!

Recently I was given the booking form for March onwards......I had intially booked the venue up until the end of January and then was going to review the numbers/popularity of the class before booking further...unfortunately I have had to make the decision not to continue with this class for two very good reasons.

Firstly, the numbers of people attending are just enough to cover the hall rental, I would need approx 35 dancers regularly to make it a profitable class. We were averaging around 15 or so.....20 was the maximum number we ever acheived.

Secondly, I am finding it very tiring teaching two nights in a row, and then on Friday afternoon too. On March 5th the Viking opens again in Selsey and I will also be teaching on Saturday afternoons - and I know that to attempt to do four days in a row is going to be too much for me. I didn't know how I would get on to be honest until I tried it! But now I have, I do know! and sadly for this class it means it has now closed as my energy levels just aren't up to it.

What I would like to say to those of you that loved the class but that hasn't yet tried out my Wednesday class in Six Villages Sports Centre, Westergate (just 7 minutes away from Boxgrove in a car), is that I would love you to come along at 8 p.m. one Wednesday and try the class out.....from 8 - 9.45 p.m. I teach current line dances, some along the lines of Knee Deep and Jig About, but also others along the lines of Pack Up, Drip Droppin etc.....you will STILL be learning current line dances, that will pack the dance floors through the year.......I think its a lovely friendly class, full of lovely people and think that the new people I have met at Boxgrove would fit right in. To those of you who have already attended the Westergate class but switched to Thursdays, if you decide to switch back to Wednesdays I will accomodate your tastes even more than I did before, to teach dances along the lines of Drip Droppin etc. we need to have members that want to learn them regularly attending the class. I believe we have plenty of that level that 'want' to learn these dances now, so all I can say, is please come along on a Wednesday once again, and we will pick up where we left off at Boxgrove! :) (plus if you want to go over older improver level dances you are welcome to come along even earlier whilst the beginners are still there as from 7.30 - 8 p.m. I re teach dances such as Closer, Walk the line, T Bone Shuffle etc etc to bring the improvers up through the ranks!)

The level of dance I have been teaching at Boxgrove hasn't been any harder than the level of dance I teach at Westergate. The only difference is that you got 'more' dances than I would attempt to teach in one evening at Westergate.

And that's the only difference really - apart from that it's exactly the same! Fun, friendly, a good workout and local....! Line dancing is a dwindling sport in many areas, but I feel that the South East of England have a good supportive bunch of linedancers who want to keep it alive and kicking (not literally - well, not unless its scripted!) and the only way to do that is to reguarly attend the local classes and keep them thriving! I'm doing my bit at the opposite end by starting and re-starting absolute beginners classes in and around the area, and we currenly have a good 15 or so brand new people in our beginner classes.....let's see if we can make addicts out of them, by throwing parties, organising holidays, and dancing to live music.....I love line dancing as much as you all do, and want to see it thriving for years to come!

At the recent Linedancer Magazine awards show I had taught ALL of the dances that won prizes in their categories....Mamma Maria, Quarter after one, Tennessee Waltz Surprize, Rhyme or Reason and Drip Droppin!!! and in all cases as soon as they were released......these dances are now world wide hits....meaning you can learn them here, and go anywhere in the world to dance them alongside linedancers from as far afield as Australia!

Once again I would like to apologise for this sudden closure of the class with no notice, but I had to make a decision there and then with a booking form in my hand and really had no choice but to close it down.

If you would like to join my Wednesday dancers, we are next open on Wednesday 16th February......you class would begin at 8 p.m. and costs £4 each.

The address is:-
Six Villages Sports Centre (just drive into Westergate Community School and round the back to the leisure centre)
Lime Ave
Westergate
Chichester
PO20 3UE

and if you have any questions, please do give me a bell on 07799741288...

Take care everyone and I hope to see you soon!

Julie xxx
p.s. please could you let your friends that have attended Boxgrove class before know that the class has closed down. Many thanks x

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and finally....

I am very much looking forward to seeing most of you in BOURNEMOUTH this coming weekend!!! If you havent received the information letter re self driving/coach travel by now please do email me to let me know.... my email address is julieandthekatz@msn.com

with love

Julie Davies xxx

February in The Katz Line Dance Club..for all dancers...

2011-01-26T05:51:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Firstly let me ask how you all are? Fine I hope! Good - then let's begin...

Please do read below for details of a few class closures in February...caused by Weddings and Weekenders!

MONDAY NIGHT - OAK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL - WEST WICKHAM, KENT.

We are closed on Monday 14th February and Monday 21st February. All other dates are on as normal.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT - SIX VILLAGES SPORTS CENTRE - WESTERGATE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX.

We are closed on Wednesday 9th February (this is a last minute alteration due to the last minute run up to our wedding the following weekend).....y apologies - all other dates are on as normal.

THURSDAY NIGHT - BOXGROVE VILLAGE HALL - BOXGROVE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX.

We are closed on Thursday 10th and Thursday 17th February. All other dates are on as normal.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON - THE NEWELL CENTRE - CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX.

We are closed on Friday 11th and Friday 18th February. All other dates are on as normal.

OTHER NEWS...!

BOURNEMOUTH UPDATE!!

Thank you to everyone for paying nice and promptly for the forthcoming weekend break to the Wessex Hotel in Bournemouth.....plans are coming together nicely now! I hope you are giving some thought to our fancy dress night on the Saturday (theme: Pirates and/or The Beach!)....please note there is NO fancy dress on the Friday, apparently a few people thought there was a fancy dress to accompany the 'Wedding reception' we are throwing for you on the Friday night!!! How funny would it have been to see several people arriving dressed as brides and bridesmaids!!?? But no, please dont do that haha....just come as you would have come for your Friday night social....anything goes, its your weekend, you wear what you want (well, except wedding dresses ok? hehe)

COACH TRAVEL FROM WEST SUSSEX...we now have confirmation that the coach will be collecting our West Sussex dancers from just outside Six Villages Sports Centre (Westergate Community School) at the bus stop opposite the petrol station on the main road. If you need to drive to the coach, can I suggest that you park in side roads just by the school, we are unable to use the School's car park over the weekend. I will be bringing along info about the coaches to classes next week. Linda and Jane will be taking care of you on the journey to The Wessex and I will be at the hotel ready to greet you on arrival! The coach is leaving Westergate at 11 a.m. please call me on 07799741288 if you have any problems that morning. Your estimated arrival time is 1 p.m. Rooms are available from 2, but most should be ready on arrival.

COACH TRAVEL FROM BECKENHAM, KENT....the coach will collect you at 10.15 a.m. from Manor Way, on the junction of Kelsey Way behind Kelsey Park....just past the entrance to Kelsey Park Boys School. You can leave your cars in this road for the weekend if you so wish as there are no parking restrictions. Lin and Kellie (yes Kellie!) will be looking after you on your journey to Bournemouth, and I will be there to greet you on your arrival! Your estimated arrival time is 1 p.m. Rooms are available from 2, but most should be ready on arrival.

For all self drivers, please note that your rooms are available from 2 p.m. but if you arrive early they will look after your luggage for you whilst you explore the area or grab a bite to eat in the bar.

And one more thing......if you are a new dancer reading all of this and wonder what on earth is going on, please do give me a call on 07799741288 for information about our new absolute beginner classes, or simply go to www.linedancingevents.com and click on 'classes' for all details....

Many thanks for reading!!

See you in a class sometime real soon!

Julie xxx

Happy New Year from Julie!

2010-12-30T11:29:00.001-08:00

Hi there!!

firstly I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and thank all my dancers for their lovely Christmas Cards and Gifts, they were all gorgeous!

Secondly, if you are reading this blog for the first time it could be because you have received one of our leaflets through your front door if you live in the Chichester area!

Thank you for taking the time to come and find out more information about our classes.....basically all the information you need is on the leaflet you have received, but I am more than happy to repeat it on here for you.....

Our ABSOLUTE BEGINNER classes are at:-

Six Villages Sports Centre - Lime Avenue, Westergate PO20 3UE - and we open on Wednesday January 5th......the ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS hour is from 6.30 - 7.30 p.m. and is only £3.00 each...Accompanied children over the age of 8, are also welcome - but the adults must also participate in the class.....

The Newell Centre - Tozer Way, Chichester, PO19 7LG - this class opens on Friday January 7th at 2.45 - 4 p.m.

For details of all of our classes please go to www.linedancingevents.com

If you have any queries please do email me on julie@linedancingevents.com

Many thanks!

for all of my exisiting dancers please note your classes return on

Wednesday 5th January - Six Villages - would all current beginners please come along at 7 p.m. Your new class time is 7 - 8.15 p.m.

Thursday 6th January - Boxgrove Village Hall - INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CLASS ONLY! 7.30 9.30 p.m.

Friday 7th January - The Newell Centre - Experienced beginners/improvers 1.15 - 2.30 p.m.

Monday 10th January - Oak Lodge Primary School - class times as normal between 6.30 and 9.45 p.m.....

Take care peeps and see you in a class very soon!

Julie x
The Katz Line Dance club - Instructor

Monday 20th December - Gates Green Road - cancelled due to snow! for Julies dancers...

2010-12-19T11:27:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Monday 20th December - The Assembly Halls - Gates Green Road - CANCELLED!

Many thanks to those that updated me on the road conditions in the West Wickham area, as it appears your side roads remain trecherous - Andy and I think it will be best to just cancel the class to save anyone the trouble of coming out in the cold, and to take away the risk of road accidents to all of us by cancelling this last class of the year. I am very glad we had our party last week!!! speaking of which....

I would like to take this opportunity to thank ALL OF MY DANCERS so much for being such lovely people to teach each week, and a HUGE thank you for all the lovely Christmas Cards and presents I have received over the past few weeks.......the cards are all up on string festooning (is that a word!!?) my walls in the living room :)

.......and I will see you back NEXT YEAR (where does this time go?!)

classes return on:

Wednesday 5th January - Six Villages Sports Centre - Westergate, Chichester....with a BRAND NEW ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS CLASS BEGINNING AT 6.30!!! If you are an experienced beginner, please do slightly alter your arrival time to 7 p.m.....all other class times remain the same...

Thursday 6th January - Boxgove Village Hall - Boxgrove, Chichester.....7.30 - 9.30 p.m....this class is for intermediates/advanced dancers ONLY.....and is designed for the dancer that loves to keep bang up to date with the current top dances in the UK!

Friday 7th January - The Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester......1.15 - 2.30 p.m. Experienced beginners/improvers......and 2.45 - 4 p.m. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS CLASS!!! No experience necessary - No partner needed - just wear comfy clothing, low heels supportive footwear and bring along a bottle of water and join in!! No need to pre book - this class is pay as you go!!

Monday 10th January - Oak Lodge - West Wickham.......beginners from 6.30.....Improvers from 7.00.........easy intermediates from 7.30......and intermediates from 8 - 9.45 p.m.....

It just remains for me to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!I look forward to seeing you all in 2011.....!!!!

Missing you all already!

Jingle Bells everyone! Jingle Bells!!!

with much love

Julie xxx

It's Christmas Week in The Katz Line Dance Club! (week beginning 13th Dec)

2010-12-13T04:12:00.000-08:00

Dear dancers,

Firstly let me thank everyone who came out and danced and laughed with us on Saturday night in Chichester! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! :)

Secondly before I start waffling - ALL CLASSES ARE ON AS NORMAL THIS WEEK

MONDAY - AZELIA HALL - BECKENHAM FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY!
WEDNESDAY - SIX VILLAGES - WESTERGATE
THURSDAY - BOXGROVE VILLAGE HALL - CHICHESTER
FRIDAY - THE NEWELL CENTRE - CHICHESTER

whew!!!!

All class times are as normal apart from tonight when the party starts at 7!!!

Expect a festive week - with a few nibbles and mince pies chucked in too! Oh and a very interesting Christmas Dance to learn too!!

hehe

see you soon!

I just want to take this opportunity to wish my fellow colleagues Emma and Georgina a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and hope that parties in their clubs 'Boots N Blisters' and 'Screaming Eagles' go with a swing too!!!! I love you both very much girls xxx

Julie xx
p.s. remember everyone if you ever need to ask me a question - simply text or ring my mobile on 07799741288.....:)

IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL CLASSES! Week beginning Monday 6th December 2010 FOR JULIES DANCERS!

2010-12-04T14:14:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

MONDAY CLASS.

First of all - just to reassure you THIS COMING MONDAYS CLASS IS IN OAK LODGE AS NORMAL!!!

but for those of you that are planning on attending our Christmas party on Monday week (13th).....the school have had to rearrange their Christmas activities which means they are going to have to use the hall themselves on Monday 13th December! I got a call today from Colin the caretaker to tell me this - so at least I knew as soon as he did! BUT NEVER FEAR! The party will go ahead - but in AZELIA HALL, just up the road in Beckenham (just off Elmers End) the address of the hall is 258 Croydon Road, Beckenha, BR3 4DA

I will bring letters with directions on to Oak Lodge on Monday night - so fear not - its all under control

haha

WEDNESDAYS CLASS - Six Villages Sports Centre, Westergate!
Sorry about this weeks closure - the snow finally arrived (albeit a tad later than promised) and so we made the right decision to cancel the class after all - although I did miss you all very much!! Classes will be back to normal this week!

THURSDAY CLASS - Boxgrove Village Hall, The Street, Boxgrove
BRAND NEW INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CLASS OPENS THIS WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

The new hall is gorgeous with a beautiful shiny floor all ready for us to go and stomp on (shhh dont tell them I said that!)...and doors will be open from 7.15.....the class runs from 7.30 - 9.30....and costs £5 each - which will include scripts for all new dances taught....! Come and join Andy and myself on our opening night to learn three top class intermediate/advanced dances! There is a huge car park so please do pass on this message to all your interediate friends and encourage them to come along too.....please...lol!! As you turn off of the Boxgrove/Tangmere roundabout you will find yourself in a 30 mph zone in a road called The Street....carry on down it past the post office etc, until you see a perspex bus shelter on the left - the entrance to the Village Hall Car park is just before the bus shelter....look forward to seeing you there!

FIRDAYS CLASS - The Newell Centre - Chichester
Sorry about having to close this class too, but I had only got contact with the office at the Newell centre a few times a week and couldnt ask them before Friday morning what state the car park etc would be in, so thought it best to prevent any possible slips and slides by my lovely dancers around the venue and cancel the class. Class will be back to normal this week!

SATURDAY NIGHT - CHICHESTER CHRISTMAS PARTY - NEWELL CENTRE! WITH WESTONLINE!!!
Please remember to bring along your 'plate to share' and your own drinks....we are going to maximise dance floor space by only having chairs out and no tables.....instead please take your plates straight into the kitchen area.....you will see a smaller hall with tables and chairs laid out as our 'dining hall' when you are peckish and if you want to sit and eat please do so in this smaller hall......of course if you wish you can bring a plate of food into the dance hall with you and balance it on your lap - its your choice!!! Andy and I just felt it would be nicer to have a bigger dance floor and hope that this idea works!! (never tried it before! so bear with us!)....

well I think thats it!! Ive run out of days now anyway - with only Tuesday free to do some Christmas shopping!

I look forward to seeing lots of lovely happy smiling dancers sometime very soon..

Take care everyone - have a good weekend...

Love Julie xxx

Julies classes this week....from November 29th 2010

2010-11-28T05:51:00.000-08:00

Dear Dancers,

I hope you are all fit and well and raring to go this week!!??

Don't let a nip in the air put you off of coming out to dance your worries (and extra mince pies etc) away during the coming weeks - as we are a cure for the winter blues that's for sure!!

coming up soon are two Christmas Parties - Saturday 11th in The Newell Centre, Chichester (with Westonline - a few tickets are still available) and Monday 13th in Oak Lodge when we will be having a line dance disco!!

Both parties are BYO (drink) and a plate to 'share' with everyone.....if you are unsure of what to bring give me a call on 07799741288 and I will look down the lists for you to see what yummy goodies haven't been written down yet!

new for both parties is the PIGGY POT - WINNER TAKES ALL!!! Simply pay £1 for a raffle ticket and place your £1 coin in the PIGGY POT - at the end of the night - one single ticket will be drawn and WINNER TAKES ALL - POT INCLUDED!!!

Running alongside this will be a lovely Christmassy Raffle with Wine, choccies and a cuddly toy!! awwwwww! we do love a cuddly toy don't we!?

IMPORTANT NEWS RE THE NEW INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CLASS OPENING IN BOXGROVE!!

We are opening on THURSDAY DECEMBER 9TH and the class runs from 7.30 - 9.30.....its £5 per person (includning dance scripts for all dances taught)...and we cant wait to get this class started! The class will also be open on December 16th - and then after the festive break will re-open on January 6th...on a weekly basis.

HOWEVER!!! we are putting leaflets in doors around the whole of the chichester/Boxgrove area that has the first date on in as January 5th! this is because the leaflet drop will take place in the middle of December - BUT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE NOT OPENING ON DEC 9TH OR 16TH!!! hehe....I hope I havent confused you too much more than normal?!

Ok folks - thats all for now - I look forward to seeing all of you in your classes this week where we will continues teaches of the following dances:

SIMPLY MAMBO, JAZZY JOES, SPEAK TO THE SKY, WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO, KNEE DEEP, BIG JIMMY, DRIP DROPPIN', BOBBI WITH AN I, PACK UP and no doubt many many MANY more....

Take care - keep warm - and see you soon!

Julie xxx

Message from Julie: Wednesday 10th November!

2010-11-10T05:50:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a little reminder that tonight is REQUEST NIGHT in Six Villages Sports Centre (behind Westergate School), in Lime Avenue, Westergate tonight!!

If you have written down that you would like tickets to our Christmas Party on Saturday Dec 11th in The Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester - tickets will be on sale again tonight...so if possible please do bring along your pennies and collect yoru tickets. This party is completely SOLD OUT and people will not be allowed to pay on the door, and must have tickets beforehand.

tonight there will be a list by the door about food for the party - please write down what you would like to bring, so that we dont get drowned in sausage rolls, please take a look at what other people are bringing too...

Many thanks!!

See you later!!

Update from Julie's club....24/10/20

2010-10-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Ok - firstly I would like to let you know that all classes are running as normal this week despite it being Half Term...most of you dont have school aged children and all my venues were available and so I may as well open don't you think!?

So to clairfy:
Monday 6.30 - 9.45 - Oak Lodge primary School - Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham,Kent. We cover all levels from beginner to intermediate in a progressive fashion - playing everyones favourite dances inbetween teaches!

Wednesday 6.30 - 9.45 - Six Villages Sports Centre - Westergate (opp petrol station), Lime Avenue... (near Fontwell/Chichester). Again, We cover all levels from beginner to intermediate in a progressive fashion - playing everyones favourite dances inbetween teaches!

Friday Afternoons - 1.15 to 2.45 p.m. - The Newell Centre - Tozer Way, Chichester (off St. Pancras - with large free car park!) Currently covering beginners/improvers until January when we will add a brand new Absolute Beginners class...

Saturday Afternoons - 1 - 4 p.m - The viking Music and Dance club - Bunn Leisure Holiday park, Selsey, West Sussex. 1 - 2 p.m. beginners - 2 - 4 improver thru to advanced dances taught....this is a FREE class and this coming Saturday (30th October) will sadly be our last one of the season as the park closes for the winter)

COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday Evenings - Boxgrove Village Hall - off roundabout between Chichester (sainsburys) and fontwell........INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CLASS......this brand new class is all set to begin on Thursday 9th DECEMBER....one week after this brand new hall's grand opening!!! keep an eye on this blog for further details.....

OTHER NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOURNEMOUTH TRIP!!!!

Please note that there has been a VAT increase imposed on the hotel which has unfortunately been passed on to everyone that has booked on the break, but it is only an extra £1 per night so please adjust your balance when writing your cheques to include an extra £2....I am very sorry about this, and did fight your corner for you but the hotel have said it's not something they have any control over either and we all have to pay the extra VAT as the increase takes place in January.

COACHES!!!

There are now TWO coaches going to Bournemouth - one is going from West Wickham/Beckenham in Kent directly to Bournemouth.

And the other one is going from Westergate with an additional collection point in chichester (precise locations to be decided...so please let me know if you have any good ideas for a coach to pick you up from, ideally in a wide enough road for your cars to be parked there for a weekend!)...all suggestions welcome!

Kellie and Lin will be taking care of the London dancers enroute to the hotel, handing out itineraries (and jokes so I believe!) and Linda and Jane (ably assisted by young Charley) will be taking care of West Sussex dancers.....on their journey to Bournemouth - again handing out itineraries and humour en route!

Andy & I will be at the hotel ready to greet you on arrival......suddenly February doesn't seem that far away does it?

CHRISTMAS PARTIES!!

Oak Lodge's party will be on December 13th...and will be a pure request night with added fun dances being taught, a raffle and as usual it will be bring your own drinks and a plate of nibbles to share (the list will be going out soon for you to write down what you would like to bring!) Entry is £5 each and is payable on the night....

Our Christmas party in West Sussex will be held at The Newell Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester....on Saturday December 11th......doors open at 7 p.m.....we have Westonline booked to come along and entertain us this evening, with all your requests being played by our very own DJ Andy inbetween sets.....we will also have a Crimbo raffle, and you can bring your own drinks and a plate of nibbles to share...this party is strictly BY TICKET ONLY!!!

Tickets will be going on sale this Saturday and to the people that have already written their names down on the 'reserved' list....as we have almost completely sold out - if you would like to come and havent written your name down, please contact me soon and I will see how many spaces are available...we are going to set the food up in the kitchen and only have chairs around the hall so as to maximise the dance floor space...luckily the venue has a separate room for people to sit at tables and eat if they so wish......tickets are £7.50 each.......

Ok thats all for now folks! Have a lovely Sunday and Ill see you all in a class very soon....

Julie x

Monday 18th October 2010 - Julie's classes...

2010-10-18T05:31:00.001-07:00

hello everyone!

Just a quickie today!

firstly YES WE ARE OPEN tonight in Oak Lodge....so see you there!

Secondly A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came to the Viking Party it was fab! Those of you who missed it, really need to try to get to the next one as we always have such a lot of fun at them!

Thirdly - my apologies - but the proposed new class starting on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND has been CANCELLED!!! I have been informed that there are other classes operating on Tuesday evenings that clash with the times of the new class, and so as to not upset the applecart I am currently looking for a hall on a THURSDAY evening as originally planned. So sorry to keep messing about with this, but I was completely unaware that these other classes existed (trust me eh!? haha) and now I do I think it's only fair to do my best not to 'compete' with long running clubs for customers.

So do keep an eye on this page for updates on the new Intermediate/Advanced class and Ill try my best to find a venue in or around Chichester very soon.

Thats all for now - see you in a class sometime very soon...

Julie x
The Katz Modern Line Dance Club

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2010-10-06T07:25:00.001-07:00

NEW CLASS COMING SOON! CHICHESTER AREA!

2010-10-01T03:15:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED!

NEW INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LINE DANCE CLASS.....THURSDAY EVENINGS 7.30 - 9.30 P.M. CHICHESTER (VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED)

Please could you indicate if this is a class you would like to attend - Ive been asked by several people now to continue to run classes during the Viking's 'closed' season....and the only evening I am free to teach is a Thursday (so I hope it doesnt clash with anything else you do!)...the class will be totally aiimed at the very experienced dancer, with up to date intermediate/advanced dances ONLY being taught/danced.

This is not a class for the dancer that likes to do their old favourites every week (please come to Westergate on Wednesday evenings if that is what you prefer) mixed in with current dances. NO, THIS IS FOR THE HARDENED LINE DANCER ONLY! who likes to keep up to date with the latest and greatest dances to enable them to dance socailly anywhere in the world! So, if you are interested - please do let me know, either by email on julieandthekatz@msn.com or via facebook, many thanks!....Julie

A NEW TERM IN THE KATZ LINE DANCE CLUB!

2010-09-06T04:21:00.001-07:00

Dear dancers!

I hope you all had a lovely summer and are all ready to learn some lovely new dances this September? I hope so, because I have a mix of old classics and new exciting dances to teach across all levels!

We returned to Six Villages Sports Centre last Wednesday - and had a very good turn out for the last week of the Summer Holiday - thank you to those that came along and joined in the fun!

Fridays classes in Aldingbourne have re-opened too - and we are very much looking forward to welcoming any BRAND NEW DANCERS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER FROM 3 - 4 P.M.!!!

If you are reading this because you have seen the new class advertised, you dont need to book, simply come along to the class around ten minutes early to sign in and bring along a drink of water (or juice etc) and wear low heeled supportive shoes/boots/trainers and you are all set to begin!! Please do not wear flip flops or very loose fitting sandals, or any footwear with thick rubber soles as these will hinder your dancing and could be dangerous too....the new class is only £3 and will follow the existing Experienced Beginners class which takes place between 1.30 and 2.30.........Linda and I are very much looking forward to our new 'intake' and would like to remind you that accompanied children over 8 are also welcome to take part in the class.

Mondays class returns to OAK LODGE from Monday September 6th at the usual times......the breakdown of the class is thus:

6.30 - 7.30 Experienced Beginners £4
7.30 - 8.30 Improver/easy intermediate £4
8 - 9.45 Easy intermediate/intermediate £5

You may prefer to come along for an hour crossing over two of these classes, for instance 7 - 8 p.m. this will cost £4 and will cover classic beginner/improver dances

We leave the arrival times up to you!!! If you want to come for the whole evening its just £5.....! so if you haven't tried us out yet, why not pop along some time soon and give it a try!

Saturday afternoons: I run a free class for the holidaymakers on Bunn Leisures Caravan Park in Selsey - the lessons run from 1 - 4 p.m. and local and visiting line dancers are also allowed to come along.......beginner dances are taught between 1 - 2 and improver/intermediate/advanced dances are taught between 2 - 4 p.m. why not stay on for the evening when we have live music to line dance to some of the top bands on the circuit!? Take a look at Andys Viking website for more information about who's on and when! www.vikingcwdc.co.uk

some of the recent dances taught across all of my classes are:

RED HOT SALSA
DANCING IN THE DARK
FLY LIKE A BIRD
RUNNING OUT OF BEER
COWBOY STRUT!
TUSH PUSH!
COME DANCE WITH ME
THE LEMON TREE
COUNTRY 2 STEP
LITTLE RHUMBA
FATHER & DAUGHTER
PLAN B
ASKIN' QUESTIONS
MESSED UP IN MEMPHIS
FOR THE LOVERS
PACK UP
OUT & JUMP
DRIP DROPPIN
TIPPERARY GIRLS
MAGIC MOON

That's all for now folks! I look forward to seeing you in a class somewhere soon!

Julie x
p.s. A DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES!!!!! ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 11TH 2010 WE ARE HOLDING OUR WEST SUSSEX CHRISTMAS PARTY IN THE NEWELL CENTRE IN CHICHESTER!!!

PLAYING FOR US AT THE PARTY ARE THE WONDERFUL WESTONLINE!! A FABBY DUO WHO ARE IN GREAT DEMAND!! MORE INFO TO COME LATER.....WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
p.p.s. the Barn Dance has been put on hold.

This week in the Katz LDC - week beginning 16th August 2010

2010-08-15T18:14:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a little note to remind you all that classes are all running this week as follows :-

MONDAY NIGHT FROM 6.30 - The assembly halls, Gates Green Road, West Wickham - times and prices as normal! (next week - 23rd - will be a request/party night - so tell and bring all your line dance friends to come along too!)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 6.30 - Six Villages Sports Centre - Westergate - This week (19th) is a Request/party night - so please tell/bring all your line dance friends to bring along some drink and a few nibbles for your own tables please!) There is NO class on the 25th....but we are back to normal the first Week in September - with brand new dances to the class! whoo hoo!! :)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1.30 P.M. - Aldingbourne Sports and Social Club - Oliver's Meadow...Westergate - please note there is no class the following week ( 27th) but we are back to normal the week after with new dances for our BRILLIANT group of beginner's who have now been promoted to IMPROVERS!! whooo hooo!!!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FRIDAYS CLASS!! As from September 17th - there will be an additional class added AFTER your class ends - from 3 - 4 p.m. we are starting a BRAND NEW CLASS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS so if you have any friends that would like to 'go back to basics' or learn how to line dance for the very first time, then please do encourage your friends to come along and give it a go!!

SATURDAYS CLASS IN THE VIKING SELSEY - is running as normal all through the summer holidays there are NO closures AT ALL!! Join us from 1 - 4 p.m. as I take you through all the levels of dances from the absolute beginner to the most advanced amongst us!

RECENT DANCES TAUGHT ACROSS ALL FOUR CLASSES INCLUDE (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER!)

RED HOT SALSA
DANCING IN THE DARK
FLY LIKE A BIRD
RUNNING OUT OF BEER
COWBOY STRUT!
TUSH PUSH!
COME DANCE WITH ME
THE LEMON TREE
COUNTRY 2 STEP
LITTLE RHUMBA
FATHER & DAUGHTER
PLAN B
ASKIN' QUESTIONS
MESSED UP IN MEMPHIS
FOR THE LOVERS
PACK UP
OUT & JUMP

If you require dance scripts or links to video's of these dances being done to practice at home - please email me on julieandthekatz@msn.com or search for the dances yourself on www.yipee.sg

Ok thats it for now - its 2 a.m. on Monday morning and I really should be heading up the apples and pears to the land of nod!

See you sometime very soon...

Take care

Julie xxx
p.s. dont forget if you are looking for classes in other areas to click on Emma and Georgina's links on this blog and check out the Screaming Eagles classes, and Boots N Blisters!

Screaming Eagle Update

2010-07-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

Please note that we are no longer dancing outside the three kings in Mitcham this coming Sunday! Good news as its meant to rain! :)

The Katz classes resume as normal....July 19th 2010

2010-07-19T05:05:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers...

all classes are back on as normal this week - in their normal venues!!!

See you there!!!!

Note: Oak Lodge dancers - Monday nights...

tonight is our last night in Oak Lodge until September...BUT for the following FIVE WEEKS we are running classes in The Assembly Halls, Gates Green Road, Coney Hall, West Wickham, Kent. BR4 9JW instead..

class times and prices are as normal...there is additional parking behind the building if you find the car park full on arrival - just take the small driveway down the right hand side of the car park instead.....

Westergate class - six villages sports centre - Wednesday nights...

We return this Wednesday ( 21st July) to the sports centre (where all classes will run from now on) if you dont see the sign outside the school hall it only means Ive stopped bringing it and the class is on anyway!!!!!

Aldingbourne - Fridays - back on this week - see you at 1.30 peeps!!!

thats all for now apart from to say that this weeks teaches will include (dependent on level)

9 to 5
Yolanda
Plan B

See you soon!!!

Julie xxx

BOOTS N BLISTERS 14TH BIRTHDAY PARTY TONIGHT!!

2010-07-10T02:50:00.000-07:00

Hi there!!

If you fancy a night out linedancing in London tonight - then why not pop along to Emma & Robbie's 14th Birthday party!!?

Message from Emma below:-

Tonight...Boots N Blisters' 14th Birthday Party -7.30pm-12.30am Royston Ballroom Penge. Live music Souls n Stone- all request disco- Glass of Bubbly for One & All...Cheap licensed bar- huge sprung dance floor...Wear Something Pink...Yes I know it's a bit too hot for some to dance....but it's never too hot for a nice cold drink and a listen to some good music!

for full details of how to get to the club go to www.bootsnblisters.com

Have fun!!

Julie x

THE KATZ SUMMER PARTIES!!!

2010-07-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

ITS SUMMER PARTY WEEK !!!!!

Tomorrow night (Monday 5th July) at Oak Lodge we are having our stars and stipes themed summer party - complete with a free Pimms on arrival and all your requests played all night long !

Please bring along your own drinks, and a small plate of nibbles to share with the class...

Doors open at 7 p.m. and we party through until 9.45!

See you tomorrow girlies!!

Then on Tuesday at Westergate Community School its your turn to join in the fun with your own Summer Party!!

We also have live music from Steve 'Westcoasters' Riley and all your requests played all night!!

Doors open at 7 and we party through until 10 p.m.!

See you on Tuesday!!

Please note that as the party is on Tuesday this week there will be NO class on Wednesday.

also there are NO classes on Monday 12th, Wednesday 14th or Friday 16th next week due to me having a few days off!

Classes at the Viking will continue as normal.....dancers are of course welcome to come along to the Viking from 1 - 4 p.m. on Saturday 17th July to get their weekly fix of dancing if they so wish! haha

this is a FREE class - and would like to point out once more that only drinks purchased over the bar can be consumed on the premises as they are licensed. Food is available also.

I think thats all for now - so see you very soon...

Julie xxx

THE VIKING PARTY THIS WEEKEND!

2010-06-10T01:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone - just a little note about Saturdays lessons at the Viking - due to this weekend being a 'party' weekend - my lessons are at 10.45 - 1 p.m. on both Saturday and sunday mornings. If you are a viking regular the lesson is free as normal, if you are staying on however for the live music that begins at 1 p.m. t...he charge is £10........for any queries on the viking party please call Colin at the club.....

The line up for the party weekend is:-

Fri Night - from 6.30 p.m. - Tony Rouse and Cross Country
Sat afternoon from 1 p.m.- Joe Mitchell
Sat night from 6.30 p.m. Jellico Road (replacing Stawberry Mules) and Blood Brothers
Sun afternoon from 1 p.m.- Cheyenne
Sunday night from 6.30 p.m. Broadcaster and Texas Tornados

Each individual session is £10 - or come to all five sessions for only £40...
My lessons are from 10.45 - 1 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday mornings!!!!! (If Im awake haha)

Other news!! KATZ SUMMER PARTY DATES!
west Wickham - Kent: MONDAY 5TH JULY
Westergate - West Sussex: TUESDAY 6TH JULY

both parties are themed 'STARS AND STRIPES' as i thought it would be fun to 'yehaaaa' it up a bit! please bring a small plate of nibbles to share with everyone...more details about your parties will be given in your classes!
Thats all for now folks! take care

Julie xxx

Week beginning May 24th 2010 in The Katz Line Dance Club

2010-05-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a little update on classes over the next couple of weeks..

MONDAYS IN OAK LODGE

Class is on as normal tomorrow - I will be bringing along a nice big fan as the weather is so hot at the mo!

There will be no class the following Monday due to it being a Bank Holiday.....class is back the week after as usual.

Date for your diaries!! MONDAY JULY 5TH - IS SUMMER PARTY NIGHT! The theme is 'STARS AND STRIPES' and we will be having our usual Pimms and be playing all your requests all night....we have decided not to have live music this year, as it appears that the majority of this class like to dance to the tracks they have learned the dances too - but i will be throwing in a couple of fun dances for all levels to take part in instead!! whoopie do I hear you all cry!! If possible could everyone please bring along a plate of nibbles to share with the class - there will be a list by the door nearer the time for you to write your selection on.....there will also be a Summer themed raffle!

WEDNESDAYS IN WESTERGATE

this Wednesday (May 26th) the class will be held behind the school in the sports centre......the following week the class will be back in the school hall!

On Wednesday July 7th - there will be NO CLASS!!! instead on TUESDAY JULY 6TH we will be having OUR SUMMER PARTY NIGHT in the school hall!!

Please write this change of days in your diaries..!!

We have been lucky enough to book the lovely Steve Riley (of Westcoasters fame!) as your live entertainment for the night..........he has been working hard on including more current dance tracks into his playlist and is always such good fun to have around, we can promise you a great nights dancing!

Please bring along a plate to share - there will be a list by the door nearer the time for you to write your selection down on....The theme for the party is

STARS AND STRIPES!!! so go as YEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! as you like!

You can pay on the door - the price will be £7 for adults and Children pay the same as usual......we will provide you with a free glass of Pimms or fruit punch on arrival and have a Summer themed raffle this evening too!

FRIDAYS IN ALDINGBOURNE

There are no changes to this class at all......all dancers will be invitied along to our BIG SUMMER PARTY on TUESDAY 6TH JULY........!!!! Look out for 'invitations' in class sometime soon....

SATURDAYS IN THE VIKING - SELSEY

The only date to make a note of is Saturday JUNE 12TH - when there is NO FREE CLASS due to the second BIG VIKING PARTY to take place this year.......if you would like to come to the VIKING PARTY - please go to Andys website for details www.vikingcwdc.co.uk

Well, thats all for now folks!! See you in a class sometime very soon...

Take care

Julie x

Wednesday 12th May......Katz club news....

2010-05-12T07:15:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Tonight the class will be held in the Aerobics hall on the ground floor of Six Villages Sports Centre (right behind the school!!!!)

Time/Prices are the same as usual....we will be back in the school hall next week!

See you later peeps!

SATURDAY 15TH MAY...VIKING CLASS.....This week ONLY the class will run from 11.30 a.m. to 2.39 p.m. due to the F A Cup final being shown on the screen above the stage at 3 p.m. why not stay on - buy some food and watch the match in good company!?

And dont forget there will be line dancing to live music and requests from 6.30 to 1 a.m.!!!! So why not make a day/night of it? Non dancers are always welcome too so you could always bring along your partner to watch the entertainment!!!

Julie x

PARTIES - FOOTBALL AND MORE! MAY 4TH 2010

2010-05-04T06:03:00.001-07:00

Dear Dancers,

STOP PRESS - STOP PRESS - STOP PRESS! FOR ALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON DANCERS!!! ON MAY 15TH THE CLASS IN THE VIKING WILL RUN FROM 11.30 A.M. TO 2.30 P.M. DUE TO THE F.A. CUP FINAL BEING SHOWN ON A BIG BIG SCREEN ON THE STAGE IN THE BALLROOM FROM 3 P.M.!!!! PLEASE DO MAKE A NOTE AND COME ALONG EARLY!!! Why not stay for the match too!!

What's happening in the Katz Line Dance Club....all classes......please read on!

Well I dont know about anyone else but I missed our Monday class last night!! True, I was glad of the opportunity to have a lovely day out with Andy, and a rest from three very very late nights at the Viking, but still it doesn't feel right not dancing on a Monday night!!

We are back to normal next week in Oak Lodge! Look forward to a dance called GLEEHAB!!! Which will be taught in the 8.30 class!

Dances being taught/reviewed in all classes at the moment include:

BLACK VELVET, LET'S CHILL, JUST A MEMORY, COUNTY LINE CHA CHA, CHICA BOOM BOOM, WALKING IN THE RAIN, GAVE IT ALL AWAY, YOU AND I, DREAM OF YOU, LOVE YA, QUARTER AFTER ONE, RHYME OR REASON, BOBBI WITH AN I, GLEEHAB and RAH RAH OOH LA LA!

Obviously not all dances are taught in all classes - dances are picked specifically to suit the 'level' of each class - the dances listed range in ability from Absolute Beginner to advanced......! (my poor brain! haha - to say nothing of my poor legs!!)

Wednesday's class was successful last week! Hurray! - the hall was lovely and clean (just washed in fact!) and there was plenty of floor space for us still despite the recent addition of retractible seating! Tomorrow's class (5th May) is on as normal. Starting at 6.30 with Beginners....!

Friday's class was lots of fun last week, we saw the return of a few familiar faces who have been away on holiday which boosted the numbers very nicely thank you! I LOVE this class on Fridays - its beginner level only - but we have such a nice atmosphere in Aldingbourne Hall that it would be a shame to lose it due to low numbers.....I am going to keep the class going as long as possible, and will do another leaflet drop to encourage new dancers for September! There is a possiblity of adding on an Absolute Beginners class AFTER the existing class finishes at 2.45......should be interesting! Maybe we could get some mums and their children to come along at 3 p.m.? hmmmm (thinks that one over......!)

Anyway, the class will continue for the foreseeable future is what I am trying to say - 1.30 - 2.45 p.m. every Friday - in Aldingbourne Sports and Social Club!

Saturday Afternoon - 1 - 4 p.m. The Viking Selsey!!

The class is once again FREE OF CHARGE this season - and is open to anyone that wants to come - 1 - 2 p.m. is beginners with intermediate splits/requests....and 2 - 4 p.m. is improver/intermediate/advanced level....

The viking is a great place to dance and if you havent been there yet? well, why not? take a look at Andy's viking website www.vikingcwdc.co.uk and see photos of this spectactular venue!

FORTHCOMING EVENTS...

SUMMER PARTIES!!!

I am planning on having Summer parties again this year on your regular club nights ......

MONDAY 5TH JULY - OAK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL - We are having the party early this year before everyone disappears off on holiday!! Instead of live music this year we will have a themed request night - with two party dances being taught by moi instead ! I think that this class prefers the comfort of dancing to songs they know and love, and always love a good party dance or two during the evening....I will be there to guide you on the dance floor the whole evening with pre-planned split floors to keep the beginners up and dancing all night alongside their intermediate friends! This year's theme is 'STARS AND STRIPES!!' (make of that what you will!!!) Anything adorned with Red, White and Blue goes.....let's yehaaa it up a bit shall we!!? hehe!!

WEDNESDAY 7TH JULY - WESTERGATE SCHOOL - with live music to dance to!! (watch this space for the name of the artist over the next week or two!)The theme for the evening will be the same as Mondays class!! 'STARS AND STRIPES!!!' YEEEHAAAAAAAAAAA!!! hehe........I know I can expect the most fabulous of outfits from all classes! Our Friday afternoon dancers will be invited along to the Wednesday night BIG SUMMER PARTY so get thinking about those outfits peeps!!! (fancy dress is, as always, optional but lots of fun if we all join in!)

(both parties will be on a Bring Your Own Drinks and a plate to share basis) More details in class coming soon!

Now as it is American Indpendence Day on July 4th - I think the SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLASS IN SELSEY would love to join in the STARS AND STRIPES! theme on Saturday July 3rd!!!???!!! Am I right? or am I right?!

WEDDING UPDATE - As Andy and are are getting married the week before our annual trip to Bournemouth and it's looking like most of our dancers are coming on the holiday, we thought it would be nice to make the Friday night a bit of a party to celebrate our nuptials with our dancers! Maybe you could think about a nice 'wedding guest' style outfit to wear for Friday nights meal when we would like to share in a glass of champagne with all of you! And we will save the 'cutting of the cake' for Friday too - just so that you can all witness it happen!

UPDATE ON THE WESSEX HOTEL - BOURNEMOUTH - 18 - 20 FEB 2011

All singles spaces without a supplement have now been filled!!! Thank you to everyone that has booked on this trip so far - we have been amazed at how quickly places have sold and are so thrilled that you are coming along!

We have 15 coach spaces left...so if you need transport from Beckenham or Aldingbourne please do let me know quickly...

If you haven't yet posted off your deposits to us, please could you do so soon so that I can give the hotel definate numbers and to secure your room.

Remember upgrades from the standard rooms (which incidentally are lovely!) are available - all details are in the booking letters! If you need a copy please do let me know and Ill bring them along to your class...so far we have handed out over 100 copies of the forms! Our highest demand holiday to date! THANK YOU!

Lass Vagas were at the Viking on Saturday night and were fabulous - if you havent seen them before you will love Nadines beautiful voice and Robs...erm.... jokes haha!!

Ok, well I think thats everything for now - I do hope you havent nodded off!!

WAKE UP - IVE FINISHED!!

See you soon..

Julie xxx

Week beginning April 26th 2010

2010-04-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a quickie!!

first of all my apologies for the Westergate School Hall being unusable last week. I have been reassured that it WILL be clean and ready for us tomorrow...HOWEVER!!! should I arrive there and it isn't ready we will be going around the back of the school in to the aerobics hall as we did in a hurry last week!!

I do hope no one thought we weren't there last week - because we were - just slightly out of sight! Despite our best efforts (mainly Janes!!!) we do know a few people missed the hastily written sign stuck on the school door and drove away...

Please do come along tomorrow and look out for a sign on the hall doors if you cannot see anyone in the hall - we WILL be in the sports centre - one minute away BEHIND the school instead!!

I dunno - what a kerfuffle!!!!!!

Fridays and Saturdays classes are to run as normal this week!

Mondays class is closed as its a BANK HOLIDAY! so we will see you the week after!!

TRIP TO BOURNEMOUTH UPDATE!!!!

As you will all know by now we are off the the lovely WESSEX HOTEL next February 18th - 20th!!! Please do email me for a copy of the booking form if you havent had one - or text me on 07799741288 and I will bring one along to your class instead :)

I am pleased to say that the trip is selling really well - with the first 16 supplement free single places all taken already!!!! I have no one left on my reserved list now for a single place, so the 17th and final supplement free single place is up for grabs on a first come first served basis!!! All other singles booking after this place has gone will unfortunately have to pay an extra £20 for the trip....which is only £10 per night - so not so bad if you look at it that way!

ok thats all for me for now - take it easy people - and Ill see you in a class sometime very soon!

Julie x

This week in the Katz Line Dance Club - April 19th 2010

2010-04-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

What a lovely sunny day it is today! I am very much looking forward to teaching tonight - and starting the class is daylight is a complete joy!!

Before I get started on the class news I would just like to make an announcement on here that Andy and I are engaged to be married!!!

We got engaged last weekend - and I have a beautiful diamond ring to flash at you when we next see eachother!

We are planning a small family wedding early next year in Arundel - and a HUGE PARTY FOR EVERYONE WE KNOW two weeks later - and if you are a member of my classes - that will include YOU!! Invitations will be handed out nearer the time in my classes!!

Thank you to everyone that has given us a card - they are all beautiful and are gathering nicely on top of all the cabinets in the house (perhaps I should put up my Christmas card string????!!!)

Ok, so now on to class news...

Monday - Oak Lodge class

Tonight (April 19th 2010) - class is on as normal - Beginners from 6.30 - everyone else from 7.30....

Class we be on as normal next week too (26th April) but on MONDAY MAY 3RD THERE WILL BE NO CLASS AS ITS A BANK HOLIDAY!!! oooops!!! Sorry didnt mean to shout!!

Wednesday - Westergate School - class....

This week we return to our regular venue with every hope of seeing all of our beginners again!!! We missed you over the past two weeks, so please do pop along and see us this week if you can!!

We need to send a huge THANK YOU to Bognor Regis Football Club for putting up with us for the past two weeks, it was a lovely venue to use and we hope to return there sometime in the future for the occasional party night!

We had originally planned to use Bognor Football Club again on May 12th and 26th - but we have been offered the lovely aerobics halls in Six Villages Sports Centre (just behind Westergate school) on those two evenings and have jumped at the opportunity to use it!!

There are NO class closures at Westergate for the foreseeable future.......!!! Whoo hooo!!!!

Class times are from 6.30 for Beginners, and from 7.30 for everyone else....

Friday - Aldingbourne - class.....

There are no closures planned for this class - class times are currently 1.30 - 2.45 for the exisiting beginners class - if you are an absolute beginner and would like to put your name down for when the next ab class begins please call Julie on 07799742188 and let me know your details, so I can send you a leaflet when the time comes (most likely to start in September).

Saturday - The Viking Music and Dance club - Green Lawns Caravan Park - Selsey.

SATURDAY AFTERNOONS IN SELSEY...

I am continuing to teach at the Viking music and dance club in Selsey each and every Saturday afternoon from 1 - 4 p.m. this is a FREE class - you dont need to book - just turn up and join in! Beginner dances and intermediate requests are played between 1 - 2 p.m. From 2 - 4 p.m. its improver/intermediate/advanced all the way!

so why not come and join us one Saturday an soak up the atmosphere of the best saloon bar in West Sussex - we are situated on Green lawns caravan park in Selsey - part of the Bunn Leisure Group....you will find the entrance to Green Lawns on your right just after you cross the mini roundabout heading into Selsey - just past the police station!

Please note that the Viking is licensed premises and you are not allowed to bring your own food and drink into the class. As a sign of your appreciation for this FREE class, please do buy at least one drink from across the bar.

Many thanks!

why not stay in Selsey after the class and go for a meal in town, and later come back and join us for an entire evening of social line dancing to live music? Doors open at 6.30 - and we party on til 1 a.m. (or later!!!!) every single Saturday throughout the season! It only costs £7 on the door....where else can you go on a Saturday night for around 7 hours entertainment? Not the cinema thats for sure!! If you want to bring your non dancing relations/children with you - the club also has a games room and small bar with wide screen t.v.'s to keep them occupied whilst you dance the night away!!

Any queries? Ring me on 07799741288!

ADDITIONAL NEWS!!!

This coming Friday (April 23rd ) I am appearing (is that the right word? haha) at the following venue:

Hold Cross Church Hall
North Bersted
West Sussex

for a fund raising night on behalf of the church restoration programme....why not join us for three hours of linedancing fun?

Tickets are £10 per person to include either a Fish and Chip or Sausage and Chip supper! Or alternatively there is a 'admission only' price of around £5 (to be confirmed) if you do not require food. Please contact me on 07799741288 if you would like to come along. You are allowed to bring your own drinks to this party if you so wish. I will be teaching beginner dances and playing all your requests inbetween - lets see if we can recruit a few more unsuspecting members of the non line dancing public into our delightful hobby shall we?

SUNDAY APRIL 25TH - ALDINGBOURNE ALIVE!!!!!

This Sunday at Aldingbourne Sports and Social club sees an all day event of fun and frolics!! There will be many stalls and displays from different groups that use the Aldingbourne venue - plus loads to see and do all day long....take a listen to Spirit f.m. all week for more details...I have been asked to join in the fun by teaching line dancing to the (again) unsuspecting public from 3.40 p.m.!! Come and find me in the outside arena (probably on a stage!) and I will play a few of your fave dances so we can demonstrate how much fun linedancing can be!!

It looks set to be a great day out - doors open at 10 a.m.....hope to see you there!!

Ok thats all for now folks - look forward to seeing you in a class sometime very soon...

Take Care

Julie xxx
dont forget if my classes arent in your area to take a look at Emma and Georginas Club pages for whats on in their classes!!!

IT'S JANUARY 2010 - AND ITS TIME TO GET FIT!!

2010-01-18T04:03:00.000-08:00

Dear dancers - and potential NEW dancers!

The good news is that the snow has gone - the classes are open - and theres a feeling of Spring in the air (ok - so I know thats a little optimistic but I DO have a few daffs trying to force their way through in the garden!)

With all that in mind - I'm sure you will agree its time to get back to dancing and get back to feeling fit and healthy once more!

For details of all the Katz classes simply go to www.linedancingevents.com and click on 'classes' there you will see the venues - areas - times and levels of all of the classes on offer from our club.

Linedancing is suitable for just about everyone - from 8 - 80 - linedancing can be adapted to suit everyone. Dancing without a partner has huge benefits, firstly you can dance as much or as little as you like without worrying that you are having to 'keep up' with a partner.....or even worse, having to 'slow down' for your partner....you can do it at your own pace, take a break when you need to - or add extra bouncy steps, spins or body pops (yeah - ok maybe not all of you but the teenagers like to do it!) to your dancing to make it as energetic as possible!

This is a special message to everyone that has previously been to our classes and for one reason or another hasn't been for a while - there is NO need to feel you have fallen behind. in linedancing there are new routines being added on a regular basis - older dances are often walked through before the music is put on, and within a couple of weeks you will be up and dancing as much as everyone else, so why not come back to class and join in the fun once more? You are always guaranteed a warm welcome thats for sure!

We like linedancing to be fun in our classes - and there is NO competitiveness AT ALL in any of my classes - we just dont attract those kind of people Im pleased to say - everyone is friendly, welcoming and is there for the same reasons as your are...

1. To have fun
2. To dance to good music of all genres
3. To get a bit fitter and burn off some calories!

Thats about it!

The only requirements needed to be able to start to line dance is to know left from right (ish) and to be able to count to 8!! I promise you, you will be up and dancing within minutes of the class starting - and each week you come back you will be dancing for longer and longer periods of time...

There is only ONE word of warning I will have to let you know about...

LINEDANCING IS ADDICTIVE!!! Once you start, you wonder what you did with your time before, and will want all your friends to join in the fun too....we organise social nights - charity nights - and weekend breaks - where we dance the weekend away!

So, what are you waiting for?

Take a look at those classes and come and join us as soon as you can - all you need bring is a bottle of water and to wear low heeled supportive footwear - possibly trainers to start with....as for clothes? well its not all yehaa anymore so anything goes...jeans and a t shirt is fine....anything you feel comfortable wearing in fact!

If you have any queries and would like to talk to me personally then call me on 07799741288 and Ill do my best to help!

See you on a dancefloor sometime soon....

Julie xxx
p.s. dont forget if my classes arent in YOUR area to take a look at Emma and Georgina's classes too - both the girls run fun, great classes with the same outlook on linedancing as mine - so what are you waiting for? Take a look at what we all have to offer and lets get dancing!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2010-01-01T07:45:00.001-08:00

Dear Dancers,

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and that you are not suffering too much from the after effects of a wonderful New Year's Eve today!?

Thank you once again for all your lovely Chrissy pressies and cards - I havent had that many cards since I was at school! Its Fab and makes me feel loved !

Just a little reminder that classes start back next Monday (4th Jan) so I hope you are all in the mood to shift a few of those mince pies and Quality Street as I am most definately ready for a bit of aerobic exercise!

Luckily Andy bought me a Wii-fit plus for Christmas and I am also going to be trying to get my stamina up to par using that every day as well, after my long illness Im so incredibly unfit I need all the help I can get!!!

All times and prices of the classes will remain unchanged this year, unless the hall rentals rise they will stay the same for the whole of 2010!

Linedancing is probably the cheapest form of exercise/dance class around - with 45 minutes Belly dancing costing £7.50 in the West Wickham area, I strongly recommend to continue coming to me for lessons hahaha!

So, I will see you in your classes next week on the following dates:

Monday 4th - Oak Lodge
Wednesday 6th - Westergate School
Friday 8th - Aldingbourne Social Club

I will also have with me the booking forms for our forthcoming trip to Devon this February - so if you would like to bring along a £20 deposit each that would be most helpful, and get the ball rolling.

Deposits need to be sent to the hotel by me by the 18th January - with the balance needing to paid to me by 1st February. The coach has only 10 seats remaining - so if you haven't yet given me your name as an interested party please do so now by sending me an email to julieandthekatz@msn.com

Many thanks! and look forward to seeing you all very very soon!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love

Julie xxx
p.s. Andy says Happy New Year to you all too!!!

I just would like to add a big HELLO to my fellow inline4fun-ers Emma and Georgina - and would like to wish them and all of their dancers a very very Happy New Year too!!!

CHRISTMAS PARTIES THIS WEEK TO GO AHEAD!

2009-12-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

Dear Dancers,

Well, the good news is that Im finally (fingers crossed) on the mend, tho not quite firing on ALL cylinders, enough of them are working for me to have the energy to have three parties this week!! whoop whoop!!!

So with that in mind the details are as follows:

MONDAY 14TH DECEMBER - OAK LODGE PRIMARY

Doors open at 7 p.m. all levels!!

Please bring along a plate of something to share, and your own drinks for your own tables.....

We will be having a raffle so please bring along a pound or two to take part....and lets see out the year in style with all your requests, and a bit of fun and games too!

WEDNESDAY 16TH DECEMBER - WESTERGATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

After much deliberation it has been decided to bring the PARTY FORWARD TO THIS WEEK!! It was originally planned to take place on the 23rd but we have now found out that a large number of dancers will not be around on Christmas Eve Eve to join us for fun and frolics, and so we are partying on the 16th instead!! However, there will still be a class on the 23rd to finish off the year with a bit of a festive boogie - so no doubt it will feel like we are having two parties in a row!!

The Raffle will take place this week on the 16th only tho!

Doors open at 7 p.m. all levels!!

Please bring along a plate of something to share, and your own drinks for your own tables.....

We will be having a raffle so please bring along a pound or two to take part....and lets see out the year in style with all your requests, and a bit of fun and games too!

FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER - ALDINGBOURNE SOCIAL CLUB

Our newest and smallest club will be celebrating Christmas in style this Friday, so please do don your gladrags and get ready to party by bringing along a small plate of food for us all to share and a couple of pounds for the raffle!

I will play all your requests and we will be having a bit of fun and games too...so see you there! Doors open at 1 p.m. .....

Well thats it peeps - see you soon - all dressed up and glam! (that's you not be - try as hard as I do, I never quite manage glam and at most 'brushed up' is all I ever acheive!!!)

Take care

see you soon!!

Julie xxx

Screaming Eagles

2009-11-26T16:13:00.000-08:00

The Screaming Eagles Christmas celebrations began yesterday evening when they helped to turn on the Christmas lights in Sutton High Street!

More dates for your diaries

Sunday 6th December - Craft Fair Dean City Farm (no dancing but for Lizabeths charity)

Friday 11th December - Christmas Meal, ask Sylvia for more details

Sunday 13th December - Christmas Party Night, Mitcham Conservative Club 8pm

Tuesday 15th December - Tuesday Night Christmas Social and last evening before Christmas

Monday 21st December - Last Monday Class before Christmas including social

Wednesday 23rd December - Last Wed class before Christmas

2010 all classes start back week beginning 4th December.

Boots N Blisters

2009-11-26T16:11:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow
Friday 27th November
PARTY NIGHT at Boots N Blisters
Playing all requests
Royston Ballroom
Penge

Check out www.bootsnblisters.com for more details.

Christmas Party night - Friday 11th December

This week in The Katz LDC - 12th October 2009

2009-10-12T04:45:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a quickie to let you all know that all classes are running as normal this week! Well, apart from the Selsey class of course!

Monday - class as normal in Oak Lodge Primary school - tonight we are going to be on week two of BAD INFLUENCE, Week one of TIME TO SWING...and for our beginners ...THE LEMON TREE... plus lots of reviews of all your fave dances....

I am thinking of changing to a different way of teaching - in essence it would mean teaching new dances for three weeks, and on week four, we have a party night instead! Please do let me know your thoughts on this tonight..... :D I think it could work very well for our 7.30 - 9.45 dancers...!

Wednesday - Westergate school

Class is on as normal - and again, the same system of three weeks of learning new dances, followed by a party night is being considered......all we need to do is to work out which week to start on.!!! should be fun! a show of hands late in last Wednesdays class showed a unanimous YES for this idea......I think it could have been the mention of 'bring your own drinks' that did it? :D This week we will sort out which Wednesday will be our first PARTY NIGHT.......! watch this space...

Friday - Aldingbourne social club.

My apologies for last weeks class being cancelled a the last minute! I woke up with raging toothache and the only time the dentist could see me was 1p.m!!! Again - my apologies - i only had time to call one or two people before i had to make my way to the surgery...so I hope not too many of you had a wasted journey?

This week we are almalgamating the new dancers into the 1.30 class as the turn out has been very poor for our new AB class unfortunately - any new dancers reading this - please do come along at 1.15 for 15 minutes of separate tuition before the main class begins...dont worry - you will catch up in no time as the 1.30 class is still very much at beginner level....my apologies for this also - our class in Aldingbourne is our newest venture and these things often take a little time to establish - so stick with us, Im sure we will get there in the end!

Saturday and Sunday at the Viking

This week we have the OCTOBER VIKING PARTY WEEKEND so my lessons are at 10.45 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday morning and are £10 each which would include staying on for live music from 1 p.m. til 4! Tickets are available for the whole weekend at a cost of £40 which will get you in for all FIVE sessions of entertainment - please go to Andys website for all details about the party www.vikingcwdc.co.uk

If you usually come along to my lessons at 1 p.m. and cant make this weeks special event, I will see you again the following week as usual.

Other news:-

Thank you for your money for the Folkestone trip - you will shortly receive letters with information on about coach travel and a basic itinerary - in the meantime please dont forget to start on those fancy dress costumes - the theme for Saturday night is of course THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES!!! The 70's was the era of Glam Rock, The Osmonds, The Bay City Rollers, Punk Rock, Soul, Saturday Night Fever and so much more - there will be prizes for the most inventive outfits - but a word of warning here - it is NOT possible to dance in 6 inch platforms - i know - ive tried it!!! haha!

Charity Night Update.

Thank you to everyone for their support of Sylvia's charity night for the West Sussex Learning Links - we raised a grand total of around £650.00 and we had a great time doing so! Thank you to the school for allowing us to use their facilities for free, to Michaela for offering to caretake for free too! to Steve for his fabby singing, and Andy for his DJing skills, Sylvia and her friends for the delicious Ploughmans they provided, John for the Wishing Well (that i got my head stuck in) and to everyone else who helped with this event - it went so smoothly it was almost too easy!

Im looking forward to the next one!

Thats all for now folks - (and quite enough for you to have had to read IM sure!!) see you all in class sometime very soon...

Take Care

Julie xxx

A message to all Viking Line Dancers......

2009-09-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Due to a Bunn Leisure review on all entertainment
facilities on offer to holidaymakers and owners, the
entire entertainment programme across all 3 parks
has been radically altered. It has been decided to
temporarily suspend the offer of free line dance
lessons at the Viking, This decision was not taken
by the Viking Club’s manager.
In order to avoid disappointment to you,
our valued dancers, by having to close the class
completely, it has been agreed that Julie will continue to
teach at the Viking, but in the capacity of a freelance
instructor, running a private class. Therefore
a small weekly entry fee will be charged as follows:-

Adults - £3.00 each – Under 16’s £2.00
(Please see Andy or Linda to pay....)

We are very sorry that this class can no
longer be offered for free, but do hope that
you will continue to come to classes, and
support Julie in her efforts to keep your
club open for business! 

Please note that this decision will not affect Saturday
nights in any way – the entertainment will continue as
advertised – including the October Party (complete
with free lessons from Julie on Saturday and Sunday
mornings). There is every possibility that free lessons
will resume in 2010.

TEXAS TORNADOS - MONDAY 27TH JULY - WEST WICKHAM!

2009-07-21T05:38:00.000-07:00

hi everyone,

If you would like to see THE TEXAS TORNADOS next MONDAY NIGHT 27th July, in West Wickham, Kent - send me a message to julieandthekatz@msn.com or ring me on 07799741288

I have 20 tickets left.....miss it, and miss out! Tickets £7.50 each, free Pimms on arrival, Raffle, optional fancy dress: Theme: 60's Hippy!!!!

it would be lovely to see you!! party is from 7 - 10 p.m. so not too late a night for work the next day ....

Julie x

Happy 4th July

2009-07-04T05:17:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th July to all our dancers! Dont forget, The Screaming Eagles will be celebrating all day tomorrow in Sutton Highstreet from 10am with music from Texas Tornadoes and more! A free event, not to be missed! :)

If thats not in your neck of the woods, why not head on over to the American Car Rally going on over at the Viking. Thats set to be a fantastic day too -oh I wish I had learnt how to be in two places at once !! :)

Hot off the press - CMT winners

2009-06-18T15:46:00.000-07:00

Video of the YearVideo: "Love Story"
Artist: Taylor Swift
Quote: I want to thank the fans for giving me video of the year when my whole family is here watching. -- Taylor Swift

Male Video of the YearVideo: "Waitin' on a Woman"
Artist: Brad Paisley
Quote: [Andy Griffith] was the perfect man to pass wisdom. He has passed wisdom his whole life to all of us. ... He has changed my life in so many ways, and to be on film with him, you can imagine what that would be like. -- Brad Paisley

Female Video of the YearVideo: "Love Story"Artist: Taylor Swift
Quote: Thank you to the fans that come out to my shows and spend such hard work making these amazing scrapbooks and writing me letters. Reading your letters and reading your MySpace comments, anytime I have a bad day, you make those days good. -- Taylor Swift

Group Video of the YearVideo: "Every Day"
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Quote: First of all, we want to thank the fans. Country music has the greatest fans on the entire planet. -- Jay DeMarcus

Duo of the YearVideo: "All I Want to Do"
Artist: Sugarland
Quote: Fans, you guys have defined and redefined country music. Thank you for following us wherever we've been going. -- Kristian Bush

Collaborative Video of the YearVideo: "Start a Band"
Artist: Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Quote: Thank you so much, the fans, for taking a song all about playing the guitar and making it something that radio made a No. 1 hit. -- Brad Paisley

USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the YearVideo: "Chicken Fried"
Artist: Zac Brown Band
Quote: We want to thank the country music fans because without y'all supporting us, buying our music, we wouldn't have a life in music. -- Zac Brown

Wide Open Country Video of the YearVideo: "All Summer Long"
Artist: Kid Rock
Charity: CMT One CountryQuote: I think this was based on creativity ... because what's more creative than a strip pole on a pontoon boat? -- Kid Rock

CMT Performance of the YearVideo: "Country Boy"
Artist: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley
Quote: Twenty years ago this week, I signed my record deal here in Nashville. I've made, I think, about 45 country music videos in that time, and CMT and all the fans have been there with me ever since. I appreciate it. God bless y'all. -- Alan Jackson

Boots N Blisters

2009-06-11T12:41:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,Just a REAL Quickie...

Please read on...
I am contacting you all with regard the dates for next years Big Breaks (Don't worry the dates for the next Big Break (15th!) remain unchanged...30th Oct-1st Nov 09...all info to follow)

After lots of persuasion from many of those present at our last Big Break (29-31st May) I am exploring the possibility of running a 'Spring' break next year.

Unfortunately May & June is pretty much out, as being a popular time for weddings and parties, the hall hire that the hotel wants for those months pushes the prices out of our league...on the basis of 50 people coming, it would work out to about £50 extra per head . But...

There is a possibility of us getting the weekend beginning 16th April. Easter is at the beginning of April next year, so it will not clash The weather could be fantastic...but remember there are no guarantees...and although we'll have the hotel gardens to sit in, the pool does not open until May...the beach, of course is right on the door-step .

The February date we are lucky to get, I know is popular with some of you, and also has its advantages- being the 12-14th -the weekend of valentines and a sought after date for hall hire & weekend breaks...also a month where not a lot is happening- but naturally, almost certainly colder than April, and often beautiful, bright and crisp

So...what I need from all of you is just to reply Feb, April, or No Preference...it isn't going to commit you to anything...just will help me make a totally informed decision. It is so so difficult as I want to please you all...and hope that even if your favourite isn't voted in as the popular choice you'll still be able to make it. Go on...do it now...what are you waiting for?
I need to let the hotel know by Monday at the latest...so have your say!

Also- any further input is always appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation....Speak soon,
All the very best
Emma

Old Enough To Know Better...Still Too Young To Care!www.bootsnblisters.com

Dance trainers and a new dance.....

2009-06-09T05:43:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Captains log: Stardate 09.06.09 (here I go again!!)

Just a quickie to say thank you to my dancers that purchased trainers at our party last night - fabulous!

I still have plenty left so I will be taking the rest of my 'stock' along to tomorrow nights class (Wednesday 10th June) to see if I can tempt those dancers into buying some new groovy trainers too.....prices range from £24 to £43 a pair - payment by cash or cheque (with a bank card) is acceptable....

NEW DANCE FROM ME!!!!!!!! About a month or so ago I was asked to write a dance to a track called FOOLING MYSELF written by a lovely guy called HENRY SMITH when he was appearing at the Viking....

His wish was my command....and the dance was written and then promptly video'd at Westergate the following week... Click below to see the video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZDnhKhFY9o The script is available from me directly, just email julieandthekatz@msn.com for a copy.

The song FOOLING MYSELF is now available as a single download from itunes and other sites. I wish Henry lots of luck with this song and hope the dance helps him to sell lots more copies of his album LAID BACK too...

Thats it for me for now!

TTFN!!

Julie xxx

Boots N Blisters Message

2009-04-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,
I hope that you are all well, and had a restful Easter break- if not restful- fun!

We started our brand new Absolute Beginners sessions at the Royston on Wednesday 8th- I know a totally barmy time to start with the Easter holiday season in full swing- but, with our family holiday coming up (more later in letter) it was the only time that we could do it before the summer- and sometimes you have to just 'go for it'! It has been slow(ish) starting- with quite a few still planning to come along- so hopefully it will grow- actually it already has begun to- with more the second week. If any of your friends said that they wanted to join us, and haven't yet- give them a nudge- what a great time to start getting fit with the Summer just around the corner?! (And don't forget- Members get 1/2 price entrance any night of their choice for every beginner they introduce!

This Friday is the last one of the month...so...you know the code....It's party night at Boots N Blisters! And with Thursday being St George's day- what better excuse for a theme? So Friday Night will be Boots N Blisters' St George's Party...with as much Red & White to be worn as is possible. With the disco playing only your requests, it is always a surprise- and a chance to dance a great mix of 'golden oldies' mixed in with a smattering of the new ones. I don't know why it works out that way- but I guess it is what you want...and I am not complaining as I can actually remember some of the older ones! So...come along and request your favourites- whether they be 'hot off the press' or 'blasts from the past'. We may even throw in a quick 'Roll Out The Barrow' & 'Lambeth Walk' in celebration of St Georges! lol Full details of the evening and how to get there at the bottom of this letter.

As you know, The Royston Ballroom is a licensed premises with a cheap licensed bar which we really love and are fighting to save. Robbie and I recently had a meeting with the committee, who have asked us to re-iterate with you the rules of a licensed premises. I know those of you who have been coming for a long time know- it is exactly as it was at Brockley when we had the bar, and when we were at St Thomas More's and when we are in Bournemouth- or indeed as it is in every pub and licensed restaurant; It is not permitted for us to bring any drinks, whether they be alcoholic or soft onto the premises to consume. When we took on the hall, we were offered two prices, one with the bar, and one without- we were happy to pay the extra to have the bar- as we, like so may of you, feel that it is a real asset, and also brings an added atmosphere that would be lost if it was closed (and apparently if the bar were to close we would still not be able to bring in our own drinks- we'd have to trek up and down to the bar downstairs!). I am sure that you will agree with us on this matter, and support the bar by not bringing in your own drinks- it never was an issue at St Cyprians or St Thomas More's, so hopefully it need never be here. Let's save the bar, and keep the great atmosphere.

So...I already mentioned our family holiday- well ideally we would be leaving it until late Summer, but we needed to squeeze it in before Caity turns two- which she does on 1st June. After that holidays abroad become much more expensive. So we are making the most of May day bank holiday- and going just before then. The club will therefore be closed Monday 4th May Bank Holiday (would be closed anyway), Wednesday 6th May, Monday 11th May, Wednesday 13th...with business as usual on Monday 18th May. We do hope that this is not going to inconvenience you too much, and I know Robbie has been announcing it for some weeks- so I do hope that we won't get too many turning up unaware.

Closely following our return from holiday is Boot N Blisters' 14th Big Break at the, 3 Star, Heathlands Hotel, Bournemouth. Friday 29th- Sunday 31st May, with live music from Broadcaster- Doctors & Nurses themed party night, tonnes of dancing, tuition for all standards and a whole load of fun and laughter- with not only an open air pool, but a stones throw away from the 9 miles of Sandy beach- it promises to be a great weekend. And all for only £149.50 including a three course Sunday lunch with presentations. (all details www.bootsnblisters.com )If you would like to join us- do let me know ASAP, as I am finalising all details with the hotel this week, and handing back any unused rooms that had been allocated to us; Thereafter it will be a matter of taking pot luck as to whether there are rooms available, naturally it is a busy time for holiday makers at the tail end of the Whitsun break (the weekend following the back holiday)particularly with the prospect of glorious weather!

The down side about having to pay the final balance on a holiday is parting with the money, but the flip side is that it means the holiday is nearly here, and on that note- There are a few with balances still outstanding- if you could let me have it this week I will be most grateful, as I need to pay the hotel.

So...we have the New Beginners' Sessions; The St George's Party this Friday coming- 24th April; The Royston Bar; Holiday Closures- between 4th & 13th May, and Boots N Blisters' 14th Big Break, I think that that's about it for now. Following on are details of Friday for those who haven't been before.

Until the next time,
On behalf of Robbie, Caity and Myself,
All the very best to you
Emma xxxx

THIS FRIDAY
AND
THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
It’s Party Night At Boots N Blisters!
The Royston Ballroom, Penge(Beckenham borders)
8pm-Midnight ~~~Cheap licensed bar!~~only £7.50
LINE DANCE DISCO PLAYING ALL REQUESTS
J
Whether you know 3 dances or 333 there’s plenty of fun and dancing to be had by all~and a great chance to sit, chat and listen to great music if you don’t fancy a dance at all!
J
The full address for sat navs is; 85 Royston Rd, Penge, London SE20 7QW. by road rail or bus on our website. The Royston ballroom is a great place to get to by car, bus, main line train (kent house and clock house stations) and tram (beckenham road)- and is situated on the borders of Beckenham and Penge. You will find full details of how to get there on our website. The Royston Ballroom, known previously for being Peggy Spencer's base, has a beautiful, huge, sprung dance floor, very cheap CIU licensed bar, tones of comfy seating, and a really nice atmosphere. The venue also has a massive car park, plus small overflow car park, and plenty of parking on local streets.
J
Members are entitled to bring a non dancing guest or first time visitor half price.
Hope to see you there! All the best Emma, Robbie & Caity JJJ
www.bootsnblisters.com 020 7732 7008 (answer service

Old Enough To Know Better...Still Too Young To Care!www.bootsnblisters.com

EASTER IN THE KATZ LINE DANCE CLUB

2009-04-02T03:29:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Just a little note to let you all know that the only class closures over Easter will be on Good Friday and Easter Monday.....all other classes will run as normal!

Unusually Oak Lodge (Mondays venue) have agreed to allow us to open the class during the school holidays.....so from 6.30 til 10 p.m. next Monday (the 6th April) classes will run as normal - and you never know, there may even be some choccies around!!

Other news....

Well we finally found it! Our new hotel for the next Katz Weekend Break!Its the lovely Lyndhurst Park Hotel in the village of Lyndhurst, right in the middle of the New Forest......the shops are just around the corner and the area is beautiful!If you would like to join us on this trip please do let us know a.s.a.p. as places are filling up fast...

The dates are November 13th - 15th 2009! Put this date in your diary now, and details will be handed out in your classes during the next couple of weeks.Deposits are due in by the first week of May! I really think this will be a case of miss it and miss out!

The hotel is lovely!

THE VIKING

As you may know already I run free linedance lessons every Saturday between 1 and 4 p.m. in the club. There are a few dates that the time of the lesson will change to 10.45 a.m. usually over school holidays........

The first one is on Saturday April 11th......the morning class will be followed by Live music from a linedance act called LIVEWIRE, and will cost £5.50 on the door.

The next one will not be until May 23rd...All other Saturdays will run as normal - if you have any queries please contact either myself of the Viking direct on 01243608427

Well thats it for now!

See you all in class sometime very soon! Enjoy the spring sunshine!

Take care

Julie x

THE KATZ DO SOMETHING FUNNY FOR MONEY...The story so far...

2009-03-15T07:19:00.000-07:00

Dear Dancers,

Well so far we have raised a grand total of £220.00 for comic relief in three Katz dance clubs! Thats three down and one to go! Tomorrow night in West Wickham in Kent we will be doing our final push for Comic Relief - so dont forget to bring along your cash and donations for the charity raffle!! Please try to wear something red, and dont forget those Red Noses!!!

Last Wednesday we kicked off our charity week in Westergate and had a huge turnout for the event - Raising £104.79 during the course of the evening!! Money was made from selling Red Nose Cakes (made by my own fair hands with a little help from Tescos!!!), dancers paid £1 to dance an A-Z of dances throughout the night - this was great fun - but BOY!!! did our legs ache at the end of it!

Many thanks to everyone for joining in the spirit of this event by wearing something red and donning those red noses! Photos from this event are on our photos page on www.linedancingevents.com

On Friday afternoon - we had what I can only describe as an 'unusual' class.....on arrival at the hall I found I was locked out......Linda and I scratched our heads, and decided to run the beginners class from the car park! Luckily I had a cd on me with most of the music we needed and so with the occasional bemused passerby (erm, passing by) we linedanced in our red clothes (and thongs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) wearing red noses in the middle of the car park to my car radio!!

Thanks to Jane for allowing us to 'set up' the raffle in the back of her 4X4 which had a lovely big empty boot! haha We raised a total of £35 during the course of the afternoon - luckily the caretaker came along and let us in so that we had the improvers class actually in the building!! (although I must admit - I was a little sad to leave the car park!)

Photos from Friday are also on our main site www.linedancingevents.com just click on photos!!

Saturdays afternoon class took place at the Viking Club in Selsey - the dancers were in good spirits and four of them took control of the raffle and cake selling wearing red wigs and specially made Red Nose Day T shirts - photos from Saturday should be on the linedancingevents website shortly! We raised a further £80 for Comic Relief during the afternoon......and thanks to the contributions from local stores and buisnesses in Selsey - the Viking made a further £220 for Comic Relief with a HUGE raffle during the evening session....many thanks to Sally, Sue, Lorna and Matt for doing such a great job!

Tomorrow night sees Oak Lodge School doing their bit for this great cause, and I will report back with a final figure on Tuesday....many thanks to everyone for all their efforts so far - and a big special thank to Linda for all her hard work on Wednesday and Friday....xxx

Other news!

Just a quick reminder that there are NO FREE LESSONS this coming Saturday (21st March) at the Viking due to the Mad March Weekender taking place...see Andys viking website for details of that event if you are interested in coming along....otherwise I will see you following Saturday at 1 p.m as usual!!

Take care everyone,

Julie x

Message from Emma and Robbie

2009-03-06T04:56:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,
Just to let you know/remind you that we will be starting a brand new absolute beginners session in the beginners slot (7.30-8.30pm) Wednesday nights from Wednesday 7th April.

So..if you know anybody who has tried line dancing here or somewhere else and not been able to get the hang of it because the dances were too difficult- or the teaching too fast- or because the venue was not convenient or the timing in their life was wrong....or if you know anyone who has never given it a go and either has always wanted to- or has never realised that they did want to until now- or anybody who wants to get out and socialise more- or trying to loose weight which isn't shifting as quickly as they'd like......THIS IS THE SESSION FOR THEM!

It's only £5 per session and half price membership (£2.50) for the year if they decide to keep coming...for an hour of slow and steady dance tuition- in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Unlike any of the other venues that we have previously used- the Royston Ballroom is situated back from the road so we are unable to call on advertising in the form of posters and banners for passers by as we have in the past.

We, therefore, would be hugely grateful if you could help us publicise the new sessions by spreading the word- and passing around fliers or sticking up posters wherever there is somewhere you think may be suitable. I

'll be finishing the artwork on the posters and fliers imminently and so will have plenty with me at the club- and also will take the liberty to forward two to you (one black and white, and one colour) to print off if you can't get down- or are happy and willing to.

In addition- for each person who starts the dancing because of you (I will ask them how they heard about us if it was from a poster you put up or a flier you handed out- so let me know which you are responsible for so that I can tally the two) And if it is someone you know they will naturally tell us that....) we will give you a voucher for half price entrance any Monday Wednesday or Friday Party night!....So that is worth either £2.50 or £3 on a Monday or Wednesday- and £3.75 on a Friday. Depending on how many you introduce it could keep you in half price line dancing for months!

So...that's Wednesday 7th April 7.30-8.30pm

Until the next time,
on behalf of Robbie caity and myself,
All the very best and bye for now
Emma xxxx

Hello from Julie!

2009-02-20T02:17:00.000-08:00

Hi there!!

This is Julie signing in from The Katz Line Dance Club in Kent and West Sussex!

Firstly I need to thank the lovely Georgina for setting up such a fab blog! It has music and everything - even curtains!!! (you are putting my own blog to shame G!)

To keep bang up to date with everything going on at The Katz club then please go to www.linedancingevents.com and click on 'CLUB NEWS' .......in future I will post information about our special events in both blogs just to make sure no one misses out!

Out big news is that the Viking Club in Selsey is due to reopen on February 28th and Andy and I are both very excited about the prospect!

As we speak (well, type) I am choosing fab new dances to teach during my FREE lessons on Saturday afternoons from 1 - 4 p.m.

This class is open to everyone, not just holidaymakers, and is a popular venue for linedancers both local and visiting......

For more information about the Club please go to www.vikingcwdc.co.uk and see whats on offer...

Coming up in March in the Katz Classes is RED NOSE WEEK! We are going to have some fun in all of our classes by operating a non stop dance from the beginning of the class right through to the end - with no breaks between dances at all........more on this later.......in the meantime - get down to Sainsburys and buy those Red Noses and go through your wardrobes looking for red clothes to wear on the day......!

Should be fun!

Thats all from me for now - take care everyone and thank you for reading...

Julie x

Welcome!

2009-02-15T08:45:00.000-08:00

Hi there!

Welcome to Inline4Fun's brand new blog. This is the place to come for all your up-to-date information and news.

All three clubs will be posting their club photos, videos and diary dates so everything is kept in one place and there may even be a competition or two! Watch this space.

In the meantime, welcome to our new home!