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Last Updated : Thursday 3rd December 2020 |
Your letters of thanks to those supporting your Social Events & Notices.
Titles in: BLUE = Your Letters RED = Notices GREEN = Website Updates
All items are included at the discretion of the Editors.
CANCELLATION OF 2021's RAUMATI LINE DANCERS WEEKEND WITH ADRIAN & JESSICA
Posted: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Hi,
The Raumati Line Dancers have been keeping a close eye on COVID developments
in Australia as well as our own border restrictions here in New Zealand.
Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee that Adrian and Jessica will yet be able
to travel over from Australia in May 2021, or indeed that they would be
allowed in even if they could travel safely.
So, it is with great sadness that we have decided to cancel the event
altogether and reimburse all paid entry fees that weren’t paid out when the
May 2020 event was postponed.
Our apologies, we cannot in good conscience carry on with the May 2021
Workshop Weekend but we fully intend to look at hosting a workshop weekend
again once the world and COVID-19 calms down once more.
Meanwhile, please either provide your bank details when replying to this
email, or visit May 2021 Refund Request to receive a full refund.
Kind regards
Rik Holmes
Raumati Line Dancers
LETTER FROM JENNY - ALDF 2021 POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2022
Posted: Tuesday 13th October 2020
It is with much regret that Sharon and the Royal Stars have made the decision to postpone The Auckland Line Dance Festival 2021.
We feel this is the best way to proceed during such unprecedented times and with so much uncertainty around international travel. We are very disappointed that we are unable to hold this event in 2021 both for our dancers here in New Zealand and those planning to visit from overseas. However, we know it’s the right decision based on the information we have today. New Zealand continues to require inbound visitors into the country to complete 14 days of managed quarantine. Our primary concern is always the responsibility we have towards our guests.
Lucky for us, all 3 of our international instructors Maddison Glover, Fred Whitehouse and Daniel Trepat have committed to a new event date which is 4th-6th March 2022 at the same venue, so please save this date!!
We will automatically credit your registration fees already paid to the 2022 event unless you would like a full refund, but unfortunately, we are not able to cover any third party transaction fees.
If you would prefer to have your registration fees refunded, please contact us or email your refund request by Jan 30th, 2021 to: aldf2021@gmail.com
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this rescheduling may cause you but we look forward to bringing you a wonderful ALDF2022.
Jenny Yao (Auckland)
NZ SOURCED NAME BADGES
Posted: Wednesday 17th June 2020 (Updated Friday 3rd July 2020)
Provided by Suzanne Howie
LINE DANCE BADGES ARE BACK
New Zealand sourced line dance badges
We can’t change the colour of the print of the name (white) and as you can
see, there is no bling. BUT the background itself is very sparkly and looks
quite impressive. However, there is nothing stopping you adding you own
bling. Sheets of different ‘ready to stick on’ bling dots are available in
various shops.
There is a choice of how the badges are attached to our clothes:
The usual pin, which costs $12.50 each, plus p&p or a strong magnet on
either side of your top, at $15.50 each, plus p&p
The lady who is handling these badges is called Rebecca.
If you wish to make enquiries, please contact:
Barclay Engravers Tel: 07.5787938 or 021 049 0704,
rebecca@barclayengravers.co.nz (Unit 23a/61 Maleme Street, Greerton,
Tauranga).
Barclay Engravers ask that the order be emailed to them, to ensure correct
spelling of name, shape and colour.
Please nominate one person in your group to take the order and email it to the company.
They will email an invoice
and upon payment will post them to you. However, individual orders are
welcome.
And as we keep hearing at these difficult times ‘support local’
Please find attached an updated
sample sheet of the shapes and colours
available.
The printer does not do justice to how vibrant the colours are.
They are a very attractive alternative.
COVID-19 - UPDATE - ALERT LEVEL 1
Posted: Tuesday 9th June 2020
We have now moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 1.
At Alert Level 1, everyone can return without restriction to work, school, sports and domestic travel, and you can get together with as many people as you want.
Controls at the borders remain for those entering New Zealand, including health screening and testing for all arrivals, and mandatory 14 day managed quarantine or isolation.
It's still important that we keep the basic hygiene measures, including washing your hands and coughing or sneezing into your elbow.
We should all continue to keep track of where we’ve been and who we’ve seen to assist with rapid contact tracing if it is required.
The Official Government COVID-19 & Health Information can be found at: www.covid19.govt.nz
AUSTRALIAN LINE DANCE AWARDS 2020 ~ RESULTS
Posted: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Australian Line Dance Awards
Saturday 2nd May 2020 ~ Mayworth, QLD
Australian Beginner Dance Of The Year
Bonaparte’s Retreat – Maddison Glover
Australian Improver Dance Of The Year
Dance With A Stranger – Adrian Lefebour
Australian Intermediate / Advanced Dance Of The Year
You Need To Calm Down – Adrian Lefebour & Jessica Lamb
International Dance Of The Year
Half Past Tipsy – Maddison Glover (AUS) & Rachael McEnaney White (USA)
International Choreographer Of The Year
Fred Whitehouse (IRE)
Australian Choreographer Of The Year
Maddison Glover
Australian Line Dance Personality Of The Year
Maddison Glover
Australian Line Dance Instructor Of The Year
Maria Smith
Australian Line Dance Website Of The Year
Aussie Dancesheets / Line Dance Sydney
Australian Line Dancer Of The Year
Stephen Paterson
Sue's Country Heartbeat
Social & Competition
Posted: Saturday 14th March 2020
3 pm on a hot summers day we waited in eager
anticipation for the start of the first ever competition at a Country
Heartbeat social held at Kumeu.
One group after another all in costume appeared on the floor to entertain to
our delight. First the Shakers, next Ladies of the 'Ville, then Fine Lines,
followed by Western Groovers and finally Brujus; their pictures shown below
unfortunately not all in costume at photo take time. I believe this was a
first for all participants who between them put on a great show as noted by
the smiles, applause and cheering of the audience.
The judges had some serious head scratching to do to choose a winner but in the end concluded the Ladies of the 'Ville deserved the gold.
See their dance “So Just Dance, Dance, Dance”. Watch out for the hand movements commencing about a third way through reaching a crescendo of hand clapping with off camera audience participation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bjZFLfeV8
The Silver went to the Western Groovers.
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| Brujus | Fine Lines | Shakers |
There were of course no losers and all received prizes. They all provided a
fun spectacle and I know some have been encouraged and are looking forward
to entering the competition section of the Auckland International Line Dance
Festival next February.
Well done all.
Bob Redstone (North Shore)
Sue's Orewa Flash Mob Brings
Smiles & Attracts Potential New Dancers
Posted: Saturday 15th February 2020
Sues Country Heartbeat flash mob last Saturday in Orewa was enjoyed by all. There were three dances finishing with a certain old-time favourite, so chosen to encourage others to join in. A video was taken of the last dance and evidently there were roughly an impressive 11,000 views of the video accumulated in the 3 days following the event and currently stands at about 12,000 views.
See link:
Flash mobs are a useful tool for promoting line dance and it is heartening that so many are interested enough to take a look at the video and as a direct consequence Sue tells me several have already enquired about taking it up. A positive result for line dance!
Bob Redstone (Auckland)
2020 Crystal Boot Award
Winners
Posted: Monday 3rd February 2020
Dedicated Dance Artist: Paul Bailey
Dedicated Dance DJ: Michelle Risley
UK Instructor: Fred Whitehouse
International Instructor: Gary O`Reilly
UK Choreographer: Fred Whitehouse
International Choreographer: Gary O`Reilly
Dancers' Choice: Linedancer Radio
Female Dance Personality: Maddison Glover
Male Dance Personality: Gary O`Reilly
Absolute Beginner Dance: Rocket To The Sun by Maddison
Glover
Beginner Dance: Bonaparte`s Retreat by Maddison Glover
Improver Dance: Senorita La-La-La by Julia Wetzel
Intermediate Dance: Faithful Soul by Maggie Gallagher and
Gary O`Reilly
Advanced Dance: Rolling With Love
by Heather Barton and Simon Ward
Wild Card Dance: Dance Monkey by Alison Johnstone
Dance Of The Year: Faithful Soul by Maggie Gallagher and
Gary O`Reilly
7th Feb ~ The Workshop Teaches from this weekend have been added to the Teaches page.
What Qualities Make a Good
Dance Teacher ?
Posted: Saturday 28th September 2019
Anyone can be a dancer, but not everyone has
the skills and aptitude to be an effective dance instructor. There is more
to teaching than just choreographing a few dance moves and expecting
students to blindly follow suit. It takes a whole lot of gumption to mold
awkward beginners into skilled dancers that can proudly showcase their craft
to the public.
Of course, people have differing opinions on what being a good dance teacher
entails. Some would prefer a teacher with more relaxed teaching methods,
while others work best with a teacher that is strict and micromanaging.
There is no one style of teaching to rule them all.
No matter your teaching methods, there are a few benchmark qualities that
they should all possess in order to teach effectively. Here are some of the
essential attributes that aspiring dancers should expect from their dance
teachers:
Important Characteristics:
Patience
Teaching dance is gruelling.
Students enrolled in a dance class have varying
degrees of skill, and as such, can absorb and learn material at different
paces. There will always be students who will learn more slowly than their
peers. Having to adjust the learning material to accommodate these students
can be taxing for the teacher.
Patience is always a hallmark virtue of any good
teacher. For a struggling student, a patient dance teacher can make or break
his or her motivation to study the art.
Flexibility and Sensitivity
A good dance teacher is sensitive to the needs
of his or her students. He or she must be able to make changes and revisions
to the choreography at the drop of a hat, so as to ensure that each and
every student is able to keep up with the lessons.
Professionalism
Respect is given where respect is due; an effective and respectable teacher should always be at the pinnacle of professionalism.
No student would like to be taught by someone
who does not take each class seriously. For many, dancing is more than an
art; it’s a lifestyle. And the teacher should be able to show this much
respect for dance in the way he or she acts in class - whether it’s the way
he or she dresses, talks, and interacts with the students.
Organisation
A dance lesson does not merely involve going through a random set of choreographed dance moves.
Each lesson should be tailored to accommodate a
progressive form of learning, wherein the student is first taught the
basics, which would then form the foundation for later lessons. The teacher
should put an emphasis on prioritizing the mastery of the building blocks of
the art, instead of letting his or her students do complicated dance moves
all at once. An effective teacher knows that the body needs time to adapt
gradually to new choreography.
Passion
A teacher is also a lifelong student.
This means that he or she must be willing to learn and try new things so that students will never have a dull moment in class.
Some of the most effective dance instructors do not focus on just one style alone - they are able to use and adapt different styles for their lessons. The passion of the teacher for the art must show through and rub off on his or her students. He or she must learn when to encourage, when to prod, when to adjust, and when to correct a pupil. His or her class is not merely a collection of amateur students, but a group of people who are passionate to learn the intricacies of dance.
A memorable dance instructor is always one who has a solid sense of artistry for the craft.
He or she can inspire and move students in their
love of dancing.
Enough Said.
Bobby Mobley - Universal Line Dancing
Mr & Mrs Ed: A great article Bobby we are pleased to share this with everyone.
NORFOLK ISLAND LINEDANCING FESTIVAL with Kate Simpkin
Posted: Sunday 21st April 2019
With a great crowd of 44 with me this year on Norfolk Island, I chose a lovely bunch of dances for the week.
There are also quite a few coming to the Sydney ball so I thought
I would add some ball dances ….
Black Feathers
- Sandy Kerrigan (AUS) (Beginner) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Pillows - Linda Burgess (AUS) (Beginner Waltz) 24 Counts 4 Wall
Lonely Lovers - Maddison Glover (AUS)
(Improver) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Maybe We Will - Jose Miguel Belloque Vane /
Tina Argyle (High Beginner) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Mr Jukebox -Tom Glover (AUS) (Low
Intermediate) 64 Counts 2 Wall
Yes M’am, No M’am - Ria Vos (NL) (Improver)
48 Counts 4 Wall
Sittin’ Here - Kate Simpkin (AUS)
(Improver) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Doing The Walk - Pim Van Grootel (SE) / Jef
Camps (BE) / Roy Verdonk (NL) (High Improver) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Soldier - Jose Miguel Belloque Vane (NL)
(Improver) 32 Counts 4 Wall
Always Remember Us - Lu Olsen (AUS) (Easy
Intermediate) 32 Counts 2 Wall
Girl Behind The Mask - Jo Rosenblatt (AUS)
(Intermediate) 64 Count 2 Wall
Back To Life - Tim Gauci (AUS)
(Intermediate Waltz) 72 Count 2 Wall
Bethlehem Child - Roy Verdonk / Sebastiaan
Holtland / Jose Miguel Belloque Vane (NL) (Intermediate) 28 Count 4 Wall
I Hope - Maggie Gallagher (UK) (High
Intermediate) 32 Counts 2 Wall
Whisper In My Ear -
Gary O' Reilly (IRE) (Intermediate NC2S) 32 Counts 2 Wall
Also, in the workbook I had:
Devils & Angels
- Michael Vera Lobos (AUS) (absolutely gorgeous dance) (Mrs Ed...unable
to locate step sheet.)
Habibi - Gary O’Reilly (IRE) (Improver) 32 Counts 4 Wall
(fun and Energetic)
She Ain’t Me
- Maggie Gallagher (UK) (Intermediate) 32 Counts 4 Wall (such
a pretty song and dance …. but just run out of time at the end of the week)
I demoed a dance called Never Love Again - Paul Snooke
(AUS) / Guillaume Richard (FR) (Advanced) 64 Counts 1 Wall
And a quick walk through of I Close My Eyes – Hazel Pace (UK) (Beginner
Waltz) 42 Counts 4 Wall and a hand through of Baby Shark!
It’s was a fantastic week of socials and classes.
Love
Kate
TAURANGA SOCIAL by Heather Coleman
Posted: Friday 19th April 2019
A brief thank you to our NZ Linedance family for your support in attending Heather’s Tauranga Social on 6th April 2019, which was held in the Bethlehem Town Hall (lovely venue).
Approximately 139 linedancers rolled up from 17 areas/suburbs, plus Tauranga, Mount Papamoa, Bethlehem, Welcome Bay and Omokoroa. Also, 25 teachers attended.
Comments by text sent to me included ‘Loved Your Social’, ‘Awesome Social’, ‘Great Job’, ‘We had a Great Time’, ‘Great Social’, ‘Loved The Old Dances’ and ‘Just Like Old Times’.
My grateful thanks to DJ Anna Den Otter from Te Aroha, who did a great job, not only for being DJ on the day, but for putting my programme together, printing it, etc. etc., and bringing Lorraine to help with the dancing.
To my class members, ‘Thank You’ for all your support. Those who could not attend also gave freely – hence the wonderful Raffles.
After all expenses were reimbursed, $380 went to St Johns Appeal and $250 to the Ruel Foundation, Philippines.
We were lucky to have Marilyn Frost from Rangiora visit Tauranga and dance with us at Omokoroa, also at Mount RSA Saturday morning and teach 4 new dances to my class.
If ever any of you are visiting this way, please give me a ring or text on 027 4876332 and come dance at one of our classes, we have a class most days and I can let you know where (or you can check our listing on the North Island Classes page).
Regards,
Heather Coleman
Mr & Mrs Ed: Many thanks Heather for your letter for publication.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you and all those who have kindly made donations to cover the annual costs of keeping this site going - either through the PayPal button on the site or by sending a payment to us at The Beat, PO Box 16442, Hornby, Christchurch, 8441.
DANCES TAUGHT SO FAR by Celia Stevens
Posted: Monday 25th February 2019
Hi Everyone, just thought I would let you know what dances I taught this year so far.
At our new Tataunui class venue - aka Morrinsville Line Dancers:
DOWN AT THE HONKY TONK – [Darren Mitchell, BEG]
MUSIC TO MY EYES – [Derek Steele & Simon Ward, IMP]
TAI-WANT LOVE – [Debbie Rushton & Simon Ward, INT]
IMITATION LOVE – [Gary Lafferty, AB]
COLADA KICK – [Paul Snooke, BEG]
WATCH THE TEMPO – [Joey, Guillaume, Fred… ADV]
ON A MISSION – [Audrey Watson, AB & BEG]
SHORT SKIRT WEATHER – [Lisa M, Johns-Grose & Tracy H, BEG]
CRYING FOR YOU – [Linda Burgess, INT]
ON MY WAY! – [Lee Hamilton, BEG]
NO BREAKING HEARTS – [Celia Stevens, INT]
LITTLE COUNTRY RACE – [Niels Poulsen, BEG]
POWER OVER ME – [Roy Verdonk, Annette Rosendahl Dam, Jef Camps, INT]
Dances taught at Pukekohe – aka Puni Line Dancers:
TAI-WANT LOVE – [Debbie Rushton & Simon Ward, INT]
MUSIC TO MY EYES – [Derek Steele & Simon Ward, IMP]
WATCH THE TEMPO – [Joey, Guillaume, Fred… ADV]
OH ME OH MY OH – [Rob Fowler, IMP]
ON MY OWN – [Mike Stringer (UK), INT]
CRYING FOR YOU – [Linda Burgess, INT]
GRAFFITI – [Karl-Harry Winson, High INT]
Hope to catch you on the dancefloor soon.
Love
Celia x
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR FROM DANZBUDDIES SINGAPORE
Posted: Friday 8th February 2019
Hi Mr & Mrs Ed & our Beat Linedance friends
Greetings from Singapore as we celebrate Chinese New Year - It’s the Year of The
PIG!
I see that The Beat has a new great website now - some old friends are still on
the site, some are gone.
We are still line dancing - if any one visits Singapore please come and see us.
K C & Rosemary
Danzbuddies SINGAPORE
KC Ang email:
angkc@singnet.com.sg
CRYSTAL BOOT AWARD WINNERS 2019
Posted: Mon 28th January 2019
Dedicated Dance DJ Gary Lafferty
Dedicated Dance Artist Richard Palmer
The Irene Crossley For The Love Of Dance Award George
Crutchlow (Copperknob)
UK Instructor Fred Whitehouse
International Instructor Maddison Glover (AUS)
UK Choreographer Fred Whitehouse
International Choreographer Gary O`Reilly (IRE)
Female Dance Personality Maddison Glover (AUS)
Male Dance Personality Gary O`Reilly (IRE)
Hall Of Fame Inductee Dave Baycroft
Rising Star Blaire Morgan
Absolute Beginner Dance Rocket To The Sun by Maddison
Glover (AUS)
Beginner Dance I Close My Eyes by Hazel Pace
Improver Dance Groovy Love by Daniel Trepat (NL), Fred
Whitehouse and Jonas Dahlgren (FR)
Intermediate Dance Vanotek Cha by Gary O`Reilly (IRE)
Advanced Dance Blaze Of Glory by Fred Whitehouse, Neils
Poulsen (DK), Shane McKeever and Simon Ward (AUS)
Wild Card Dance Come Alive by Rachael McEnaney-White
(UK/US) and Shane McKeever
Dance Of The Year Vanotek Cha by Gary O`Reilly (IRE)
Outstanding Dance Achievement (for dances that have continually been in
the charts and nominated for awards for years)
Lipstick Powder & Paint by Steve & Claire Rutter,
Mamma Maria by Frank Trace (USA),
Superheroes by Maggie Gallagher,
Young Blood by Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
