Sponsored By:
For our Current Results,
Click Here to view our recent results.
For our Current EADA Ranking,
Click Here to go to EADA Charts page.
For our Current DPA National League Ranking,
Ballroom &
Latin to go to DPA National League page.
View our Current WDC Ballroom World Ranking.
View our Current WDC Latin World Ranking.
View our Current WDC 10 Dance World Ranking.
23rd Christmas Cracker Variety Show:
- Friday December 15th 2006:
Starlite Entertainers Productions presented their 23rd Christmas Cracker Charity Variety Show at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate on Friday the 15th December 2006.
We danced 4 Latin American style numbers in the show, with a Christmas theme. All proceeds from the night went to charity.
See the poster here
"How Music Works", Now showing on Channel 4:
Channel 4's new series "How Music Works" begins on Saturday 18th November at 8.25pm and will run for 4 weeks with a different theme each week.
We will feature in the fourth programme airing on 9th December at around 8.25pm on channel 4 (times subject to schedule change).
Take a look at the Channel 4 website "How Music Works" where we are highlighted in the "Featured performers" section.
39th International Tanzturnier, Germany - October 2006:
In late October we represented England at the 39th International Tanzturnier in Germany. This involved 14 different couples, each representing different countries
competing in both ballroom & Latin American competitions. We were both very honoured to find that we were the very first English couple to ever dance at this competition, which was in it's 39th year.
It was a phenomenal evening with a fantastically decorated hall and a wonderful demonstration from Franco Formica & Oxana Lebedew. We achieved 10th placing in both the Ballroom & Latin American competitions.
More importantly we established some good friends and would like to thank all involved for their wonderful hospitality.
See the photographs:
For additional photographs taken during the event - please visit the Gallery here.
Welsh & Welsh Border Counties Championships, October 2006:
Early October we danced at the Welsh Border Counties championships in Chepstow. We won both the Ballroom & Latin American Championship titles.
Below is a photograph from the day:
Welsh Border Counties Ballroom Welsh Amateur Ballroom Champions 2006.
& Latin American Champions 2006.
Late October we took another trip back to Wales, this time to Cardiff, to dance in the Welsh Open Championships. This time, we won the Welsh Open Amateur Ballroom championship
and were runners up in the Latin American Championship. There was a large entry and some very good couples competing on the day, so we were
very pleased with this result.
For Photo - see above or see the photogallery.
Charity Work & Shows, October 2006:
During October we took part in 2 very exciting projects, the first was the VIP opening night of a brand new Nightclub, "Talk" in Herne Bay, Kent.
The night begun with a champagne reception and welcome, people were shown around, and the versatility of the building was highlighted.
We danced a Latin American show on the huge dance floor to a very packed and enthusiastic audience.
The second was a charity show for "Oasis", a women's refuge. Their Annual fund raising ball was themed crystal and casino, with a gorgeously decorated room, with a gambling
casino on the side.
We donated our time and danced a latin american show in between dinner courses. We also offered to be "auctioned" to dance a rumba with the winning bidder.
I am happy to announce that Ian raised £150 - with 2 ladies fighting over who had actually won the bid!! Victoria pipped Ian (thanks go to Frank Thorley who outbid everybody else) with a £250 bid.
So together we helped raise £400 - a very nice figure. For Oasis's website click here.
International Dance Gala, Austria - August 2006:
In early August we represented England at the International Dance Gala in Austria. This involved 11 different couples, each representing different countries
dancing both ballroom & Latin American for 3 evenings of dance competitions at different locations in Austria & Germany.
The first Night was at the Altes Kurhaus in Bad Reichenhall, Germany. We placed 7th in ballroom and 8th in the Latin American competition.
The second evening was held in a beautiful Austrian Spa village in the mountains at the Kursaal, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. We placed 7th in ballroom and 8th in the Latin American competition.
The third and final evening was held at the Stadthalle, Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. We placed 7th in ballroom and 8th in the Latin American competition.
Over the three days we ended up finally in 7th place.
We had a most fantastic time and met some lovely people who we will stay in touch with for a long time to come.
See the photograph of all the couples
here.
For more photographs taken during the event - please visit the Gallery here.
"How Music Works", Channel 4 TV Shoot:
During June we took part in some filming for Channel 4's new series of "How Music Works". Along with 3 other couples we choreographed and danced to
Strauss's Waltz "Roses from the South". The idea was to show how the baseline of Strauss's music allows the dancers to "re-set" their feet at certain points during the music.
The programme is due to air in late November 2006 - check back for full confirmation on dates and times.
Click to see a photograph from the day
here. Photo shows from L - R: Anthony Price, Zoe Price, Kristi Boyce, Ian Sharpe, Victoria Lawrence, Alexander Shindila, Katie Gleason, Warren Boyce.
"Simply - Come Dancing" - Saturday 10th June 06 @ The Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone:
A fantastic evening of live music and dance with East Kent's Premier Dance Band, along with cabaret dances from Ian & Victoria.
See the poster
here.
13th Annual "Red Rose Day Variety Show":
To Celebrate St Georges Day, Starlite Entertainers Production presented a this fantastic Charity Variety show. The show was held at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate on Sunday 23rd April.
We danced a variety of numbers in the show, with all the proceeds made on the night being donated to charity. See the poster here.
Photographs
from the show are now in the Demonstrations Gallery.
Beverly Big Band Valentines Dance
- Saturday February 11th 2006:
East Kent's premier dance orchestra, The Beverly Big played live for a fantastic "Romance" themed evening of dance.
We danced a variety of "romance" themed dances to the live Big Band, along with a few of our own cabaret dances.
See the poster here.
The dance was held at the Westgate Hall, Canterbury, Kent. For more information on "The Beverly Big Band" or to find out about forthcoming events,
please contact Christine on 01227 712355.
December 2005 - February 2006:
In February we competed at the Celtic Classic in Ireland. We ended a respectable 14th place in the "A Class" Ballroom and 16th place in the "A Class" Latin.
We also danced in the IDSF world ranking Ballroom competition. All in all a very successful weekend, we look forward to visiting Ireland again very soon.
We had a very busy January, preparing for and competing at the UK championships in Bournemouth. Also during January we competed at Horndean, winning 2 fantastic trophies for both Amateur Ballroom & Latin American events.
During an extremely hectic festive season, December saw us retain the Sussex Amateur Ballroom Trophy for the 8th time.
22nd Christmas Cracker Variety Show
- Friday December 9th 2005:
Starlite Entertainers Productions presented their 22nd Christmas Cracker Charity Variety Show. The show was held at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate on Friday the 9th December 2005.
We danced 4 Latin American style numbers in the show, with a Christmas theme. All proceeds from the night went to charity.
See the poster here
"Test The Nation" - Saturday October 8th 2005:
Early October we took part in the BBC's live Saturday night show "Test the Nation" with Ann Robinson & Philip Schofield.
Participating in the live studio "Ballroom Dancers" group. The programme theme was "Test the Nation: Know your English".
The programme aired in 2 parts, the first part being the actual test, the second part the "results show".
The studio groups chosen were: "Ballroom Dancers", "Surgeons", "BBC Local Radio Presenters",
"Receptionists", "Uni Fresher's" and "Greengrocers". Along with the celebrities for the night!
As a group we managed a creditable 4th place with an average score of 46 (beating the national average), beating the Receptionists, Greengrocers &
Fresher's.
If you would like to try the test online, please visit the
BBC Test The Nation website.
Greater London Championships - September 2005:
Late September 2005 saw us compete in the Greater London Ballroom & Latin American Championships.
The day was a success for us as we won the Greater London Amateur Latin Championship
and were runners up in the Ballroom Championship.
We also won the Amateur 10 Dance Rosebowl for being the highest placed amateur couple over all 10 dances.
July 2005:
During July we competed at a variety of competitions. Early July we danced at the UK Closed Championships in Bournemouth in both Ballroom, Latin & 10 dance competitions, placing 7th in 10 dance.
The weekend of the 15th saw us competing in the Isle Of Man Championships. We placed 2nd in the 3 major championships,
Ballroom, Latin & 10 dance. We also placed 1st in the Open Viennese Waltz and the team we danced for in the team match also won.
The last 2 weeks of July we competed in the IDSF World Ranking competitions in Penticton, Canada. We placed 8th In the Amateur Ballroom and 7th in the Amateur Latin (missing the final by only one mark).
We also danced our Quickstep Cabaret for the Final nights Showcase. For full IDSF results please see: Ballroom results &
Latin results.
Leukaemia Busters - Venetian Masquerade Ball - Saturday June 11th 2005:
We danced a Ballroom cabaret at the Leukaemia Busters Venetian Masquerade Ball on the 11th June.
The event was held at the Southampton Guildhall, which was transformed into the romantic and enchanting city of Venice for the evening.
The evening commenced at the Southampton City Art Gallery with a champagne reception, then onto the Guildhall for a 4 course Italian themed meal,
followed by a variety of themed entertainment.
We are happy to announce that the evening raised around £27,000 for Leukaemia Busters -fantastic & what a fantastic night had by all.
For further information on the cause, please click here to visit their website.
NATD Centenary Dinner Dance - Saturday May 21st 2005:
We danced our brand new Comedy Cabaret at this prestigious Dinner Dance. It was a fantastic evening with Ross Mitchell playing live music.
Our cabaret had the audience in stitches!!!
Beverly Big Band Cabaret - Saturday May 14th 2005:
We danced our 5 Dance Ballroom Cabaret at the "Beverly Big Band's" 10th Anniversary May Ball on the 14th May. The event was held at the Westgate Hall, in Canterbury, Kent.
The evening was a phenomenal success and what a fantastic crowd to dance for - very warm and friendly, obviously dance lovers.
See the poster here.
For more information on the Beverly Big Band, please contact Christine on 01227 7123552.
Forthcoming Charity Show's - April & May 2005:
During April & May we danced in 2 local charity events. The first was on the 15/16th April
at "The Pavilion", Sea Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent. This show was in aid of "St Saviours Church Tower" restoration appeal.
The second was "The TS Bulldog Variety Show 3" on the evening of Friday 13th May at "The Pavilion-On-The-Sands", Broadstairs, Kent.
See the poster here.
Both shows were a success raising large sum's of money for the respective charities. Watch out for more charity events
coming soon, or contact Ralph Hoult on 01843 852647.
"Winter Variety Spectacular Show" -12th February 2005:
We danced in this charity show, in aid of the Alzheimer's Society, held at
"The Theatre Royal",
Margate, Kent during February. Dancing a variety of Latin American themed dances.
See the poster here
January 2005:
During January we competed at the UK Championships in Bournemouth. We also danced at Weston Super Mare in both the EADA & IDSF Open Standard competitions,
we made the semi final of the world ranking competition and were placed 9th.
For full IDSF results please see here.
On the same day we also danced in the "Open Basic Foxtrot Dancer Of The Year", which we won - retaining the title from last year.
Gordon Giltrap DVD Shoot:
During December 2004 we were invited to dance for a new DVD being released by "Gordon Giltrap".
The DVD is a media edition of his new album "Drifter". On this album is a fantastic Viennese Waltz track called "Mrs Singers Waltz".
We were recorded dancing to the track, which will be edited into the DVD with Gordon playing the Guitar.
For more information on Gordon Giltrap, please visit his website here.
To see photographs taken on the day by photographer "Sue Holton" please see the
Sue Holton Gallery in our photograph collection.
"The 21st Christmas Cracker Variety Show" -10th December 2004
We once again took part in the Starlight Christmas Charity Show, dancing to a variety of "Christmas themed" music. The event was held at "The Granville Theatre", Ramsgate, Kent.
See the poster here
December 2004: During December 2004 we danced at Horsham & retained the Sussex Amateur Modern Trophy.
Gaye Biffen Memorial Trophies:
This event was held during November 2004, run by Avon Amateurs, who spent the day raising money for Cancer Research.
We had a successful day, winning the Gaye Biffen Amateur Ballroom Memorial Trophy & the Viennese Waltz Trophy,
and placing second in the amateur latin event. We were also asked to compete in the "Team Match" dancing Latin for the "Avon" team,
who won the "Best Team" Trophy. Photos to come - please check back soon.
"The TS Bulldog Variety Show 3" on the 21st November 2004:
Ian & Victoria are to dance at this show. It is to be held at "The Pavilion-On-The-Sands", Broadstairs, Kent. Show commences 7.30pm.
Tickets are priced £5 adults, £4 OAP's, £3 children. To book tickets, please contact Ralph Hoult on 01843 852647, or visit his shop in King Street, Ramsgate.
See the poster here.
NOTE: TS Bulldog Event postponed until May 2005 - more details above.
Lord Mayor's Viennese Ball, October 2004:
During October all the glamour of the Vienna Ball Season came to the City of London for the first-ever Viennese Ball
at the Mansion House. The Ball was opened in traditional style by young Austrian dancers. Guests then took to the floor,
enjoying a variety of waltzes and polkas performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were in attendance, and HE The Austrian Ambassador was Guest of Honour.
This was a fundraising evening, with all proceeds going to this year’s Lord Mayor’s Appeal - ‘Music and the Arts for Everyone’.
Ian & Victoria danced their ballroom show during the orchestra break. This was met with a wonderful, warm reception from the guests.
Such a fabulous ballroom -the Egyptian Hall of Mansion house really inspires you to dance your best.
For more information visit the viennese ball website
here.
Check back soon for some photographs.
Strictly Come Dancing, Series 2:
The second series of this show commences on Saturday the 23rd October. This time there will be 10 pro/celebrity pairings
competing to become SCD 2 champion. The "behind the scenes" show will run every weekday evening at 6.30pm on BBC2.
For more detailed information, please visit our SCD2 page here.
Greater London Ballroom Championships:
Late September 2004 saw us compete in the Greater London Ballroom & Latin American Championships.
This fantastic competition is now in it's 40th year, run by Audrey Fowler, held near Broxbourne.
The day was a success for us as we won the Greater London Amateur Ballroom Championship
and placed 5th In the Latin Championship.
FLASH TV Advert:
Now Showing
The new "Flash Dry Dusters" TV Advert features dancing. Showing now on TV, the advert stars Karl Howman the
"Face of Flash" having a flashback (excuse the pun!) to the 70's when he was dancing in a
Butlin's style dance competition.
Look out for Victoria dancing with Karl & Ian dancing with some other dance faces you may recognise as our "competition".
Please click to view photo's.
Isle Of Man Championships, June 2004:
Toward the end of June, we competed in the Isle Of Man championships. We placed 2nd in the 3 major championships,
Ballroom, Latin & 10 dance. We also placed 1st in the following 3 competitions: Open Amateur Ballroom,
Open Amateur Latin, Open Viennese Waltz. We also took part in the team match of which our team also won.
Click here to view photo's: Podium
Line Up.
The venue for these championships was absolutely fantastic, rarely do you get a chance to dance at such a venue.
It was a real old fashioned "Opera House" that has just undergone a refurbishment, a mix of old & new,
and a fantastic dance floor.
May/ June 2004: Throughout May & June we have been busy with many competitions. Including EADA ranking competitions, The Open British at Blackpool & the Torquay dance festival amongst others. Later in the month we took part in the Isle Of Man Championships (details of this can be found above). The last weekend of June saw us compete in the EADA 10 Dance selection at Bromley where we achieved 7th place and moved up to 4th place in the 10 dance chart.
Professional Wealth Management Photo Shoot: Earlier this year we were involved in a photo shoot for the "Professional Wealth Management" magazine. The magazine had commissioned the photographer Coneyl Jay to produce one year's worth of Magazine covers promoting togetherness, one of these they chose to do through ballroom dancing. Coneyl Jay took some fantastic photos of us for the magazine's front cover, please click to view photo's.
11th Annual "Red Rose Day Variety Show"
:
During April we danced in this charity variety event, celebrating St Georges Day.
The show was at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate. All money raised went to the St Georges Church Appeal Fund
& the Ramsgate & Broadstairs Sea Cadets.
See the poster
here.
EADA Showcase, March 2004: On the 13th March we danced in the popular EADA showcase.
The event, which was held at Warsash, near Southampton was a real success, raising over £1,000 for the EADA Training Scheme.
The EADA showcase consists of both Ballroom & Latin American demonstrations from individual couples, as well as a team match.
There is also the chance for the audience to dance with the amateurs in the show.
Come Dancing returns to TV:
Recent news articles confirm that the popular TV show "Come Dancing" is to
return to our screens in May. The new presenter will be Bruce Forsyth, accompanied by Tess Daly. The show will be titled "Strictly Come Dancing".
The main programme will be showing on BBC1, saturday night prime time, with a shorter programme showing every night of the week on BBC3.
The show will take the following format: each week the eight couples (made up of one celebrity & one "professional" dancer) will dance a different dance under
competition rules. There will be a professional judge to offer opinions on the couples, but also the public will be involved in voting for
their favourite couple.
The celebrities/Dance Pro's have been matched as follows:
- Martin Offiah & Erin Boag
- Lesley Garrett & Anton Du Beke
- David Dickinson & Camilla Dallerup
- Verona Joseph & Paul Killick
- Jason Wood & Kylie Jones
- Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole
- Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen
- Claire Sweeney & John Byrnes
January/ February 2004: During January we competed at the UK Championships in Bournemouth, also the Bill & Sylvia Mitchell Tribute day
held at Leatherhead, where we won both the Amateur Ballroom & Latin Events.
The first weekend of February saw us competing at Weston Super Mare in the IDSF Open Standard competition, we missed the final by one place an so were placed 7th.
For full IDSF results please see here. On the same day we also danced in
the "Open Basic Foxtrot Dancer Of The Year", which we won. Later in February
we are off to Ireland to compete in the Irish IDSF competitions.
December 2003: On the 14th December we danced at Horsham & retained the Sussex Amateur Modern Trophy. We also placed first in the Amateur latin Championship.
Xmas News:
20th Annual "Christmas Cracker Variety Show"
On the December 5th took part in this show at the Granville Theatre,
Ramsgate. All money raised on the evening is donated to charity. See the poster
here.
September & October 2003: September and October have been very busy dance wise.
Late September we danced in The Greater London Championships at Broxbourne. We placed 2nd in both the Ballroom & Latin events,
and won the Greater London 10 Dance Rosebowl.
Early October we competed at Watford at the "Choice - Fashion & Dance" event. We placed 4th in the Amateur Ballroom competition and also danced in the
EADA Amateur Latin American National Selection event.
Also since July we have been training very hard every Saturday at Egham with the EADA scheme, preparing for the International and the Closed British
later this year.
Gala Variety Charity Show: On the 13th September 2003, we took part in the variety charity show at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne. All money raised went to St. Wilfred's Hospice, Eastbourne. For more details click here.
Imperial Championships, EADA Amateur 10 Dance Selection: These championships were held at Watford on the 24th August. We placed 6th in the 10 dance competition, after making the finals in 3 ballroom dances and 2 latin dances. Full results can be found here.
South East of England Championship: During January we attended these championships held at Leatherhead. We won the Modern title and were runners up in the Latin event.
EADA Showcase: In June we took part in the EADA showcase at Egham, dancing a show Quickstep, and dancing latin in the team match. August 2003 Dance Today Magazine carried an article on the event. Article No longer available to view.
Black & White Photographs - Top Hat & Tails: Late last year we were involved in a photo shoot. The photographer Glen Burrows had been commissioned by "Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines" to produce a series of 4 Black & White photographs with the theme "Top Hat & Tails" to be placed on one of it's new radiance class liners coming in the future, either "Serenade of the Seas" coming in November 2003 or "Jewel of the Seas" coming in November 2004. View Photo's.
BBC 2 Comedy Drama - "Happiness": Mid May 2002 we
worked as extras on the 'Paul Whitehouse' BBC sitcom 'Happiness'. The
programme features a ballroom dancing club, to which the star 'Johnny
Vegas' attends in an attempt to dance and meet women. The first series,
shown in 2001 won Johnny a
Royal Television Society Best Newcomer Award.
The second series consists of 6 programmes and begins on the 14th January 2003, on BBC2 at 10.00pm.
Charity Event News:
"Christmas Cracker Variety Show"
On December 6th 2002 we took part in this show at the Granville Theatre,
Ramsgate, 7pm. This is a free christmas show for all Ramsgate OAP's, with
any money raised being donated to charity.
"Malta Dancesport Championships": This took place on the 19th & 20th October. Both the Amateur Ballroom & Latin competitions were "IDSF Open". We danced on a lovely floor in an old WW2 converted aircraft hangar. The atmosphere was great and we met some absolutely fantastic people from the MDA. Results wise we made the quarter finals in the IDSF Ballroom competition. Links to full results will be published soon. I am also informed that there may be some coverage of the competition available to view on Dancescape.tv.
September & October 2002.: We competed in three EADA events this month. Two Standard ranking competitions,
one at Bournemouth and one at Birmingham. Also an EADA 10 Dance ranking competition held at Grays.
Late September we attended the IDSF ranking weekend at Heathrow, with an IDSF International Open Latin competition on
Saturday the 28th and an
IDSF International Open Standard competition on Sunday the 29th. The results of these competitions can be found on the
following links:
Saturday - Latin
Sunday - Ballroom
After all of these competitions, preparations were on for the Golden Jubilee International Championships.
Saturday mornings back to Egham, and EADA training. After the international we were straight off to Malta (see above).
"The Royal Harbour of Ramsgate Golden Jubilee Tattoo": This took place on the 18th August from noon to sunset at Ramsgate Harbour. It was a lovely hot sunny day, and after inspecting what was to be the "parade ground" where we were to dance, it was decided that we should demonstrate inside a marquee instead. The day went well with various entertainment and celebrations for the Jubilee year.
Welsh Open & IDSF Modern: On the 28th July 2002 we attended the Welsh Open Championships at Cardiff. Even though it was said to be the hottest day of the year so far, it was cool inside for the dancers with air conditioning. We danced in the Welsh open Ballroom Championship and came 2nd. Also we danced in the IDSF open Modern world ranking event and were placed 5th. (Full results of the IDSF event will follow shortly).
"Telemark" Cabaret: On the 20th July
2002 we spent the day at "Telemark Dance Studio",
Ramsgate. The studio is closing after many years, and this was a "social get together" for all pupils, past & present.
(Note: teaching will still continue throughout Thanet at hired halls.)
We have both attended this studio since we very first started to dance, and we are very happy to have been asked to
perform 2 cabarets for this event. A 5 Dance latin demonstration in the afternoon for the children & parents,
and our 5 Dance Ballroom Cabaret in the Evening for the adults party.
Both Ian & I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jo and Sharon for all their help and support over the years,
and wish them well for their teaching in the future. You will have our continued support.
Photographs from this event can be found in the gallery.
UK Closed Championships: Mid July sees us back from the 2002 UK Closed Championships at Bournemouth. We danced the 10-Dance on Friday, and the Amateur Ballroom on Saturday. Unfortunately we had to withdraw from the Latin Championship on the Sunday due to illness.
"Midsummer Madness" Cabaret: We performed a 5 dance Ballroom Cabaret for Oakhill Dance Promotions "Midsummer Madness" social dance. This event was packed and we danced to a great reception.
Golden Jubilee Cabaret: The 15th June saw us perform our 5 Dance Ballroom cabaret at the "Great Hall, Bromley Civic Centre" in celebration of the Queens Golden Jubilee. The evening featured Tony Evans and his Orchestra. Hopefully photographs will follow soon...
St. Georges Day Red Rose Charity Variety Show
: Taking place at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate. On the 23rd of April at 7.30pm.
We are to perform two spots in the show. Please come along, recognise St George's
Day and support local charities. Tickets can be purchased from Ralph Hoult
in Ramsgate or purchase tickets on the night.
February 2002: February 3rd - Avon Amateurs EADA
Ballroom Ranking competition at Bristol. We make the quarter finals in the
EADA competition, and place 6th in the final of the Amateur Ballroom
competition from an initial entry of 20.
February 9th - Egham Sports
Centre, the Middlesex Championships. We place 5th in the Amateur Ballroom
championship.
February 21st-24th Celtic Classic, Ireland. IDSF
International Open Modern & Latin competitions. For a full listing of
results please see
this website & follow links to the Irish Open.
Films: During 2001 we worked as extras on a film. The film, "Iris" was shot
in May in and around Oxford. It stars Kate Winslet as young Iris & Dame Judy Dench as the
older Iris. For a review and more information on the film
click here.
Iris is now showing throughout The UK
- already set from success in America (see article below), Iris premiered in London
on the 13th January. Jim Broadbent won a golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor for his
role in the film, and Judi Dench recently won a BAFTA for Best Actress.
Jim Broadbent wins oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Iris.
Trailer - No Longer available.
Information taken from "Screen Daily" By Mike Goodridge.
December 2001: December 16th - We retain the Sussex Amateur Modern Trophy at Billingshurst.
Picture.
Also we place a very close 2nd in the Amateur Latin event.
December 9th - Metropolitan Championships, Egham.
We place 6th in the Amateur Modern after an entry of 19 couples. Also we
place first in the Open Viennese Waltz and gain some points in the EADA
Chart ranking 10 Dance Competition.
Charity Event News:
On the 8th of December we took part in the
"Christmas Cracker Variety Show"
at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate. This was a free christmas show for all Ramsgate OAP's.
On November 25th, we took part in "The Night of a Thousand
Dancing Feet - Variety Show" at The Wintergardens, Margate.
The challenge was to have 1,000 dancing feet pass across the stage for
charity. We are pleased to report that in fact 1,018 dancing feet passed
across the stage and raised a large sum of money for charity. (Please check
back for actual figure soon). All proceeds from this event went 50/50 to
Children in Need & Demelza House.
On the 23rd September we took part in the "Starlite 20th Anniversary Variety Show"
at the Theatre Royal, Margate. All proceeds on the day were split between local
charities. £400 was raised for the "Disability Activity Group" and £200
for "The Theatres Trust".
October 2001: October 14th - Fashion & Dance,
Watford. We place 3rd in the Amateur Modern competition and 6th in the
Amateur Latin. Victoria received runner up spot in the Fashion & Dance
'Best Ballroom Dress' competition.
October 21st, Birmingham. Runners up in the Pat Clements Open Foxtrot Trophy. EADA Modern Selection heat.
September 2001: Early September we competed at
Miami in the United States Dancesport Championships. The Modern results can be found on the
TV Drama: During 2001 we also worked on the TV Drama, "The Cazalets". The programme is based around a family - The Cazalets and is set in the late 30's early 40's. The photographs below are taken from Part 2 shown on 29th June. For more photographs please go to the Photogallery.
May 2001: Early May saw the return of the Garden
Coast Dance Festival at Folkestone. 2 wonderful demonstrations started the
weekend off, Latin on Friday night by Mark Lunn & Louise Lidbury, and
Modern on the Saturday night by Christopher Hawkins & Hazel Newberry.
Saturday night also included a small number of 'lounge clothes'
competitions. New this year was the Ron Heliwell Memorial Trophy for
Foxtrot & Rumba, what a wonderful man & what a wonderful trophy.
We were extremely pleased to win this competition. Sunday at the main
competition day, we came 5th in the Amateur Modern, and won the Amateur
Latin event.
Sunday the 13th we travelled to Didcot where the Midland
Counties Championships were being held. We won the Amateur Modern title
and came 2nd in the Amateur Latin event.
Late May, the United Kingdom
Amateur 10 Dance Championships were held at the Tower Ballroom,
Birmingham. We placed 6th overall in the 10 dance championship and came
5th in the Amateur Modern Competition. Full results can be found
here.
February 2001: Leatherhead (18th) Ian & Victoria won both Amateur events. The modern report was featured in edition 1709 of Dance News. This event also included the two EADA Basic trophies, both of which we won, making the day extremely successful.
Ian & Victoria win the U/35 Pre Championship Modern Title
At Champions of Tomorrow, Blackpool on the 6th January 2001.
 Blackpool 2001 Winners U/35 Pre-Championship Modern |
 Prize Presentation with John Byrnes & Jane Lyttleton |
On the 6th January 2001 the Wintergardens, Blackpool saw the annual gathering to the grand finals of the "Champions of Tomorrow" competition. Ian & Victoria qualified in the U/35 Pre-Championship class and after competing in 4 rounds (including the semi and final) they were announced the winners. The photographs above show the presentation of the trophies.
