Wednesday, March 27, 2024

                                                        WEEKLY REPORT - 28th March 2024

Monday 25th March 2024 - there were 27 dancers attended. 

Wednesday 27th March 2024 - there were 43 dancers attended. 

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Wednesday 3rd April 2024 the dance program will start at the Festival Jive

all other dances will commenced from the last "programmed" dance from the previous venue. 

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The Ballroom Big Bash event will be held 10th to 12th August 2024 at the St Marys Memorial Hall.  At this stage the theme and dress-up for this Saturday night's gig is: good, bad & ugly


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We have organised an additional dance at the Penrith Seniors Citizens' Centre for the third Friday of the month during 2024 between 6:30pm to 9:45pm. It will be a social event only (no lessons). Hopefully we can make this viable with good patronage. The scheduled dates are as:

 
Friday 19th April 2024
Friday 17th May 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
Friday 19th July 2024
Friday 16th August 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 15th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024
 

                      THE FINE PRINT

                        We remain aware to abide by the current NSW Health regarding COVID safe practices. Please if you are feeling unwell or believe you have been in contact with somebody who has COVID please consider not attending the Danztastic & Dancers' Club venues.

·                     Due to complaints from other hall users, not related to dancing, we are not to use talcum powder during dancing activities. Also please refrain from placing shoes on chairs. The Penrith Seniors Citizen Centre committee has ask me to pass on these conditions.

·                     Please be reminded that when entering or leaving the hall when dancers are using the floor and in particular when you are not dancing during the venue do not walk across the floor to interfere with people who are dancing. Please walk as close to the wall and around dancers.  

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The new rumba (Rumba Magic) was included at bracket (10) alongside the Rumba (freestyle). New dances introduce in 2024 will be:
Riverside Blues,
Spanish Tango,
Waltz Evermore, 
Ria Bachata,
Presentation Waltz,
Glenroy Foxtrot,
Breken Quickstep and
JA-Mambo

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LESSON SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2024: 


Wednesday 3rd April 2024 -                Riverside Blues

Sunday 7th April 2024 -                       Elaina Waltz

Monday 8th April 2024 -                      Riverside Blues (revision)

Wednesday 10th April 2024 -               Saga Waltz

Monday 15th April 2024 -                     Saga Waltz

Wednesday 17th April 2024 -                Saga Waltz

Monday 22nd April 2024 -                    Saga Waltz

Wednesday 24th April 2024 -                Argentine Adorno

Monday 29th April 2024 -                     Argentine Adorno

Wednesday 1st May 2024 -                    Argentine Adorno

                  in May we will be introducing the Presentation Waltz


       

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Cheers from Anne and Neil

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

                                                       WEEKLY REPORT - 14th March 2024

Monday 11th March 2024 - there were 30 dancers attended. 

Wednesday 13th March 2024 - there were 45 dancers attended. 

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Friday 15th March 2024 the dance program will start at the Vanity Waltz

all other dances will commenced from the last "programmed" dance from the previous venue. 

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Our first dance in 2024 started on Monday 8th January 2024. There is a small change for the Monday dances. We are endeavouring to offer beginner's lessons. Please refer to the below schedule:

            Starting Monday 8th January 2024 Danztastic Ballroom Dancing will be featuring a beginners’ class for those who would like to join in a group of ballroom dancing fraternity of people. Classes will be designed for those who never had any dance experience. Dance styles scheduled includes; slow waltz, slow foxtrot, modern tango, quickstep, Viennese waltz, cha cha cha, rumba, jive, paso doble, bossa nova, samba and other fun dances. After learning basic steps lessons will progress into sequence dances that are very popular with the older generation. Sequence dances (also includes Australian New Vogue styles) are an easy way to enjoy ballroom dancing to a set of choreographed steps that all perform on the dance floor at the same time. Our aim is to foster the physical, mental and most important, the social aspects of this amazing enjoyment activity. If interested our first lesson starts at 6pm (8th January 2024) at the Penrith Senior Citizen’s Centre.       

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The Ballroom Big Bash event will be held 10th to 12th August 2024 at the St Marys Memorial Hall.  At this stage the theme and dress-up for this Saturday night's gig is: good, bad & ugly


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We have organised an additional dance at the Penrith Seniors Citizens' Centre for the third Friday of the month during 2024 between 6:30pm to 9:45pm. It will be a social event only (no lessons). Hopefully we can make this viable with good patronage. The scheduled dates are as:

 
Friday 15th March 2024
Friday 19th April 2024
Friday 17th May 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
Friday 19th July 2024
Friday 16th August 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 15th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024
 

                      THE FINE PRINT

                        We remain aware to abide by the current NSW Health regarding COVID safe practices. Please if you are feeling unwell or believe you have been in contact with somebody who has COVID please consider not attending the Danztastic & Dancers' Club venues.

·                     Due to complaints from other hall users, not related to dancing, we are not to use talcum powder during dancing activities. Also please refrain from placing shoes on chairs. The Penrith Seniors Citizen Centre committee has ask me to pass on these conditions.

·                     Please be reminded that when entering or leaving the hall when dancers are using the floor and in particular when you are not dancing during the venue do not walk across the floor to interfere with people who are dancing. Please walk as close to the wall and around dancers.  

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The new rumba (Rumba Magic) was included at bracket (10) alongside the Rumba (freestyle). New dances introduce in 2024 will be:
Riverside Blues,
Spanish Tango,
Waltz Evermore, 
Ria Bachata
and a
Argentine Tango sequence (name to be advised)

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LESSON SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 2024: 


Friday 15th March 2024 -                SOCIAL ONLY - no lessons for this venue

Monday 18th March 2024 -              Riverside Blues

Wednesday 20th March 2024 -         Neil & Anne will be away - therefore no lessons are scheduled

Monday 25th March 2024 -              Riverside Blues

Wednesday 27th March 2024 -         Riverside Blues


       

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Cheers from Anne and Neil

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

                                                      WEEKLY REPORT - 7th March 2024


Also the Penrith Seniors Citizen's Centre will be closed for main hall floor resealing between 4th and 11th March 2024 inclusive. Therefore there will be no dance on Monday 4th March 2024, however dances will be held at the Harold Corr Community Hall on Wednesday 6th March 2024 and Monday 11th March 2024. The Harold Corr venue is along Cottage Street, Werrington.

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Wednesday 6th March 2024 - there were 45 dancers attended.  

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Monday 11th March 2024 the dance program will start at the Silver Waltz

all other dances will commenced from the last "programmed" dance from the previous venue. 

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Our first dance in 2024 started on Monday 8th January 2024. There is a small change for the Monday dances. We are endeavouring to offer beginner's lessons. Please refer to the below schedule:

            Starting Monday 8th January 2024 Danztastic Ballroom Dancing will be featuring a beginners’ class for those who would like to join in a group of ballroom dancing fraternity of people. Classes will be designed for those who never had any dance experience. Dance styles scheduled includes; slow waltz, slow foxtrot, modern tango, quickstep, Viennese waltz, cha cha cha, rumba, jive, paso doble, bossa nova, samba and other fun dances. After learning basic steps lessons will progress into sequence dances that are very popular with the older generation. Sequence dances (also includes Australian New Vogue styles) are an easy way to enjoy ballroom dancing to a set of choreographed steps that all perform on the dance floor at the same time. Our aim is to foster the physical, mental and most important, the social aspects of this amazing enjoyment activity. If interested our first lesson starts at 6pm (8th January 2024) at the Penrith Senior Citizen’s Centre.       

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The Ballroom Big Bash event will be held 10th to 12th August 2024 at the St Marys Memorial Hall.  At this stage the theme and dress-up for this Saturday night's gig is: good, bad & ugly


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We have organised an additional dance at the Penrith Seniors Citizens' Centre for the third Friday of the month during 2024 between 6:30pm to 9:45pm. It will be a social event only (no lessons). Hopefully we can make this viable with good patronage. The scheduled dates are as:

 
Friday 15th March 2024
Friday 19th April 2024
Friday 17th May 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
Friday 19th July 2024
Friday 16th August 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 15th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024
 

                      THE FINE PRINT

                        We remain aware to abide by the current NSW Health regarding COVID safe practices. Please if you are feeling unwell or believe you have been in contact with somebody who has COVID please consider not attending the Danztastic & Dancers' Club venues.

·                     Due to complaints from other hall users, not related to dancing, we are not to use talcum powder during dancing activities. Also please refrain from placing shoes on chairs. The Penrith Seniors Citizen Centre committee has ask me to pass on these conditions.

·                     Please be reminded that when entering or leaving the hall when dancers are using the floor and in particular when you are not dancing during the venue do not walk across the floor to interfere with people who are dancing. Please walk as close to the wall and around dancers.  

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       


The new rumba (Rumba Magic) was included at bracket (10) alongside the Rumba (freestyle). New dances introduce in 2024 will be:
Riverside Blues,
Spanish Tango,
Waltz Evermore, 
Ria Bachata
and a
Argentine Tango sequence (name to be advised)

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LESSON SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 2024: 


Monday 11th March 2024 -             Alpine Stroll (for beginners) (venue - Harold Corr Community Centre)

Wednesday 13th March 2024 -        Riverside Blues (venue is back at the Penrith Seniors Centre)

Friday 15th March 2024 -                SOCIAL ONLY - no lessons for this venue

Monday 18th March 2024 -              Alpine Stroll (for beginners)

Wednesday 20th March 2024 -         Riverside Blues

Monday 25th March 2024 -              La Patony Waltz

Wednesday 27th March 2024 -         Riverside Blues


       

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Cheers from Anne and Neil

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

                                                     WEEKLY REPORT - 29th February 2024


Also the Penrith Seniors Citizen's Centre will be closed for main hall floor resealing between 4th and 11th March 2024 inclusive. Therefore there will be no dance on Monday 4th March 2024, however dances will be held at the Harold Corr Community Hall on Wednesday 6th March 2024 and Monday 11th March 2024. The Harold Corr venue is along Cottage Street, Werrington.

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Monday 26th February 2024 - there were 29 dancers attended.

Wednesday 28th February 2024 - there were 41 dancers attended.  

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Wednesday 6th March 2024 the dance program will start at the Pride of Erin

all other dances will commenced from the last "programmed" dance from the previous venue. 

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Our first dance in 2024 started on Monday 8th January 2024. There is a small change for the Monday dances. We are endeavouring to offer beginner's lessons. Please refer to the below schedule:

            Starting Monday 8th January 2024 Danztastic Ballroom Dancing will be featuring a beginners’ class for those who would like to join in a group of ballroom dancing fraternity of people. Classes will be designed for those who never had any dance experience. Dance styles scheduled includes; slow waltz, slow foxtrot, modern tango, quickstep, Viennese waltz, cha cha cha, rumba, jive, paso doble, bossa nova, samba and other fun dances. After learning basic steps lessons will progress into sequence dances that are very popular with the older generation. Sequence dances (also includes Australian New Vogue styles) are an easy way to enjoy ballroom dancing to a set of choreographed steps that all perform on the dance floor at the same time. Our aim is to foster the physical, mental and most important, the social aspects of this amazing enjoyment activity. If interested our first lesson starts at 6pm (8th January 2024) at the Penrith Senior Citizen’s Centre.       

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The Ballroom Big Bash event will be held 10th to 12th August 2024 at the St Marys Memorial Hall.  At this stage the theme and dress-up for this Saturday night's gig is: good, bad & ugly


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We have organised an additional dance at the Penrith Seniors Citizens' Centre for the third Friday of the month during 2024 between 6:30pm to 9:45pm. It will be a social event only (no lessons). Hopefully we can make this viable with good patronage. The scheduled dates are as:

 
Friday 15th March 2024
Friday 19th April 2024
Friday 17th May 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
Friday 19th July 2024
Friday 16th August 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 15th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024
 

                      THE FINE PRINT

                        We remain aware to abide by the current NSW Health regarding COVID safe practices. Please if you are feeling unwell or believe you have been in contact with somebody who has COVID please consider not attending the Danztastic & Dancers' Club venues.

·                     Due to complaints from other hall users, not related to dancing, we are not to use talcum powder during dancing activities. Also please refrain from placing shoes on chairs. The Penrith Seniors Citizen Centre committee has ask me to pass on these conditions.

·                     Please be reminded that when entering or leaving the hall when dancers are using the floor and in particular when you are not dancing during the venue do not walk across the floor to interfere with people who are dancing. Please walk as close to the wall and around dancers.  

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       


The new rumba (Rumba Magic) was included at bracket (10) alongside the Rumba (freestyle). New dances introduce in 2024 will be:
Riverside Blues,
Spanish Tango,
Waltz Evermore, 
Ria Bachata
and a
Argentine Tango sequence (name to be advised)

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LESSON SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 2024: 

Sunday 3rd March 2024 -               Dancers' Club - lesson is the Rumba Magic

Monday 4th March 2024 -              NO DANCE  (due to the resealing floor at the Penrith Seniors Centre) 

Wednesday 6th March 2024 -         Waltz Evermore (venue - Harold Corr Comminity Centre)

Monday 11th March 2024 -             Alpine Stroll (for beginners) (venue - Harold Corr Community Centre)

Wednesday 13th March 2024 -        Riverside Blues (venue is back at the Penrith Seniors Centre)

Friday 15th March 2024 -                SOCIAL ONLY - no lessons for this venue

Monday 18th March 2024 -              Alpine Stroll (for beginners)

Wednesday 20th March 2024 -         Riverside Blues

Monday 25th March 2024 -              La Patony Waltz

Wednesday 27th March 2024 -         Riverside Blues


       

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Cheers from Anne and Neil

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

                                                    WEEKLY REPORT - 8th February 2024


Due to our cruise holiday the next blogspot entry will be on 29th February 2024.

Also the Penrith Seniors Citizen's Centre will be closed for main hall floor resealing between 4th and 10th March 2024. Therefore there will be no dance on Monday 4th March 2024, however there may be an alternative Wednesday 6th March 2024 venue TBA.

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Monday 5th February 2024 - there were 27 dancers attended.

Wednesday 7th February 2024 - there were 48 dancers attended.  

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Monday 12th February 2024 the dance program will start at the Alpha Waltz

all other dances will commenced from the last "programmed" dance from the previous venue. 

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Our first dance in 2024 started on Monday 8th January 2024. There is a small change for the Monday dances. We are endeavouring to offer beginner's lessons. Please refer to the below schedule:

            Starting Monday 8th January 2024 Danztastic Ballroom Dancing will be featuring a beginners’ class for those who would like to join in a group of ballroom dancing fraternity of people. Classes will be designed for those who never had any dance experience. Dance styles scheduled includes; slow waltz, slow foxtrot, modern tango, quickstep, Viennese waltz, cha cha cha, rumba, jive, paso doble, bossa nova, samba and other fun dances. After learning basic steps lessons will progress into sequence dances that are very popular with the older generation. Sequence dances (also includes Australian New Vogue styles) are an easy way to enjoy ballroom dancing to a set of choreographed steps that all perform on the dance floor at the same time. Our aim is to foster the physical, mental and most important, the social aspects of this amazing enjoyment activity. If interested our first lesson starts at 6pm (8th January 2024) at the Penrith Senior Citizen’s Centre.       

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The Ballroom Big Bash event will be held 10th to 12th August 2024 at the St Marys Memorial Hall.  At this stage the theme and dress-up for this Saturday night's gig is: good, bad & ugly


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We have organised an additional dance at the Penrith Seniors Citizens' Centre for the third Friday of the month during 2024 between 6:30pm to 9:45pm. It will be a social event only (no lessons). Hopefully we can make this viable with good patronage. The scheduled dates are as:

 
Friday 15th March 2024
Friday 19th April 2024
Friday 17th May 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
Friday 19th July 2024
Friday 16th August 2024
Friday 20th September 2024
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 15th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024
 

                      THE FINE PRINT

                        We remain aware to abide by the current NSW Health regarding COVID safe practices. Please if you are feeling unwell or believe you have been in contact with somebody who has COVID please consider not attending the Danztastic & Dancers' Club venues.

·                     Due to complaints from other hall users, not related to dancing, we are not to use talcum powder during dancing activities. Also please refrain from placing shoes on chairs. The Penrith Seniors Citizen Centre committee has ask me to pass on these conditions.

·                     Please be reminded that when entering or leaving the hall when dancers are using the floor and in particular when you are not dancing during the venue do not walk across the floor to interfere with people who are dancing. Please walk as close to the wall and around dancers.  

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       


The new rumba (Rumba Magic) was included at bracket (10) alongside the Rumba (freestyle). New dances introduce in 2024 will be:
Riverside Blues,
Spanish Tango,
Waltz Evermore, 
Ria Bachata
and a
Argentine Tango sequence (name to be advised)

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LESSON SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 2024: 


Monday 12th February 2024 -        Beginner's Lesson (Modern Waltz steps & Cha Cha Cha beginner's steps) 

Wednesday 14th February 2024 -   NO LESSONS SOCIAL ONLY (Neil & Anne on holidays)

Friday 16th February 2024 -           NO LESSONS (SOCIAL ONLY)

Monday 19th February 2024 -        Beginner's Lesson (Modern Waltz steps & Cha Cha Cha beginner's steps) 

Wednesday 21st February 2024 -   NO LESSONS SOCIAL ONLY (Neil & Anne on holidays)

Monday 26th February 2024 -        Beginner's Steps (Tango steps & Samba steps)

Wednesday 28th February 2024 -   Waltz Evermore

       

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Cheers from Anne and Neil