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Date: October 9th 2008

West Coast Swing Wednesdays

With 2008 UK/USA Strictly Swing Champs Catriona, Paul & Co.

Every week, 8-11pm

St. Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Twickenham, TW1 3NJ

 

October WCS Update 2008:

 

1.             Website Temporarily Down!

2.             Britrock 2008 Complete with WCS Category, Hove – Sat 11 Oct!

3.             Special WCS Party Night, Solihull,– Ice-Breaker Class + Cabaret with Paul & Cat – Fri 17 Oct!

4.             Next Monthly Nottingham WCS Workshop with Cat – Sat 18 Oct!

5.             Pure WCS Freestyle / Social Night, Near Maidenhead – Pete & Amy’s Official Leaving Do, Masterclass with Paul Warden and more… Sat 18 Oct!

6.             Next Monthly WCS Workshop with Paul & Cat at West Drayton – Sun 19 Oct – New Improver Package Added!

7.             Special Guest Workshop with Paul & Cat, Bristol – Sat 25 Oct!

8.             Country, Line & Swing European Champs, Surrey – WCS Workshops & Cabaret with Christopher Hussey & Katrina Branson, Lee, Paul & Cat – 24-26 Oct!

9.             US Open, Anaheim, California – 27-30 Nov!

10.           Annual WCS Christmas Party, Windsor – Save The Date – Sun 14 Dec! 

 

1.  Website Temporarily Down!

 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, my website www.westcoastswing.co.uk has been down for the past two weeks. I have been assured that the problem is in the process of being resolved. In the meantime, you can view the fully updated and functional site at www.fusiondance.freeservers.com.

 


 

2.  Britrock 2008 Complete with WCS Category, Hove – Sat 11 Oct!

 

Sarah Johnson of www.modernjive.biz will once again host the Britrock Modern Jive Champs on Fri 10/Sat 11 October 2008, offering a range of categories including Freestyle West Coast Swing! £200 for 1st Place! £50 for 2nd Place and a bottle of bubbly for 3rd P lace! Please offer your support if you can. Check out www.britrockcompetition.com for full details, comp rules and how to book.

 


 

3.  Special WCS Party Night, Solihull – Ice-Breaker Class + Cabaret with Paul & Cat – Fri 17 Oct!

 

Paul and I are delighted to be performing once again for Jo Paling of West Coast Swing Solihull at this special WCS freestyle night, Friday 17 Oct! Doors will open at 7:30pm and shortly after we will be teaching an “Ice-Breaker” WCS class to kick off the evening. Later we will be performing our brand new Classic WCS routine, then more dancing until 11:45pm. Check out www.westcoastswing-solihull.co.uk/ for details.

 

Friday 17 October 2008

 

WCS “Ice-Breaker” Class Followed By Cabaret

With

 Current UK WCS Champs

 Paul Warden & Catriona Wiles

 

7:30-11:45pm

 

Land Rover Sports & Social Club

Billsmore Green

Solihull

West Midlands

B92 9LN

 

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4.  Next Monthly Nottingham WCS Workshop with Cat – Sat 18 Oct!

 

Paul Stevenson of Pulse Dance joined in collaboration with Catriona Wiles at the start of the year to provide a regular monthly WCS workshop & Tea Dance in Nottingham. And they are going from strength to strength! Whether you are brand new to WCS or have already attended a weekly class or other workshops, there will be something for everyone. Email paul@pulse-dance.co.uk or call 07768 395825 to book.

 

Saturday 18 October 2008

 

1-4pm – Monthly General Level West Coast Swing Workshop

With

 Current UK Strictly Swing Champ

 Catriona Wiles

 

4-6pm – West Coast Swing Tea Dance

 

The New Venture Club

Technology Drive

Beeston

Nottingham

NG9 1LB

 

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Future 2008 Dates: All Saturdays

 

15 November

13 December

 


 

5. Pure WCS Freestyle / Social Night, Near Maidenhead – Pete & Amy’s Official Leaving Do, Masterclass with Paul Warden and more…Sat 18 Oct!

 

 

Special WCS Freestyle/Social Night

One Hour Masterclass with Paul Warden

(Privates with Paul also available. Contact cat@westcoastswing.co.uk to book)

 

Pete & Amy’s Official Leaving Do! Niiice!

 

8pm-Midnight, Saturday 18 October 2008

 

Pete & Amy will be leaving us on Nov 4th for a month of travel before heading back to OZ. We’d like to wish them a grand farewell and a big thank you for all their support in 2008. We hope to welcome them back for another long visit in 2009!

 

8-9pm                          Masterclass with Paul Warden

9pm-Midnight               Pure WCS Freestyle. DJs Steve Hunt & Graham Burke

 

Why not make a weekend of it. Paul & Cat’s monthly workshop is on Sun 19 Oct in West Drayton. Contact Cat to book.

 

Dorney Village Hall (at corner of Oak Stubbs Lane & Meadow Way

Dorney Reach

Maidenhead

Bucks

SL6 0DS (car park postcode).

 

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Free onsite car park. 1.5 Miles from Taplow British Rail Station. Collection can be pre-arranged.

 

£7 per person. Please bring a plate. Complimentary hot beverages and light refreshments will be provided.

 


 

6.  Next Monthly WCS Workshop with Paul & Cat Back at West Drayton – Sun 19 Oct – New Improver Package Added!

 

Multi-Level West Coast Swing Workshop

With

 Undefeated UK Strictly Swing Champions

 Paul Warden & Catriona Wiles

 

Assisted by UK Rising Stars Rachel Martino & Ed Smith

 

1-6pm, Sunday 19 October 2008

  

Back at West Drayton Community Hall

Harmondsworth Road

West Drayton

Middlesex

UB7 9JL

 

Less than 1 mile from West Drayton British Rail

Easily accessible from Central London & the West, M4 Junction 4

Free Onsite Parking

 

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New! Now Choose Between 3 Packages To Suit All Levels;

 

"Progressive Package" - 3 hours of tuition from Beginner to Intermediate Plus level with Paul & Cat

…or…

 "Improver Package" - first hour of tuition with Paul & Cat, followed by 2 hours of Improver level tuition with Rachel Martino

…or…

"FUNdamentals Package" - first hour of tuition with Paul & Cat, followed by 2 hours of Beginner level tuition with Ed Smith

 

 

Tea Dance included in price or you can attend Tea Dance only, 4:30-6pm!

Complimentary tea, coffee, biscuits & fruit

 

 £20 per person for any package if payment is received more than 7 days in advance.

After that, £25 per person, availability permitting.

£4 per person for tea dance only.

 

To book, email cat@westcoastswing.co.uk or call 07881 641400 specifying which package you're signing up for. Then send cheque made payable to C. Wiles to 6 Lammas Road, Burnham, Slough. SL1 6LG.

 

Future 2008 Dates: All Sundays

 

16 November – West Drayton

21 December - Windsor

 


 

7.  Special Guest Workshop with Paul & Cat, Bristol – Sat 25 Oct!

 

Paul and I will be teaching a special WCS workshop for Sherif of LeRoc UK on Saturday 25 October to compliment the 6 week course followed by open class Paul has been teaching on a Tuesday night, also for Sherif in Bristol. Suitable for Beginner all the way to Low Intermediate WCS dancers, the afternoon will run progressively through the levels. Visit www.lerocuk.com for details on how to book.

 

1-6pm Saturday 25 October 2008

 

Special Guest Workshop

With

 2008 UK/USA Strictly Swing Champs

 Paul Warden & Catriona Wiles

 

St. Bonaventure’s Hall

Berkeley Road

(Off Gloucester Road)

Bristol

BS7 8HQ

 

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8.  Country, Line & Swing European Champs, Surrey – WCS Workshops & Cabaret with Christopher Hussey & Katrina Branson, Lee, Paul & Cat – 24-26 Oct!

 

Join Christopher Hussey, Katrina Branson, Lee Easton, Paul Warden, yours truly and a whole host of other dance stars at the 2008 UCWDC Country, Line & Swing European Champs at the Lakeside Leisure Complex, Surrey, 24-26 Oct! Workshops with the Pros during the day, freestyles, cabaret, Jack & Jill at night. Visit www.ucwdcec.org/ or email Lee at dooolalee@aol.com for full details.

 


 

9.  US Open, Anaheim, California – 27-30 Nov!

 

Come join us at this top NASDE event (National Association of Swing Dance Events, www.nasde.net) where you will experience top level tuition from the world’s very best WCS Pros, observe or participate in the competitions or just enjoy the social dancing and networking with our USA counterparts. The US Open is essentially the World Championships of WCS and runs over Thanksgiving, which is from 27-30 November this year. The Directors are offering volunteer incentives so if you are interested, please email me at cat@westcoastswing.co.uk.  

 


 

10.  Annual WCS Christmas Party, Windsor – Save The Date – Sun 14 Dec!

 

West Coast Swing UK

Christmas Party 2008

 

7pm-Midnight, Sunday 14 December, 2008

 

December workshop with Paul & Cat now on same day in same venue. Full details to follow…

 

   New Windsor Community Centre
Hanover Way

Dedworth

Windsor, Bucks

SL4 5NW

 

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Free Onsite Parking

Just over 1 mile from Windsor & Eton Rail (collection can be arranged)

Complimentary tea, coffee, mince pies & chocolate yule!

Full Bar!

 

£10 per person (pre-booking advised)

£5 per person for Jack & Jill (must pre-register)

£10 per couple for Strictly Swing (must pre-register)

Email cat@westcoastswing.co.uk or call 07881 641400

 

 

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Love Cat

07881 641 400

cat@westcoastswing.co.uk

www.westcoastswing.co.uk

www.fusiondance.freeservers.com

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