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3rd
October an an Autumn Ball will be run by David
Douglass and Sue
Franklyn at Roman Way - Cowley - Oxford
with music by Dennis Gascoyne and a demonstration by Danny
Stowell & Kate
Moore 3rd October will also see an Autumn Ball at Natwich Civic Hall  10th October in Bicester. Ben Jackson will
be running a "Heroes charity ball" with dinner in Bicester on the
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This week end sees competitions in Dudley and Hampshire nex weekend -
13th - in Dorking, Bournemouth and Lydney. |
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The excellent Floral Hall in Southport is a new
venue with dances once a month on a Thursday evening. Brians Supersounds has provided a list of dates
for 2009! amongst the venues they run dances are Droitwich, St
Johns Sports centre, Bromsgrove, Powick all in the Worcestershire
area. To see the full list of known dances visit
the DANCE
DIARY here you will find venues up and down the country. |
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September 4th September at the Walkers Stadium, Leicester.
The evening, a very special fundraising event will be hosted by the
wonderful Willie Thorne, will also feature other
fun activities together with Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova.
This s organised by Vista Blind 11th September at the Sadler's Wells in London
will see an exclusive gala night of dance for the Tower Festival featuring
the best of Ballet, Ballroom, Flamenco and contemporary dance. Sadler’s
Wells is Dance will include amazing performances from Tamara
Rojo (Ballet), Paco Pena & Company
(Flamenco) while Anton Du Beke & Erin Boag. Other notable dances October |
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A list by month of all the
known competitions around the country for those organiser's who
wish to promote their competitions then email the dancing
diary To view September competitions - click here To view
October competitions -
click here |
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Regency Dance Centre - Tuesday Ballroom/Latin American - Competitor's Practice 7.30pm-10.00pm
To find out dance practice venues -
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September
is already flying by, but last weekend saw Gary Fosters daughter
Toni-Marie marry her man Dan Baxter in an idyllic setting just outside
Bridgenorth, in the rolling landscape of Shropshire. | dancingdiary.info can now be found on Facebook... why not become a fan? |
Strictly Come Dancing |
The first episode of Strictly Come
Dancing will be aired on the 18th of September at 8.30pm. |
| Celebs |
Richard Dunwoody's time so far as a Strictly Come Dancing contestant has been pretty hectic to say the least after the intense secrecy. The show insisted on strict confidentiality, to the point that we Dunwoody not referred to by name. Dunwoody's BBC codename was Mr Church, which I suspect was more of a tenuous reference to his chasing horses chasing steeples than his his attending the local parish church.. smiles |
| Strictly betting |
| Joe Calzaghe and his partner Kristina Rihanoff are the early favourites, priced at 9/2, slashed from the early odds of 16/1 before punters got stuck in. Retired boxer Calzaghe has been preparing for the show in an unusual way, deciding to go on a relaxed holiday instead of embarking on a fitness regime to get himself in shape. Calzaghe, who retired unbeaten after his fight with Roy Jones Jr. also has form in a public vote, winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2007.
Second favourite pairing of Hollyoaks actor Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe are priced at 6/1 with Coral. Five-time tennis Grand Slam winner Martina Hingis looks good at 9/1. Outsider Phil Tufnell together with partner Katya Virshilas also look worth a bet at 10/1. Tufnell has pedigree in reality television having won I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here back in 2003. The Third favourite pairing of Jade Johnson and Ian Waite are priced at 7/1 Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding comes in at 9/1 with his partner Aliona Vilani. Ali Bastian who acted in Hollyoaks appears at 12/1 while fellow soap-star Natalie Cassidy trades at 18/1. Footballer’s Wives actresses Laila Rouass and Zöe Lucker are at 14/1 and 16/1 respectively. CoronationStreets Craig Kelly, comes in at 20/1. BBC sports presenter Chris Hollins is an outsider at 22/1. Jockey Richard Dunwoody is priced at 25/1. Eastenders Ricky Groves is priced at 33/1. The other two contestants are Jo Wood, Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood’s ex-wife, and Loose Women panellist Lynda Bellingham who are priced at 40/1 and 50/1. |
| Losing Weight |
| WOW it appears that Alesha Dixon and I have something in common! We are both trying to lose weight for dancing... hang on who is she trying to kid? |
| Ditched Arlene |
| Craig Revel Horwood has revealed Arlene Phillips has bagged a superior role in The One Show as she gets to "judge the judges". |