The monthly magazine dedicated to Line dancing Nathan Carter September 2013 Issue 209 • £3.50 IRISH CHARMER PULL-OUT INSIDE • 14 GREAT DANCE SCRIPTS INCLUDING : GOODBYE KISSES • THIS IS ME • PRIDE IN ME • WOW TOKYO LD cover209.indd 1 28/08/2013 10:36 Dance or Relax as much as you like! Holidays for Dancers Early bird deal Dance Till Ya Drop 4 13 PLACES 20-22 September 2013 LEFT Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool £141 Staying at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate, Yorkshire Line dancing in the magnifi cent Banqueting Room Normal price Choreographers are: Robbie McGowan Hickie & Daniel Whittaker Friday 21st February to Sunday 23rd February 2014 £156 Live music with NATALIE Recreate the Excitement of the Titanic Early bird deal Winter Bonanza 2 18 PLACES with special guest Rob Fowler plus 22-24 November 2013 LEFT full weekend entertainment with Magill £133 Staying at the Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon, N Wales Normal price Choreographers are: What the Price includes: £143 Craig Bennett, Mike Hitchen & Daniel Whittaker From Live music with TEXAS TORNADOS 2 nights dinner bed & breakfast Early bird deal Dance on the Prom 20 PLACES at the Adelphi Hotel Liverpool LEFT 10-12 January 2014 Workshops with Rob Fowler £126 £127 Per person Staying at the Inn on the Prom, Lytham, St Annes Entertainment each evening Normal price Choreographers are: Single Craig Bennett, Shaz Walton & Daniel Whittaker from Magill supplement £137 £25 Early bird deal Llandudno Escape Come along & enjoy this great party weekend! 7-9 February 2014 £125 Queens Hotel, Llandudno (Bookings now being taken - £20 deposit secures your place) Excellent Winter break with Robery Lindsay & Daniel Choice of Transport:- Normal price Whittaker, come along and enjoy a fun weekend in this family By car– On site parking is available at the Hotel at a discounted rate. £145 hotel. This event is a lovely weekend within close proximity of 1121509 sea front, shops, bars, theatre and local walks By rail– Lime St & Central station just 5 minutes walk away. From the Fylde Coast– Coach travel from all the usual pick-ups leaving Early bird deal Caribbean Weekend early Friday Morning. £16/ person return. £147 14-16 March 2014 PLACES ARE LIMITED! BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN Staying at Royal Clifton Hotel 1121720 Don’t be disappointed! £20 deposit secures your place! Normal price Choreographers are: Balance to be paid on or before 15th December 2013 £167 Craig Bennett, Mike Hitchen & Daniel Whittaker Telephone: Jean 07984188972 or Email: [email protected] Website: www.fancyfeetblackpool Face Book:Fancy feet Blackpool Call 07739 352209 or 01244 470115 Visit our new website and join our MAILING LIST www.dancefeveruk.com Call 07927 805862 [email protected] www.billycurtisevents.com LEARN TO JIVE THE BILLY BOP LINE LEARN TO JIVE WEEKEND DANCE WEEKEND 2014 WEEKEND Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel, CORBY The Wessex Hotel, SOMERSET AA*** The Hotel Piccadilly, BOURNEMOUTH Friday 28th - Sun 30th March 2014 (2 nights) Fri 26th - Mon 29th September 2014 (3 nights) Friday 31st Oct - Sun 2nd Nov 2014 (2 nights) With Billy Curtis, Daniel Berry With Billy Curtis, Kate Sale, Karl-Harry Winson With Billy Curtis, Bob Keeley and top jive workshops by Andy & Sam and live entertainment from The BC Line Dance Band, and top jive workshops by Andy & Sam OVER 8 HOURS OF JIVE TUITION Glen Rogers & Billy ‘Bubba’ King OVER 8 HOURS OF JIVE TUITION FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £149pp FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £179pp FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £149pp BILLY’S BIRTHDAY KEEP IT COUNTRY & CHRISTMAS BASH 2014 DANCE WEEKEND WITH BILLY AA*** The Hotel Piccadilly, Country Music, Line Dance & Learn to Two-Step AA*** The Hotel Piccadilly, BOURNEMOUTH Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel, CORBY BOURNEMOUTH Friday 6th - Sun 8th June 2014 (2 nights) Friday 3rd - Sun 5th October 2014 (2 nights) Friday 12th - Sun 14th December 2014 (2 nights) With Billy Curtis, Patricia Stott, Tina Argyle With Gaye Teather, Eddie Corrick, Texas Tornadoes, With Billy Curtis, Tina Argyle and Dee Musk and The BC Line Dance Band The Billy Curtis Band, Nancy Ann Lee and Exclusive Live Music from Calico and The BC Line Dance Band FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £149pp performance by the original Nashville Express FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £155pp FULL WEEKEND PASS HB £139pp LIMITED PLACES! Group discounts and free places Bespoke group holidays with cash back! Top entertainment, superb quality hotels 2 • SeptemberLove to party... 2013 Love to dance... 1120768 page 02.indd 2 29/08/2013 13:57 September 2013 I often feel that people who don’t vote during elections should not be moaning when society does not quite work the way they’d like. After all, if they are so unconcerned with who is regulating the world they live in, what right do they have to agree or disagree? And if that seems very far from the world of Line dance, well it isn’t. Not really. Because you see, for us, voting apathy is a real problem. Most people feel that their vote won’t amount to much. Therefore why should you bother? The answer is simply because you can. And because what you have to say is important to us. How many times does someone in a class or club sit out a ‘popular’ dance because they don’t like it? And how many times does someone ‘champion’ a dance that is not as popular as it should be. In our community, every vote helps. One vote can make the difference for a dance or a choreographer. When we revamped our website some years ago, we tried to make each vote count even more by ensuring that the odds were always in the favour of the subscriber. We could have just opted to have chart choices based upon the viewing of scripts, or videos. We could have but we didn’t because we know that these processes are always open to abuse. To some extent, we have succeeded in making the vote process as fair as any vote process can be. As a result, I actually believe that the Linedancer charts are fairly representative of what is popular out there. But we still don’t have enough of you voting. Some people will always disagree as to how things should be but no process is ever perfect. We don’t claim ours to be but what we do know is that the largest number of votes will give the most accurate and up to date charts possible. Unlike a music or film chart compiled through sales, we do not have that privilege of compiling independently because we cannot measure accurately the popularity of a dance over another. We have to rely on you. And let me say this again. If you are a member you can vote. If you are a dancer, a choreographer, an instructor it does not matter. Voting is not the remit of a chosen few. I would go even further to say that, as with every voting process, it is your responsibility to ensure that our charts reflect what you like most. So let me ask you this. When you go online, do you look at the charts? And do you disagree with some of the top dance choices? Do you? Well, have you voted recently? No? Then don’t blame Linedancer, blame yourself. Because like everything else in life, voting is about choices. If you cannot find a few minutes in your schedule and you leave it to others, then the reality is that none of the dances you love will ever come up. If you do vote regularly I thank you because time is so precious that a day, a week disappears and voting on Linedancer may be the last thing on your mind. If my words seem harsh, I apologise. But perhaps rather than think bad of me, you could resolve that every single time you go on our site you will vote. Your regular vote will make a HUGE difference, that I scan me do promise. The hard truth is that if you rely on others then prepare to be disappointed. So please, please, please vote. 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