OCTOBER 2008
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What an exciting month we have
just had….. Firstly, I was so thrilled
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Dance Association Hall of Fame as
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International Personality of the Year
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2008. I can’t begin to tell you what
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and how proud I am to receive such
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an accolade. It means so much to
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level this proves that Line dancing
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these help to raise the standards. To all those involved
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my heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
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From Spain we hop to France. On the first weekend in August Linedancer was invited to a
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prestigious festival on the Cote d’Azur. We were thrilled to go of course and astounded to see the
thriving Line dance scene we found there. The sheer joy and passion to dance and have a good
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time was absolutely incredible. It reminded me so much of the good old days at home. Steve
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Healy and I were invited to host a couple of workshops and although our French was a little shaky
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to say the least, the dancers were so warm and friendly they understood every word we danced!
Thankfully the language of dance is international and we were able to leave them stomping
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through My New Life, Crazy Foot Mambo and CCS not to mention a turn-around-surprise when
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a group of wheelchair dances performed their version of Rag Time Boogie for me. Full details
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Then, on our return, we put the finishing touches to our brand new OnLinedancer and I must
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say I am very proud of what our small but perfectly formed team has achieved. OnLinedancer, is
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exactly the same as the magazine but with lots of bells and whistles on. It’s fair to say the pages
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really sing and dance for you and it comes as part of your subscription. If you haven’t had a play
with it yet don’t delay. Go to the web and click the free sample link on the home page. Members
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will just go to their VIP area.
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And, as if all that wasn’t enough, we are now able to invite you to the Linedancer Magazine
Saturday Party on VoC. (Voice of Country). This Nashville based radio station delivers fantastic
Design Team Country music 24/7 but it now also broadcasts a regular dance party every Saturday especially for
Dave Clement, Amy Houghton, you. You’re all invited to the party to hear the songs you love to dance to and enjoy the music that
Emma Wightman, David Atherton, we feature in our articles and reviews…...How great is that?
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Oh yes, I almost forgot, this month we also introduced a new range of dance footwear, launched
an international choreography competition where the prize is a VIP place at the Crystal Boot
Photography Awards and the opportunity to host a workshop too. As you can see, we are all as dedicated to
To m Bennett, Steve Tabener Line dancing as we have ever been and we work hard to deliver the best quality and the highest
standards in all that we do for the dance community. And, we never forget that without you none
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of it is possible. So thank you for your support, encouragement, feed back and of course for your
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subscriptions too.
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