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2005 Blackpool Sequence
Dance Festival
This years events held
as usual in Blackpool's Winter Gardens took place from Saturday
22nd to 25th October - starting
with
the Junior
and Juvenile Programme. All their events took place on that day
with huge entries in most of the competitions.
The highlight of the day being the Junior 4 dance competition,
with a massive 51 entries, despite one or two surprises in the
final six, it was won in superb style by Callum Thompson & Christina
Francotte from Skipton - the current British Junior Champions.
The other important event, the Juvenile 3 dance was won by Sophie
Gibson & Alex Lambert from Gateshead.
The adult events commenced on the Sunday and included the British
Amateur Modern Sequence Championships won in a demonstration
of sheer ability by Lee Godwin & Amy Turner from Crumlin.
The semifinal of this event was certainly the finest round of
sequence dancing seen for many many years.
Sunday also saw the British U/21 Sequence Championships won against
very strong opposition by the very talented Scott Hawson & Vicky
Lentle from Weston Super Mare with a scintilating display.
The British Senior Classical Championship, again on Sunday was
won by Robert Hall & Diane Black from Derby in a closely
fought competition.
The British Social Dancers Modern Sequence Competition was won
with a lovely display by Colin & Karen Brewer from Lincoln.
Monday was a day devoted to original Sequence Dance Competitions.
These 3 events were in 3 categories, the Latin Sequence being
won by David Belshaw & Karen Kelly from North Shield with
Rumba Sicila. The Classical Sequence was won by Howard & Joan
Cookson from Bury with Spenbrook Saunter, and the Modern sequence
section was won by Graham and Avril Watkins from Dudley with
the very aptly named Winter Gardens Waltz!
The concluding day of the Festival (Tuesday) saw a variety
of competitions these being:
The British Social Dancers Classical Sequence Competition
won by David & Nicki Heywood from Cheslyn with a very
creditable performance.
The British Senior Modern Sequence Competition won by Robert
Hall & Diane
Black from Derby with a very nice display of Modern Sequence
technique.
The British Classical Sequence Amateur Championship
again won with their superb style and technique by Lee Godwin & Amy
Turner from Crumlin. (Congratulations WADA).
The British Social Dancers Formation competition, once again
a very entertaining event was won by the Lincoln Team trained
by Andrew Pigg. Another well deserved victory after a riveting
display.
The British Professional Classical Sequnce Championships
was won by Craig Bedwell and Angela Painting from Cannock with
a display of dancing of the very highest order in a small competition
crammed full of absolute class.
Last but not least, the All Ladies Competition was won by Emily
Gray & Amy Bland from Newcastle on Tyne - some wonderful
gavottes ladies!
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate
all the winners and finalists and may we offer our best wishes
of future success to all those who did not achieve their objectives.
Janet and myself would like to apologise to our fellow members
for the fact that these notes did not appear as early as intended.
This was due to our not returning home from Blackpool until
Thursday accompanied by some personal problems (sorry Mr John
Lloyd).
To the rest of you thank you for your patience.
Submitted by
John and Janet Blurton 28/10/2005
EADA Sequence Reps and Senior competitors at the Blackpool Festival
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