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The Victory Ball went with a Swing!
A big thank you to everyone who attended our first Victory Ball on Saturday 26th April. Everyone really entered into the spirit of the evening, and there was a very impressive array of uniforms and 40s outfits. Many people had travelled from far afield, and judging by the lovely feedback we have been receiving, a good time was had by all. Even though there were nearly 400 people through the doors, there was still room to dance on the huge sprung dancefloor at the Assembly Hall. The swinging sounds of the forties were provided by the Memphis Belle Orchestra and the Swingtime Sweethearts, and Viv the Spiv provided the jokes inbetween. DJs Gypsy John and Kalamazoo Colin ensured that the dancefloor was kept busy between sets, and the adjoining Richmond Room was transformed into a vintage mall for the night, with stalls selling vintage and repro clothing, shoes, accessories and cards. A huge thank you must go to Sue Ward and Bob Andrews, who helped with all the setting up, running and packing up of the evening - we couldn't have done it without you! Now it's time to get the ball rolling for next year's do....
Brighton
Jive Dancers at Jukebox Show
The Brighton Jive Dancers performed in the afternoon to live
music from Greggi G and his Crazy Gang at the annual Jukebox Fair at Brighton
Racecourse, Brighton, on Sunday 20th April. Thank you to Rob & Michelle, Vicki, Lucy, Sue and Bob for dancing their socks off!
And thank you to all the Brighton Jive supporters who came along and joined in - it was a really relaxed day with good music and we got a chance to have a dance with all of you too!
Kalamazoo on 10th May
The next Kalamazoo dance night will be on Saturday 10th May. Come along
and jive, bop and stroll to the hottest sounds of the 1940s and 50s. Retro
clothing stall and dance shoes stall. Large dance floor, plenty of seating.
Bring your own drinks (soft drinks provided). Hope to see you there!
8 - 11:30pm, Saturday
10th May, St Mary's Hall, Surrenden Rd, Brighton
Dance Displays coming up
The Brighton Jive Dancers will be performing on Sunday 4th May, at the Parlure spiegeltent (on St Peter's Church green in Brighton) at Ragroof Theatre's teadance, 2 - 5pm. Desert Ivan Discs will be providing the music, and there are also dance lessons from Dorothy's Shoes. Tickets are £8 or £6 concs, and bookings must be made through www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk or by calling 01273 709709.
The Brighton Jive Dancers are also holding their own dance display on Sunday 11th May at Montague Place in Worthing (by the bandstand / flower sellers), from about 1pm. All are welcome to come along, and also to join in for certain songs and give us a breather! Hope to see you there!
