|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
Added 26th December 2011: Goodbye and thank you 2011 - Hello 2012 ! What a year 2011 has been for Ceroc Conexión ! With many changes along the way, such as
teacher and venue changes, things have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride!
But the overriding theme of the year has been the fantastic support from all
of you, coming along, dancing and having great nights out. Simply put: Thank
You. 2011 has given us so much that it is difficult
to pick out only a few of the high lights. An obvious one is joining Ceroc in February.
This move results in higher teaching standards (the ONLY teachers in Cornwall
qualified to teach Ceroc), wider choice of moves, plus much, much more. Another is the fantastic Conexión Extra
Freestyles we've all enjoyed. Blues is also another highlight that has been
very eagerly taken with lots more to look forward to! And let's not forget the fabulous Kate
recently passing her beginner examination and joining the list of highly professional
Ceroc teachers. Kate will have her intermediate examination soon and we look
forward to giving her our full support. We all look forward to our New Years Eve party
at Roche to officially welcome in 2012, and we all look forward lots more
excellent dancing! Added 20th January 2011: 2011 starts with a bang! What a start to the year so far!!! Le Jives' newest teacher, Arron,
took to the stage for the first time this week (19th Jan) and popped his
stage cherry! And what a good job he did! Over the next few weeks Arron will continue to take the beginner lesson while
completing his training - Please continue to show him your support and help
him grow into his new role. Thanks! With around 140 or so people enjoying Le Jive
each week across Cornwall so far during 2011 and Mike DJ's fantastic Mixed
Dance night on 15th Jan (there must have been over 100 of us?!) , it is proof
as to the growing appetite for Modern Jive classes and events in Cornwall. With that in mind Le Jive is pleased and
excited to announce the addition of another new venue! That's right folks, Le Jive is once again
leading the growth of Modern Jive in Cornwall. So, get ready for yet more
dancing, more choice, and more fun! On Wednesday 1st June, Le Jive will open its
doors in the Liskeard area. As always there is a
lot to get done and achieve before we can be ready to open. And one of those
tasks is forming a new team to help out at the new venue. Interested? Then
why not contact us (info@le-jive.co.uk or 01326 251180) to find out more?!
We can now confirm our attendance at the Royal
Cornwall Show. We'll be on stage for two one hour slots on the Saturday (11th
June), most likely 11am and 3pm. Fancy joining us? Space is limited so be
quick to secure you place! Added 30th December 2010: January Discount Offer Burn off that Christmas excess and get fit in
the New Year! To help encourage you and your friends to join
in the fun that others are already enjoying, Le Jive is offering a discount and free membership to groups of three or more new members! Bring two or more of your friends and you'll
each gain entry for the crunch busting price of just £3.50 - this is a full
pound discount to the regular £4.50 charged on first visit. Offer runs until 31st January and all members
of groups must be new to Le Jive. Take a look at where your closest venue is! Goodbye and thank you 2010 What a year 2010 has been for Le Jive?! The achievements through 2010 would not have been
possible if it were not for the amazing support from each and every person
that have, and continue to, come along to Le Jive lessons and events. I'd like to take this opportunity to
personally thank everyone for their support and enthusiasm throughout 2010,
especially the Le Jive Team who's help, as always, is invaluable. Here's
looking forward to yet more fantastic dancing during 2011 - what exciting
things will we have in store?! You'll just have to wait and see, in the
meantime, let's recap some of the
2010 highlights: January Le Jive officially takes over the St Tudy
venue from KC Jive as Kit and Chris were due to move to Turkey. Venue number
three February Le Jive proudly offers a range of dance shoes
for both ladies and gents through Lisa March Record numbers arrived at St Tudy to join in
the celebrations of Le Jives' first birthday! It was hard to believe that Le
Jive had been going for only one year! April Le Jive took to the stage at the annual Food
Festival in Porthleven to help entertain the
hundreds of spectators. We got some unsuspecting members of the public up
onto the stage for a quick lesson, much to the amusement of everyone else
watching! May The Falmouth Venue moved to the super Devoran
Village Hall. Opening night was on 5th May and it was packed! June Once again, Le Jive took to the stage to help
entertain at another public event. This time it was the Royal Cornwall Show
and we had just as much fun as at Porthleven in
April July On the move again! This time our Helston venue
moved to The Godolphin Club for easier location, parking, access and space -
this really is a nice venue! August The "Jive-O-Thon" at St Tudy - a
charity event to raise money for The Neonatal Ward at Trelisk
Hospital. This event was really well attended and supported - far better than
we could possibly have hoped. Another huge thanks to everyone! (The date is
already booked for Jive-O-Thon II) September Venue number four at The Victory Hall in Roche
officially opened its doors on 6th September to a packed out crowd! October An amazing £1,602.75 was handed over to The
Neonatal Ward after all the sponsor money had been collected. Read more here: November Le Jive Live rocks Helston! The Hothouse
Playboys, at The Godolphin Club, played a typically energetic and highly
entertaining set to a sell out crowd. It really was a fantastic night. And,
yes, we are doing it again next year! December Despite the wintery weather, great attendance
at Roche throughout December was
capped off with a mid-Christmas freestyle party night on 27th Dec that
attracted people from far and wide to enjoy the festive fun! It would seem
that Roche is the place to be on Monday evenings! Let's not forget the Christmas freestyle at St
Tudy - what about that turkey spread Lisa put on. Hmmm! Whether you are a dancer or not, a Le Jive member or not: Happy New Year!!! Added 24th November 2010: Le Jive Christmas Dates Roche - not closing at all over Christmas.
Instead, we've got a mid-Christmas freestyle on Monday 27th December Devoran - last night of 2010 is 22nd December
and back again on 5th January 2011 Helston - last night of 2010 is 23rd December
and back again on 6th January 2011 St Tudy - last night of 2010 is 17th December
and back again on 7th January 2011 Added 17th November 2010: Le Jive Live Rocks Helston
The Hot House Playboys did their stuff at The
Godolphin Club on Saturday 13th November and entertained a room of approx 100
people. Their music is often quite fast and usually more suited to rock 'n'
roll, but they played a great set that gave the many Modern Jive dancers here
in Cornwall a fantastic night of live entertainment Of course, it wouldn't have been right for the
band not to play some of their trade mark fast numbers and these were enjoyed
just as much with gusto and laughs all the way through The band themselves commented on how much they
enjoyed playing to a crowd of people who were clearly having so much fun and
pleasure from the music they love so much to play We love to dance. They love to play music.
Perfect Will we do it again? You're darn right we will
:-) Added 14th October 2010: Le Jive hand over £1,602.75 to Neonatal Ward Le Jive are very proud to have handed over such
a large sum of money following the 'Jive-o-thon' event ran at St Tudy on
Sunday 1st August HUGE thanks to everyone who took part and
supported this event to make it such a massive success. The following link is
the article that was printed by the West Briton:
Added 21st Sept 2010: Le Jive @ Roche Le Jive opened the doors to the newest Modern
Jive venue in Cornwall for the first time on Saturday 21st August for their
much anticipated 'Le Jive Conexión' freestyle dance evening. A great deal of effort went into the
arrangements and preparation for that evening, including getting the dance
floor completely re-waxed. All credit must go to the team and the Victory
Hall Committee for the efforts they all went to. Extra special thanks to
Andy, who used his copious amount of DJ equipment to fabulous effect. As it turned out, all the effort was well
worth it. The night was well attended with lots of smiley dancers enjoying a
great mix of music. This set the scene perfectly for the opening
night on the 6th Sept - the first of the regular Monday night dance classes
for people to enjoy Modern Jive. And what a night it was too!!!
The above picture was taken right at the start
of the night before everyone had arrived! And, three weeks later, many are coming back
for more fun on the floor - there has never been so much choice for people to
dance Modern Jive in Cornwall. Big shout out to Stu, Jean, Edith, Adrian,
Pip, Donna and Nicky Le Jive's Charity Jive-o-thon On Sunday 1st August, Le Jive ran a 6 hour
Jive-o-than at St Tudy. The idea was to keep the floor going for six hours
non-stop. We succeeded in that, but the real success was with the efforts
people made to get behind the cause: Over £1,600 has been raised for the neonatal
ward at Trelisk Hospital. Handing the money over to
the neonatal ward is scheduled to happen within the next week or two! Added 25th May 2010: Le Jive is Moving! Again! Le Jive dance classes in Helston is moving to
The Godolphin Club. Opening night will be 1st July (still Thursdays) and will
remain at The Godolphin from then on. It is hoped that the move will provide
easier location, access and parking for people wishing to enjoy their Le Jive
dancing! Another Le Jive night! Whoever said "you can have too much of a
good thing"? Well, they are wrong! Le Jive is opening up venue number
four to give the people of Cornwall even more choice and opportunity to learn
and enjoy this fun and social dance! Monday 6th September sees Le Jive opening the
doors at The Victory Hall in Roche and then every Monday from then on for
regular dance classes focused, as always, on Modern Jive We will be running a social Saturday night
freestyle at the Victory on 21st August - see you all there!!! Added 19th Mar 2010: Le Jive is Moving! Due to the high number of interruptions to our
regular Tuesdays at The Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, we have made a
difficult and inevitable decision:
Mike DJ We are very
pleased and excited to announce that, when we move to Devoran, St Tudy
regular DJ, Mike Haywood, will be joining us, providing us all with his
typically high standard of music. DJ Mike has
many years of experience playing music for Modern Jive events in Cornwall and
has built up something of a reputation for himself in that time - Not to
mention that he's a really nice chap and dancer! Price Changes At the same
time as moving we shall be standardizing the entry for all venues. Entry will
be £4 for all venues from the start of May 2010. That effectively means
everyone gets to enjoy the benefit of Gold without the need to purchase a
Gold Card. As a result
we shall be discontinuing Gold and will no longer be selling them from the
end March 2010 Added 15th Feb 2010: Ooooo! New Shoooes!
Added 21st Jan 2010: A Message from KC Jive
ulous
send off at their party at the Royal Cornwall Showground, truly "a night
to remember"!ulous send off at their party at the
Royal Cornwall Showground, truly "a night to remember"!They will be
back at the end of June for 2.5 months & look forward to seeing everyone
then. Added 24th Dec 2009: Fun @ The Princess Pavilion We ran our last night of 2009 on 22nd
Dec. To give something a little different for Christmas we ran a short fun
class with freestyle for the rest of the evening. Firstly - many thanks indeed to
everyone who ventured out to attend this event. The weather that day was
dodgy to say the least with many accidents on the icy roads causing hold ups.
We even had people from as far afield as Wiltshire! The night was a blast. We ran a double
trouble routine with both regular demos - Kerry and Donna - taking to the
stage at the same time! It was great to see everyone "getting it"
far quicker than could have been hoped for and the laughter could be heard
all the way to the bar! Well, it was meant to be a fun class! We would like to thank everyone for
their support during 2009 and look forward to more dancing with you all in
2010 when we shall resume our regular format of dance classes of Modern Jive Added 20th Nov 2009: Falmouth Princess Pavilion – a few weeks on However amazing it was, the opening
night was always going to present an unrealistic impression of a regular Le
Jive night at the Princess
Pavilion. Some might
say that the opening night was too
busy. With some weeks under our belt, things have calmed to a more consistent
and manageable level. The calm after the storm? Regularly attracting between 60 and 70
dancers each week during the dance classes and introducing Modern Jive to
well over 160 brand new people in Cornwall (and counting), it has to be
considered that the opening of Le Jive in Falmouth has got off to a very
successful start and is continuing to grow the Modern Jive community in
Cornwall. While it is early days to start using words like ‘established’, the
early signs are extremely positive. Dancers attending are now enjoying
improved sound quality, lighting, plenty of people to dance with and create
that “buzz” while still having room to move – which is great as the floor is
just so good to dance on, once you’re on it you won’t want to get off..! Added 11th Oct 2009: Le Jive’s opening night @
Falmouth on 6th October! Oh my! What a night! If you couldn’t make it, for whatever
reason, then sorry – here comes the salt rub..!!! The Princess Pavilion proved to be the
perfect venue for Modern Jive in Cornwall. With well over 130 people in
attendance, it was packed for the opening night and there was such a buzz the
atmosphere was almost electric. Todd Dowty spoke after the event – “As
can be expected, there's room for improvement, but the night was a huge
success. So many smiley faces and a packed floor. Sometimes I really wish
people could see what I see from on stage – it’s awesome! The energy, you
could feel it!” The night couldn’t have been such a
success without the help and hard work from, as always, the Le
Jive Team and others (you
know who you are!) who have helped with promotion. Massive thanks guys! Special thanks to everyone who came
along, both new and experienced, making the night what it was. Let’s hope you
all decide to keep coming along to the dance classes and make each week as
good as that one! Added 20th Sept 2009: Le Jive’s Freestyle on 19th
September! Yet another great night of dancing was
had by all who came along for what is becoming an established, regular Modern
Jive freestyle event in West Cornwall. Everyone who attended were so “up for
it” that they couldn’t fail to create that special “buzz” that comes with a
great social occasion – and everyone made lots of positive comments regarding
the music! Oh, and this time the chocolates were
far more obvious – no disguising them as liquorish! Le
Jive would like to thank
all who come along and make these nights what they are – we have fun and that
is what it is about Added 27th Aug 2009: St Tudys Set to Continue! With current organizers of St Tudys, Chris and Kit Bate (KC Jive) moving to Turkey on a
permanent basis in the new year, there has been a question hanging over the
fate of the club they have spent the last couple of years running. Le
Jive is proud and excited
to announce that, following discussions between Le
Jive and KC Jive, Modern
Jive events and dance classes will continue running at St Tudys
under the Le Jive umbrella. Chris and Kit’s departure from
Cornwall will be a great loss to the dancing and social scene. We all at Le
Jive would like to wish
them both the very best of luck and look forward to visiting them when
they’ve (undoubtedly) got a Jive club up and running in Turkey! Added 24th Aug 2009: Le Jive’s Freestyle on 22nd
August With people attending from as far and
wide as Surrey, Hampshire and Plymouth, this latest Le
Jive freestyle was a real
mix of dancers who were all up for a great night of Modern Jive in Cornwall. A wide range of musical tempo and
genre ensured that everyone had something played that they knew and liked and
helped keep the friendly, party atmosphere all evening. And the chocolates
were rather good too – even if some people did think they were liquorish to
start with! And, of course, it wouldn’t have been
complete without a game of Switch, which seems to be becoming synonymous with
Le Jive events…! If you don’t know what that is then perhaps you
should come along and find out – that’s assuming we play it of course! Added 27th July 2009: Le Jive’s Freestyle on 25th
July With so many other events happening in
the West Cornwall area on the same night, it was expected that the Le
Jive freestyle would be a
little quieter than the previous month. However, with jugs of Pimms, BBQ and four hours of floor filling Modern Jive
tracks, those that came once again had a fantastic night of entertainment! To add to the night’s amusement, the Le
Jive team put on a
mini-show when they performed the Thriller dance – much to the surprise of
the other dancers! Added 30th June 2009: Le Jive’s Announces 2nd
Venue! It gives us huge pleasure to announce
that Le Jive will be opening up on Tuesday evenings in Falmouth. Opening night will be on the 6th
Oct (so plenty of notice for everyone!) and the venue will be the
That’s right folks – the Princess
Pavilion! Exciting times are ahead of us for Modern
Jive Dancing in Cornwall. This fun and social dance is becoming more and more
accessible and with Le Jive opening at the Princess Pavilion for dance classes on
Tuesday evenings, there has never been as much choice for dancers in the
area! Added 14th June 2009: Le Jive’s 1st
Freestyle on 13th June With people coming far and wide (as
far afield as Salisbury and Southampton), the first freestyle for Le
Jive was a resounding
success. Many people commented on the music and
evening in general with lots of smiles to be seen all round. One such comment
came from Jeff Graham from Southampton (who was something of a hit with the
ladies!!!) “We
had a great time, the level of dancing was good or they were easily led, oo er mrs
all in the best POSSIBLE taste OF COURSE ! I think your onto a winner there
mate ttfn if
not before see you at Breeze” – Jeff Graham, Southampton NB: “Breeze” is referring to a Ceroc
run Modern Jive weekend “Escape” held on the 1st weekend in Oct at
Brean, Somerset and is a must attend event! Added 11th May 2009: Announcing Le Jive Freestyles Tickets now on sale for: Le
Jive Freestyle! Sat 13th June Dates for freestyles events for the
remainder of the year have now been agreed and Le Jive are delighted to announce these dates
on the “Dates
for your diary” page Please take a look for further details Added 28th April 2009: Closed on 7th May Please note that Le Jive will not be
open for the regular Dance class in the British Legion, Helston on the 7th
May due to the Annual Helston festival of Flora Day Le
Jive would like to apologise
for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause and look forward to
seeing everyone on the 14th where we shall be running ‘normal’
format – our first intermediate lesson! Added 27th March 2009: Le Jive Opening night packed
out! The opening night was a huge success
with well over 80 people packing out the Royal British Legion in Helston. Le
Jive would like to thank
all those people who have worked so hard over the previous months to help
bring Modern Jive to Helston. There are too many people to list, but special
thanks to: Blue Anchor, Helston Ship Inn, Porthleven And, of course, the Le
Jive team |
|||||
|
Phone: 07984 470281 or 01326
251180 Email: info@cerocconexion.co.uk Designed and maintained by Ceroc Conexión – copyright ©
2011 |
|||||
