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SEPTEMBER START DATES
FOR ALL CLASSES:
- 31st August – Tuesday, 5pm, Beg-Int, Corsham
- 1st September – Wednesday, 5pm YSD, 6.15pm Int, 7.30pm Adv, Chippenham
- 3rd September – Friday, 5.45pm Beg-Int, Market Lavington
- 6th September – Queens Crescent
- 6th September – St Peters School Club
- 6th September – 6pm, Beg-Int, Podsmead, Gloucester
- 7th September – Sutton Benger School Club
- 7th September – Corsham Regis School Club
- 8th September – Queens Crescent School Club
- 8th September – Holy Trinity Yrs1/2 School Club
- 10th September – Langley Fitzurse School Club
- 10th September – Holy Trinity Yrs3/4/5/6 School Club
- 10th September – 5.50pm Boys, 6.30pm Girls, 7.15pm Beg-Int Teens+, Devizes
- 15th September – Lackham College Street Dance, open to all students of Wiltshire College.
- 17th September – Dauntseys School Club
To be confirmed: Classes starting at Sir William Romneys, Malmesbury School and Chippenham College.
Free Classes:
- 1st September – 5pm Young Street Dancers, The Gym UK, Chippenham
- 6th September – Queens Crescent School Club (Pupils of school only)
- 10th September – Woodborough School (Pupils of school only)
Free Time Vouchers
Free Time—make the most of out of school hours learning. Free Time funding for schools from September 2010: Chippenham, Corsham, Mere, Tisbury, Wilton, Tidworth, Melksham, Westbury & Warminster. Funding to pay for clubs for your son/daughter, speak to your school and find out how to get JAX DANCE classes PAID FOR for FREE!
COMPETITIONS…..
Oh wow what an AWESOME year we’ve had. Jax Dancers went to ‘Steppin’ Out’ Dance Competition and did fantastically well:
- Jax Dance Adv Class – Gold
- Jax Dance Int Class – Bronze
- Ashley Rees – Silver
- Edd Hill – Bronze
- Georgia Tates Crew – Bronze
Fancy doing a Street Dance Competition? Join us in September—next Competition is in November 2010 (starts at under 6 yrs up to adults). Email jax@jaxdance.co.uk for more info.
Summer Writing Competition
Calling all Dancers!
Not sure what to do for Summer? Why not write a paragraph about the great, positive way that STREET DANCE has impacted your life, what inspires you, why you like to dance, why you like dancing with Jax Dance and who you would like to be able to dance like e.g. DIVERSITY??? Plus, draw a picture of yourself dancing or, your class dancing. Deadline is 10th September — send your picture and stories to Jax Dance, 3 Fairview Close, Watledge, Nailsworth, Glos GL6 0AX or drop off to your first class back in September. The top 3 fantastic stories will be chosen by all Jax Dance Teachers and will win a COOL Jax Dance bag with autographed photo of Nigel May.
Don’t miss out, get writing and drawing about why you love to STREET DANCE!
More Competition News…
We also went to the UDO Champs, and came 3rd place, only 2 places away from qualifying for European. Everyone was totally blown away and excited with such a top result.
Dancers were Jax, Georgina Sykes, Vicky Hunt, Matt Meadon, Mel Hunter and Skye Cleverley.
‘STREET IMPACT’
Jax Dance Annual Production : 21st –23rd October 2010
The Cove Theatre, Chippenham
Tickets ON SALE NOW!
What Has Jax Dance Done This Year?
Newsflash……This year wicked Street Classes have started at DEVIZES, those who go will know how popular they are. The great success has been the BOYS ONLY Breaking & Hip Hop class.
Teachers
Wicked new talent joins Jax Dance…
Teacher, Kim Rimmer – Stylish chick, real fresh and creative moves, who likes to bust ‘em moves when she’s out at the weekend! (See her at Corsham Teens Class on Tuesdays).
Assistant, Ashley Rees – Cool Break dancer and Freestyler (learn his cool moves in the Chippenham Beginner class).
Teacher, Zoe Reeves – Old Skool Hip Hop dancer and wicked Street Cheer Teacher, loads of energy to teach and loves teaching our young ‘uns! (Teaching workshops and attends Adv class).
Assistant, Mel
Hunter – Uber cool dancer with lots of talent, very friendly and helpful so don’t’ hesitate to say Hi. (Assisting in Chippenham 6.15pm class and attends Adv Class.)
BABY Jax Dance – In June Claire McDonald, our Glos Teacher, had a beautiful baby girl Ria weighing a whopping 8lb 12 with a lovely full head of hair.
LEAVING US, Georgina Sykes – to go and live with her Fiancé in Warwick and start a new life as wife to Anthony. Georgina has been with us for 2½ years and has been a fantastic part of Jax Dance. We are all going to miss her terribly…..but don’t worry, she’s not going straight away, Georgina will be helping out with our Show Rehearsals and even appearing in OUR SHOW! Plus dancing with us in our next Hip Hop Competition, so she’s not going to escape that easily!!!
Performing News
This year has been packed full of performances from; Brewer’s Pub Performances, Spring Festival of Dance Cheltenham, Nailsworth Festival, Thrive Event, Sutton Benger School Fair, Queen’s Crescent School Fair, Holy Trinity School Fair to the Melksham Festival.
Everyone who performed did brilliantly and we were all so proud of you. Check out the photos taken below —we all had wicked fun!
Spring Festival of Dance
Check out Gloucester Jax Dance with their cool make-up, as we opened the Show of the Spring Festival of Dance in Cheltenham. All dancers put on a wicked Show with loads of style and flava, as the audience clapped with appreciation. You all look great and super cool, come to class Monday’s, 6pm to learn next year’s exciting new dance moves and routines!!
Cheltenham Fame Day
Jax, Matt, Claire and Gloucester Jax Dance at Cheltenham Fame Day, performing routines and bustin’ some Freestyle! We caused a stir—it was highly energetic and great fun entertaining the crowd. All performed to the MAX!
Melksham Festival
For the first year a fantastic group of Jax Dancers performed.
Our boys class danced to ‘ATEAM’ mix with their cool routine
filled with awesome Hip Hop and Breakin’ moves.
Corsham Teens were out in force and wowed the crowd with their fast, raw, sleek dance performance. Finishing with Ashley’s wicked solo. Great atmosphere. We even got the AUDIENCE up and dancing!
THE YEAR HEAD…
- 3rd September 2010 — Deadline for Jax Dance Production.
- 10th September 2010 — Deadline for Summer Writing Competition.
- 21st-23rd October 2010 — Jax Dance Hip Hop & Street Dance Show, ‘Street Impact’
- 14th November 2010 — United Dance Championships, Dance Competition at NEWPORT. Anyone interested in giving this a go, age 6yrs+ can enter—Categories are Solo’s, Duo and Team, Under 6yrs, 8yrs, 10yrs, 12yrs, 14yrs, 16yrs, Over 16yrs and Professionals. Speak to your Jax Dance Teacher if you’d like to know more.
- 5th December 2010 — Auditions for Advance Class, to find dedicated & talented dancers for 2011 competitions.
- February 2011 — British Hip Hop Champs, Weekender, Weston-Super-Mare.
- Coming Soon… — WORKSHOP for all with Nigel May, details out in December.