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Jean at Granvilles
Jean has never been seen on a Groove photography before. This was a first.
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Towering Inferno - Blackpool Tower
Our annual coach trip to dance in the tower Ballroom was yet another hit. it started with a stunning meal and continued on to the dancefloor. Kate even ended up on the stage to help with the teaching of the Boogaloo class. May 2010
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Stone Fancy dress Salsa Party
Organised by Al Rajo Viva - Well done to Ryan and Paul for setting up this event with a uniform theme
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TEA-DANCE for school children
Groove Academy were asked by Stafford & Stone Schools Sports Partnership to host their first Teadance. With 80 children on the dance floor we were Waltzing, Jiving and QuickStepping our way around the floor.
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Groove's 3rd Birthday Party
Time flies when you are having fun. That goes for the past 3yrs and for the party night. The smiles didn't stop coming during the night. Salsa, 3'somes, Bachata Tango, Rock n Roll, Merengue, Cha cha........enough to make your feet hurt, but who cares when you are dancing. Thanks to Rohan Brown and the Groove Teaching Team!
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'Dance in your Slippers' for charity
To support the North Staffordshire Charity, ARCH who work woth people suffering from domestic violence or are homeless, we danced in our slippers. We have donated 50% of everyones entrance fee and taken donations from class members. Thanks for everyone that took part and contributed. Thank you to everyone that took the theme a step further and wore their pyjamas! Do slippers say a lot about the wearer? Judge for yourself
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'GROOVE' Christmas Party 2009
Yet again this was a stunning night with everyone making a big effort to 'dress to impress'. DJ Paul spun some exceptional discs and we danced the night away. Thanks to the North Staffs Hotel for the incredible service.
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Stone Christmas Salsa Party 2009
The monthly Salsa Party in Stone had a Fancy Dress theme for Christmas. What stunning outfits there were. Well done everyone
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Halloween Hafla
Invited to take part in this event, I just couldn't say no. It was to raise money for the Douglas MacMillan charity and was a great theme. A Hafla is basic a Belly dancing party and we love a party. Thaks to the mini display team who danced to 'Monster Mash' and 'There's a Ghost in my House'
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Towering Inferno - Blackpool Tower
We are now making this salsa party at Blackpool Tower an annual event. We filled a coach with 28 Groovers and took to the motorways to dance the night away. The dance floor was heaving and we all had a good dance.
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Save Stafford Rangers - Charity Night
We hate to hear that local community groups are struggling and wanted to make a small contribution to their future success - We did what we do best and hosted a night of dance.
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Mark James Charity Night - July 09
Mark James Hair Salon worked very hard with the local community to put on a night of entertainment for charity. Groove Academy's contribution was to start the night with dancing and when ever the music came on, we were up again and again.
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Stafford Mayor's Parade
The rain had stopped, the music was loud and the dancing began.The Groovers took to the streets of Stafford to join in the celebrations of the Mayor's Parade. We love to dance and we couldn't stop - when we got to the pub afterwards, we moved the furniture and danced some more. What a great day and thanks to everyone the helped and took part. Same time, same place next year!
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Summer Bash - Leek
What a stunning night - lost of people, lost of food, lost of dancing and lots and lots of fun. We danced salsa, merengue, bachata, cha cha and the lucky dip dance was a great hit. I am sorry if you couldn't get a ticket but you have to be quick off the mark if you want to join in our nights of fun.
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Groove goes to Salsa Weekend in Blackpool
Organised by Club Cubana, we joined in the weekends fun of Salsa, Rueda, Rumba, Reggaeton and Burlesque dancing. There were 22 of us that took part in the workshops by day and the parties by night. We even celebrated Lewis's 40th Birthday while we were there. We would like to congratulate Anne Marie, Jane , Stacy, Phill, Lewis and Dave for taking part in the entertainment. These photos are censored as the entertainment was Burlesque and the Full Monty
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'Pick Your Nose and Dance'
To be part of the enormous fund raising event, that is Red Nose Day, Groove academy asked everyone to wear a Red Nose anywhere they like. We sold 112 noses and they were worn in lots of different please. Thank you to everyone for their support. We did our bit.
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Happy 2nd Birthday to Groove Academy
28th february 2009 was the party for our 2nd Birthday. It was great to see so many people and there were lots of people that remembered the 1st yrs party and before. Thanks to Rohan Brown for being the ultimate host. The dancing, drink and cake was enjoyed by all. See you for the next one. If you would like to order some pictures copy this link. http://www.iartizan.artsociety.net/groove_gallery.html
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The Salsa Ball - Birmingham with the Alex Wilson Salsa Orchestra
November 2008. This was the first time such an event had been held at the Birmingham Town Hall. Tickets were over subscribed but 19 of us managed tro get our hands on them. the venue was superb, the dancing brilliant and the band were excellent
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Salsa Weekend in Southport
October 2008. If you are looking for an intense salsa and bachata weekend, you have just missed it. In October we join hundreds of others to dance all day and night. Here are just a few pictures to show the fun that was had.
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Salsa in the Park
On Saturday 26th July the Groovers took to the Bandstand in Brough Park, Leek to teach the community some Salsa. The weather was perfect to make it feel like we were dancing in Cuba
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Salsa BBQ hosted in Leek
You don't need sunshine to have a great party even though we expect it in June. Good job really. The Salsa BBQ held in Leek was yet another great success. We danced, ate and drank the night away. As you can see by the photos, nobody was going to starve with the amount of catering there was.
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Axis Festival - Stoke on Trent
as part of the enormous Axis Festival, Groove Academy hosted dancing in the streets and put on a demonstration of Salsa and La Rueda. The team were very nervous before hand but didn't we just pull it out of the bag on the day. We would like to thank the sunshine for staying out all day.
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Sport Relief March2008
All of the groove classes where asked to wear the Sport Relief strippy socks this week. Not sure it will catch on, especially in the Esporta Aqua class. Thanks to everyone for their contribution. Mark & Siobhan Voss from the Stafford class had the tickets to the BBC Sport Relief show in London.
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Towering Inferno - 29th February 2008
Groove hit Blackpool Tower for this bimonthly event and danced the night away. Well done to Barry, Micheal and Marik who took part in the salsa competition. You can see how windy it was as we left. We nearly left the ground as we walked back to the coach.
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Congleton & Leek Christmas Party
Held at The Pavilion, Congleton Park. With the whole venue to ourselves, we just danced all night long. Some feet hurt the next day and a few heads.
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After Show Party - Havana Rakatan
Saturday 26th April we went to the last night of the show. Excellent, exciting, fun and most of all spectacular. After the show we hosted a salsa party for everyone to enjoy - totally free. the photos are evidance of the numbers an fun had by all. I don't know how limbo dancing came into it though!?
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Social Event at Prana, Birmingham
24th March 2007 Performers: Miguel and Natalia from Moe Flex Dance
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Line Dancing Hen Party for Sarah
If you want to meet girls that like enjoying themselves, here they are. Fur lined hats, cocktails and thigh slapping instructions lead to a great night. This was all arranged as a surprise for Sarah and she said it was the best party she could have wanted. 'The girls together'
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Social Event at Prana, Birmingham
10th February 2007
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Social Event at Prana, Birmingham
Good Friday, 6th April 2007 Performers: Moe Flex and Angelique, hosted by Rohan Brown.
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Red Nose Rueda
15th March 2007 Groove Academy raised ??120.00 for Comic Relief!
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Salsa Hen Party
10th August 2007 - Caroline was dressed for the occasion, and glad the weather was so good that we could party in the garden.
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Blackpool Salsa Night
6th December 2007
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Stafford Rangers' Christmas Party
December 2007
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Social Event at Prana, Birmingham
- 10th March 2007
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Social Event at the Copacabana
Saturday 6th October, 2007
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Regent Theatre, Lady Salsa After Show Party
26th July 2007 - hosted by Groove Academy, and it was free. We were so busy dancing, we forgot to take any pictures until midnight.
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We don't just Salsa!
June 2007 Stafford Rangers class went to Blush Gay Cabaret Club, Hanley. An eye opener!
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