Who is enthusiastically and positively racing towards Christmas and the hope of a splendid summer break! ME!!! Not one to wish the year away (especially as I get older) BUT.. can we just put all this behind us? well all I can say.. sometimes. LIFE, (actually, not sometimes, all times!) , is a rollercoaster and the ride is exhilarating, scary, vomitworthy and then exhilarating again, the ups and downs, twists and turns are enough to churn you up at times but then you sit at the top of the world for a moment and look around and appreciate all its slowness, its speed, its beauty, its dips, troughs, highs and everything in between and you have to say, Man I feel alive! and what a blessing that is.. to be alive! AND then… the bloody rollercoaster decides to go backwards! 🙂 Enjoy the ride people!
In this Newsletter:
- FREE Dance in A Day Class – Learn the Charleston
- UNWRAP YOURSELF FOR CHRISTMAS
- Swing On In Christmas Dance
- Summer Series Dance Workshops coming up
- Summer Series , 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s & 1950’s Vintage Styling workshops
- Charming Manners Enhances Personal Beauty
LEARN TO DANCE IN A DAY – THE CHARLESTON – FREE
KIDS ENCOURAGED
*. Flat shoes (OR DANCE BARE FEET)
* HAT and Sunscreen
WHERE: The Porch Main Stage – Broadwater Parklands Big Green, Marine Pde, Southport
UNWRAP YOURSELF FOR CHRISTMAS
Ever wanted to make your own calendar up and send it to all your loved ones for Christmas?
Maybe just framing that perfect picture to pin to your wall to remind yourself ever day how amazing you are is the best preset to yourself?
Well, why not treat yourself and your loved ones with a Christmas Vintage Makeover and Photoshoot with Miss Chrissy from The Lindy Charm School and Amanda from Peppermint Photography.
* Styling to create your look
* Posing Techniques
* Refreshments and fun
* Your photo session with Amanda from Peppermint Photography who I have worked with many times and is so fabulous. We can tailor your experience to the look you want (if you have something specific in mind) or you can give your trust over to us and we can explore. We have a couple of sets ups that have worked in the past:
- Vintage Christmas Theme
- Pinup/Old Hollywood Glamour
- Vintage Boudoir
- Poster Boys
- Family Love
- Gal Pals
IT’S OUR END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS DANCE – TIME TO DRESS UP AND PARTY
Join us for a night of FOLLY, HOLLY AND JOY
Save the date:
Friday 17th December – 7pm – $20pp
Special GUESTS:
SANTA!! Yep, wanna sit on his knee and switch his lights on and off?
The beautiful SHIMONA will be singing all our fav Christmas Tunes!
DJ Tagz from @Empire Swing will be spinning the discs for us
BEST DRESSED COMPETITION:
Come dressed in your best Aussie Christmas theme and lien up for some stella prizes!
DANCE: Just come along and dance dance dance.. what a way to send off 2021 … on the floor and dancing!
Treats on the tables, come early and order dinner!
SUMMER SERIES DANCE WORKSHOPS
SUNDAY 16TH JANUARY 2022 – 10AM – $40PP – CHARLESTON ROUTINES (2)
Join us for a day of Solo Charleston fun. Teaching 2 fabulous & fun Workshops back to back:
Break
11.30 – 1pm – New Choreographed Routine
$80 pp
Must come with a partner, Bring, dance shoes, comfy clothes, water bottle, towel and a snack for the break.
Today, modern blues dancing encompasses a big family of dances danced to blues music and jazz, and sometimes drawing on diverse influences such as tango and waltz, while embracing the long, rich history of blues music from it’s African-American roots to the vibrant contemporary culture.
With supreme focus on partnership connection, learning blues enhances skills that translate to all partner dancing.
It also provides ample opportunity to work on your solo movement, and add personality to all of your dancing.
Summer Series , 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s & 1950’s Vintage Styling workshops
Email to book in: [email protected]
Saturday 22 January 2022 – 12 Noon to 4pm – Camp Hill Antique Centre – Brisbane – 1920’s & 1930’s
Saturday 12 February 2022 – 12 Noon to 4pm – Camp Hill Antique Centre – Brisbane- 1940’s & 1950’s
The Details:
Covering: 1920’s & 1930’s for Sat 22 January and then 1940’s & 50’s on Sat 12 February
Charming Manners Enhances Personal Beauty
“Are Old Fashioned Manners Still Relevant Today?, Are they important and why do we need them? And what is Etiquette? My answer, in short, is yes, indeed they are.. here’s why:
As an overview, etiquette is a set of rules largely unwritten, a code of behaviour or conduct which smooths social interaction between members of a group, community or society.
Manners, either good or bad, are how we choose to behave towards each other, they reflect the consideration we hold for the other person. Good manners are largely displayed when a person follows the code of etiquette accepted as the norm within a particular group.
I think good manners are a sign of good breeding but good breeding doesn’t necessarily mean how much money you have, what status in the community you hold, where you live or even what school you attended, it’s more about, the home spun values that have been passed on by your own family and the community around you. I do believe that it doesn’t matter if you are as poor as a church mouse or at the upper echelon of a wealthy society; manners are about being a good person and inherently having something in you that is able to display good manners, it’s basically having a respect for others. Good manners, by definition, are understanding the rules of etiquette in your society/community and then respecting and abiding by them not as a forced thing but rather something that comes naturally.
So what of manners and etiquette in the 21stCentury? With most of us having email addresses, and at least one mobile, home and work number that we can be contacted on, how do we make sure our politeness penetrates the cyber world? Remembering that consideration of others is key to good manners, it is polite to ignore text messages, phone calls and emails when in the presence of another. If each blink and beep of your Personal Technological Device provokes a reaction in you, turn it off or at least put it on silent. There is nothing worse than making time to meet a friend who spends the entire engagement communicating with non-present others. The person in your presence takes precedence.
First Impressions are still the lasting impressions, so here’s a couple of Must Have Manners when first we meet:
- Smile (Smiling when speaking makes people feels more comfortable around you)
- Repeat that person’s name when introduced to you (respect – shows they too are important)
- Remember their name! (Always make us all very special but not always easy to do so having other warm and general nouns & adjectives handy helps)
- Ask how are you? – (Be genuine in your interest in their well-being)
- Answer your questions with positivity – (Positive people have the most friends as they are always engaging and uplifting)
- Respect boundaries especially if it is a first time meeting – (Get to know them before you put your foot in it)
- Say nice to meet you, lovely meeting you etc (Mean it) happy to see you – (Again, smiling while saying this makes everyone feel warmer and more genuine)Let the relationship flow from there…
“Exquisite Manners need to be Genuine”