Love to Dance
Fun, relaxed, dance classes for the over 50s
Dance styles
2020 Love to Dance at the Movies:
w/c 6th & 13th January ~ Slumdog Millionaire (Bollywood)
w/c 20th & 27th January ~ Mary Poppins Returns (Charleston)
w/c 3rd & 10th February ~ Cuban Fury (Salsa)
w/c 17th February ~ The Greatest Showman NO STOTFOLD CLASS
w/c 24th February ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 2nd March ~ The Greatest Showman [continued]
w/c 9th March ~ Austin Powers (Go-Go/60s)
w/c 16th March ~ ALL CLASSES CANCELLED until further notice
2019 Love to Dance at the Movies:
w/c 2nd & 9th September ~ Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Charleston)
w/c 16th & 23rd September ~ Kal Ho Naa Ho (Bollywood)
w/c 30th September & 7th October ~ A Chorus Line (Kickline)
w/c 14th October ~ Blues Brothers (Jive)
w/c 21st & 28th October ~ NO CLASSES (HALF TERM)
w/c 4th November ~ Blues Brothers contd.
w/c 11th & 18th November ~ Chicago (Jazz)
w/c 25th November & 2nd December ~ Mamma Mia (musical theatre)
w/c 9th December ~ Home Alone (rock n roll)
w/c 16th, 23rd & 30th December ~ NO CLASSES (CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR)
2019 A-Z of dance:
w/c 7th & 14th January ~ Lambada
w/c 21st & 28th January ~ Musical Theatre 'Mamma Mia'
w/c 4th February ~ 'Night Fever' #1
w/c 11th February ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 18th February ~ 'Night Fever' #2
w/c 25th February & 4th March ~ Oriental Belly dance
w/c 11th & 18th March ~ Paso doble
w/c 25th March ~ Quickstep #1
w/c 1st April ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 8th April ~ Quickstep #2
w/c 15th & 22nd April ~ Ribbon Dance
w/c 29th April & 6th May ~ Samba
w/c 13th & 20th May ~ Tap
w/c 27th May ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 3rd & 10th June ~ Umbrella
w/c 17th & 24th June ~ Vallenato
w/c 1st & 8th July ~ Waltz
w/c 15th July ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 22nd & 29th July ~ Xanadu
w/c 5th & 12th August ~ Yvette's choice
w/c 19th August ~ Zorba's dance
w/c 26th August ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 2nd September ~ new term - new theme!
2018 A-Z of dance:
w/c 8th & 15th January ~ Tango
w/c 22nd & 29th January ~ Urban
w/c 5th & 19th February ~ Viennese waltz (no classes w/c 12th Feb, half term)
w/c 26th February & 5th March ~ West Side Story
w/c 12th & 19th March ~ Xibelani
(no classes w/c 26th March, 2nd & 9th April, Easter Holiday)
w/c 16th & 23rd April ~ Yablochko
w/c 30th April ~ Zumba
w/c 7th & 14th May ~ Argentine Tango
(no classes w/c 28th May, half term)
w/c 21st May & 4th June ~ Bollywood
w/c 11th & 18th June ~ Cheerleading
w/c 25th June & 2nd July ~ Dirty Dancing
9th July ~ English Country Dance
(no classes w/c 16th, 23rd, 30th July & 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th August, Summer Holiday)
w/c 3rd Sep ~ English Country Dancing
w/c 10th & 17th Sept ~ Flashdance
w/c 24th Sep & 1st Oct ~ Greatest Showman
w/c 8th & 15th Oct ~ Hat 'Top Hat'
w/c 22nd & 29th Oct ~ NO CLASSES (2 weeks Half Term holiday)
w/c 5th & 12th Nov ~ Irish Dance
w/c 19th & 26th Nov ~ Jive
w/c 3rd & 10th Dec ~ K
w/c 17th, 24th & 31st Dec ~ NO CLASSES (3 weeks Christmas holiday)
2017 A-Z of Dance:
w/c 2nd & 9th January ~ Arabian Scarves
w/c 16th & 23rd January ~ Bachata
w/c 30th & 6th February ~ Charleston
w/c 13th & 20th February ~ Disco
w/c 27th February & 6th March ~ Eurovision
w/c 13th & 20th March ~ Fandango
w/c 27th March & 3rd April ~ Gershwin
w/c 10th & 17th April ~ Hand Jive
w/c 24th April & 1st May ~ Irish
w/c 8th & 15th May ~ Jitterbug
w/c 22nd May ~ Kickline
w/c 29th May ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 5th June ~ Kickline (continued)
w/c 12th & 19th June ~ Latin
w/c 26th June & 3rd July ~ Music Hall
w/c 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st July ~ NO CLASSES (Yvette's maternity leave)
w/c 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th August NO CLASSES (Yvette's maternity leave)
w/c 4th September NO CLASSES (Yvette's maternity leave)
w/c 11th & 18th September ~ Northern Soul
w/c 25th September & 2nd October ~ Oriental Belly Dance
w/c 9th October ~ Paso Doble
w/c 16th & 23rd October ~ NO CLASSES (half term)
w/c 30th October ~ Paso Doble
w/c 6th & 13th November ~ Quickstep
w/c 20th & 27th November ~ Ribbon dance
w/c 4th & 11th December ~ Salsa
w/c 18th & 25th December ~ NO CLASSES (Christmas break)
We went Around the World in 2016, on a surprise tour! A different country every fortnight. Learning dance styles that originate from all over the globe.
w/c 4th & 11th January ~ Merengue (Dominican Republic)
w/c 18th & 25th January ~ Bhangra (Pakistan)
w/c 1st & 8th February ~ Vienesse Waltz (Austria)
w/c 15th & 22nd February ~ Accordean Folk Dance (Russia)
w/c 29th February & 7th March ~ Rumba Flamenca (Spain)
w/c 14th & 21st March ~ Irish Dance (Ireland)
w/c 29th March & 4th April ~ Cumbia (Columbia)
w/c 11th & 18th April ~ Morris Dance (England)
w/c 25th April & 2nd May ~ Argentine Tango (Argentina)
w/c 9th & 16th May ~ Tribal Drums (Africa)
w/c 23rd & 30th May ~ Mambo (Cuba)
w/c 6th & 13th June ~ Tap Dance (America)
w/c 20th & 27th June ~ Ribbon Dance (China)
w/c 4th & 11th July ~ Bollywood (India)
w/c 18th July ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 25th July & 1st Aug ~ Paso Doble (Southern France)
w/c 8th & 15th Aug ~ Zouk (Brazil)
w/c 22nd & 29th Aug ~ Salsa (Puerto Rico)
w/c 5th & 12th Sept ~ Hula (Hawaii)
w/c 19th & 26th Sept ~ Kuduro (Angola)
w/c 3rd & 10th Oct ~ Ballet (Italy)
w/c 17th & 24th Oct ~ Tango (Uruguay)
w/c 31st Oct & 7th Nov ~ Belly dance (Balkans)
w/c 14th & 21st Nov ~ Ukrainian Folk Dance (Ukraine)
w/c 28th Nov & 5th Dec ~ Jazz (U.S.)
w/c 12th & 19th Dec ~ NO CLASSES
w/c 26th Dec ~ NO CLASSES
2015 saw the return of dance routines we had done in the previous 4 years. You voted for your favourites and the Top 24 were featured over the course of the year.
w/c 5th January ~ Bollywood 'Jai Ho!' (No. 1)
w/c 19th January ~ Blues Brothers 'Shake A Tail Feather' (No. 11)
w/c 2nd February ~ Salsa 'I've Had The Time Of My Life' (No. 17)
w/c 16th February ~ Ceilidh 'Strip The Willow', 'Riverside' & 'Canadian Barn Dance' (No. 7)
w/c 2nd March ~ Disco 'Night Fever' (No. 10)
w/c 16th March ~ Charleston 'Happy Feet' (No. 21)
w/c 30th March ~ Rock n Roll 'Tutti Frutti' (No. 6)
w/c 13th April ~ Tap Dance 'Puttin On The Ritz' (No. 18)
w/c 27th April ~ Waltz 'What The World Needs Now' (No. 20)
w/c 11th May ~ Musical Theatre 'Dancing Queen' (No. 2)
w/c 25th May ~ Quickstep 'Good Morning' (No. 22)
w/c 8th June ~ Cha Cha 'Blurred Lines' (No. 3)
w/c 22nd June ~ Bollywood 'Maahi Ve' (No. 19)
w/c 6th July ~ Kickline 'New York, New York' (No. 9)
w/c 20th July ~ Jive 'I'm Still Standing' (No. 15)
w/c 3rd Aug ~ Rumba 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow' (No. 16)
w/c 17th Aug ~ Zorba 'Zorba's Dance' (No. 24)
w/c 31st Aug ~ Disco 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' (No. 23)
w/c 7th & 14th Sept ~ Northern Soul 'Hold Back the Night' (No.5)
w/c 21st & 28th Sept ~ Jazz 'All That Jazz' (No. 4)
w/c 5th & 12th Oct ~ Rock n Roll 'Jailhouse Rock' (No. 8)
w/c 19th & 26th Oct ~ West Side Story 'America' (No. 14)
w/c 2nd & 9th Nov ~ Hairspray 'You Can't Stop the Beat' (No. 12)
w/c 16th & 23rd Nov ~ Gershwin 'They Can't Take That Away From Me' (No. 13)
w/c 30th Nov & 7th Dec ~ Christmas theme routine (final fortnight of classes for the year)
In 2014 we did an A-Z of dance styles. Here was the itinerary:
w/c 6th January ~ Argentine Tango
w/c 20th January ~ Bollywood
w/c 3rd February ~ Cha cha
w/c 17th February ~ Disco
w/c 3rd March ~ East Coast Swing
w/c 17th March ~ Flamenco
w/c 31st March ~ Go-Go
w/c 14th April ~ Hawaiian Hula
w/c 28th April ~ Interpretive
w/c 12th May ~ Jive
w/c 9th June ~ Kickline
w/c 23rd June ~ Latin
w/c 7th July ~ Mapale
Oriental Belly Dance (w/c 4th & 11th Aug)
Paso Doble (w/c 18th & 25th Aug)
Quickstep (w/c 1st & 8th Sept)
Rumba (w/c 15th & 22nd Sept)
Samba (w/c 29th Sept & 6th Oct)
Tarantella (w/c 13th & 20th Oct)
Urban Merengue (w/c 27th Oct & 3rd Nov)
Viennese Waltz (w/c 10th & 17th)
Xmas (w/c 24th Nov & 1st Dec)
Zouk (w/c 8th Dec)
PREVIOUSLY...
2013 saw us embarking on a journey through the decades!
w/c 7th January ~ 1920s Charleston
w/c 21st January ~ 1940s Jitterbug
w/c 4th February ~ 1930s Vaudeville
w/c 18th February ~ 1950s Rock n Roll
w/c 4th March ~ 1960s The Twist
w/c 18th March ~ 1970s The Hustle
w/c 1st April ~ 1980s 'Flashdance'
w/c 15th April ~ 1990s Salsa
Then we moved on to an exciting new theme: Dances from the shows!
w/c 29th April ~ Hairspray
w/c 13th May ~ Riverdance
w/c 27th May ~ West Side Story
w/c 10th June ~ Stomp
w/c 24th June ~ A Chorus Line
w/c 8th July ~ Top Hat
w/c 16th September ~ Dirty Dancing
w/c 30th September ~ Will Rogers Follies
w/c 14th October ~ 42nd Street
w/c 28th October ~ Thriller
w/c 11th November ~ Crazy For You
w/c 25th November ~ Chicago
w/c 9th December ~ Mamma Mia
