Show Notes
A big influence on the Jive Buddies was Ceroc teacher Ashley Davis. Paul remembers Ashley starting as a dancer in Nottingham and then, within a few months, was on the stage delivering his first class! We finally solve the mystery of how Ashley became a teacher so quickly...
Chapters:
Listen to how Ashley started sequence dancing at the age of 7 [1:02] Gran takes Ashley to ballroom classes [4:40] Someone suggests trying Ceroc [8:22] Guess how long it took Ashley to go to his first freestyle! [12:35] Did dancing play a part in Ashley's university choice? [16:08] Ashley makes a mistake on his very first class as a teacher [19:57] When did Ashley first do DJing? [21:29] Paul tells a story of Ashley's first freestyle as a DJ: Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton [25:33] When SILC started in the Midlands, Ashley was involved in the first classes [30:20] Summary [34:07] Up next [35:28]
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