Jive Buddies

Episode 115: Andrew - Smoothly Dancing in the East Midlands

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Show Notes

The Jive Buddies, and their guest Andrew, discusss the state of SILC and chilled dancing in the East Midlands. There's lots of options, from SILC Heaven to Ceroc Inspire to Essie Jo's to West Coast Swing, to increase your opportunities for smoother dancing.

Chapters:

SILC or chilled music - what's Andrew's take? [0:47] Andrew likes the SILC Heaven events, run in Nottingham, with its class before the freestyle [8:16] Another chilled event is Essie Jo's Sunday afternoon freestyle [12:15] After learning SILC in a weekender, Andrew found some smooth lessons in the Midlands [16:30] There are more SILC options in the Derby area [21:12] At a recent Ceroc Inspire 2 room event, Paul shows a curious dancer in the slower room [26:26] Ashley Davis' West Coast Swing classes provide a further avenue for smooth dancing [30:10] Summary [33:04] Up next [34:05]

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