We would like to thank all of those who came along and supported our Freestyle on 27th June, it was a fantastic night out and a sell out. 

Our thanks must also go to Carol of the Hase Pub who prepared the wonderful buffet and the staff behind the bar who worked hard all night serving us drinks, the Beverley Dancewear company who came along and put out a stunning array of discounted dance shoes with additional special 25% discount for our members who purchased that night. 

Also our thanks to Peter of The Ski & Rock Co who brought along with his promotional videos and leaflets and finally to Tequila Sunrise the band who came all the way from Hessle to be there! 

I dare anyone to say that they ever went to a better freestyle than we put on that night for £6!  It's only because our members turn out in number each and every week that we have been able to provide such value, well done everyone and here's to the next event (watch this space...)

Also, please see the entry below regarding the charity raffle, well done everyone!

I would like to say a huge thank you to all the people who kindly bought Raffle tickets at the Freestyle on Friday 27th June. We raised a grand total of £200! Thank you so much and special thanks to Tracy for her help in selling the tickets and for getting the fabulous prizes and to Chris Ellis for his help in selling the tickets!

The money raised is to be presented to Dr Babu and Sister Dyer at the Lawrence Unit at Bridlington Hospital, I am just waiting for them to confirm a date for the presentation. Dr Babu and Sister Dyer carry out an amazing procedure at this unit, called a Capsule Endoscopy. Usually this test is done on people who have had an unexplained bleed from their digestive system and the usual tests such as Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Barium Meal & Follow Through have not been able to locate the site of the bleed.

Each capsule is disposable, 2.5cm long and contains a camera. The patient has detector pads stuck onto their abdomen and these pads link into a small receiver worn by the patient. The test takes 8 hours and the patient can walk around during the test. The Sister also has a receiver pack so she can monitor the progress of the capsule.

The images are collected onto a DVD and Dr Babu then has to read 8 hours worth of DVD to be able to make a diagnosis. The set up costs are enormous for any unit to do this test and the running costs are expensive too. Each capsule costs £400 - they are only used once!

Because I had to go through this procedure, I felt I wanted to give something in return. I was rather shocked to learn that this test does not receive funding from the NHS, instead the unit relies totally on The League Of Friends (a nationwide group of people who fund raise tirelessly for equipment needed by the NHS). I decided I wanted to do something, so I organised a raffle.

Thank you so much once again for your support! I think Hessle Jive is a great club and we have such lovely members, as you have just proved! Sister Dyer has asked me to pass on their thanks too, so a huge thank you to you all!

Lynn Hounsome

Our thanks to Matt and Sue Judge who came along to Hessle Town Hall last Sunday (8th June) and held two workshops for our members. 

The beginners workshop last three hours at the end of which many of the participants expressed a renewed confidence in their dancing abilities.  Matt was able to give individual attention to any student that required help with their techniques and style.  The kind of groundwork that simply isn’t possible cover on at class night.  If you missed the beginners workshop and would like to be included on the next one, please let us know as we will not be arranging another until there is sufficient demand from our members for one.

The Blues workshop was a very enjoyable 3 hours and again, style and technique was the order of the day and leaning new Blues moves was only part of the workshop.  For those that took part in the workshop, a video of Matt and Sue dancing the moves taught is available from rod@hesslejive.co.uk.

Please let us know if there is any other type of workshop that you would like and if there is sufficient demand, we will arrange it.  Some have already asked for a dips/drops/seducers workshop.  Anyone second that?

Thank you all!  We’ve had so many wonderful messages congratulating us on arranging a fantastic freestyle, we’re really chuffed that our members and visitors had such a good time.

The tickets were a sell-out and we were delighted to see so many ‘faces’ – professional dancers, DJ’s, club owners, etc., from the dance world turn up to our freestyle at Hessle.

The hog roast meal, with coleslaw, salad and fruit/cream desert proved to be very popular and there were still plenty of seconds on offer. 

The Jive Aces were roundly applauded after each number and Ken (the Bass Player) told me that the band were very impressed with the club, ‘one of the best Modern Jive Clubs we’ve ever played at’ and the band were very pleased with the warmth of the reception they received from everyone.

In the usual style, they played their socks off and staged lots of antics.  They took two encores, they had the place jumpin’ – literally!  After finishing their set they danced with our ladies and I have to say, they can dance well too! 

Thank you Jive Aces for being such a professional and entertaining band.  Fantastic musicians and really nice blokes as well!  Shall we book them again?  Let us know, yes?

The Jive Aces on stage at Hessle Modern Jive Club on Saturday 19^th April, 2008

The Jive Aces take to the dance floor!

200 dancers and still room to dance!

There are more pictures taken of this event on our photos section.

Kevin Hardy sent a text message thanking us for the invite to Hessle Town Hall.  He asked if we would tell everyone that he had a lovely time that he felt most welcome.  The pleasure was ours Kevin!  Thank you and also to Jenny who is an incredible dancer as well. 

If you missed the night, you can open the link on the left and watch both demonstration dances.  One was performed to demonstrate musicality (or how to interpret and dance to the music).  I thought Kevin was very brave in letting us select which track to play and he had no idea what he was going to be dancing to until the music began.  He gives a commentary during his demonstration. 

The cabaret dance was fantastic considering that Jenny lives in Bradford and Kevin hails from Manchester; so they didn't have much time to practice this routine together, about three quarters of an hour only.  It's amazing what you can do after dancing for six weeks eh?  (JOKE!).

The evening was very well attended and our policy now is not to advertise for new members as we don't want to be overcrowded.  It's just about right as it is now.  The club is run for the benefit of our members, not for profit, so having enough space to dance is more important to us that the door takings.  What profits are made are allocated long before they come in!  We hope to soon have some air-cooling equipment (not just fans) which now that the warmer weather is approaching, I'm sure will be appreciated by everyone.

Unhappily I have to report that the Town Hall powers that be have been on our backs again, this time because the beautifully refurbished floor was damaged by somebody wearing stiletto heels on our first weeks use.  We did send out a newsletter and put a sign up but they went unnoticed unfortunately.  We are now obliged by the council to inspect footwear as people come in!  As long as there are no steel capped boots or stilettos, no problem, preferable with soft soles (no metal bits in the soles).  To be fair, the council has invested quite a lot of money in that floor and we get the benefit of dancing on one of the best dance floors in the country, so please take care of the floor, no dragging seats or tables along the floor please. 

I was told last week that our future use of the hall is in jeopardy if our members continue to block the fire exits with their vehicles or cause damage to the floor.  I'm sorry to be a harping on but it would be an awful shame if we lost this wonderful venue for the actions of one or two wouldn't it?  Please keep an eye out for anyone wearing inappropriate shoes or dragging anything across the floor so that they can be gently reminded of the consequences.  Thank you everyone for your cooperation.

We apologise for the delay in uploading the videos of the Beginners and Intermediate Classes taken by Kevin, the webmaster has been ill, but they will go up before next Wednesday.

Happy Dancing.