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Show Feb 2009

The school will be performing 3 shows next year in the February half term week. We will be at a new venue, the Landau Forte college in Derby on Weds and Thurs evenings, 18th and 19th Feb, before returning to the magnificent Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham for the show on Sat 21st Feb. See the diary page for dates and times of the shows and rehearsals, and see the Dancing Timetable page for details of the show classes on Mon, Weds and Saturdays.

Summer's here, honest!

The school will be performing at the Swanick Summer fair at Swanwick Hall on Sat 23rd August at 4pm. (The postcode is DE55 1AE for those with a satnav.)

On Fri 29th August at the end of the Derek Hartley workshop we have a great night out for you at Landau Forte college Derby (DE1 2LF). In this informal show we will be showcasing some numbers from the DH Workshop, along with many of the solos, duets and trios that were placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd at the Tamworth festival earlier this year. A few tickets are still available for the show which starts at 19:30. A rehearsal will be held at the school on Fri 22nd Aug from 6:45-7:45.

Salsa Classes

Not tried Salsa before? Then the new beginners Salsa class on a Thursday evening at 8:15-9:15 could be just for you.

The existing Salsa class continues at 7:15-8:15, further info at www.absolutesalsa.co.uk

Tea Dance

The Vanessa Millar school of dancing now offers a Friday afternoon teadance. Everyone is welcome for a fun and friendly afternoon of sequence and ballroom dances.

Takes Place Fridays 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Admission £2.00 each on the door

Contact the school for more information

Show Photos

Photos from the show 2008 are now available to buy online at www.photoboxgallery.com/redhotphotographers

Website under new Management

I have recently taken over the design and updating of the Vanessa Millar website. I am Eddy Kelly, part of Belper Web & IT Services Ltd. If anyone does have any comments about the website, ways to improve the website or any general news or links that you would like on the website, please e-mail Eddy at the website.

Bright Night 30 June 2007

As we get closer to the 30th June things are beginning to gather pace. Well done to Jo, Michelle, Emily, Hollie, Hannora and Harriet for spending 5 hours on Saturday washing cars at the school. Sunburned shoulders were a bit sore the next day, but as you can see from the photos now available on the Gallery page, it looks like they enjoyed the day. Importantly they raised around £200 on Saturday, if you missed it then there's another chance this Saturday, same time same place. Let's see how close we can get to the £450 we need to raise to cover the cost of the hall on June 30. If we do then everything we take in ticket sales and on the day will go to the Edward Bright appeal. The appeal has raised £120K already, but this is only half of what he will need for his prosthetic limbs.

To view the carwash photos click on the gallery link above and then select carwash.

more about Edward's progress on www.edwardbright.com

Charity Show 30 June 2007

On Saturday 30 June the school will be putting on a shorter version of this year's show for charity. All profits from the show will go to the fund for Edward Bright, who recently lost both arms and legs after a severe case of meningitis (see link below for more news about Edward). The show will take place at Belper School, and we ask for the support of all students and families to make this day a success. We will have rehearsals in the morning, a matinee at 2:30pm and an evening show at 7:00 pm.

Radio Derby news story about Edward's latest operation.

David Beard Music

We are pleased to present our new Music Page, where you can listen to the pieces of music written by David for Vanessa. Enjoy.

Message of Congratulations from Derek