Camilla started the afternoon off with a Waltz workshop, concentrating firstly on the use of the standing leg, and also focusing on the importance of connection between dancing couples. I was pleased to see the danczers all working hard to grasp the idea, and it was great to watch the improvement during the time provided. Some of the male danczers were delighted to get to dance briefly with our Strictly Come Dancing star (winner 2008) - luckily we managed to get some photo evidence to prove that it was real!!!
Following a short interval, Camilla progressed on to the Latin with some work on the Rumba (my favourite dance!!). The danczers were reminded of the importance of the 'basic principles' and Camilla highlighted various areas where the danczers could improve on their skills. I particularly liked the 'tweezer' example that Camilla used, and will definitely be reminding the danczers of the comparison. At the end of the session we couldn't get the danczers off the floor, as they were danczing Camilla's Rumba Sequence like a formation group to get extra practice in- fabulous!!!
The final part of the afternoon was an afternoon tea dance incorporating a Q&A session with Camilla, this was a great opportunity for the danczers to ask Camilla any questions they had. The questions covered a wide range of topics, with some danczers asking about ways to improve their danczing, others asking about Strictly Come Dancing, and some taking an interest in Camilla's current projects.
A fabulous day was had by all, and everyone loved Camilla, her clear passion for dancing, and her commitment to passing on her expertise to all levels of dancer. Judging by Camilla's tweet to Dancz, she enjoyed her afternoon with the Danczers too:-
Camilla Dallerup
Great to see u too @Dancz_Cheshire what a lovely place and bunch speak soon again! xxx
It was interesting (from the feedback) to hear that each danczer took away something different from the event. The event clearly inspired the danczers as all the danczers who had attended the event returned to the Dancz floor a couple of hours later for their weekly dancz installment. We look forward to welcoming Camilla back on the Dancz floor in the near future.
Now all my attentions are directed towards the Dancz Christmas Ball (only 12 tickets remaining), and Dancz 2013. It's hard to believe that Dancz is 8 years old in January- madness!!!
Happy Danczing.
Zoe x
