Swing Diego News and reviews....

FoxyFunkster · 3rd-May-2008, 01:27 PM

Hot off the press....Paul and Cat are the newly crowned swing diego open strictly swing champions...an amazing performance.....more news to follow.....the novices are in action on sunday.....

FoxyFunkster · 4th-May-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

Hot off the press....Paul and Cat are the newly crowned swing diego open strictly swing champions...an amazing performance.....more news to follow.....the novices are in action on sunday.....

Finals day today........

The UK have
6 finalists in the Novice Jack and jill (Paul Harris, Steve Hunt, Steve Hall,Glen Roy, Sheila Mcdonald, Carron Douglas)
Caro has also made it to the final.......
1 finalist in the Intermediate JnJ (Lee easton)
2 finalists in the Advanced (Paul and Cat)

Results to follow................

FunkyAngel · 4th-May-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

Finals day today........

The UK have
6 finalists in the Novice Jack and jill (Paul Harris, Steve Hunt, Steve Hall,Glen Roy, Sheila Mcdonald, Carron Douglas)
Caro has also made it to the final.......
1 finalist in the Intermediate JnJ (Lee easton)
2 finalists in the Advanced (Paul and Cat)

Results to follow................

Great news..... So what are the final results then?

Thanks for making the effort to keep those of us who couldn't make
it out there up-to-date about the results.

Ellen

**robd** · 4th-May-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

Finals day today........

The UK have
6 finalists in the Novice Jack and jill (Paul Harris, Steve Hunt, Steve Hall,Glen Roy, Sheila Mcdonald, Carron Douglas)
Caro has also made it to the final.......
1 finalist in the Intermediate JnJ (Lee easton)
2 finalists in the Advanced (Paul and Cat)

Results to follow................

Good luck to all!

Don't forget the reverse triple Harris!

FoxyFunkster · 4th-May-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FunkyAngel

Great news..... So what are the final results then?

Thanks for making the effort to keep those of us who couldn't make
it out there up-to-date about the results.

Ellen

we are 8 hours behind over here.....finals don`t start until 10pm GMT or 2pm local time.....prelims and semi finals were friday and saturday....will post as soon as results are known....

**robd** · 4th-May-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

we are 8 hours behind over here.....finals don`t start until 10pm GMT or 2pm local time.....prelims and semi finals were friday and saturday....will post as soon as results are known....

Steve

How many are in the finals at each category? That's a hell of a UK showing if it's a 6 couple final.

More importantly, is Royston doing the MCing and will he introduce you to the floor again???

Rob

FoxyFunkster · 5th-May-2008, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by robd

Steve

How many are in the finals at each category? That's a hell of a UK showing if it's a 6 couple final.

More importantly, is Royston doing the MCing and will he introduce you to the floor again???

Rob

Jack and Jill Results.....

Novice......13 finalists from 100 couples
Steve Hunt and Carron came 2nd
Paul Harris and Partner came 3rd

Intermediate....8 finalists from 60 couples
Lee easton and partner came 1st by a street......

Advanced 13 finalists from 40 couples
Paul Warden placed 2nd.....

Royston wasn`t MCing....we did all get the big FROM LONDON ENGLAND build up though....followed by HUGE cheering from the UK crowd.....

**Rhythm King** · 5th-May-2008, 06:04 AM

Yay - well done the Brits (and French

)

R-K

Little Miss · 5th-May-2008, 12:18 PM

Wow - what fantastic results! We knew we were seeing some special dancing at Weston and clearly we were right - well done everyone!

**Minnie M** · 5th-May-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

Jack and Jill Results.....

Novice......13 finalists from 100 couples
Steve Hunt and Carron came 2nd
Paul Harris and Partner came 3rd

Intermediate....8 finalists from 60 couples
Lee easton and partner came 1st by a street......

Advanced 13 finalists from 40 couples
Paul Warden placed 2nd..........

Well done - fab news

**robd** · 5th-May-2008, 02:54 PM

Well done Steve & Co - 100 couples, that's a hell of a cut - esp. as I think Swing Diego is one of the premier events over there so the standard is higher than at some others.

**Sparkles** · 5th-May-2008, 07:24 PM

Congratulations too all who competed - you've done so well

.

**Paul F** · 6th-May-2008, 12:20 PM

Congrats everyone

Great to hear that the Brits are taking over

johnnyman · 6th-May-2008, 04:30 PM

Fantastic news for all concerned.

Well done

best
johnnyman

**HelenB** · 6th-May-2008, 04:48 PM

Congratulations to all that competed

Go UK, Go UK, Go UK....

**Caro** · 6th-May-2008, 10:22 PM

well I am just back and thought I would post a quick review before hitting my bed for some 24 hours of much needed sleep

What a fantastic event.

I think the thing that really made it for me was the huge UK (some 35 or so) and French (a dozen) crowds. The cheering was amazing and I am so glad we made the old continent look so good at the event: in the Novice JnJ finals we had 9 Europeans (some of whom took 2, 3 and 5th places), Lee won intermediate and Paul and Cat made it to Advanced finals and also won the Open Strictly - now that's a hell of an achievement.

I think it's the event with the highest number of pros and allstars - the standard of dancing I thought was the best I have ever seen (even better than Boogie). The finals were a real treat to watch.

Social dancing went on until 6 am every night, it was amazing.

Venue and floor were brilliant, but that's to be expected in the US.

I think we really put the UK (and France to a lesser degree) on the WCS map at the event, not sure the Americans realised what happened !

To answer your question Rob, yes we were all announced on the floor with our city and country from the semi finals onwards (there were even more UK peeps in the semi of Novice, Alex R, John N, Dawn R, were in there too and probably some more I forgot - sorry).
It was a little weird for me to be from 'London, England', so I have decided next time I'll write I am from London, France

Personally I was over the moon to be in the finals, even though slightly disappointed not to place (that's the understatement of the year: I got last When I asked feedback to one of the judges, he said: 'I'm really sorry. This guy should have never been in finals' - thanks for that. I suppose 13th out of 92 isn't so bad anyway).

The only thing I wonder now is: what's going to be my next event ? I can't wait. I'm going to Summer Hummer in Boston (aug 22nd) and Dallas Dance (aug 29) but am considering an event before that... there seems to be reasonably cheap tickets to Denver for Swingtime in the Rockies (June 12th)... Anybody tempted ?

Oh and by the way in case you wondered, yes I am typing this from my new macbook

FoxyFunkster · 7th-May-2008, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Caro

well I am just back and thought I would post a quick review before hitting my bed for some 24 hours of much needed sleep

What a fantastic event.

I think the thing that really made it for me was the huge UK (some 35 or so) and French (a dozen) crowds. The cheering was amazing and I am so glad we made the old continent look so good at the event: in the Novice JnJ finals we had 9 Europeans (some of whom took 2, 3 and 5th places), Lee won intermediate and Paul and Cat made it to Advanced finals and also won the Open Strictly - now that's a hell of an achievement.

I think it's the event with the highest number of pros and allstars - the standard of dancing I thought was the best I have ever seen (even better than Boogie). The finals were a real treat to watch.

Social dancing went on until 6 am every night, it was amazing.

Venue and floor were brilliant, but that's to be expected in the US.

I think we really put the UK (and France to a lesser degree) on the WCS map at the event, not sure the Americans realised what happened !

To answer your question Rob, yes we were all announced on the floor with our city and country from the semi finals onwards (there were even more UK peeps in the semi of Novice, Alex R, John N, Dawn R, were in there too and probably some more I forgot - sorry).
It was a little weird for me to be from 'London, England', so I have decided next time I'll write I am from London, France

Personally I was over the moon to be in the finals, even though slightly disappointed not to place (that's the understatement of the year: I got last When I asked feedback to one of the judges, he said: 'I'm really sorry. This guy should have never been in finals' - thanks for that. I suppose 13th out of 92 isn't so bad anyway).

The only thing I wonder now is: what's going to be my next event ? I can't wait. I'm going to Summer Hummer in Boston (aug 22nd) and Dallas Dance (aug 29) but am considering an event before that... there seems to be reasonably cheap tickets to Denver for Swingtime in the Rockies (June 12th)... Anybody tempted ?

What about...grand nationals in Atlanta in 2 weeks time or Phoenix in the 1st week of july.....???? SH and boston are too close to SSS in montpellier for some!!!! decisions decisions decisions......

**Lory** · 7th-May-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Caro

Oh and by the way in case you wondered, yes I am typing this from my new macbook

Yep, we 'all' wondered

Sounds like you all had a fabulous time!

Congratulations to everyone who competed and especially to Cat, Paul and Lee

**Caro** · 7th-May-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FoxyFunkster

What about...grand nationals in Atlanta in 2 weeks time or Phoenix in the 1st week of july.....???? SH and boston are too close to SSS in montpellier for some!!!! decisions decisions decisions......

Atlanta - it's shag and wcs and there's only one Open JnJ (i.e. no novice). It's the second event pros want to win after the Open so not sure the atmosphere will be that relaxed and social....
Phoenix - would love to but I'm away for work. Plus flights are over 450...

**robd** · 7th-May-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Caro

I think we really put the UK (and France to a lesser degree) on the WCS map at the event, not sure the Americans realised what happened !

To answer your question Rob, yes we were all announced on the floor with our city and country from the semi finals onwards (there were even more UK peeps in the semi of Novice, Alex R, John N, Dawn R, were in there too and probably some more I forgot - sorry).

Well done to all those semi finalists too

I think we'll know UK WCS has arrived for sure when we have people from the USA coming over for Weston

Who won the pro divisions, classics, JnJ, etc?

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Caro Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,244 Rep Power: 3 Reputation Total: 1472	Re: Swing Diego News and reviews.... well I am just back and thought I would post a quick review before hitting my bed for some 24 hours of much needed sleep What a fantastic event. I think the thing that really made it for me was the huge UK (some 35 or so) and French (a dozen) crowds. The cheering was amazing and I am so glad we made the old continent look so good at the event: in the Novice JnJ finals we had 9 Europeans (some of whom took 2, 3 and 5th places), Lee won intermediate and Paul and Cat made it to Advanced finals and also won the Open Strictly - now that's a hell of an achievement. I think it's the event with the highest number of pros and allstars - the standard of dancing I thought was the best I have ever seen (even better than Boogie). The finals were a real treat to watch. Social dancing went on until 6 am every night, it was amazing. Venue and floor were brilliant, but that's to be expected in the US. I think we really put the UK (and France to a lesser degree) on the WCS map at the event, not sure the Americans realised what happened ! To answer your question Rob, yes we were all announced on the floor with our city and country from the semi finals onwards (there were even more UK peeps in the semi of Novice, Alex R, John N, Dawn R, were in there too and probably some more I forgot - sorry). It was a little weird for me to be from 'London, England', so I have decided next time I'll write I am from London, France Personally I was over the moon to be in the finals, even though slightly disappointed not to place (that's the understatement of the year: I got last When I asked feedback to one of the judges, he said: 'I'm really sorry. This guy should have never been in finals' - thanks for that. I suppose 13th out of 92 isn't so bad anyway). The only thing I wonder now is: what's going to be my next event ? I can't wait. I'm going to Summer Hummer in Boston (aug 22nd) and Dallas Dance (aug 29) but am considering an event before that... there seems to be reasonably cheap tickets to Denver for Swingtime in the Rockies (June 12th)... Anybody tempted ? Oh and by the way in case you wondered, yes I am typing this from my new macbook __________________ . Little Miss Whipme Last edited by Caro : 6th-May-2008 at 10:26 PM.