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Summertime Old Time Dance - 19th September 2009(Click on photo for larger view. All photographs taken by Nigel Carter) |
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Joyce and Richard leading off the first dance under the critical gaze of an audience of fellow professionals - I have never seen Richard concentrating so hard!
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The Professionals (L-R: Pat and Mike Cooper and Sylvian and Geoff Elderton) |
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"Which button do I press next?" - David Last our organist for the night. |
Centre - Margaret and Clive from Oxford |
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Kiwi Trisha and Brian leading off Valentine's Gavotte
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Sylvian and Geoff Elderton leading off the Trelawney Tango |
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"What dance are we supposed to be doing?" |
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"Never mind just keep following the rest" |
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Lull before the storm |
Charge! |
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Gerald's official food taster (Joan) at work. |
Gerald enthralling the Canadians with tales of his North West Passage and how he was actually the first one to discover gold in the Yukon. |
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Pat, Mike and Anne all actually smiling in a photo so I shouldn't be in trouble for this one. |
"No you can't have any money back on the empties!", Sid in front of the Headmistress |
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Two of Richard's volunteers - Shirley and Gordon |
"How many more cups and wine glasses!!" - Richard's "little helpers" |
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Richard with his first professional partner Jill Lewington |
"Now ladies this is not the time for a sit down strike" |
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Trisha and Brian casting a critical eye over my dancing. |
Richard concerned that Joyce is taking a stab at a vital area on the picture of him on the cake, however he needn't worry its much too young to be him. |
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The Birthday Girl cutting the cake. |
The Cake |
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Auntie Joyce with a bouquet of flowers from Summertime OT Club |
Feeding the 5000 - the ladies cutting 100 pices of cake under Gordon's supervision. |
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Being fed whilst waiting for a bus? |
All the way from Lowestoft (Brian Faulkner in the foreground) |
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"Let's go clockwise for a change" |
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"Don't look so serious it's only a Gavotte" |
"Standing room only!" |
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"Don't look now but there's a flasher on your right" (Ann and Sid from Oxford) |
Gerald pretending he is Miss Universe - he can't resist posing for the camera! |
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Its nice to see the younger ones (Andrew) coming into the hobby. We have a replacement for Richard at last! |
Richard with Jill |
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The raffle table |
On your marks, get set, go!" |
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Champions demonstrating their craft - Pat and Mike Cooper |
Anne and Mike Jessop leading off (I did take your best side, the front, as requested Mike) |
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Leading off the last waltz - again Gerald has to show Richard the way! |
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