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✨ Welcome to the November edition of our newsletter! ✨
The festive season is just around the corner, so there are quite a few changes to our timetable leading up to the holiday period, so make sure you check out the details further on.
Please note that there will be NO LESSONS on Monday 8th December, as the auditorium at Wests has been booked for a function.
We’ll be taking a break over the holiday season, so our last class for the year is Wednesday 17th December, and we start back in the New Year on Monday 2nd February!
We’re kicking off the festive celebrations with our Christmas Dance Party on Saturday 6th December! It’s the perfect chance to dress in your Christmas outfit or themed costume (Mardi Gras is the theme this year), dance the night away, and enjoy a fun-filled evening with our wonderful dance community. Expect great music, lots of laughs, and a whole lot of Rock ’n’ Roll fun. There’s only around 30 tickets left, so get in quick!
Next on the agenda is our New Year’s Eve dance at Albion Park Bowling Club on Wednesday 31st December! The band is the Rock n Roll Express Duo and it’s free! The time is 8pm to 1am, and the dress them is LOUD SHIRT, TOP or DRESS!
We’re busily preparing for our Christmas dance, and our students are training hard to perfect their Rock n Roll Routine. These routines aren’t easy to learn, so they’ve been practicing since September to get it right. It’s coming together well, so congratulations to all 12 couples who stepped up to perform it!
Thank you to all our dancers for filling our studio with energy, laughter and joy throughout the year. You make our dance community truly special.
Read further on for all the details!
CHRISTMAS PARTY UPDATE!
We’ve already sold 137 tickets for our Christmas party, so there’s only around 30 tickets left – so if you are coming, you’ll need to get in quick! It’s on SATURDAY 6 DEC at Wests Illawarra. The band is JUKE BOX JIVE! Tickets are $68 each and includes a 2 course dinner. Our Christmas parties are the highlight of the year – you’ll enjoy a fabulous night of dancing to the best Rock n Roll band on a huge dance floor, see the Footloose Dance Troupe perform their great routine, and there’ll be a Monte Carlo, Lucky Door Prizes and a fabulous themed atmosphere! This is also our opportunity to thank our helpers that volunteer throughout the year to help us at classes – so come along and help us to thank them!
NEW ROUTINE CLASSES STARTING!
As there are only a few weeks left until our Christmas holiday break, all classes from Monday 24th November to Wednesday 17th December will be taught as ROUTINE CLASSES. This means that every class will consist of learning around 5 moves (some easy moves mixed with a couple of fun moves). All moves will be taught so that if you haven’t learnt them before, you will get to learn them properly. These routine classes will be in Cha Cha, Rock n Roll and Rockabilly classes. See full timetable further on. Everyone welcome!
FOOTLOOSE SOCIAL DANCES
Our next monthly social dance is on SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER at the Albion Park Bowling Club, and the band is the ROCK N ROLL EXPRESS DUO. IT’S FREE, and the time is from 4.30 to 8pm! Everyone welcome!
PLEASE NOTE that there will be NO DANCE ON SUNDAY 28TH DECEMBER or 25TH JANUARY! However there will be a NEW YEAR’S EVE dance on 31st December at the Albion Park Bowls Club. These dances will resume on the fourth Sunday of every month from SUNDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2026.
FOOTLOOSE JACKET AND SHIRT
We have one of the new Black/White jackets and 1 black/aqua polo shirt available to purchase now, so if you missed out on getting one, now’s your chance to get it. Message us if you are interested. Following are the available items:
1 x Size XL Black Jacket with white sleeves – with all logo’s, but no name – $120.00
1 x size XL Black Polo shirt with aqua trim – with front logo – $40.00
NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE!
Albion Park Bowling Club are very generously putting on a NYE dance again for us! It’s on Wednesday 31 Dec and will go from 8pm to 1pm; it’s FREE, and the band is the Rock n roll Express Duo. The theme is LOUD SHIRT or LOUD DRESS NIGHT! Keep the date free!
CLASS INFORMATION TIMETABLE CHANGES START NEXT WEEK
As we head into the holiday season, we’re shaking things up a bit! With only a few weeks left before Christmas, our class timetable will look a little different — and a whole lot of fun.
Here’s what you need to know:
 ALL CLASSES UNTIL CHRISTMAS WILL BE ROUTINE-BASED!
In each lesson, we’ll teach around five or so moves — a mix of basic favourites and a couple of trickier ones — and combine them into a short, fun routine that you can do on the social dance floor. A new routine every week means if you miss a class, no worries… just jump straight into the next one!
 NO CLASSES ON MONDAY 8 DEC
The Wests Illawarra auditorium is unavailable that night, so take the evening off to rest those dancing feet.
 LAST CLASSES FOR 2025
Our final lessons for the year will be Monday 15 December and Wednesday 17 December.
CLASS PRICES
CHA CHA, or ROCKABILLY, or LEVEL 2 ROCK N ROLL or INTERMEDIATE ROCK N ROLL:$13 PER PERSON FOR EACH CLASS or use your CLASS PASS.
REPEAT A CLASS IN THE SAME WEEK: $5/person
CLASS PASS PRICES: $60 for a 5-lesson pass; $110 for a 10-lesson pass. Passes are valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
ROCK N ROLL DANCES – WESTSIDE ROCKERSWestside Rockers next monthly dance is on FRIDAY 21 NOV with HITMAKERS 4. The Venue is WESTS ILLAWARRA, 1 Hargreave St Unanderra. Entry is $10, and time is 7.30pm to 11.00pm. There’s a huge dance floor and a great atmosphere! Following are the remaining dances for the year:
Sunday 14 December – DJ Kellie; 2pm to 5pm; $5
Friday, 19th December – Dwayne Elix & the Engineers; 7.30pm; $10
Westside also have a practice dance night every Tuesday at Wests Illawarra. It’s held in the upstairs auditorium from 7pm. Entry is $4 for visitors or $3 for members. Everyone is welcome to go and practice your dance moves.
That’s it for this month! Hope to see you at the Christmas Party!
Sue & Geoff
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