The Light-Hearted Dance Weekends
Hotel Piccadilly, Bournemouth. 27th - 29th Jan 2012
Leaders - John & Hilary Turner.
Guest Caller - Colin Hume,
Musicians - The Falconers Roger Wilkins & Maggie Percy.
From our questionnaire: some of the questions & just a few of our customer's responses.
We had 35 (68%) questionnaires returned out of a possible 51.
- Question - Would you recommend our weekends to your friends?
- All said 'Yes'
- Question - Please comment on the dance programme.
- 'Dare I say great again?' - The Mitchells, Great Malvern, Worcs.
- 'One or two less complex dances might have been nice in non-workshop sessions, Some dances were technically clever but did not flow well'. - Neil Franklin, Birmingham.
- Question - Please comment on the Leaders.
- 'Most welcoming, encouraging & understanding' - Colin & Heather Hill, Chippenham, Wilts.
- 'Excellent' - Victoria Bursa, Cambridge, Cams.
- 'We enjoyed Colin Hume, particularly his "Enjoying Playford" workshop' - David & Elizabeth Carpenter, Rugby, Warks.
- Question - Is the Weekend good value for money a) Hotel?
- All who stayed in the Piccadilly said 'Yes'. One or two not happy with the overflow hotel. (PS We are seeking to change this)
- Question - What can we do to improve our performance?
- Many said that they 'couldn't think of anything'
- 'Our imagination is not up to the challenge' - Bob & Liz Ellis, Wellington, Somerset.
- Question - What attracted you to this weekend: Location?, Callers?, Musicians?, Hotel?, Time of Year?, Organisers?.
- 'All of these' - Kate & Jim Gwilliam, Horsham, Sussex.
- 'Totally addicted to the whole package!!' - Geoff & Helen Munn, Eastbourne, Sussex.
- Other comments from Guests:
- 'As "beginner dancers" we would like to thank the other dancers for their good humoured support of us. We found everyone to be generous in the assistance they provided and tolerant of our mistakes.' - Colin & Heather Hill, Chippenham, Wilts.