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	Strictly Dine and Dance

The event to be seen at in 2008 is our...

7.00pm Friday 24th October 2008
Hosted by Carol Smillie
The Shepherds Inn, Rosehill, Carlisle

~ FRIDAY EVENT COMPLETELY SOLD OUT ~

Special Preview Night

Demand for tickets to this amazing event have outstripped availability so much that we have organised a special Preview Night which takes place on Wednesday 22 October. Some tickets for this event may still be available. Click Here for more information.

A gala night with a difference, a chance to mix and mingle with Cumbria's A-list celebrities and dance with the stars!

Strictly Dine and Dance is a new Fundraising Event we have devised based on the very popular TV series, "Strictly Come Dancing"

The evening starts with a Champagne reception followed by a magnificent six course gala dinner followed by a very special unique dancing competition to select our
Dine and Dance Champions.

You will be the Judge

Each of our ten couples will perform a dance they have practiced and then our panel of judges will comment on their performance. After everyone has danced the judges will retire and pick five finalists to compete for the title, Strictly Dine & Dance Champions. Each of these five couples will once again dance and then those attending the event will vote for their favourite couple.

Dance the night away

Following the competition you will be able to join our celebrity couples on the floor and dance the night away - well until about 1.00am anyway!

The Cost

We are pleased to offer places at this function for only £39.50 per place with corporate tables of 10 (£395) and 12 (£475) available. The price includes some special souvenir items for the table guests.

We also have a special Platinum Package available for corporate supporters which includes the addition of four bottles of wine (two white and two red) plus two bottles of Champagne for the table.

The Platinum Package price is £600 for a table of 10 and £720 for a table of twelve.

Why support this event

Aside from the amazing and fun night we have planned, Strictly Dine & Dance will raise vital funds for Eden Valley Hospice. The Hospice cares for patients, both adult and children, from the Cumbria area with life-limiting illnesses including cancer, and other conditions such as motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.

We strive to provide the highest standards of nursing and medical care, to sustain quality of life and dignity and to provide patients with relief from pain. To the families, friends and carers of our patients we extend the same loving support, help and counselling, as such illnesses affect whole families.

The Hospice helps its patients enjoy a better quality of life, often enabling them to do things which they thought had gone forever. It is not just a place where people go to die: many benefit from day hospice care and others return home following a period as an in-patient or attend our out-patients clinics.

But, this has an inevitable cost, we face the challenge of raising around £2million a year to operate, about 20% of this is provided by the NHS leaving us a shortfall of around £1.6million to be found from the continuing generosity of the local communities.

Our Dancers and their partners

David McNeill and his dance partner Liz Blackadder	Tim Backshall with his dance partner Alex Hayton	Kathrine Elliot and her dance partner Dave England
They will be dancing a Waltz	There dance is a Rumba	They will be doing a Foxtrot


Laura Bicker and her dance partner Dave Hayton	Nell Gorden and her dance partner Peter Hayton	Pam McGowan and her dance partner Mike McClounie
They will perform a Waltz	They will perform a Latin Mambo	They will be performing a Quickstep
		Photo Cumbrian Newspapers Ltd

Ann Jones and her dance partner Bill Hunter	Belinda Artingstoll and her dance partner Gren.	Robbie Dee and his dance partner Sharon Oliphant
They are going to do the Jive	They are planning to do a Quickstep	They will be doing the Cha-Cha on the night
CHECK OUT THE REHEARSALS << CLICK HERE >>		CHECK OUT THE REHEARSALS << CLICK HERE >>
	Helen Pearson and her dance partner Rob McNulty
	They will entertain with a Tango

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Special Preview Night

As a taster for the Friday night we have organised a special Preview of the event which will take place on Wednesday 22 October two days before the main event.

This is a chance to see all the dancers in action and judge for yourself who you think will win the Strictly Dine and Dance trophy. After months of preparation and rehearsal this will be the first time the dancers will perform in public and you can see ahead of the event just how good they are.

The Preview night comprises a sparkling reception followed by a sumptuous four course dinner before the dancers take to the floor. You will have the opportunity to see all ten contestants and their partners perform the routine they will do on the Friday. You will even hear some comments from some of our Judges about how their performance measures up for the Friday competition.

After all this you will be able to take to the floor yourself and demonstrate your skills as a dancer.

The event starts at 7.00pm and tickets are available for only £32.50 per person. We expect demand for these to be quite high so don't wait too long if you would like o join the fun. For more information and to reserve your tickets please telephone 01228 817617.

The Competitors

We are delighted to announce our celebrity line up for this amazing competition.

Belinda Artingstoll

BBC Radio Cumbria Presenter

Tim Backshall

TV Border Lookaround Presenter

Laura Bicker

BBC Look North Presenter

Robbie Dee

Breakfast Presenter from CFM Radio

Nell Gordon

BBC Radio Cumbria Producer

Ann Jones

Cumbrian Newspapers

David McNeill

Cumbrian Newspapers / StagedRight Productions

Pamela McGowan

Cumbrian Newspapers

Helen Pearson

ITV Border Lookaround Presenter

Katherine Elliot

Dumfries and Galloway media – Staff Reporter

The Judges

A panel of three will act as our first round judges using their skill and experience they will select the top five performances on the night who will go forward into our "Dance Off"

Michael Hayton

A highly qualified dance teacher and co-owner of the Michael and Angela Hayton Dance School. His vast experience not only as an instructor but also a a former competitor in major competitions gives this Judge an impeccable CV for this role.

Carole Ferguson

Not only is Carol the Chair of Eden Valley Hospice but also has experience in the theatre as a producer for the Carlisle Green Room theatre and the Wigton theatre group.

Andrew Tinkler

Cumbria's answer to Alan Sugar will take the third seat at this incredible event. Andrews role is assess how overall presentable and appealing he feels the couples performance was .

Acknowledgments

We are indebted to the Michael & Angela Hayton School of Dance for their support both in the planning and organising of this event and the now huge task of training the dancers and their partners.

Michael & Angela Hayton

The Edinburgh Woolen Mill

We are delighted that Edinburgh Woolen Mill have agreed to sponsor this event in the form of arranging for Carol Smillie to act as our Host for the night. Carol took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2006 so knows all about the competition and what goes on behind the scenes. For more info about Carol click here.

Hair @ Jibe

We are grateful to Hair @ Jibe for the provision of Hair stylists and beauty stylists for their support.
The Multi Award winning Hair @ jibe is rapidly becoming the north UK's leading salon with 11 exceptional award winning stylists all trained to the highest standards achievable.

To all the celebrities and local personalities who have agreed to dance at the event

Just can't wait...

Tim just could not wait to start learning his moves...

All our dancers will now start to learn their dances, so between now and the event they will become step perfect. We will post some pictures of our couples in 'rehearsals' as they progress.

Book Now

To reserve your tickets for this event, please telephone us during normal office hours on: 01228 817617
As we expect demand for tickets to be high all tickets must be paid for at the time of ordering, we will not reserve places. Once all tickets have been sold we will operate a waiting list system.

Rehearsals are underway...

If you would like a sneak preview of our dancers learning their moves click here


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