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Situated on
the South Coast, in West Sussex is the town of Littlehampton, where
you will find Dixie Belles Line Dance Club. Run by Jenny Bembridge,
who is a member of the BWDA2000,
you will find a warm welcome awaits for all.
The club meets
every Thursday and Friday night at St Catherine’s Social Centre,
Beach Road, Littlehampton.
Lessons are on
a Thursday evening, 6.30pm – 9.30pm and our dance instructor is
Jill Manson who is also a member of the BWDA2000.
All levels of line dancing are catered for. Beginners special
tuition starting at 6.30pm - 7.30pm and improvers 7.35pm - 9.35pm.
The partner
lessons have proved to be very popular and now take place at St
Mary's Church Hall, Clymping, West Sussex, on a Tuesday evening at
7.30 - 9.30pm.
Friday or
Saturday nights are social evenings featuring a live band. The
evening starts at 7.30 - 8pm and continues until 11pm. We usually
start with a disco to warm you up then three sets of live
entertainment, plus a raffle. We also have themed party nights which
take place throughout the year.
So why not
come along and join us at the friendliest club on the South Coast.
Whether you like to dance or just listen to the music everyone is welcome.
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Our
Saturday dances have proved to be very successful
and some more have been booked and will be held
at The Assembly Hall, Bognor Regis Campus of The University of
Chichester, Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1HR.
Check
the website for further dates.
Our Charity
Dance this year was held at Littlehampton with funds being raised to
help the local RNLI. Alan Gregory provided the music for the evening
and as usual a superb caberat was provided by members. The event was
very well attended and we managed to raise £630. Other fund
raising events on the night included a bottle roll and action. A big
thank you to everyone who attended and contributed towards the evening.
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Alan Gregory trying the bottle roll |
Alan Gregory plus Dixie Belles Cabaret |
Dixie Belles Cabaret making a fuss of Mick |
Alan Gregory, Jenny Bembridge with Clive Lindsell and Mark Flint from
the RNLI |
Our Annual
Independence Day Party was actually held on 4th July at Littlehampton
with the very charismatic Bobby D Sawyer. Picture below shows Bobby
with some of the members dressed in a red, white and blue theme.
Bobby D
Sawyer at Dixie Belles Independence Day Party 4th July 2008 |
I consider
myself to have been very privileged and lucky to have been able to
meet Keith Urban on his visit to London. Some fans came as far as
Scotland and one lady had even travelled from France. We all met in a
pub beforehand to get to know one another, alone with Madeline who
had organised this wonderful event for us. We are then taken to the
hotel to meet Keith. He came across as a very kind and considerate
man, probably more nervous at meeting us then we were meeting him. He
signed autographs for us and we all had out picture taken with him.
I mentioned
that I had seen him in Nashville a couple of years ago and told him
about Dixie Belles. He very kindly signed a photo to 'All the gang at
Dixie Belles'. Afterwards came the showcase, which took place in a
nearby club. This was mainly for the music industry and although it
was an attempt to dull down his country image, it did not deter us
from having a great time. I am not sure how it was really received
but we were all on cloud nine. Then it was off to the pub again with
our goodie bags to exchange views and photos. He certainly made 12
ladies very happy women for a couple of hours. He is supporting Bryan
Adams on the 13th May at Earls Court, and is also appearing at the
Scala in London on the 16th May.
I was also
very lucky to have seen Gretchen Wilson on Monday at the Carling
Academy Islington in London. What a great show this was, and how nice
it was to see in the audience some of the British Country Artistes
there, Billy Bubba King, Gemma Fairweather and Rob Childs from Vegas.
Although I didn't manage a photo I was lucky enough to get her autograph.
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