The Light-Hearted Dance Weekends
Hotel Piccadilly, Bournemouth. 19th - 21st Jan 2007.
Leaders John & Hilary Turner.
Guest Caller - Ivan Aitken,
Musicians - John & Mary Brock (The Weston Country Dance band).
Here is just a sample of the responses from our customer questionnaire.
- Question - Would you recommend our weekends to your friends?
- Of the 37 (out of a possible 52) responses to our questionnaire, 36 said 'Yes' to the
above question. One had reservations.
- Question - Please comment on the venue?
- 'Location - excellent, Room on the small side but clean with comfortable beds
& a good shower, Food: excellent breakfast & good choice at other meals. Ballroom - fabulous'
. - Mavis & David Seedhouse, W Midlands.
- 'Food excellent & we are vegetarian. Ballroom ideal shape, but perhaps a
dais for the band would be helpful. Wonderful floor'.
- Ian & Val McFarlane, Bucks.
- Question - Please comment on the Dance Programme?
- 'Good variety, Great Fun' - Anonymous.
- 'Very good indeed. Nice mix of brain taxing & better known dances'.
- Jim & Anne Pennells, W Midlands.
- Question - What can we do to improve our performance?
- 'Please don't change anything!' - Ruth & Jim Gwilliam, W Sussex.
- Question - Is the weekend good value for money? a) Hotel?
& b) Artists & Dance programme?
- All except one who responded to our questionnaire, said
'Yes' to a) &
All said 'Yes' to b).
- Question - What attracted you to this weekend?
- 'We just know that we are going to have a good weekend'. - Brian & Christine Hodgson, Hampshire.
- 'Mixture of everything, but Callers the main reason' - Barbara Shaffer, Bucks.
- 'We knew it would be a welcoming friendly event for our 'new to dancing'
friends and it was'. - Ian & Val McFarlane, Bucks.
- 'The atmosphere, fun, learning, lovely company & good food.
- Rosie Yeats-Brown & Keith Gulliver, Suffolk.
- Other comments from Guests:
- 'We were pleased to be made so welcome' - Ken Walker & Brenda White, Bucks. (new customers)
- 'Jim & I particularly enjoyed Elizabeth's Hand Bell Session. Never
had a go at that before & the hour went so quickly' - Jim & Anne Pennells, W Midlands.
- 'We had tried before to join this weekend, and had not been lucky. 2007 - success!
The musicians & callers were superb, and the company was great. All combined to make the
weekend thoroughly enjoyable. It was very relaxed and fun. We're looking forward to 2008
(fingers crossed).' - Fred & Ann Woodcock, Ashford, Kent.
For customer's comments on previous 'Light-hearted Dance Weekends' see link below.