KFAMoves North East Region Newsletter. Read all about how our orgainsation promotes exercise, movement and dance in the community.

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The Mover
North East Region
“Danceis bigger than the
physicalbody. Think bigger
than that. When you extend
your arm, it doesn'tstop at
the end of your fingers,
becauseyou'redancing bigger
than that: you'redancing
spirit. “
~ Judith Jamison ~
In the words Emeli sings, we can
certainly “shout all about” our
wonderful young dancers, who
love expressing themselves
through dance. KFAMoves
celebrates their achievements.
Catherine
Inside this issue:KFA YouthMoves
Extravaganza Review
2
Recreative Weekend 3
North East AGM 3/5
KFA Championships 6
North East Young
Adults Team
7
Branch News 7/8
Save the Date! 9
Dates for Your Diary 10
Committee Contacts 10
Panorama 6
“Put it in all of the papers…”
Winter 2014/2015 Volume 4, Issue 1
Spectrum Dance rehearse their item
“Contrast”
to “Read All About It”
by Emeli Sande
Producer – Christine Chapman
(Photo courtesy of Kat Rayner, a member of the group)
“Contrast” has only recently been created by Spectrum
Dance. They wanted to produce a dance piece that
showed both Lyrical and Street Moves, and “Read All
About It” fitted the bill perfectly. Look out for their
fantastic duos and solos!
KFA Youth Moves EXTRAVAGANZA – Review Inside

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YOUTH MOVES EXTRAVAGANZA – 17TH
NOVEMBER 2014,
PARK VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION THEATRE, CHESTER LE STREET
An amazing show! Our Youth Moves and Young Adults have once again thrilled their audience. The
theatre was buzzing! A good size stage with professional lighting made this a spectacular night!
Linda’s infants danced along to “Let it Go” from Frozen. They were dressed in wonderful
outfits made by the very talented young adult, Zoe Adamson – every dress made to
measure. The children loved being dressed up and feeling special.
Janet was very proud of her girls. Some performed in
one item, others up to 4 items on the night!
Panorama and the Festival team were repeated,
along with 2 new items – a Charleston and a very
lively colourful item Mayhem!
Christine’s Spectrum Dance also pulled out all the
stops with fantastic items including a wonderful
contemporary dance and jazz dance, with some girls
performing in up to 6 items!! Amazing team
performances and personal performances also!
Spectrum Dance raised over £100 to pay for their tops
by selling cakes, and have started working on routines for
the Pulse and gala – Secondary Schools Performance.
Northern Lights certainly got the show on the road when they opened it with their National Festival item
Move. They performed French Connection again, and did bring the house down!! Amy Holden worked
hard behind the scenes getting teams on and off the stage efficiently. Amy Carter, another of our new
teachers, co-produced a guest contemporary item from Park View
School.
We are so proud of our Extravaganza – teachers, performers,
chaperones, volunteers, all worked together as a team and made this
fantastic night happen! We are all looking forward to next year’s
Extravaganza!
New Classes : Janet (7-11yrs, Tuesdays 5-6pm, Park View Community
Association), Christine (11-13yrs, 3.30-4.30pm, Park View School North
Lodge)
JANET BALFOUR
07854140609 janetbalfour@hotmail.com
NORTH EAST YOUTH MOVES COORDINATOR
Rebecca Wareham, Stephanie Wareham and
Amy They from Spectrum Dance rehearse
“Jazzy Blues” - a Retro, Eccentric, Jazzy, Bluesy
number - to music by Paloma Faith
Caisley Graham and Melissa Pompfrey
of Euphoria Dance

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Volunteer of the Year
Show your appreciation and nominate that hardworking member!
Categories:
 Member
 Teacher
 Committee Member(atBranch/AreaorRegional Level)
Whoeverreceivesthe awardforthe Regionwill thenbe putforwardforthe National Award.
Please fill inthe sectionsof the formonthe opposite page,afterfirstaskingthe permissionof the person
concerned, andsendtoMarilyn by 24th
February (mazza.laverick@gmail.com). Please give asmuch
detail aspossible , givingclearexamples–thiscan make a huge difference- andcheckout the write-upson
the National Volunteerwinnersinthe latestcopyof “MovingTogether”tohelpyouwhenyouwritethe
nominations.
NEKFA Recreative Weekend
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport
Friday September 11th September 2015 – Sunday 13th September 2015
There are still some places available on the weekend, but please send in your deposit as soon as
possible, together with the slip at the bottom of the form we sent out after Christmas, to Lynne
Casey.
We can also get a 16 or 29-seater minibus, so if you would prefer to travel by coach, please contact
Joan Holmes (tel. 0191 4422184) as soon as possible. Cost to be confirmed.

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MMoovvee aalloonngg …… ttoo oouurr SSpprriinngg WWoorrkkoouuttss!!
Saturday 21st March 2015
The Free School, Gilesgate, Durham DH1 1HN
Teachers: Nicola Pilmoor, Linda Morton, and Janet Balfour
Meet & Greet - 9.30am - 10am
First Session - 10am-10.45am
Second Session - 11am-11.45am
Break (tea/coffee & biscuits provided) – 11.45am - 12.15pm
Third Session 12.20pm – 1.05pm
AGM - 1.30pm-2.30pm
Displays - 2.30pm - 3.15pm
Afternoon Tea (provided) – 3.15pm
&
Tickets (will soon be available from your Branch Reps):
All Day Ticket (including Afternoon Tea) £8
Teachers Afternoon Session* (including Afternoon Tea) £4
* (For teachers attending morning training)
Afternoon Tea

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Rehearsals are well under way by North East entrants, and it promises to be a great
event. Please go along to Nottingham to support our girls if you can.
Applications for spectator tickets are not out yet, but will be shortly.
Regarding travel and accommodation, if you are planning on attending the
Championships, please be aware that there are two other big championship events
happening at the same time in the town, so you will need to book accommodation
early. It may be a case of booking at the Travelodge or Holiday Inn, or wherever
you can find rooms.
If you would like to travel by coach on the morning of Friday 8th
May, returning on
the evening of Sunday 10th
May, contact Joan Holmes (tel. 0191 4422184) as soon
as possible. Joan has secured a 49-seater (cost £30 pp, but less if we fill it).
A PANORAMA OF
MOVEMENT
AND DANCE
DOLPHIN CENTRE, DARLINGTON
Saturday 16th
May 2015
Tickets: £10 (Adults) £5 (Children)
First performance 2pm – Second performance 5.30pm
For more information and tickets (available shortly)
contact your Branch Rep
or Marilyn Laverick
tel. 0191 3888125 Email: mazza.laverick@gmail.com

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North East
Young Adults Team
with Nicola Pilmoor
Nicola is looking for enthusiastic young dancers aged between 16 years and 24 years to join her team to work
towards performing a dynamic item at our annual regional festival show Panorama of Movement and Dance at
the Dolphin Centre, Darlington on Saturday 16th
May. This is a fabulous opportunity to extend your skills and
improve your personal performance, and participants are welcome from all over the North East Region.
There will be two free sessions where you can come and see what it is all about:
Dates – 29th
January 2015 and 5th
February 2015
Time – 7pm-8.30pm
Venue – The Durham Free School, Bradford Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham DH1 1HN
Nicola’s contact details are: Tel. 07890242055 / thepilmoors@yahoo.co.uk
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WHIST is Women's Health in South Tyneside
In 2014 SouthTyneside KeepFitAssociationcollectedfor WHIST the sum of £1,000 which will be donated to the
charity at ST KFA annual dinner at the Sea Hotel, South Shields on Friday 16th January 2015.
Thank you to all South Tyneside members for collecting this fantastic amount for a local charity which does
marvellous work for the women of South Tyneside.
What is WHIST ?
WHIST is a local charityin SouthTyneside supportingwomen’sphysical andmental health acknowledgingthe fact
that physical and emotional health impact on each other.
WHIST also place importance on working with women who are well in order to help them stay that way.
WHIST believe that services should be available to all women regardless of age, ethnic background, disability,
sexual orientation or financial considerations
WHIST as a vital service that saves lives through counselling, support groups and courses
In 2014 WHIST counselling service has supported almost 100 women through issues such as domestic abuse,
bereavement and depression
In 2014 WHIST have offered 66 courses supporting women’s mental health and building their confidence.
http://www.whist.org.uk/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/WHiST-Womens-Health-in-South-Tyneside/152309118179221
South Tyneside

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Happy New Year to all our friends in the North East KFA!
We have been very busy over the last few months,
beginning with our Pink Night for Breast Cancer Research,
raising £260. Well done, ladies! And it was FUN!
A coffee evening was held at St Gabriel’s Church, and we
raised £245 for City Dance fees etc., and the remainder
£245 will go to Relapsing Polychondritis
Two theatre visits for The Lion King and Beauty and the
Beast, and then we had our AGM in November with a
super workout with Nicola Pilmoor - although attendance could have
been a little better.
Christmas Tea at Beamish Hall and class night out completed 2014
for us.
BrendaHall
acebook:h ps: www.facebook.com kfamoves.sunderland
Twitter: @kfa sland
AGM 2014 - At her retirementasSecretary
of KFAMovesDarlington,apositionshe has
heldforseventeenyears,MaureenSidwell
was presentedbyPresident(Margaret
Howe) andChairman(HeatherTowers),on
behalf of the Committee andmembers,
witha bouquetof flowersandagift
voucherinrecognition of herloyal service.
Of course,Maureenwill stillremainamuch
valuedmemberof the Committee.
Darlington
Christmas Ceilidh
Everyone was on the floor at
our annual Christmas Ceilidh!
acebook:https://www.facebook.com/KFAMovesDarlington

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Performance Event Fundraising
Workout, (Gilesgate), Saturday 25th July
(pm)
(Hopefully we will have a Fitsteps Session,
but not confirmed yet)
Teacher/Publicity Forum (Gilesgate)
Saturday 6th June (pm)
Among the themes:
 Trainingupdates
 FacebookHelp
 Q&A
Ladies Day
Sunday 18th
October
Concordat
(Training Weekend) (Wakefield)
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2015
Further details to follow
Find KFA Moves on Facebook and Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/pages/KFA-Moves-North-East-Region
https://www.facebook.com/groups/KFAMovesNER
https://www.facebook.com/CLSKFA (Chester le Street KFA Dance Moves)
https://www.facebook.com/kfamoves.sunderland
https://www.facebook.com/pages/KFA-MOVES-Spennymoor
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stockton-KFA-Moves
https://www.facebook.com/KFAMovesDarlington
https://www.facebook.com/pages/KFA-Youth-Moves
https://www.facebook.com/keepfit.yorkshire
https://www.facebook.com/pages/KFAMoves
@kfa sland (KFA Moves Sunderland)
Also search for the EMDP pages/groups:
Exercise Move Dance page: www.facebook.com/exercisemovementanddance
EMD Academy page: www.facebook.com/teachEMD
Also look for the EMD Community group, and the EMD Trainers group

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President / Member
Liaison (RMLO)
Ann Bayley
Tel: 01642 815562
Email: ann@thepostoffice.com
Equity
Sylvia Hocking
Tel: 01207 520580
Email: jandshocking@aol.com
Membership
Judith Cossavella
Tel: 01642 535307
Email: jucoss@ntlworld.com
Chair
Lynne Casey
Tel: 0191 5202422
Email: lynne.casey@btinternet.com
Treasurer
Nicola Pilmoor
Tel: 07890242055
Email: thepilmoors@yahoo.co.uk
Events
Christine Chapman
Tel: 0191 3884205
Email:
christinechapman4@btinternet.com
Youth Moves
Janet Balfour
Tel: 0191 3890544
Email: janetbalfour@hotmail.com
Secretary
Marilyn Laverick
Tel: 0191 3888125
Email: mazza.laverick@gmail.com
Minutes Secretary
Carol Yeomans
Tel: 01207 232780
Email:
carolyeomans1@btinternet.com
Publicity
Catherine Gilsenan
Tel: 01325 332572
Email:
catherine.gilsenan@yahoo.com
Training
Faye Doorbar
Tel: 01748 449191
Email: doorbar@swaledale.org
2015
KFA National Championships (Nottingham)
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May 2015
KFA Moves North East Region Panorama of Movement Exercise and Dance (Darlington)
Saturday 16th May 2015
KFA Moves North East Region Teacher/Publicity Forum (Durham)
Saturday 6th June 2015 (pm)
KFA Moves Concordat (Wakefield)
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2015
KFA Moves North East Region Event Fundraising Workout (Durham)
Saturday 25th July 2015 (pm)
KFA Moves North East Region Recreative Weekend (Southport)
Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September 2015
KFA Moves North East Region Ladies Day
Sunday 18th October 2015
(For further details of these and other events visit www.keepfit.org.uk)
KFA Dates for Your Diary
Your Contacts on the Regional Committee
Got any news or events to publicise?
You can send me content for this quarterly newsletter at any time!
Email to: catherine.gilsenan@yahoo.com