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| The Double Dutch Line
Dancers in Morrinsville.
Class details: MondaySenior Citizens Hall, Canada Street, Morrinsville 7.30pm - 9.00pm Open Class Contact Josie at 07 887 4057 |
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| The history of Double
Dutch begins with the Waikato Dutch Folkdancers. They
wanted more variety in their dancing, and one thing they
had a try at was line dancing. We were not part of the
folkdance group, but went along to the line dance lessons
run by Peter & Christy Bamfield of the Southern
Country Roadhouse. They taught us for 3 weeks, and we
were hooked. We started going to the Southern Country
Roadhouse nights which were held fortnightly on friday
nights. We'd go to the dance night, see a dance we liked.
We'd ask for the sheets, learn the dances from the
step-sheets and correct whatever misinterpretations the
following Roadhouse night. That's how we started line
dancing. We were invited to an instructor's meeting in Hamilton, where we found out that there were several instructors in the Waikato area, and even learned of a teacher and a day class in Morrinsville. We went to the class, and the teacher was to start an evening class the same night. Within a month, she started a class in Whitikahu. She came out and taught the 12-15 people that were there at the time. Of the 6 weeks, she was unable to take 2, so we offered to teach on those 2 nights. At the end of the year, she told us that continuing with that group of 12 people was not financially viable. She gave us the opportunity of taking the class. So, in February 1996, we started as instructors in the Whitikahu Hall. And Double Dutch has grown ever since, due to the support we enjoy of our members. |
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