KFAMoves North East Summer 2015 Newsletter. KFAMoves North East is a non-profit assocation devoted to the promotion of exercise, movement and dance.

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The Mover
North East Region
Dance, one of the oldest forms of
artistic expression, requires only the
human body for its realisation.
Igor Youskevitch ~
Once again, our dancers
took to the floor and interpreted an
eclectic range of music through the
expression of movement. (See some
of the news coverage on Page 2).
This year’s Festival also
featured performances straight from
the National Championships in
Nottingham, delighting the audience
with their displays of talent.
Catherine
Inside this issue:Panorama Review 2
Youth Moves 3
North East Teams 4
National Festival 5
Ladies Day 6
Branch News 7/9
Dates for Your Diary 10
Committee Contacts 10
Summer 2015 Volume 4, Issue 3
National Championship Fitness Freestyle Team
(Northern Lights) with Jive Fusion
Music: “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner
The team were Runners Up at the National Championships
(The dancer in the photo is Zoe Adamson, who returned to
the team last year after completing her degree)
”Dance Festival a Success”
Panorama of Movement and Dance
at the Dolphin Centre, Darlington

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PANORAMA 2015
All youth moves and young adult teams performed with great confidence and ability. The children and young
adultsenjoyedbeinginthe limelightandworkedextremelyhard leading up to Panorama! They were certainly a
creditto their teachers – well done! Amy Holden’s guest item was lovely to watch and the children have made
Amy very proud – they enjoyed watching their school teacher perform too. Amy’s headmistress was well
impressedwithPanorama. Huge thanksgo to ourchaperonesandvolunteers,withouttheirsupport it would not
be possible for Youth Moves to perform.
JANET BALFOUR
YOUTH MOVES COORDINATOR
“CAN YOU DANCE?”, SPORTS CENTRAL, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Janet Balfour and I attended the Can You Dance Conference along with two Senior Youth Moves
Members– Amy Thew and Kathryn Rayner. The girls took part in all of the master classes and
absolutelylovedthe experience. The conference wasbuzzingwithyoungdancers. CanYou Dance
wantedusto showcase ourwork,but unfortunately the conference was the day after Panorama.
Janetand I are hopingto take our groupsto performnextyear. The standard of performances was exceptionally
high and we all had a great day. (CHRISTINE CHAPMAN)
“Can you dance was absolutely incredible, it was an amazing experience to be
able to be taught by professional choreographers. It was fun being taught a
range of differentstylesof dance fromcontemporarytojazz/musical theatre to
commercial. Being in a master-class was a whole new way of learning dance,
but was extremely enjoyable. Everyone was so kind and welcoming, and the
stalls were great. I would defiantly recommend going for the experience and
hope to go again in 2016.” (AMY THEW)
EUPHORIA DANCE
Janet Balfour held a 3-day dance workshop over Easter 2015 for her
EuphoriaDance group, culminating in a final dance performance on the
stage at Park View Community Association for friends and families to
watch. 13 girls aged 6-10 years attended. This was a huge success, and
so Janet will be holding a 4 day dance workshop over the Summer
Holidays (Tuesday 11th
to Friday 14th
August, 1pm-4pm) for 7-11 year
olds at Park View, again with a view to a final dance performance on the stage for friends and families.
EXTRAVAGANZA!
Monday 16th November 2015
Park View Community Association Theatre
Church Chare
Chester-le-Street
Performance starts at 6.30pm
Tickets – Adult £5 Child £2.50 (ring Christine on 0191 3884205 or email christinechapman4@btinternet.com)
Workshops already under way for youth moves KS3/4 and young adults, creating routines for Extravaganza 2015

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NORTH EAST TEAMS – MEMBER CRITERIA (2015 – 2016)
Aim
To be a memberof a teamwitha highstandard of performance fordisplays, demonstrationsand promotions.
Learning Outcomes
Improve personal performance, encourage physical confidence, developmore knowledge andunderstandingof
the activity, developgroupsocial awareness
Membership
All participantsmustbe membersof the EMDP (NorthEast KeepFitAssociation)by 31st
August2014.
Meetings
Nine peryear;one workshopNovember2014; 8 rehearsalsFebruary 2015 to May 2015
Attendance
Membersare requiredtoattendevery session.
Rehearsal Venues
(To be confirmed–as The Free School at Gilesgate,Durham isclosing)
 Mature Moves
 Skipping
Laurel Avenue Primary School, Durham
 Movement
 FitnessFreestyle
Parish Centre / Park View,Chesterle Street
 Young Adults
Subscriptions
£4.00 per two hour session - Total £36.00
£4.00 is tobe paidby October31st
2015. The remaining£32.00 to be paidat firstrehearsal 2016 or £16.00 to be
paidat firstrehearsal and£16.00 to be paidat fifthrehearsal. These subsare notnegotiable.
Panorama
 A member must perform in their own Branch item.
 A member may perform in up to a maximum of three extra items of their choice (e.g. Associate /
National Festival / NE Teams,) making a total of four items. (Competition teams to be reviewed
separately.)
 Mature Moves – subject to their Branches approval - for medical reasons, members may be allowed
to perform in the Mature Moves team without performing in their own branch item.
The Producers for the North East Teams 2015-2016 will be as follows:
Young Adults – Nicola Pilmoor Fitness Freestyle – Clare Iley-Christie and Amy Holden
Movement – Lynne Casey Mature Moves – Sheila Robson
Skipping – Linda Killip and Sandra Carter
Workshops will be held on the weekend of 7/8 November 2015, and registration forms will be sent out to
the Producers and Branches
Or Contact Marilyn: 0191 388125 / mazza.laverick@gmail.com
This is an opportunity to extend your skills and improve your personal performance, so please come along
and join a team. However, if you would like to join a team, you are strongly recommended to participate
in the corresponding Workshop for your benefit and that of the Producer.
Please Note: The age range of the Young Adults Team is 16yrs to 25 years, and participants are welcome
from all over the North East Region.

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National Festival – 30th
April 2016
Birmingham Symphony Hall
Our National Festival will once again take place at the Birmingham
Symphony Hall, following our successful event there last year.
The Festival Working Party have met, along with Show Producer Lynne
Casey, and agreed Lynne’s theme of ‘the elements’, encompassing earth,
wind, fire and water.
The title ’Move to the Rhythm’ is to be retained, with a sub-heading of ‘Elements of Dance’.
Lynne hopes that Producers will have lots of scope for creativity with this theme.
Your North East Region Producers have been selected as:
Nicola Pilmoor and Denise Durkin, who will each train a team – we are so pleased to have a Mother
and Daughter combination!
We also hope that Christine Chapman and Janet Balfour will be selected to train Youth Moves teams
but this selection is carried out by the Festival Working Party on a National basis.
Each Producer has to put forward two ideas/music titles and the Festival Working Party will choose
one that best fits the whole programme so that there is a variety of item types, music and themes.
Please support the Producers – rehearsal dates will be out soon and will no doubt need to commence
before Christmas given the early date and the intervening holidays.
If you do not wish to perform please do buy tickets and come for the weekend - a great time was had
by all last year. Ticket prices and details of hotel packages will be sent out soon.
Laban Movement Survey
I'm looking to research into whether our Laban based movement has a positive effect on how the brain works.
Laban makes and keeps you smarter.
I'm looking for volunteers either teachers or class members, who would take part
in a pilot study. This would involve having a chat with me and possibly
completing a questionnaire. I'd be particularly interested in talking to people who
have been doing our work for more than 20 years, although those who have been
involved for more than 10 years would be welcome.
Contact via phone 01439 770078/ 07779 728279 or email mdgabriel@btinternet.com
A very big THANK YOU
Tonia Gabriel

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With Lunchtime Drinks Reception and Meal
Sunday 18th October 2015
Bishops Suite, Ramside Hall, Durham
Carrville, Durham, DH1 1TD
Colour Scheme is Red
(but why not wear a red accessory if you
don’t want to be so daring!)
See your Branch Rep for:
- Tickets (£26.50)
- Pre-order menus
(or contact Marilyn Laverick)
0191 3888125
mazza.laverick@gmail.com
Why not invite family and friends along,
and show them that KFA = Fun !
If anyone knows of any other contacts for Ladies Day stalls, please get in touch with
Christine, tel. 0191 3884205, email christinechapman4@btinternet.com
Entertainment by singer
Natalie Durkin
 Drinks Reception(with
nibbles):
12 noon for 1pm
 2 course meal
with menu choices
(pre-ordered)
 Jewellery Stall
 Accessories Stall
 Candle Stall
Cake Stall

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Sunderland Summer Classes
(7 – 8.30 pm)
St Gabriel’s Church Hall
1 Saint Gabriel's Avenue, High Barnes, Sunderland SR4 7TF
27th
July - 1950’s Night
Lynne Casey will be teaching us how to Jive the ‘Keep Fit’
way. Popcorn, cola, tea and coffee included in theticket price
of £5 for members and £5.50 for non-members.
There will also be hot dogs for sale at 50 pence. 1950s
fancy dress is optional.
24th
August - Pompoms Night
Mandy Wardlehas promised a fun class with lots of shaking and rustling. Scones with
jam, creamand fresh strawberries and refreshments are included in the ticket price of
£5 for members and £5.50 for non-members.
Come along and join us and bring a friend. All welcome.

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Special Presentation Evening
Middlesbrough KFA recently had a workout led by Tonia Gabriel. This was followed by the presentation
of a cheque for £500 to a lovely lady called Lucy from the Neurosurgery Unit at James Cook Hospital.
The cheque was presented by Beverly and Alan, whose daughter had received treatment in the Unit
several years ago, and is now fine. The presentation was followed by a cheese and wine supper and
raffle. Altogether, a very successful evening.
Summer Workouts
Middlesbrough KFA will be holding their Summer Workouts every
Wednesday evening, starting on 15th
July, for 8 weeks, until 2nd
September, from 7.30pm to 9pm, at St Mary’s Church Hall, Green Lane,
Acklam Middlesbrough TS5 7AD.
Admission will be £3.50 for KFA members, and £4 for non-members. This
includes refreshments. Each class will be taken by a different teacher, so
there will be a good variety of exercise and dance. Come along and join
us, and have some fun.

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Ten Keep Fitters
One keep fitter sitting on a bus, said “Hello” to someone there
And that made two of us
Two keep fitters meet up for tea, had to share a table
And then that made three
Four keep fitters looking around a store, met another in a lift
And then there were four
Four keep fitters went to swim and dive, met another at the baths
And then there were five
Five keep fitters going to the flicks, handed round the fruit gums
And then there were six
Six keep fitters holidaying in Devon, met another on the way
And then there were seven
Seven keep fitters talking at the gate, one met a neighbour
And then there were eight
Eight keep fitters went for a drink of wine, met another in the loo
And then there were nine
Nine keep fitters decided to meet again, although there’s quite a crowd now
One more made it ten
I hope these keep fitters will start a brand new trend, to join a class near where they live
AND BRING ALONG A FRIEND
Barbara Carter
Friendship
Friendship buds and blossoms, like summer in full dress
Friendships bring a harvest, of joy and happiness
Friendship is sustaining, through winter winds and snows
Friendship can’t be hoarded, by being shared it grows
Sent in by Ann Brown
South Tyneside
Please Note
Fitsteps Session planned for 25th
July is postponed.
But we hope to be able to offer this in the future

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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
Training
Faye Doorbar
Tel: 01748 449191
Email: doorbar@swaledale.org
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
2015
KFA Moves Concordat (Wakefield)
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2015
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
KFA Youth Moves Extravaganza!
Monday 16th November (Park View Community Association Theatre, Chester le Street)
2016
KFA National Festival (Birmingham Symphony Hall)
Saturday 30th April
KFA Moves North East Region Panorama of Movement and Dance
Saturday 14th May (Dolphin Centre, Darlington)
(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