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    VRRDA Rock & Roll Dance Championship - 2011

    The AFL has Aussie Rules Grand Final at the MCG, the English have their cricket at Lords but for devotees of 1950’s style rock & roll dancing, music and fashion coming from metro Melbourne and country Victoria, and those coming from interstate, it was a special night at the Epping Heritage Centre as they gather together for the annual “Mecca” of Rock & Roll events – the 2011 VRRDA Rock & Roll Dance Championship.

    For those uninitiated and not yet “born again” into the 1950’s style rock & roll culture and fashion, to them it would seem a surreal environment as if transported back in a time machine to re-live the sounds and sights of the 1950’s era of rock & roll music & dancing. If you were not there last night, then you would have missed a night filled with a highly charged atmosphere of competitive spirit and top class rock & roll dancing but most of all, a night out of fun for families and friends.

    The Vincents – one of Melbourne’s top 1950’s style rock & roll bands, kept the whole night rockin’ not only playing live for the selected premier dance event categories but also kept everyone happy & rockin’ on the dance floor during social dancing interspersed between the dance events.

    As in past years, dancers were competing in several dance categories including the premier State Open Title (with lifts option) and the State Junior & Adult Titles (with and without lifts). Other dance events were the Beginners & Teams events, Triples and for the inaugural State Seniors Title which I think is a great idea considering the current age profile of the majority R&R dancers today. As usual, there were also the “fun” events like "Jack & Jill" and the “senior & junior” dance events.

    The Epping Heritage Centre is a top venue with an excellent “sunken” dance floor, good parking and bar facilities and really not difficult to travel to if one access the various Freeways and Link roads to get there. The VRRDA again should be congratulated for holding its annual R&R dance championship. It’s a not for profit organisation, and the committee members have given freely of their time in the endeavour to keeping alive and promoting 1950’s style music and dancing. May it continue to flourish into the next century so that present & future generations will continue to enjoy the music and dancing that we have grown to love so much.

    Well done also to all the volunteers who had helped to organise the event and to all the dance judges. And finally, to Rob - top job in doing the MC for the night, and also Margie playing the perfect host in meeting & greeting patrons at the door. It was a top night for 1950’s style music, dancing & fashion.









    Last edited by Jitterbug; 15-05-2011 at 01:31 PM.

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