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Vivienne Scott dropped in to our Wednesday club night at St James. It had been something like two years since her last visit, but lucky for us she made time on her family visit back to the UK from her home in Toronto to come and see us. It sure was nice to see her again and have a good old chinwag. Vivienne was kind enough to teach one of her new dances called Our First Love which was co-written with Robert Lindsay, Kim Ray & Fred Buckley. The dance went down very well indeed with our dancers. It's definitely one we'll be doing again

Alan & Fiona Haywood came along for the night and Alan was kind enough to teach his latest dance 'Even If' to the UK Eurovision Song 2008 Contest entry 'Even If' by Andy Abraham. Thanks Alan - nice dance (32 count, 4 wall, Intermediate, no restarts or tags) - Step Sheet.

The raffle raised £84 for Retinitis Pigmentosa, thanks from Margaret and also from Me & Wendy.

We had Kate Sala down for a Workshop on the afternoon of Saturday, March 15^th and also for our monthly club party night the same evening.

We were at capacity for both sessions (in fact we'd had to limit the attendance to keep it comfortable on the floor & to seat everyone) and all round it was a brilliant day thanks in no small part to Kate, who worked extremely hard throughout the entire day. Everyone thought she was brilliant. Also many congratulations to Kate on her winning the Linedancers Magazine Crystal Boot Award for Female Linedance Personality Of The Year.

During the workshop Kate taught Universal Disco, Mercy, Cockadoodle and Kings & Vagabonds in that order. Cockadoodle and Kings & Vagabonds were reviewed during the evening social and Kate added a great fun contra dance called Kiss Me, Kiss Me.

I'm working on a full report (including photos) of the day which will be posted to the web site just as soon as I can.

The evening raffle raised a total of £137 for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Finally got round to posting some words and pictures about the recent line dance weekend at the Isle Of Wight. 46 people went from the club and, thanks partly to the weather holding (sunny & dry) a really good time was had by all. We have a report online, with a picture show to follow when I get my act together and edit/process them.

Updated the dances on the Beginners page.

Mercy (I), Drizabone (B/I), Busy Bee (I), Temptation (I), Beauty & The Beat (B/I), Lift Me Up (A-B), Charanga (Int) & Dance Like You're The Only One (B/I)

Sorry, I seem to have lost February somewhere between the end of January & the beginning of March !!! However, I have managed to retrieve some words about the party night from archive:

February's party night was, despite the best efforts of the 0° temperature outside, well attended. If you'd like to check out the playlist for the evening, click here.

The raffle raised £81 for 'our' charity Retinitis Pigmentosa and, as it was pretty close to Valentines day we had an extra door prize of a 'Valentines Bear' (a soft cuddly thing with a red bow round its neck) which was won by Tina.

Our first party night of 2008 was held on 19th January, and we were lucky enough to have Teresa & Vera come down to visit us. Lovely to see you guys again and have a chinwag about 'current stuff' etc.

I think everyone enjoyed themselves & had a good time; we had a full floor for most of the night. Sorry if I didn't get round to playing your requests, I still had about 15 left at the end of the evening - so many requests, so little time ......... play list for the night. As usual, the 'starter nibbles' from Wendy were greatly appreciated (by me especially !!!).

The raffle raised £90 for Retinitis Pigmentosa

It is with great pleasure that we'd like to announce the engagement of Sara & Stuart. Stuart finally popped the question on Christmas Day and consequently Sara is now sporting a lovely engagement ring. We'd like to wish them all the very best as they commit their lives to each other.

Following our party night in December, we received a very nice letter from Margaret thanking Tulsa Shuffle for their fund raising efforts for 2007 in relation to the charity Retinitis Pigmentosa. All in all Tulsa Shuffle-related activities raised £1075·30 not including the annual Stride For Sight for which participating Tulsa Shuffle members and sponsors raised an addition (almost) £600. Well done Shufflers. Let's see if we can crack the £2K barrier in 2008.

Added another picture to the Christmas Party album. Photo courtesy of Russ Kane.

Updated the dances on the Beginners page.

Sea Salt Sally (Int), Enjoy Yourself (Beg/Int), Rebel Amor (Int), Lift Me Up (A-B) & Charanga (Int)

Throughout the year, step sheets were added for the following dances:

We received a letter from Margaret thanking the club for their fund raising efforts for 2007 in relation to our charity Retinitis Pigmentosa. All in all Tulsa Shuffle-related activities raised £1075·30 not including the annual Stride For Sight for which participating Tulsa Shuffle members and sponsors raised an addition (almost) £600. Well done Shufflers.

Christmas Party Night Photos courtesy of Russ Kane - cheers Russ.

Christmas party night Playlist.

The Christmas Party Raffle in aid of Retinitis Pigmentosa this year raised a grand total of £137, all of which goes directly to the charity. Well done.

Our thanks and a bouquet of flowers went to Linda for organising our away weekends for us this year and next. Thanks Linda, your hard work is much appreciated.

Just found out from Margaret (our RP fund raiser that the Stride For Sight held a couple of months back raised a total of £2,725 for RP, which could mean a total in excess of £3,400 once the tax concessions have been claimed.

Just got back from a workshop/social hosted by Alan & Fiona Haywood featuring Peter Metelnik & Alison Biggs plus Kim Ray. Jo & John Kinser were also there and demo'd their latest dance Hey, Big Spender'. An excellent day out. Dance taught by Alan Haywood : Johnny Be Good. Dances taught by Kim Ray : She's A Lady; Rockapella. Dances taught by Peter Metelnik : To Love Somebody; Snap, Crackle & Pop. Dance taught by Alison Biggs : You're My Destiny.

We have a new outbreak of Grandmas within the club. Linda & Phil took delivery (so to speak) of their 2^nd and 3^rd with twins (Grace first at 5lb 10oz followed by Riley at 6lb 1oz) courtesy of their son Matthew & daughter-in-law Carley while Janine & Mike became grandparents for the very first time when their daughter Amanda gave birth to William (7lb 10oz). Photos & more details to follow.

A record number of 'Shufflers' are set to embark on what is fast becoming an annual 'safari' to the Hotel Trouville on the Isle Of Wight for a long (3 night) line dance weekend. At the last count there were, I think, about 43 people who have signed up.

When we go to the Isle Of Wight next year, we decided that we'd like to go with a new club shirt specially commissioned for the occasion. Consequently, we invited suggestions for a logo to go on the back of T-shirts, blouses, tops & Polos. We then took a vote on the suggestions with the winner (suggested by Linda) being shown on the left. This is basically only for the ladies who are going as the shirt decorations will be done individually (by hand) in 'glitter/diamante'.

Us guys will be having a similar set of shirts, but in a non-glittery style 'coz we're shy, retiring types.

Line Dance Weekend - Sandown, Isle Of Wight

Line dance weekend at the Trouville Hotel, Sandown, Isle Of Wight ably hosted by Paula & Steve Pym. The photos above show Paula & Steve plus the three bands that played during the weekend.

23 Tulsa Shufflers arrived on the Friday night primed for a three night line dance break - weather wasn't too good but c'ést la vie.

Same venue as last year, so the excellent quality of the accommodation, dance floor, food & service was a given.

Night 1 saw us dancing to Fools Gold - excellent stuff and voted by us as the best band of the weekend. Paula ran the disco for the remainder of the evening.

The morning of day 2 was given over to a tutorial session from Paula. Excellent session where Paula taught Show Me Yours (48 count, 4 wall intermediate by Maggie G) & One More Midnight (64 count 4 wall Beg/int by Maggie G) - good dances which we'd not done before. The afternoon was free time and in the evening we danced to Paula's disco and Brushwood.

On Sunday morning we had the second of Paula's tutorials in which she taught Rumba Linda (64 count 2 wall beg/int by Christina Walker) & Thunder & Lightning (32 count 4 wall intermediate by Gary Lafferty). Two good dances which again we'd not met before. More free time in the afternoon and in the evening we danced to the MT Allan Duo who interspersed their music with a fair bit of 'witty banter'.

Monday morning - wake up, pack, breakfast and then say our goodbye's. Good weekend, everyone who went this time around has already registered with Linda for March next year at the Trouville. Photos

Throughout the year, step sheets were added for the following dances:

Added a photo of Mick, Kate Sala, Alan & Barbara Heighway taken on our recent Linedance Weekend in Bognor Regis plus a photo of the weekend away - unfortunately we didn't manage to get any group photos.

For our November party night, we were pleased to welcome a visiting celebrity, choreographer Alan Haywood & his wife Fiona. Alan taught one of his dances, Spooky, which came second in a recent competition held in Chicago. The dance went down very well - thanks Alan, you and Fiona are welcome back anytime.

We hosted a charity line dance on October 7^th at St. James Church Hall, Elmsleigh Driver, Leigh-On-Sea in aid of NETCANCER - The South East Essex Neck & Head Cancer support group. We'd like to thank everyone who attended and supported our fund raising. The evening was a success with a total of £275·40 being raised. This covered the cost of 1¹/3 'Therabite' therapy devices for the support group.

Posted Isle Of Wight weekend photos (check them out)

Alan & Fiona Haywood were guests at our February party night. Photos

Throughout the year, step sheets were added for the following dances:

Added the step sheets for the following dances :

Added the step sheets for the following dances :

Retinitis Pigmentosa - 'Stride For Sight' charity fund raising walk. £635 was raised on the day by Tulsa Shuffle Line Dance Club members (RP photo page).

Linedancer Magazine 'Club Of The Year' Nomination - we didn't make it to the next stage, but hey!, we were in the final 22. Many thanks to everyone who has encouraged and supported us at the club (article and certificate).