PO Box 2046, Geelong Vic 3220

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1 PO Box 2046, Geelong Vic 3220 White Eagle House/ Fellmongers Road, Breakwater, Geelong President: Cass Allen Dance Bookings: Fay Gell V. President: Janet Butcher Newsletter: Secretary: Paul Shadbolt Committee Members: Glenda Fay Treasurer: Warren Butcher Yvonne Adrian Social Night: 7:30pm. Mondays Lessons: 7:00 p.m. Thursdays Dance: Monthly - 1 st Saturday of the month MEMBERSHIP DRAW There is a $50 cash prize to be won at every one of our club dances. Every member who buys a ticket to the dance will be automatically entered into the draw.

2 President s Report Hi Everyone! Wow!! What a wonderful start to 2017! Our 18th Summer Rock Festival was a huge success thanks to Chris Ryan and a very dedicated team of 84 volunteers and other people that helped over that weekend. The committee also put in a huge effort over the whole week - THANK YOU, my friends. But the greatest thing that made this festival so good was "YOU" our members, friends and visitors, through some extremely hot evenings at every dance the atmosphere was electric. We are so privileged to have at our dances such dynamic bands as The Fender Benders, The Lincolns, Jump n Jive and a long list of other bands and entertainers. They come from far away, never complain, give their all no matter what the weather and that's the spirit that is making your club a growing success. Thank you all again for your support. A combined thank you BBQ has been agreed by the committee for all the volunteers who helped at our festival, demonstrations, sausage sizzles and hall set up. That's well over 100 people so keep February 19th free for a great day of food, fun, games and dancing! The location is Eastern Gardens Big Rotunda beside the Botanical Gardens entrance and the BBQ will go from 11am- 4pm. Our next dance is on February 4th with a new band Cadillac Drifters - a very talented young band from Melbourne taking RnR dances and festivals by storm. Once you see them you will be amazed. February s dance theme is Valentine s, with a photo shoot corner for all the lovers. See you there! All you have to do is book your seats on the club phone, then pay at the door. Please have your membership cards at the ready to help speed things up. Monday night socials will commence on the 6th of February at 7.30 pm and our new lessons for 2017 will start on Thursday 9th February at 7pm. All those who put their name on a roster will have a roster ed to them along with an invitation to the thank you BBQ. An ad for our lessons will be put in The Geelong Advertiser on the Saturday before lessons start, but word of mouth is by far the best advertising, so spread the word! Chris and Raelene Palmer are looking forward to starting a new year with GJBR and they have a great program ready for us. There are a few of our members doing it a bit tough with health issues at the moment and would like to pass on to them all lots of love and hugs from everyone at GJBR. So, best wishes for a speedy recovery to Barb Mitchell, Tom Hewitt and Carolyn McCloud XXX See you at the next dance. Love to you all, CASS. Keep on Rockin

3 Let s get things straight! Hi my lovelies! Thank you all so much for the great feedback on the newsletter and especially this column. I have great fun writing it so it makes me happy that some of you are finding the information helpful! Recently I have been asked about getting your stocking seams straight. This is a problem for me too so I turned to my trusty friend Youtube for help and found the following tips that helped me a lot. Guys, you might want to put your fingers in your ears and go la, la, la. Here goes ladies Stockings are easier to get straight than panty hose as you can do one leg at a time and not twist the seam on the first leg trying to get your second leg in and, as panty hose weren t invented until the 60 s, stockings have the added benefit of being period correct. You may have noticed that you can actually feel the stocking seam with your fingers. Gather the stocking keeping the seam towards the back and when you pull it on feel the seam with your left hand and guide it straight as your right hand pulls the stocking up. This takes a bit of practice but once you get the hang of it you will be surprised how much difference it makes. If the seam isn t straight when you have finished it s best to start over rather than trying to fix it. Fully Fashioned stockings are less stretchy than modern stockings and are made in the shape of your leg rather than a straight tube. These are much nicer to wear, stay straight better and last for ages. I had a pair of fully fashioned stockings when I was younger and one pair literally lasted me for years. Unfortunately, they are quite expensive. Garter belts if you are going to give stockings a go don t buy a cheap garter or suspender belt. Cheap ones don t have good quality stocking clips on them and will quite often let go when you sit down or bend over - aaargh! They also have the same sort of sliding adjustment as bra straps which don t hold well leaving you with saggy stockings. Go for an old fashioned vintage type of belt with wide straps and large steel and rubber stocking clips. You will find them easier to use and they will stay put all day. Also, the old fashioned type of garter belts have proper snapping adjustment clips like trouser suspenders do, which don t slip. Note to the wise - the more straps your garter belt has, the straighter your seams will stay and you can get belts with up to eight straps. I found the best place to find nice vintage style garter belts was on Ebay and if I was to buy more I would probably tend to buy a size smaller than recommended as they are quite stretchy - which leads me to my next tip Don t wear a garter belt over shape wear! The smooth surface of the shapewear allows the garter belt to slip down onto your hips making your stockings sag and stretching your lovely garter belt! Unmentionables do they go over or under the garter belt? There is some debate on this and of course it comes down to personal preference but, for practical reasons definitely over, OK? And that s all I m going to say about that Stay ups. I ve never had much luck with Stay Ups as they usually don t - however they are more likely to stay put if you don t over stretch them by pulling them up too far. Also, dampening the silicone band with a little cold water will often rejuvenate the stickiness. I still don t trust them though. OK guys, you can take your fingers out of your ears now.

4 Get well wishes We would like to wish Barb Mitchell and Larry Devenish speedy recoveries from their recent illnesses. We hope you are both back on your feet soon Valentine s Theme Please book with Fay on Please no pre-payments, pay at the door! Dance lessons start back up on Thursday 9th of February. Don t forget we have brand new teachers so please make them feel welcome by coming along with your dancing shoes on! Beginners Intermediate Roster: 7pm to 8pm 8pm to 9pm We are always looking for more willing helpers to go on the door roster for Thursday nights. If you can help please let us know and we will include you on our roster. Many thanks To any member who cannot attend Thursday night door roster please let Cass know so we can get a replacement.

5 When Where Time 12 th February Torquay Motor Festival am for set up Zeally Bay Foreshore Hawaiian Beach Hop Theme Saturday May 20 th $20pp Band: Radio Waves plus feature act Must be pre-booked and pre-paid with Sandy Virgona before Friday May 12 th A/c S. Virgona Bendigo Bank BSB A/c No Ref: Your Name

6 Date What Where Band Contact Saturday 28 January Social Dance Red Hot Rockers Essendon The Rousers Adrian Saturday 04 February Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle Cadillac Drifters Fay Saturday 11 February Social Dance House Black Hat Daddies Ballarat Fender Benders Georgia February Festival Ballarat Beat Various John Morris Saturday 18 February Social Dance Top Katz Rockers Ballarat Smokin Wingtips Joyce Saturday 25 February Performance GPAC Lonnie Lee and the Paul Saturday 04 March Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle House March Festival Cobram River Rockers March Festival Ararat Jailhouse Rockers April Festival Do Ya Wanna Dance Warrnambool Leemen Speedsters Anthony Tenace The Lincolns Fender Benders & various bands Rockin Radio Gram, Fender Benders Fay Derek Leeanne Saturday 20 May Social Dance Seaview Club Radio Waves Sandra Saturday 01 April Social Dance Geelong Jukebox Rockers White Eagle House Rockin Daddies Fay

7 Adult Lifts 1 st Matthew Davies & Keren Goncharov Adult Beginner/Novice 1st 2nd Michael O Connor & Susie Papa Ray Robertson & Audrey Aitchison 45 & Over 1st 2nd 3rd Brian Coates & Denise Clark Don Malek & Sandy Craig Perry Henwood & Livia Sift Adult Open Summer Rock Champions 1st 2nd 3rd Brian Coates & Denise Clark Don Malek & Sandy Craig Matthew Davies & Keren Goncharov Men s Choice Andrea Beckett with a 1965 HD Holden Ladies choice Charles Smitten with a 1964 EH Holden Judges Choice Rita Boyle with a 1956 Ford Thunderbird Caravan Most popular caravan went to Max & Jenny Green with a homemade retro teardrop van Major Raffle The Jukebox was won by Ken Loone of Grovedale and second prize, a 32 inch TV, went to Mick Carroll of Whittington. Congratulations!!

8 Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Barb Mitchell, Tom Hewitt and Caroline McLeod. Hope to see you all back on the dance floor soon! Happy birthday to all our members who are having a birthday in February! RHONDA BALL RICHARD BOLDYS ROGER CAMPBELL JAMES CHOONG CHRISTINE COPPOCK DOROTHY DALGLEISH SUZIE ERWIN PETER FINCH DENNIS GLADMAN DANNY GORDON TIM HUMPAGE HELEN JACKMAN BARBARA KRIEG JOE MANGANELLI RENATA MCMILLAN HEATHER OBERLI BOB SALMEN KEITH SULLIVAN MARIE VELLA KIM ZDRAVKOVSKI Remember, birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that those who have the most, live the longest! When Where Time 14 th February White Eagle House 7.00pm All members welcome

9 Here s some stuff you may not have known about Valentine s Day. In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine s Day card. Based on retail statistics, about 3 per cent of pet owners will give Valentine s Day gifts to their pets. About 1 billion Valentine s Day cards are exchanged each year. This makes it the second largest seasonal card sending time of the year. Many believe the X symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an X. The X was then kissed to show their sincerity. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve." This was because they hadn t invented car keys yet Chris Ryan has indicated that he will unfortunately be unavailable to help organise next year s festival so if you would like to have a go at being part of the festival committee and help to arrange this great event, please advise Cass as soon as possible!