On the 1st September 2012 we attended the St Mary's Spring Festival with the Vintage FM and Today Show crew. The weather could not have been any better. A beautiful, hot and sunny Spring day.

We had a awesome day hanging around the place and demonstrating social dancing of both Rock n Roll and Lindy Hop. We even got to have a dance with Elvis himself. 

Time to show us your bowling skills or at least come and learn how to play bowls, so that you can discover a love for something else! I think one of the best things about lawn bowls is that you get back in touch with nature and are able to be in an outdoor environment soaking up some good ol' sunshine and Vitamin D! 

Here is something to help you increase your knowledge of Lawn Bowls before you attend! Lawn Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown-green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors although there are some indoor venues and the surface is either natural grass, artificial turf, or cotula.

Oh what a night! The only disappointment was that the night had to come to an end.

On Saturday, 28th July 2012 the Hornesywood Hall at Penrith RSL (where we hold our Rock n Roll dance classes on Monday night) was filled to capacity with many Moovers N Groovers. The night began with guests being ushered to their tables, followed up by a three course meal served by Maze Catering at Penrith RSL. During the first course a team of Moove N Groove Dancers entertained the crowd with a Lindy Hop performance with an intermission of the leaders dancing whilst the followers were secretly changing and then the big finale with the whole team dancing up a storm to Shake Rattle n Roll.

We had a great day out at Castle Hill RSL for the Rattle n Hum car show with our students dancing to music provided by Pinky and showing the patrons how much fun Rock n Roll dancing is and how easy it is. Rock n Roll dancing is enjoyed by people of all ages young and old with plenty of bands still around playing 50’s music in local clubs and pubs. 

Sincere thanks to all our Moove 'n' Groove members that came out to support the day with lots of great social dancing, handing out flyers, making friends with others and just supporting such a great cause with funds raised on the day going to Tallowood Special Needs School. We would also like to thank Castle Hill RSL and the organisers that are putting on this fantastic festival that just gets better each year and we look forward to many more!

Let's Moove N Groove Dance & DJ are very proud to present a structured Lindy Hop dance class. You do not have to wait for a special workshop in Triple Step, Swing or Lindy Hop. You can enrol now and take the time to learn over a period of 15 weeks.

On Saturday, 16th June 2012 we held two (2) workshops and a dance party at Penrith RSL in our favourite room on Level 2 The Hornesywood Hall. Before we give you a summary of the happenings on the day we must sincerely thank Penrith RSL, Maze Catering, Lisa and Jess from the Functions Team and all the staff at the club for always providing a consistently good quality service, being friendly and professional and always taking care of our group. We cannot thank you enough for all that you do and the effort that goes into your food, bar and corporate services. THANK YOU.

From our pick up points at Penrith and Castle Hill we officially hit the road to discover the brilliant wine range and experience what the hunter region had to offer. The Road Trip kicked off with another theme being 'Burlesque and Masquarade'. What an awesome sight and what fabulous ideas for things to bring and wear for the theme! Yes yes yes we carried the theme through at our after pyjama party - but that part of the trip will remain a mystery! Once again it was an exciting trip with lots of trivia, games, prizes, give-aways, dancing, awards and making friends with such a wonderful group.

The Cha Cha Workshop and Dance Party held on Saturday, 21st April 2012, was very well attended and we thank everyone for your support, attention and engaging participation. We hope you have all been practicing with style, hip action and arms moving in a natural and subtle way generally rhythmically coordinated with the movement of the body. We have summarised some information as covered at the workshop and we hope you will join us again when we re-visit the Cha Cha Cha!

Since the advent of television, computers, modern technical devices, IPads, IPods, XBox and other electronic game devices the dance culture has somewhat been impacted. Back in the good ol' days of the 50s and 60s, when men, women and children would enjoy a stroll in the park, pick up sticks, knuckles using pebbles or stones, playing in the yard and going out dancing every night of the week, especially the Saturday night dancers. Life couldn't have been anymore simplier and joyous. Yes, social skills were developed, the ability to interact with one another and lead a somewhat normal existence without the pressures of keeping up with the "Jones's" or what was more fashionable, trendy or otherwise deemed cool.

For those that attended the Charleston Challenge Downunder in 2012 get ready to relive the 1920′s with a documentary of the 1920′s and all that Jazz! festival including footage from the Charleston Challenge World Record Attempt. The documentary will be will be screened at The Edge Cinema, Great Western Highway, Katoomba on Saturday 5 May, 1pm arrival for 2pm – 4pm screening.

For more information visit the Charleston Challenge Website

The documentary will feature the following:-

Automobile Picnic in Leura Mall plus an overview of some of the other Roaring 20s Events including Ragtime at the Paragon, Classic Car Rally Jenolan Caves, Highlands Steam and Vintage Fair Oberon, Speakeasy Thrills at Blue Mountains Manor House, Vintage Cars Jazz and the Great Art Deco Ball at The Carrington, Trains, Trams and T’s at Valley Heights Locomotive Depot and Jazz in the Garden at Norman Lindsay Gallery