Kate Sala and
Ellen Krabbe is originally from the State classes to bring people together in a fun
of Wisconsin and has lived in France for and relaxed atmosphere but also to create
Daan Geelen
25 years. She says: “Country is a way of cultural exchanges between clubs and
life where I come from and that means countries.
were recently
tradition and attitudes like lively music,
warm welcomes and openness to others. Ellen says: “We were thrilled this year as
invited by
When I began Line dancing, it was just for we had invited Kate Sala and Daan Geelen
exercise but I soon realised it encapsulated for our very first event.” This project was
Ellen Krabbe and
much, much more.” Ellen remembers that one of friendship, mainly to promote the
her introduction was in someone’s lounge clubs of the region and get them together.
Mary Schoog
with just a video and her friend Mary Ellen adds: “When we started this project,
Schoog as a willing teacher. She admits there were no classes in the city but there
for a first and
that what she particularly likes about Line were some in the surrounding regions. We
dance is “it can be done at such a variety of estimated about 3000 dancers in total.”
levels.” Because of health problems, Ellen Being new in the county, the ladies knew
rather unique prefers simple dances and loves watching that Line dance classes were ideal to bring
others doing the complicated stuff. But people together and get them to meet up.
dance event in the point is that “I get to dance!”
Last September, as the classes began, 15
Chattelerault, Mary Schoog is a natural dancer and, people joined in and over the last few
shortly after her first encounter with months, the number of clubs and classes
France. Here is Line dance, found a club and progressed in the region started to grow rapidly.
rapidly. She is a physical education
their report.
teacher and that has got her in good stead Ellen and Mary are happy that it is
with her new find passion. Ellen says : becoming easier for people to find classes
“Mary is just great at teaching in a truly much more easily and they simply hope to
enjoyable way.” continue encouraging many more people
to take up the hobby.
It would not be long before the two
ladies started their own club, Country- Kate and Daan were the guests for this
Line Connexion in Chattelerault. Their important first time dance event and they
goals were not only to offer Line dance were first shown all that the region has
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