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3 April 2015 East Kilbride Post Get Your LeRoc On


LEROC is a form of Jive dancing derived in the 80’s that includes swing, lindy hop and rock and roll.


ll Billy Cullen has been part of the LEROC Federati- on and a qualified dance tea- cher since 1997 and has ran two dance classes, one in Pollokshaws and the other in Ayr, for the last 17 years. Billy ensures that the dan- cing is easy to pick up and the classes offer an alternative way to socialize. LEROC dan- ce school is looking to expand and open a branch in East Kil- bride. The first class is only £1 so if you’re looking for so- mething different to try- get on your dancing shoes and head to a LEROC dance class.


lCan you tell me a bit abo- ut yourself and the dance school? lI’m Billy Cullen - direc- tor of the company. I’ve be-


en running LEROC (SP) for seventeen years. I do two classes- a beginner’s class and an intermedia- te class. Every night there is a beginner’s class, no matter what night.


lSo what is the best part of the job? lThe best part of my job is meeting people. I meet a lot of people and if you’re not a people person then you’ve had it in this industry. Meeting folk is the main thing, dancing is the second and then music comes in third.


lWhat would you say to someone who lives in East Kilbride who might be thinking about joining up to a class?


lWe’re a very sociable club; it’s an ideal way to boost yo- ur social life automatically. Pe- ople will come in and we alre- ady have 60 or 70 folk in he- re who they can bump into so- cially. It’s an easy dance to le- arn, it’s a four-four count whi- ch is similar to most of the stu- ff that you hear in the charts- like Bruno Mars and that- it’s not difficult because it’s upper body, all the upper body leads. We teach minimal footwork and positions so it’s easier to teach it from an upper body point of view. Your learning curve is fairly quick, in a couple of weeks you can dance. We guarantee that anyone who comes into the class will dance that night. We guarantee that, you’ll not struggle. We’ve got dance in-


structors in the hall who take you up and go through all the moves with you so you know what’s happening.


ll Sharon McCourt, 35, who has been attending the classes for over a year said “It’s loads of fun. It’s not just about the dancing but it’s the socializing, it’s the meeting the people, the community”


Billy’s dance classes are on at 7:30 every Monday in Pollokshaws and every Wed- nesday night in Ayr and is cur- rently possible to buy discoun- ted tickets to the classes on Groupon.


More: www.leroc-scotland.co.uk/ Tel: 0771 972 1252


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Where dancing and socialising go hand in hand Beginners


Dance Classes SPECIAL OFFER


On your FIRST night £1.00


Learn to dance at LEROC No need to bring a partner Beginners welcome


Pollokshaws Burgh Halls Pollokshaws Road, Pollokshaws, Glasgow. G43 1NE


Monday Nights at 7:30pm (No need to bring a partner)


No need to book, Keep fit, It’s great fun LEROC is a mix of Jive and Salsa.


Have a great night out at LEROC Pollokshaws, LEROC Ayr and LEROC Glasgow. For further details on all the nights we run call or text: 0771 972 1252


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