To accompany Dan’s sWingin’ It Xmas party post, here are the award winners, and the nominations too!
Massive thanks to everyone who attended the party, or indeed, attended any of our events in 2015. It’s been our busiest year ever, and as we’re always busy, that’s saying something!
‘Most Wonderful Wunderkind’ (dancing less than 2 years)
(for dancing or community endeavours)
Winner: Liam Craddock
Runner Up: Dan Potter
Other nominees (in no particular order): Luke, Jane, Alistair, Agne, Rebecca
Most incredible Intermediate’ (dancing between 2 and 4 years)
(for dancing or community endeavours)
Winner: Kunnaya Wimooktanon
Runner up: Sarah Sharpe
Other nominees (in no particular order): Daisy, Catherine, Victoria, Natasha, Ruth, Beck, Jeremy
‘The Elder (Scroll) Statesperson’ (dancing more than 4 years)
(for dancing or community endeavours)
Winner: Paula Hardy Kangelos
Runner up: Barbara Rockwell
Other nominees (in no particular order):Ben, Nataly, Leanne, Taina, Andy W, Murph
‘The Snowflake Award’
(for the most unique dancer)
Winner: Jeremy Pye
Runner up: Kevin Leach
Other nominees (in no particular order): Chris, Jared, Nataly, Jacqui, Amy, Natasha, Sabie, Sophie, Ben
‘Snazziest Sartorialist’
(for the person who always wears the fanciest of pants)
Winner: Daisy Thurkettle
Runner up: Natasha Evans
Other nominees (in no particular order): Ben, Sonia, Dave, Isobel, Leanne, Ruth, Paula
‘Hotelier of the Year’
(the hostess or host with the mostest or most -aka the person with the fullest abode after Lindy events)
Winner: Velody
Runner up: Kunnaya
Other nominees (in no particular order): Paula, Vee, Lottie, Sonia, Liam
‘Mr.Miyagi Memorial Award’
(the experienced dancer that takes the best care of newbies)
Winner: Amy
Runner up: Ben
Other nominees (in no particular order): Paula, Andy W, Andy C, Beck, Kunnaya, Chris, Katy, Leanne, Liam, Natasha
‘The Overall Awesome, a bit like Sir Frankie of Manning Award’
(we didn’t vote on this one, but instead totted up the votes across all the categories and the person with the most takes the prize!)
Winner: Paula
Runner up: Liam
(photos from the party – by the wonder Ruth Hornby Photography – can be viewed here and here)
And on the last Tuesday before Xmas, we had a casual J&J contest!
This started out with an amazing 38 entrants, whittled down to 3 couples by our 6 judges, with the eventual winners being decided by a publicly generated invisible applause-o-meter.
After a tie break situation the eventual winners were:
Isobel Heyworth & John Perry
and the runners up:
Beck Rowaichi & Julian Harris and Toby Danger & Agnė Chu
Massive thanks to our 6 judges, Mark, Jenny, Meg, Amy, Andy C and Liam.
Same time in 2016? 😀
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