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New diddi dance classes opening in September – updated South of England edition!

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Since our post earlier in August a lot of our Franchisees have added even more new classes that they are starting in September and we wanted to be sure you knew about them all. Here are the new ones coming from our franchisees who run in the South of England (includes East of England, London, SE England & SW England):

diddi dance Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire will be launching in September with the following classes all starting the week commencing 8th September:

  • Mondays at 10am, The Dance Studio, The Bingham Hall, King St, Cirencester GL7 1JT
  • Tuesdays at 10am & 11am, The Main Hall, Freshbrook Community Centre, Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8LY
  • Thursdays at 10am, The Small Hall, St Paul’s Church Hall, Malmesbury Rd, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1PS
  • Fridays at 10:45am & 11:45am, The Wesleyan Room, Malmesbury Town Hall, Cross Hayes, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9BZ

diddi dance North Essex & Cambridge has the following classes starting in September:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 1pm, Quaker Meeting House, 69A High Street, Saffron Walden, CB1 01AA
  • From 12th Sept, Fridays at 1.30pm, The Nurture Barn at The Blue Egg, Braintree Road, CM74PY

diddi dance Essex has one class starting:

  • From 11th Sept, Thursdays at 10am, Clements Hall Leisure Centre, Clements Hall Way, Hawkwell, Essex SS5 4LN

diddi dance Bishops Stortford, Harlow & Surrounding also has one class starting:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 1pm, Ware Drill Hall Association, 17 Amwell End, Ware, Herts SG12 9HP

diddi dance Reading & Wokingham has the following classes starting:

  • From 10th Sept, Wednesdays at 1.45pm, Wokingham Youth & Community Centre, 35 Reading Road, Wokingham, RG41 1EG
  • From 13th Sept, Saturdays at 9am, Crescent Resource Centre, Warbler Drive, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4HB

diddi dance Mid & East Surrey has the following classes starting:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10:30am, The Kings Centre, Coppard Gardens, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2GZ
  • From 2nd Sept, Tuesdays at 1:30pm, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, Peaches Close, Cheam, SM2 7BJ

diddi dance Royal Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Hawkhurst & Surrounding will also be launching in September and has the following classes starting:

  • From 5th Sept, Fridays at 10am, Langton Green Village Hall, Langton Green, TN3 0JJ
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10am, The Camden Centre, Market Square, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2SW

diddi dance Brigthon, Worthing & Surrounding has one class starting so far:

  • From 8th Sept, Mondays at 11am, All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2LE

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings has the following classes starting:

  • From 10th Sept, Wednesdays at 11.15am, Goldsborough Hall (Scout Hut), Lewes Road, Ringmer, BN8 5QA
  • From 15th Sept, Mondays at 11.15am, Seahaven Scouts Community Hall, Chichester Road, Seaford, BN25 2DR
  • From 18th Sept, Thursday s at 10am, Battle District Girlguide Headquarters, North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HW

diddi dance Chichester, Havant, Waterlooville, Petersfield & Surrounding has the following classes all starting the week commencing the 8th September:

  • Mondays at 9.30am, The Fishbourne Centre, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8BE
  • Tuesdays at 9.30am, St Cuthberts Centre, Hayling Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6EA
  • Wednesdays at 9,30am, St Faiths Church Hall, The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE
  • Fridays at 9.30, The Space, Petersfield Youth Theatre, The Highstreet, Petersfield, GU31 4JA

 

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Simply visit our Contact Page to get in touch with your local diddi dance now.

New diddi dance classes opening in September – updated North of England edition!

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Since our post earlier in August a lot of our Franchisees have added even more new classes that they are starting in September and we wanted to be sure you knew about them all. Here are the new ones coming from our franchisees who run in the North of England (includes the Midlands, NW England, NE England & Scotland):

diddi dance Lancaster, Preston & Kendal will be starting the following class:

  • From 12th Sept, Fridays at 10am, Heysham Mossgate Community & Sports Facilties, Townson Way, Heysham, LA3 2AW

diddi dance South Cheshire, Shropshire & NW Staffordshire has the following classes starting in September:

  • From 3rd Sept, Wednesdays at 10am, Winsford United Reformed Church Hall, Swanlow, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1JEV
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10:45am, Gains Park Community Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY35HF
  • From 12th Sept, Fridays at 10am, St John’s Church Hall, Dawley Road (near Lawley village) , Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2PDV

diddi dance Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire will be launching in September the week commencing 8th September and has the following classes starting:

  • Tuesdays at 10am, Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN
  • Tuesdays at 1.45pm, Blakenhall Community & Healthy Living Centre, Bromley Street, Blakenhall WV2 3AS
  • Wednesdays at 2pm, Coven Memorial Hall, Brewood Road, Coven, WV9 5DL
  • Thursdays at 10:30am, Landywood Children’s Centre, Holly Lane, Great Wyrley, WS6 6AQ
  • Fridays at 11.30pm, Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, Essington, WV11 2RF
  • Fridays from 9.45am, The Red House, High Street, Albrighton, near Wolverhampton WV7 3LU

diddi dance Aberdeenshire has the following classes starting in September:

  • From 6th Sept, Saturdays at 9:30am, Countesswells Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8AD
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10am, Loirston Annexe, Cove Road, Cove Bay, Aberdeen, AB12 3HE
  • From 11th Sept, Thursdays at 10am, Rubislaw Church Centre, 1 Beaconsfield Place (100 yards from Queen’s Cross roundabout along Fountainhall Road), Aberdeen, AB15 4AB

 

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Simply visit our Contact Page to get in touch with your local diddi dance now.

New diddi dance classes opening in September – South of England edition!

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A lot of our Franchisees are starting new classes in September and we wanted to be sure you knew about them all. Here are the new ones coming from our franchisees who run in the South of England (includes East of England, London, SE England & SW England):

diddi dance Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire will be launching in September with the following classes all starting the week commencing 8th September:

  • Mondays at 10am, The Dance Studio, The Bingham Hall, King St, Cirencester GL7 1JT
  • Tuesdays at 10am, The Main Hall, Freshbrook Community Centre, Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8LY
  • Thursdays at 10am, The Small Hall, St Paul’s Church Hall, Malmesbury Rd, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1PS
  • Fridays at 10am, The Wesleyan Room, Malmesbury Town Hall, Cross Hayes, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9BZ

diddi dance North Essex & Cambridge has the following classes starting in September:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 1pm, Quaker Meeting House, 69A High Street, Saffron Walden, CB1 01AA
  • From 12th Sept, Fridays at 1.30pm, The Nurture Barn at The Blue Egg, Braintree Road, CM74PY

diddi dance Essex has one class starting so far:

  • From 11th Sept, Thursdays at 10am, Clements Hall Leisure Centre, Clements Hall Way, Hawkwell, Essex SS5 4LN

diddi dance Reading & Wokingham has the following classes starting:

  • From 10th Sept, Wednesdays at 1.45pm, Wokingham Youth & Community Centre, 35 Reading Road, Wokingham, RG41 1EG
  • From 13th Sept, Saturdays at 9am, Crescent Resource Centre, Warbler Drive, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4HB

diddi dance Mid & East Surrey has the following classes starting:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10:30am, The Kings Centre, Coppard Gardens, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2GZ
  • From 2nd Sept, Tuesdays at 1:30pm, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, Peaches Close, Cheam, SM2 7BJ

diddi dance Royal Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Hawkhurst & Surrounding will also be launching in September and has the following classes starting:

  • From 5th Sept, Fridays at 10am, Langton Green Village Hall, Langton Green, TN3 0JJ
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10am, The Camden Centre, Market Square, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2SW

diddi dance Brigthon, Worthing & Surrounding has one class starting so far:

  • From 8th Sept, Mondays at 11am, All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2LE

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings has the following classes starting:

  • From 10th Sept, Wednesdays at 11.15am, Goldsborough Hall (Scout Hut), Lewes Road, Ringmer, BN8 5QA
  • From 15th Sept, Mondays at 11.15am, Seahaven Scouts Community Hall, Chichester Road, Seaford, BN25 2DR
  • From 18th Sept, Thursday s at 10am, Battle District Girlguide Headquarters, North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HW

diddi dance Chichester, Havant, Waterlooville, Petersfield & Surrounding has the following classes all starting the week commencing the 8th September:

  • Mondays at 9.30am, The Fishbourne Centre, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8BE
  • Tuesdays at 9.30am, St Cuthberts Centre, Hayling Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6EA
  • Wednesdays at 9,30am, St Faiths Church Hall, The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE
  • Fridays at 9.30, The Space, Petersfield Youth Theatre, The Highstreet, Petersfield, GU31 4JA

 

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Simply visit our Contact Page to get in touch with your local diddi dance now.

New diddi dance classes opening in September – North of England edition!

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A lot of our Franchisees are starting new classes in September and we wanted to be sure you knew about them all. Here are the new ones coming from our franchisees who run in the North of England (includes the Midlands, NW England, NE England & Scotland):

diddi dance South Cheshire, Shropshire & NW Staffordshire has the following classes starting in September:

  • From 3rd Sept, Wednesdays at 10am, Winsford United Reformed Church Hall, Swanlow, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1JEV
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10:45am, Gains Park Community Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY35HF
  • From 12th Sept, Fridays at 10am, St John’s Church Hall, Dawley Road (near Lawley village) , Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2PDV
  • From 10th Sept,W ednesdays at 10am, 28-32 High Street, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5DG

diddi dance Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire will be launching in September and has the following classes starting:

  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 10am, Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN
  • From 9th Sept, Tuesdays at 1.45pm, Blakenhall Community & Healthy Living Centre, Bromley Street, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton WV2 3AS
  • From 11th Sept, Thursdays at 2pm, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Coleridge Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton WV6 7PD
  • From 12 Sept, Fridays at 11.30pm, Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, Essington, Staffordshire WV11 2RF
  • From 12th Sept, Fridays from 9.45am, The Red House, High Street, Albrighton, near Wolverhampton WV7 3LU

diddi dance Aberdeenshire will be starting the following class:

  • From 26 Aug, Tuesdays  at 10.15am, The Jesmond Centre, Jesmond Drive, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB22 8UR

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Simply visit our Contact Page to get in touch with your local diddi dance now.

diddi dance South Manchester raises £252.91 for Macmillan!

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diddi dance South Manchester are thrilled to announce that they raised a fantastic £252.91 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in their Dress Up and Dance event. Dress Up and Dance was a one day event Macmillian held last Friday, 20 June but diddi dance South Manchester decided to make a whole week of it and get everyone dancing around for charity!

diddi dance South Manchester invited all their diddi dancers to get dressed up in their favourite dance themed outfits during their classes running from the 16th to the 21st June. They asked all who came to make a donation to the charity and come & enjoy some dancing fun – whether new or not to diddi dance.

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There was a fantastic buzz and energy in the classes and they had a great selection of costumes from flamenco dancers to cowboys & girls, rock stars to ravers and Bollywood dancers to ballerinas, as well as a fair number of princesses too!

The money raised really will make a difference to the 1,500 children diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK – and their families. The donations will help Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support for people with cancer, so no one has to face cancer alone.

Lisa Lawson, owner of diddi dance South Manchester said, “Macmillan is an excellent charity, and we were so pleased we could raise so much money for them”. A Rep from the Macmillian School and Youth Facebook Fan Page had the following to say about the week, “What a great idea to have a whole week of Dress Up. All your kids look very cute in the photos – we love their whistles, guitars, hula hoops and other props! Thank you for raising such an incredible amount.”

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Thank to all the diddi dancers who took part and helped in raising the money! Thank you, as well, to Kelliejo Photography for taking the above photos of the diddi dancers in action.

 

If you would still like to donate money to Macmillan Cancer Support visit their website by clicking here for more information on how to do so.

 

Don’t forget! Even though Dress Up and Dance is over you can still come along to any diddi dance class in your favourite dance outfit. To see where your closest diddi dance is check our Locations page and book your FREE trail today!

 

diddi dance Essex at the 3foot People Festival!

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diddi dance Jennifer and CarolineWe want to let you know that diddi dance Essex are attending the 3foot People Festival next week, Tuesday, 24 June – Thursday, 26 June.

The 3foot People Festival returns for its ninth year from 24th – 26th June 2014. This is the largest outdoor festival exclusively for children aged 5 and under in the UK with nearly 13,000 people attending last year. Preschool children and their parents & carers will be overwhelmed with wonder as they experience this unique festival, in Hylands Park, Chelmsford. The beautiful village of tents, tepees and domes will host an array of playful activities to inspire and entertain.

diddi dance Essex will be among the entertainment everyday of the festival. They will be performing at 9.40am, 11.20am and 2.30pm (30 mins a session) on each day at an area exclusively for them and some friends – Get Ready & Bopalong. So be sure to stop by and have a boogie with them!

For more information about the festival or to see who else is going to be there just click here.

 

If you can’t make it to the festival remember you can get your FREE trial by contacting diddi dance Essex or any of our other locations via our Contact Page.

New diddi dance classes starting in June!

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A lot of our Franchisees are starting new classes in June and we wanted to be sure you knew about them all:

diddi dance Wirral has recently just opened so has multiple new classes in the area:

  • Tuesdays from 9.30-10.15 at Westbourne Community Hall in West Kirby
  • Wednesdays from 9.30-10.15 at The Parade Community Centre in Hoylake
  • Fridays from 11.10-11.55 at The Good Shepherd Hall in Heswall

diddi dance South Cheshire, Shropshire & NW Staffordshire has the following classes starting this month:

  • St John’s Centre, School Lane, Hartford CW8 1NP on Mondays at 10am & Fridays at 10.45am
  • Sandbach Leisure Centre, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1FH on Saturdays at 9.45am
  • Oak Tree Centre, Lightmoor Village, Telford TF4 3EG on Fridays at 9.45am
  • Wem Town Hall, 28-32 High Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5DG on Wednesdays 1at 0am

diddi dance Essex has a new class starting this month in Great Baddow. It is being held every Tuesday from the first week at 10am in Junior Trading Post, 26A High Street, Great Baddow, Essex CM2 7HQ.

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings has a new class in Battle on Tuesdays 10am at Battle Memorial Hall starting 10th June.

diddi dance West London has a new class happening on Wednesdays at 10am @ Poem Parties, 94 Boundary Road, St Johns Wood, NW8 0RH.

 

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Simply visit our Contact Page to get in touch with your local diddi dance now.

diddi dance South Manchester does Dress Up & Dance!

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Manchester diddi dancers get moving and grooving to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

In June dance fever will hit as children and adults across the country put on their dancing shoes to raise money for Macmillan.

This special event is called Dress Up and Dance, and it involves local children moving and grooving for charity in their favourite dance outfits. They can twirl in a tutu, hip-hop in a hoodie or jazz it up in jeans. This toe-tapping, costume-wearing celebration is being organised as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s new Dress up and Dance fundraising campaign, which asks pupils to come into school wearing their favourite dance outfits in return for a donation to the charity.

Lisa Lawson, owner of diddi dance South Manchester, has said about the campaign:

I absolutely love the idea and although the day is targeted at primary and secondary school pupils, it’s a perfect fit for our diddi dancers and their parents who attend our classes too. Our funky pre-school dance classes are for 2-4 year old boys and girls and cover 14 different dance styles from hip hop to Bollywood, country to flamenco and many more in between, all set to pop songs written just for us. Our little ones love to get dressed up, so it will give them a chance to show off their dance moves while choosing a costume that reflects their favourite dance style and all for a great cause.”

diddi dance South Manchester are running a Dress Up and Dance week from Monday the 16th of June to Saturday the 21st June 2014 in their Gatley, Heaton Moor, Cheadle, Poynton, Bramhall, Burnage and East Didsbury classes that operate from Monday to Saturday mornings.

Come and join us! We are opening up the classes that week to anyone who would like to have a boogie and help us raise funds for Macmillan, for a minimum £2 donation. So whether you are a former diddi dancer or if you have never been and you &  your toddler would like to come and join in the Dress Up and Dance fun and help us raise funds for Macmillan, we would love to have a dance with you.”

All the money raised goes towards Macmillan’s vital work, providing medical, financial, practical and emotional support to the two million people currently living with cancer in the UK, and their families.

 

For more information on Dress up and Dance click here.

 

To book to attend one of diddi dance South Manchester’s classes during Dress Up and Dance week or any other time of the year contact Lisa via our Contact page.

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings have an MP visit & more!

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Recently, Stephen Lloyd MP visited a Saturday morning diddi dance class run by Joanna Oastler of diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings. Joanna was thrilled to have him along and excited for her diddi ones to help him out in the class. Stephen Lloyd MP had the following to say about the class: “It was absolutely exhausting just watching Joanna run the diddi dance class! The very young children, though, just loved it.  It’s very clear the sessions are not only great fun but help the kids’ confidence and movement skills enormously.  Well done Jo but phew, hard work!”

To read all about the visit see the article below:
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In other news, Joanna and a team of diddi mums completed their 10 mile Midnight Walk in aid of the local children’s hospice (Chestnut Tree House).  They were amongst over 800 walkers on the night and as a team they raised a whooping £877! Amazing! Their team target was originally £500 and in the end they were 2 people down, so they are absolutely thrilled with the amount donated to them. Congrats ladies!

Their team photo also features on Chestnut Tree House’s webpage telling the story of the night, so they’re famous now too! Click here to see it and read all about the event. Joanna has already registered to take part again next year, with a new diddi dance team along with a couple of this year’s team too, so if you want to get involved contact her today!

 

To get in touch with Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings visit our Contact page now.

diddi dance listed as one of the “Top 12 Baby & Toddler classes to try”

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diddi dance was thrilled to find out that the National magazine Mother & Baby listed us in their “Top 12 Baby And Toddler Classes To Try With Your Little One”. The list was put together by the magazine and they explained their selections:

As well as being a great way for your baby to learn new skills and extend his social circle, it’s also the perfect excuse to get out of the house and meet new people. We’ve picked out some of the best courses to do with your baby. And the good news? They’re available nationwide”

As the only dance class mentioned in the list we were thrilled, especially with being the first on the list also!

Mother & Baby also had some wonderful words to say about diddi dance classes:

Perfect for burning off some of your toddler’s endless energy, diddi dance classes use ribbons and hoops as props. Dance classes have a theme, which changes every 5-7 weeks, and includes salsa and 1920s Charleston – think jazz hands.”

To see the full list just click here.

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We hope everyone does enjoy our classes and if you want to try one out for yourself find your nearest diddi dance by visiting our Locations page and then book your FREE trial today!

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