{"id":1694,"date":"2026-01-26T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:22:17","slug":"january-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/january-26\/","title":{"rendered":"January 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Newsletter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a7cbe1ebd8af6de6248f2561133b1609\">I hope you have had a good start to the year.&nbsp; The Classes are going well in spite of the weather, so thank you for coming along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6695bd4e3b65b85d26e59454c8109491\">The Valentine\u2019s Day Ball at the Council House is all set for Saturday 14th February 2026.&nbsp; What better way to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day than by dancing in this fabulous ballroom.&nbsp; There are still some places left so let me know if you want to come along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be having another raffle of course and again money raised will go to Middle Street Resource Centre\u2019s community fund. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-1024x473.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1589\" style=\"width:542px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-1024x473.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-768x355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-1536x709.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063-1320x610.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0063.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-custom-colour-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-custom-colour-5-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Also the Prospect Room Dance at Wollaton Hall is booked for Sunday 19th April 2026 from 2pm until 4pm.&nbsp; So save that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0740.tiff\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-custom-colour-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-custom-colour-5-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-15a572276344e33e5bb3e5284555426c\">Please note that the Workshops this year will be held at the Plessey Centre in Beeston as Mapperley isn\u2019t available for the dates I need.&nbsp; The first Workshop is for Waltz and is on February 22nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-custom-colour-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-custom-colour-5-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next 7- week course is in Waltz and Cha Cha and starts at the end of February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-colour-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2fd48e6c59a2d7858818a8ce757406cc\">Waltz Workshop<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2231cf2829d0102961f83b0cc4e3f3a9\">Our Waltz Workshop is at Beeston on<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/startdancin.co.uk\/wordpress\/workshop\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"127\">Sunday 22nd February 2026<\/a><\/strong><br>Beginners start at 2.00pm; 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