Nationwide U16 Latin Qualifiers
Sunday 18th November 2007 : Haywards Heath
Get well soon Gilli and Ryan - we miss you!
Match Report
By Peter Normand
Apologies for the recent interruption to match reports and other website updates, Pete and Bec have been temporarily homeless as they move house which has caused a certain amount of extra chaos. However, they are now installed in their new flat and, hopefully, life will will return to a more normal amount of chaos in time for Christmas.
In keeping with the current level of chaos I managed to contract a puncture on the way to Haywards Heath for this, the last of the seasons qualifying events and was left with no option but to roll up my sleeves and (for my first time) fit the rather puny spare. I was quite proud of myself for this little feat and I recon with a bit of practice I'll be giving the Ferrari pit team a run for their money. All in all, however, I was mucky, flustered and only just in time for the first rounds.
With the successes of the Ballroom qualifiers and recent Supadance finals you would expect confidence to be running high for the under 16s team but, never taking anything for granted, nerves were still in evidence and everyone was out to prove themselves. Sadly Gilli and Ryan were ill and greatly missed especially as this would have been Ryan's first qualifying competition. Fortunately Ryan is no quitter and you can bet he'll be back next year and twice as hungry for success - watch out! Without Gilli, the rest of the team had to ensure they were ready and organised to support the extra burden Paula and Mark took on. Of course they were equal to the challenge and it should be noted that no-one was late for their event, there were no panics over dresses or make-up and everything went extremely smoothly - Paula and Mark's relaxed demeanor testament to everyones hard work.
Top Results for the Supporting Events
This event is all about qualifying for that fantastic occasion that is the Nationwide Finals in Blackpool next April but there were also some sparkling performances in the supporting events...
- Stardance Boy - Charlie Klysz 1st, Oliver Bromfield 6th
- Stardance Girl - Nichole Wimble 3rd
- U12 Bronze Boy - Sam Marriott-Dowding 5th
- U12 Bronze Girl - Holly Freeman 2nd, Hannah Brown 5th
- U12 Couples - Hannah & Holly 1st, Charlie & Nichole 2nd
- U16 Bronze Boy - Jon Williams 1st
- U16 Bronze Girl - Alexandra Withers 4th, Ellie Hutchinson 5th
- U16 Silver Girl - Ashleigh Frost 3rd
- U16 Gold Girl - Charlotte Field 2nd
Qualifers
Congratulations to all our qualifiers, especially those who will be going to Blackpool for the first time in April, it's an amazing experience and you're going to love it.
- Alex Bromfield
- Angelina Korotchenko
- Ashleigh Frost
- Carys Woods
- Charlie Klysz
- Charlotte Field
- Ellie Hutchinson
- Hannah Bonner
- Holly Freeman
- Jon Williams
- Julia Cunningham - reserve
- Nadia Desouza
- Nichole Wimble
- Oliver Bromfield
- Sam Marriot-Dowding
So, that brings to the total number of Wright Rhythm dancers going to Blackpool in April to an amazing 51 (33 adults and 18 under 16s), up from 41 last season. I can feel another record year coming, see you in Blackpool...
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