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Southsea Seafront.
From Torquay to Suffolk,
Bournemouth to Eastbourne
our fabulous team of Dance
Hosts, Bands, Reps and Coach
Drivers have ensured that,
despite the rain, lasting
memories have been made;
with holidays not to be
forgotten.
This is my first attempt at
reviving a news letter focusing
on IOW Tours Line Dance
events and I hope you will enjoy
reading about what we have
been getting up to over the past
months.
Each edition will also put a
spotlight on a venue that we
use, a host that we work with
and a Club that has attended
one of our popular weekends. If
you do have any photos or
stories please do call or email
01983 405116.
‘’When it's over, so they
say, It'll rain a sunny day.’’
I’m quite sure these words
will have been danced many
times over in recent months,
in true ironic Line-Dancer
spirit. But seriously, enough
is enough now Rod Stewart;
and in answer to your
question we have ALL
indeed seen the rain this
summer... most frequently.
Like me, I’m sure you will be
p leased to know tha t
developing webbed-feet has at
least brought me some good
fortune over the past wash-out
months though. It is now
official: my newly acquired
ducks feet have enabled me to
master the Apple-Jack once and
for all! So Quack, Quack to that
say I…
Despite all this dreary weather
though, I have to say my year
so far has been brightened up
immeasurably by meeting so
many friendly new faces and, of
c o u r s e , m a n y p a s t
acquaintances at our popular
IOW Tours Line Dance
Weekends.
What better way for us to start the New Year and kick those
winter blues into touch than
with the amazing Michelle Risley
at the Royal Beach Hotel, our
great new venue for 2012 on
www.iowtours.com
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
IOW Tours
Big Weekender
2
Justine Brown 2
South Downs
Holiday Village
3
Borderline
Scuffers
3
Late
Availability
3
Spring 2013
Event Guide
4
IOW TOURS Line Dance News
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass….
It’s about learning to Line Dance in the rain!
OLI
IOW Tours
V O L U M E 1 ,
I S S U E 1
Theme - I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
Join for our Line Dance Extravagancer as IOW
Tours takes over Weston-super-Mare Pier for a
Weekend of Line Dancing!
A terrific atmosphere with up to 250 dancers, join our
amazing host and superb DJ - Tina Argyle - as well as
some of the UKs best line dance acts and your
favourite IOW Tours Reps for a fun weekend of line
dance as we Party on the Pier in 2013!
• SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACT • MORNING TUITION • DAY TRIPS • RAFFLE •
Don’t fancy going on the coach? Drive yourself, for just £149 (when not booked as part of a group )
Bands - The McCalls • Richard Palmer • Calico • Livewire
4 SUPERB ACTS
3 GREAT NIGHTS
OUR TOP HOST
PARTY ON THE PIER
P A G E 2
“With our own
IOW Tours Reps
on hand at all our
weekends, you are
guaranteed to
have a weekend
to remember!”
Tina Argyle
IOW Tours
Big Weekender 2012
Spotlight on Host: Justine Brown
Big Weekender: Pakefields, Suffolk Once upon time in a far
flung corner of a green and
pleasant land, two giants of
Line Dance joined forces
with IOW Tours for one
spectacular event.
Helped along by 7 magical
bands and the IOW Tours ugly sisters Oli & Jason, a
fantastical weekend of Line
Dance was created that
would be talked about across
the land…
This was no Fairy Tale
though, for in May this year
the fabulous Tina Argyle and
legendary Mel & Lisa Fisher
took Pontins Pakefields by
absolute storm. Several
hundred Line Dancers from
across the country were entertained by some of UK’s
best live acts Kelly McCall,
Paul Taylor, Chris James, Plain
Loco, The Thrillbillies and, of
course, the oh so talented
Natalie.
The fancy dress theme for the
S a t u r d a y n i g h t w a s
‘’Eurovision’’ and the array of
patriotic costumes and flags
was a sight not to be
forgotten. With a new dance
choreographed and taught by
Tina to Abba’s Waterloo,
everyone got into the spirit of
true Eurovision madness.
Mel and Lisa held the
a f ternoon st age w i th
beginners partner dance
tuition, with the weekend's
mornings tuition covering
One Night At A Time, Love
Letter Waltz, Blarney Roses,
1929, Soda Pop, Borderline,
Normans Stroll and Lover
Please Come.
Club’s in attendance included
the fabulous JD’s London,
Orpington based Rolling Vine,
the (almost) local Laughter
Lines, and a whole army of
our regulars from the
Eastbourne area brought
together by Maurice Sargent.
The fun didn't stop on the
Sunday either! For our Grand
Finalé we staged a Day-Glo
party that would prove to
g i v e t h e B l a c k p o o l
Illuminations a run for their
money.
Ending with EVERYONE on
the floor to dance the Hokey
Cokey, this was a party
weekend of Line Dance which
has become a true IOW
Tours legend! Join us for our
next Big Weekender in
Weston-super-Mare as we
once again join forces with
Tina Argyle and take over the
new Grand Pier!
17-20th May 2013 prices from
£169.00 including Coaching
was reliably informed she had
no rhythm, two left feet and
would never make a dancer.
Confidence shattered she
didn't dance for some time to
come.
Luckily for us, she decided to
give it another go, this time at
Dymchurch’s Red Bandana
Club. A warm welcome
inspired her to persevere,
practising countless hours in
her kitchen between class.
Today, Justine is more
popular than ever. Her Line
Dance club Spirit of the South,
based in Ashford, boasts up to
150 members. She has well
over a dozen published Line
Dances to her name including
Calling Memphis currently
ranked in the top 30 of the
Line Dancer chart.
Justine Brown is not a lady
that can be pushed around.
She has got to the top
through pure grit and
determination, cheating
death itself in pursuit of
her Line dancing dream.
Living testimony to
A l be r t E i n s t e i n ' s
observation that genius
i s o ne p er c en t
inspiration and ninety
n i n e p e r c e n t
perspiration, Justine set
her heart on becoming
a success and never
looked back. Despite ill
-health, she has stuck
to her guns and emerged
triumphant.
Her initial foray in to Line
Dance wasn’t too successful,
when on her first night she
J u s t i n e ’ s c o u r a g e ,
perseverance and zest for life
fully shines through in all that
she does and IOW Tours
loves her spirit and the wit
she brings to any Line Dance
Weekend.
As always, we will let Justine
have the last word …
"I just hope that people will
see that it is possible the
achieve the seemingly
impossible - even with two
left feet and no rhythm - if a
challenge arises take it, with
both hands, Love with all your
heart, keep your friends and
loved ones close, as they are
your pillow if you fall.
Keep on dancing folks, You
never know where
it will take you."
Justine
Brown’s
zest for
life shines
through at
all her
Weekends
I O W T O U R S
Jo & Paul Barrow’s
Borderline Scuffers at the Channel
View Shanklin, March 2012
-- See Opposite.
The Flapper
Girls are out in force at the
Royal Beach Hotel,
Southsea, April
Spotlight on Venue: South Downs Holiday Village
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Lying on the headland of Selsey
Bill, on the edge of the English
Channel, South Downs is a
compact, friendly venue where
you can get to know your fellow
Line Dancers right from the start.
The beach is just a half-mile stroll
through the pretty village and
looks out across
the Solent and the
Isle of Wight.
You are spoilt for
choice at this
intimate Holiday
Village, whether it
be quality & variety
of the food,or the choice of
comfortable chalets as well as the
hotel rooms. There is plenty to do
with an arcade, quiet lounge,
coffee shop, outdoor bowls, crazy
golf and much much more.
The chalets are all en-suite with
bath and/or shower and are also
equipped with remote-controlled
colour Freeview TVs and tea and
coffee-making facilities. The
chalets are in the picturesque
grounds and are all within easy
reach of the main complex.
Torquay November
Friday 2—Monday 5
4 days £175 with coach
Self-Drive just £149*
A superb venue for IOW Tours,
the Grosvenor Hotel is also the
setting for Channel 4’s
Documentary Series ‘The Hotel’
Host - Kevin Hills
Rancher - Lass Vegas
Southdowns October
Friday 19—Monday 22
4 days £185 with coach
Self-Drive just £160*
A few places are left on our great
weekend, hosted by Gaye
Teather, the great line up includes
Bob Keeley - Cheyenne - Natalie
Good for singles - call Oli for
more details.
Isle of Wight
Friday 7—Monday 10
December
4 days £179 with coach
Self-Drive £179* inc ferry
Kim Aldis hosts IOW Tours
Christmas Bash, with our
great line up:
Bob Keeley- Natalie
Not to be missed!
pad for 2 new dances written to
commemorate the 15 years of
happy dancing by the Borderline
dancers. Jo had previously (and
secretly) asked Tina to
choreograph a dance to surprise
Paul with during the weekend
and had sent the track “So you
don’t have to love me anymore”
by Alan Jackson. Tina came up
with a lovely nightclub two-step
dance entitled “Borderline”.
This was welcomed by the
Borderliners as was another
super new dance written by Paul
entitled “All our Love” to “Make
you feel my love” by Adele.
Both songs were very emotive
and there were tears (of joy) on
the dance floor when they were
introduced. Both dances are
posted on the Linedancer
Magazine website.
The weekend proved to be a
confirmation of Borderline’s
f r iend ly and we lcoming
attitude. It turned out to be a
proper celebration of our club’s
mantra to enjoyment (not
perfection), tolerance and
appreciation of all members.
The hotel was excellent and the
tour provider (IOW Tours Ltd)
delivered, as usual, a great
weekend. We look forward to
the next 15 years and enjoyable
weekends away together.
Jo Barrow - Borderline Scuffers
An IOW Tours weekend of
total fun and frolics was recently
enjoyed by 77 members of the
Borderline Scuffers Line Dance
Club from Weymouth in
Dorset. Paul and Jo Barrow have
been running this popular club
for 15 years and a hilarious
celebration was the order of the
weekend at the Channel View
Hotel on the Isle of Wight.
Aided and abe t ted by
choreographer Tina Argyle, the
celebrations included karaoke,
teaching sessions, shopping,
s i g h t see in g and w iner y
excursions as well as healthy
walks by the sea and swimming
in the hotel’s superb pool.
The weekend acted as a launch
Nestled in
Bracklesham
Bay, this
intimate
Holiday
Village is a
favourite
Spotlight on Club: Borderline Scuffers
Late Availability
IOW Tours Weekends have a
fun theme every Saturday night
South Downs
2013
Fri 15 - Mon 18
March 4 days £189 Bob Keeley, Livewire,
Richard Palmer
Host Gaye Teather
Fri 7 - Mon 10
June 4 days £195
Lass Vegas, Richard
Palmer, Nancy Ann Lee
Host Janice Golding
Fri 18 - Mon 21
October 4 days £189
Natalie, ThrillBillies,
Alan Gregory
Easter
Special
Fri 29 March -
Mon 1 April
4 days £175
Join us at the
Cumberland Hotel
on glorious Eastbourne
Seafront with our
amazing host
Tina Argyle
Bands -
Natalie, Rancher,
Bob Keeley
Self-Drive for £155*
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Date Days Resort Hotel Price inc Coach
Saturday Theme
DJ Bands
8 Feb 13 4 Eastbourne Cumberland £165 Cops & Robbers Mel Fisher
Steve Lovett Livewire Billy Curtis
8 Feb 13 4 Southsea Royal Beach £179 Shiver me Timbers
Michelle Risley
Natalie Paul Taylor Lass Vegas
22 Feb 13 4 Shanklin
Isle of Wight Channel
View £189 Carry on... Hillary Kurt-
Webster Rancher
Paul Taylor
8 Mar 13 4 Shanklin Channel
View FULL Flower Power Mel Fisher
Billy Curtis Paul Taylor Natalie
15 Mar 13 4 Bracklesham
Bay Southdowns £189 St Patricks Pot of Gold
Gaye Teather
Livewire Bob Keeley Richard Palmer
22 Mar 13 4 Shanklin Channel
View FULL Beside the
Seaside Paul
Chapman ThrillBillies
Alan Gregory
29 Mar 13 4 Eastbourne Cumberland £175 EASTER SPECIAL Tina Argyle
Natalie Rancher Bob Keeley
5 Apr 13 4 Isle of Wight Trouville £199 Wild Wild
West Sandra Speck
Cheyenne Rancher
5 Apr 13 4 Folkestone Southcliff FULL Best of British Kim Aldis
Paul Martin Richard Palmer
12 Apr 13 4 Woolacombe Royal Hotel £159 Punk
Rockers Justine Brown
Fools Gold Souls n Stone Paul Taylor
12 Apr 13 4 Torquay Victoria FULL Spring Time Sandra Speck
Fools Gold Natalie
26 Apr 13 4 Bournemouth Bay View Breeze £165 Down Under Kevin Hills
Billy Curtis Livewire Richard Palmer
10 May 13 4 Bournemouth Bay View Breeze £165 80s Revival
Roger Shepard
Natalie Stubby ThrillBillies
7 Jun 13 4 Bracklesham
Bay Southdowns £195 Summer Holiday
Janice Golding
Lass Vegas Richard Palmer Nancy Ann Lee
20 Sep 13 4 Skegness County Hotel £175
Best of British Tina Argyle
Natalie TBC The McCalls
So what makes IOW TOURS DIFFERENT?
Well, we genuinely care about the type of holiday you have.
We always send our own IOW Tours Rep on each of our events,
to ensure the smooth running & success of each and every one.
And because we love to have fun !
from IOW TOURS
3 New Road
Lake, SANDOWN, IOW
PO36 9JN
01983 405116
Not coming as part of a group? We really welcome individuals to drive themselves to any of our events. If there is space on the coaches, you can even enjoy a free day trip out to local places of interest! Talk to IOW Tours for details of self-drive discounts.*
*Terms Apply
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OLI at IOW Tours
Autumn Weekender
Mundesley Holiday Village Friday 4 October 2013
4 days Full Board £175
Our Favourite host Michelle Risley
with top bands Lass Vegas & Livewire
and Natalie Farewell Party Night
