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New International Sales Shop

The new International Sales shop has been in operation for the last few months and we hope that you are finding the new layout, pictures and descriptions helpful when ordering books, CDs and DVDs. If you have any questions regarding the new site or the payment system using PayPal, please contact International Sales. Don’t forget to have a look around the new IDTA main site and members’ section. If you have any questions or suggestions please use the contact form. 10 November 2008

Christmas 2008 & New Year 2009

IDTA President, Colin Donaldson, the Board of Directors and staff at IDTA Head Office wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to teachers of dancing everywhere.

BEATHA AGUS SLAINTE, CYFARCHION Y TYMOR, FELICES FIESTAS, MEILLEURS VOEUX, HYVÄÄ JOULUA, KALA CRISTOGENNA.

The IDTA’s Head Office and International Sales shop will be closed for Christmas and again for the New Year holidays. Full details are printed in the November issue of Dance International.

We wish to advise anyone placing an order with International Sales, that the shop will be closed on Monday 22 December 2008 for stocktaking and will only re-open on Monday 5 January 2009, this includes telephone, fax, postal and internet orders. Please place your orders early to avoid disappointment.

10 November 2008

Advertising

If you would like to advertise on the IDTA website, or in the Dance International magazine, please contact IDTA Head Office for further details and rates.

Website Advertising:  Shirley White or Liz Murphy
Dance International:  Elaine Bailey

10 November 2008

New Ballroom Branch Report Forms

We would ask our members to please note, that from 1st January 2009, new report forms and timetable/result sheets will be introduced for the majority of the Ballroom Branch examinations (Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Freestyle etc….). Please see the members’ section (examination forms) and recent issues of the Dance International magazine for further details.

Members applying for an examination session to be conducted after 1st January 2009 will be issued with a copy of the IDTA Examination Code Book and all the relevant new report forms and timetable/result sheets.

If you have any queries or any comments to make, please contact Elaine Holden at head office.

10 November 2008

Diary Dates for 2009

The major IDTA events are listed on the Events Page of the website and printed in each issue of the Dance International magazine.

The first major conference of the 2009 is the IDTA London Seminar, on Sunday 1 February, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London. A full day of dance workshops and classes for IDTA members is planned, please see the Programme and Application Form The Seminar will be followed by the President’s Dinner and Dance incorporating the Carl Alan Awards 2009. We are delighted that Lionel Blair will once again host the Carl Alan Awards and look forward to dancing to the Ross Mitchell Orchestra.

Programmes and application forms for forthcoming IDTA events will be printed as always in the Dance International magazine and will also be posted on the website for members to download - watch out for details of the following IDTA events: Freestyle Seminar, Annual Congress and Leicester Seminar. Demand for tickets is always high, so book early.

10 November 2008

New Website Launched

Welcome to the new IDTA website. Each page has be reviewed, restyled and revised. We aim to bring you up to date information and regular news bulletins. The Members’ Section has been modernised with the emphasis on providing current information that all IDTA members need, including the option to download request forms and professional application forms and if you have any questions please use the contact form. In September we will launch the completely redeveloped the International Sales shop, with a new layout, clear pictures and detailed description of all our stock and there is a new payment system using PayPal. 30 July 2008

IDTA Annual Congress 2008

It was great to see so many members at the IDTA’s Annual Congress in Southport this year. We hope that you all enjoyed the event and we look forward to welcoming you back next year, when all the redevelopment work at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre will be complete, including the new hotel which links directly to the conference facilities. Reports of the IDTA Annual Congress will be printed in the Dance International magazine, including a full report on the Annual General Meeting.

IDTA President 2008-2009, Colin Donaldson	IDTA President Elect 2008-2009, Richard Hopkins

The IDTA’s new President for 2008-2009, Colin Donaldson was delighted to welcome the Associations new President Elect, Richard Hopkins; IDTA Financial Director, George Coad; the newly elected Board of Directors and Theatre Council. A complete list of all the IDTA’s committees can be found on the Members’ Section of the site.

IDTA Board of Directors 2008-2009 Standing Left to Right:  John Knight, Michael Sandham, Derek Tonks, Frances Clayton, Judith Silvester, Lynda King, Philip Diment, Dereck Brown, Phil Winston Sitting Left to Right: Dawn Parker, Patricia Lupino Thompson, Bobbie Drakeford, George Coad (Financial Director), Richard Hopkins (President Elect) Colin Donaldson (President), Anna Jones (Immediate Past President), Jane Tumelty, Yvonne Goût, Barbara Sharples.

30 July 2008

Nationwide Medallist of the Year Finals

The Classical Sequence and Modern Sequence Finals will be held on 25 & 26 October in the Empress Ballroom of the Winter Gardens, Blackpool and the Freestyle and Rock ‘n’ Roll Finals on 8 & 9 November. For tickets and further information please contact your IDTA Nationwide Area Representative.

30 July 2008

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