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''Dear June and Kay

I was there on Saturday night when I saw the lucky couple win the $1000 Monte Carlo Jackpot. I understand that they were attending your dances for the first time and were unaware of the amount to be won. Then I learned that the man has a real Irish name. It was certainly the luck of the Irish, particularly as it was March 17, St Patrick’s Day. Good luck to them.''

''Dear June and Kay

Wow! The $1000 Monte Carlo went off on St Patrick’s Day. This should silence the sceptics who thought it was impossible to win. The winning couple was congratulated, but the real winner was the Children’s Medical Research Institute at Westmead which received a donation of $5000. I suppose there were also sceptics out there who wondered whether the $5000 would ever be received by the Institute. Then June cleared the air last Friday when she read the letter from the Institute expressing their gratitude for having received it. Well done June. Let us hope it helps those researchers find a cure for those kids with cancer.''

"Hello June and Kay

Love your new website, it looks great. By all the lovely photos on the site, you two ladies are still going strong. Congratulations.

The reason for my letter is I would like to renew my membership with the Australian National Dance Association and would like to know
the correct procedure for doing so.

I am hoping to make regular visits back to Australia and would like to coincide them with some dancing competitions.

Once again, thank you for your warm reception when I visited your dance two years ago. I had a wonderful time and my students enjoyed watching the video I took of what Australian social dancing is all about.

Regards and warm wishes"

“Wow. What a really great New Year’s Eve we had. It has been years since we were able to let our hair down among a wonderful hall full of so many friendly and happy people. We met friends we hadn’t seen since our earlier dancing days. Thank you for putting on such a spectacular night.”

“I was hoping to win the $1000 Monte Carlo but my partner and I were knocked out after two rounds. Naturally, like most of the other dancers I was disappointed but after I received your email telling us that as the Jackpot was not won, the money was being donated to the Children’s Medical Research Institute at Westmead to be used in cancer research to help little children; it gave me such a warm feeling inside. In a way, I am glad it was not won. What a generous way to start the New Year. Congratulations.”

‘To enjoy a New Year’s Eve with a Argentine Tango floor show, a chance to win $1000 in a Monte Carlo and then a sumptuous supper in between a great program of dancing to wonderful music, all for only $18 seems too good to be true. When I told my friends that as well as this we had free champagne and saw 2007 in till one o’clock, I’m sure one or two of them still don’t believe me. Thank you very much.”

“Thank you for an exciting night on NYE. I will send some photos to you to put on your web pages. Those in the photos have agreed to them being placed on the web. You can decide which ones to use as long as you choose the one with me in it. I rarely take a good photo, but all agree that this is ok. Thank you.”

“On New Year’s Eve I picked up a pamphlet all about your Wednesday dance and saw that you are teaching some New Vogue dances that I haven’t been able to get right. I will be there on the tenth to learn the Fascination. I didn’t know these lessons were available on the web so I have taken your web address and will keep up-to-date from now on.”

" I don't seem to have trouble with the Quickstep or the Waltz but I do with the Foxtrot. Thank you for including the Foxtrot in your classes in September. I will be there well before you start at 7 o'clock."

"It was great to see the Monte Carlo prize go off the other Saturday night. Yet another reason to return to see if I can have the same luck"

"I live at Hurstville but have always thought that Ryde was too far to go. Now I see that one of your dancers travels from Moss Vale, your Wednesday night dance must be worth the effort. If there are enough ladies there, I will keep going back."

"In your Classes page on your web site, you show the dances you are teaching at Ryde. I live at Chatswood and as Willoughby is much closer for me, would you please consider showing the dances you intend teaching at Willoughby? Thank you in anticipation."

"Where are all the men these days? Every dance I go to, the ladies outnumber the men. They don't know what they are missing. They must sit at home glued to their tv sets instead of getting some exercise. Bring on the males aged between 40 and 70 and we will all have a great time."

"What a great site. I live in Brisbane and we don't have anything like it up here. Ballroom dancing is starting to take off again. I wish you every success"

"I have been to your Wednesday and Friday dances and will certainly be there for your first Saturday dance. Why only once each month? Why not more often?"

"I live in Dubbo but will be in Sydney over Christmas so I will be there on New Year's Eve to win the $1,000 Monte Carlo"

"It is years since I danced at the Civic Centre, Top Ryde. Lovely memories. I will try and talk my husband into taking a few classes on Wednesdays before the cricket season starts. He may then prefer dancing to cricket. At least he will have a happier wife."

"My mates are trying to talk me into ballroom dancing as they say that is where all the ladies are. I will need some lessons before I start back again because I may have forgotten all the steps but I think I will give it a try".

"I lost my wife 18 months ago and intend to go back to dancing. I will keep logging on to your web site and watch for dates and times when you are teaching dances I like and need to practise. My preference was New Vogue but I do like Latin and ballroom"

"The Monte Carlo sounds interesting. My partner and I won one Monte Carlo once but the prize was a free ticket to the next dance, so your prizes are fantastic. I might be lucky again"

"At last, a dance where my partner and I can really dance without having only elbow room. We will be there on a Wednesday once I finish night shift".

"It was at a beginner's class where I met my husband. It was love at first sight. Good luck to all the beginners. "

"New Year's Eve is on a Sunday this year so I can sleep in the next day, New Year's Day. If I win the Mammoth Monte Carlo, I may keep on celebrating. See you there."

"With four or five Wednesdays and a Friday and Saturday in each month, plus an occasional class, this should be plenty of dancing for me when I start back again.

"I am approaching sixty, the big O so I hope there will be one or two ladies there looking for a man to dance with."