tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39316591583215972862011-11-25T11:25:27.622-05:00Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-7761745272787961542010-07-09T07:15:00.031-05:002010-07-15T06:55:29.640-05:00

This is a picture of the team of instructors/DJ's for the 10th Anniversary of the Pikes Peak or Bust Line Dance Fesitval. My good friend Angie and I headed out Thursday morning for Colorado Springs, CO and the Pike's Peak Line Dance Festival. We were lucky enough to get upgraded to first class so we were more comfortable and had a great breakfast. After an hour delay we got off the ground and

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We started our July 4th weekend with a Treats from the Rhine Party on Saturday night, July 3rd. While vacationing along the Rhine River and visiting 5 different countries I wanted to buy little gifts for all those people who help me with my dance classes throughout the year. However, by the 4th day of the trip we all realized that things were very expensive and it wouldn't be possible. So, I

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-4211839334238219252010-05-27T19:01:00.045-05:002010-06-16T07:24:44.485-05:00

Bob, Doug & Evie at the Philadelphia airport.....packed and ready! (if you double click on any photo, it will enlarge it for a clearer view)Bob has wanted to go to Germany for many, many years because his paternal grandmother was German! Joanne has wanted to update their kitchen for nearly 6 years now because it's 35+ years old. Guess you can tell by the title of this entry who won! I must say,

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WOW! Seems like forever since I've updated the blog. But this particular weekend had to be written about. I flew into Chicago a day early for the one day event held in Joliet, IL. Bob and Denise Boyle were kind enough to open their home and their hearts to me. Tobi Oberman and I met about 15 years ago in South Carolina (I think) at a dance event. We both judged competition that weekend, we were

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-65675425288117611512009-12-20T20:07:00.006-05:002009-12-20T21:04:11.244-05:00

Whew, what a way to start the week of Christmas!!Back YardShot from front porchA nor'easter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor'easter) hit us here in Delaware on Saturday morning around 1:00 am.Many of you may not be aware that I actually have 5 half sisters who live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland about 90 minutes south of me. We didn't grow up together, but when we are together, you'd never

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-58732512264910812082009-12-20T19:22:00.016-05:002010-01-25T20:05:40.939-05:00

My Annual Holiday Gathering and Dance is held every year and opened to any and all dancers who attend any of my weekly dance classes throughout the year. It's my way of thanking everyone for their supporting my classes during the year. This year I actually ran out of my baked goods for everyone. I baked 90 small loaves of bread, so if you were 91 through 115+ my apologies for not having enough

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-38343170707468867592009-07-26T19:30:00.007-05:002009-07-26T19:45:33.366-05:00

Mother & Daughter catching upOn Sunday, July 12, 2009 we held our annual Ice Cream Sundae Dance! We had over 50 dancers attend and everyone left with a smile on their face. Below are some pictures of the Sundae Bar and Dancing. I was so busy, I didn't get a chance to take pictures of everyone EATING the ice cream. Plus, I was fighting a sinus infection and not at my best....just ask anyone who

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-61153288149341825602009-07-26T12:15:00.037-05:002009-08-09T08:27:29.926-05:00

You can click on any picture to enlarge it.Ozark Dance Festival Event DirectorsBill & Sandy Van PoolWhat a wonderful 'working' vacation! My friend, Pam, and I left for Osage Beach, MO at 4:00 AM on Thursday morning, July 16. We flew into Springfield, MO, rented a car and headed out on the Historic Route 66 toward Camdenton, MO. Pam had never been on any part of Route 66 so we stopped for a few '

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-56019954106498815882009-06-01T18:33:00.006-05:002009-06-01T18:54:05.200-05:00

Our nephew, Shawn, joined the Army in the fall. He left for Oklahoma and basic training right after Christmas. So, the last time we saw him was at Christmas 2008.This was the new haircut. When Shawn was small he loved having his head shaved in the summers, so this wasn't a shock to us. (smile) Of course that serious, kick a-- look on his face was scarey!He graduated boot camp March 19 and stayed

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-49698465662590509662009-05-21T15:34:00.007-05:002009-05-21T16:19:42.306-05:00

WOW! It's certainly been a while since I've updated the blog. Once we returned from Singapore and Malaysia it was non stop.However, I've been working the last 3 years on slowing down and it's finally happening. After traveling 40-45 weekends a year for well over 6 years, I will only be traveling 23 this year.I've been lucky enough to be working 2 fire halls on weekends here at home. That allows

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-75916348376329469612008-09-26T00:57:00.052-05:002008-11-03T08:29:25.550-05:00

As you start to share our journey with us you can CLICK on any picture and it will be enlarged. Then just click on the back arrow to take you back to the blog. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.....Well, it's 11:00 pm in San Francisco which means it's 2:00 am on the east coast.We left home at 11:30 this morning with Angie picking us up to have lunch and then head to the airport. With the

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-91951312339445177082008-09-24T15:09:00.018-05:002008-09-24T15:55:39.089-05:00

A Big Thank You to Lee Candy and the MOT dancers/volunteers for a fabulous Jamboree on Friday, September 5th. The Jamboree started at 9:00 with a very nice continental breakfast. The first teach was at 10:00 sharp. Lunch was at 12:15 and the afternoon was filled to the brim with more teaches until 2:30 pm. The whole day, including the breakfast and lunch and all the dancing was a mere $6 per

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-67339278400106486652008-08-04T22:24:00.028-05:002008-08-14T15:37:36.029-05:00

Me & some of my gang! Dinner with Mike & Betty WeeksWow, it's August already! Where have the last four months gone? Summer is half over, thank goodness, and fall will be here before we know it. This time last year Bob and I, along with our friends Doug and Evie were in Maine celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Seems like just last month we were eating Lobster and enjoying the 'cooler air'

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-6668602733738679962008-04-09T21:41:00.056-05:002008-04-10T14:03:34.308-05:00

Well, what a great success the one day workshop was, thanks to the combined efforts of the committee members, volunteers and the fire hall folks. The day went off without a hitch, so to speak. Things ran extremely smooth and everyone left smiling and happy.Our Instructors for the day were Junior Willis, John Robinson, Tom & Ellen Dailey, and Joanne Brady. Junior, Joanne & John Tom & Ellen

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-64826727900983015062008-02-29T19:42:00.011-05:002008-02-29T20:33:22.600-05:00

This is the view from The Kellner's patio Where in the world did time go? Joanne turned 55 years old on Friday, February 22, 2008! Bob and I spent the occasion in St. Augustine, Florida visiting our friends the Kellners.The boys relax, watch TV and EAT. No Surprise there.Doug and Evie Kellner winter in St. Augustine and have been inviting us down for the last several years. This time of year

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-92064623342232557302008-02-28T20:53:00.036-05:002008-03-06T14:30:32.532-05:00

It's taken me a while to get this posted but well worth the wait. Thanks to KC Douglas from California I was contacted by Alain & Helene Ribaut to come to Mirande and teach their 40+ instructors "how to teach".(you can double click on any photo to make it bigger)Alain Ribaut & JoanneLine Dance Academy (fabulous building)What a fabulous opportunity for me and a great experience. I arrived in

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-48811596477640841152007-12-03T17:43:00.002-05:002008-02-28T20:53:22.524-05:00

WOW, what a whirlwind 11 days we had. We left our house Thanksgiving morning at 5:00 am and were eating a wonderful buffet Thanksgiving dinner at 7:00 pm that same evening at the Grand Canyon South Rim.After meeting Fran at the airport, we picked up our rental car, which should have been a standard car. No standards and no full size cars were left by the time we arrived so we were given what they

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-56933780322220125802007-10-23T22:40:00.000-05:002007-10-31T21:05:26.587-05:00

Potty Break!Julie & Lizzi B Let Me Off This Bus; I want to see ELVIS!Barbara & Linda's First Weekend WorkshopWOW! What a weekend. We had 33 people ride the bus from Delaware to the Mishnock and friends weekend dance event held at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY. http://www.hudsonvalleyresort.com/ We had a group of 6 dancers from Virginia, Bob & Julie from Rochester, NY and several

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-5286082039074054882007-09-03T16:45:00.000-05:002007-09-05T23:14:03.606-05:00

Hey Everybody......I arrived in Denver yesterday to be picked up and chauffeured around by my good friends Ernie & Barb Pyle. WOW, I got to visit every Hobby Lobby we passed on the way to Colorado Springs, thanks to Ernie's patience! Then we hooked up with AJ & Scott and had a fabulous dinner at a German restaurant called Edelweiss. Some serious desserts were consumed that's for sure.I'm very,

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-48208916507996690382007-08-05T19:54:00.000-05:002007-08-15T21:28:10.029-05:00

Relaxing in Maine on our own private porch looking out over the Penobscot Bay.After several years of discussing the possibility of going to the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine we decided this was the year. After all, on August 6th we will be celebrating our 30th Wedding Anniversary....what better way than a 9 day vacation! PROVIDENCE, RIWe left home at 4:00 AM on Saturday, July 28 and

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-16286753926285497462007-07-25T21:17:00.000-05:002007-07-25T22:27:49.964-05:00

Sunday, July 22 brought Renegade Rich & Debi to Delaware. It was my annual all you can eat Ice Cream Sundae dance and Rich & Deb were the guest instructors. We had close to 70 dancers in attendance. They taught two cool dances, Me & You which is their own choreography and What a Night. Both went over well and everyone had a great time learning from them.We had a Nautical / Beach Theme for the day

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-90905750609786532532007-07-17T22:57:00.000-05:002007-07-21T21:29:51.800-05:00

Twice a month I work at the Sunrise Senior Living Facility in Wilmington, DE. On Tuesday evening, July 3, I took a group of my dancers to visit the residents. A 30-40 minute "dance show" turned into 90 minutes of dancing, singing, laughing, teasing and celebrating the holiday. The dancers started off by marching in carrying American Flags to an instrumental version of the Cassons Go Marching

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-65117840514904607702007-07-03T20:32:00.001-05:002007-07-20T15:30:16.433-05:00

You know, traveling is starting to take most of the fun out of my weekend events!!! It's getting harder and harder to travel these days starting with the tightening up of security to locating your baggage after a flight. After terrible thunder and lightning storms Wednesday evening over 200 flights out of Philadelphia and 300 out of Chicago-O'Hare were cancelled. Therefore on Thursday, when I had

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-29286111683483000722007-06-17T22:06:00.000-05:002007-07-20T15:33:35.662-05:00

10 Years Later & We're Still Going Strong!I have just returned from a one day workshop celebrating the 10th year of teaching in Canada.10 Years ago Shirley Robinson invited me to Barrie, Ontario, Canada to do her annual workshop. It was my very first teaching workshop in Canada and who knew that 10 years later, many of the dancers who attended that workshop would gather in the exact same hall to

Joanne Bradynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931659158321597286.post-59555447729889403982007-06-11T19:53:00.012-05:002008-02-29T06:11:49.626-05:00

Thank you Celine' & Thierry Schmitt for a Wonderful Experience!I flew out of Philadelphia on Thursday evening heading for Munich, Germany. Judy McDonald, Canadian Instructor that I worked with while there, picked me up at the airport. She and I and Tina headed into downtown Munich to see the Glockenspiel. WOW was it cool! We missed the 12 noon action of the clock but had a great time walking up

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