Dance news - Year of 2005
 

40th Annual Blackpool Serial - Jack Reavely (September 15, 2005)

First UK professional Open Championship for Timothy And Joanne (February 17, 2005)

"Runners-up were England’s Timothy Howson and Joanne Bolton. They were first in Viennese Waltz and Foxtrot and second in others. History will record that Mirko and Alessia won the Worlds, the marks show that it would only take one change of place in two of each dance to change the result. Timothy and Joanne danced a superb first round, showing that they were here to mean business. Exemplary in every department of elegance, quality and technique, they almost pulled it off. Beautiful fleckerl. Some nice and well displayed new Quickstep choreo­graphy. Any figure prior to three step in Foxtrot appeared that Timothy was late in follow through to the three step. I feel sure that they will be there for the next challenge."
 

40th Annual Blackpool Serial - Jack Reavely (September 15, 2005)

Now I speak to Timothy Howson and Joanne Bolton. They tell me that, prior to Blackpool, they have done all the hard work so essential if you wish to be considered for the top of the top. In the Team Match they felt an instant rapport with the floor and, during the entire match, they had that lovely feeling which told them it was all going to plan and that the work done had brought their performance to fruition and all ready for their night of nights. They will try to defend the basic principles of movement to music, combining technique with artistry.

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"Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton ... Waltz The Importance of the First Dance. Having last year lectured on Waltz fundamentals, it was a great challenge once again this year for Tim and Jo to follow this with more fundamentals within the very important dance which sets up your very first performance in a competition. Of course they commenced with a beautiful performance of that dance to whet our appetites for explanations of how they produced their expertise -and we were not disappointed. Tim tells everyone that thousands of items can fly through the mind. Floor surface, feel of swing etc., etc., but the main item is what we give each other ... and it has to be connection and sensitivity of the hands and centre, use of the principles of inside and outside turns, some of the use of joints and of course the timing. If you take some muscle tone Out of your body and arms and put it into your hand connection it helps and they, plus the centre, give the girl information. The hands are very sensitive to each other. With great humour Tim tells us that J0 cannot complain today or the microphone will allow everyone to hear The messages however are not verbal, they are all done through the hands and the centre. When dancing turns there is no point at which you dance at the same speed as each other. The outside goes faster than the inside and if you both dance at the same speed it will not be correct. The body joints from the hips down must work together in unison hips, knees, ankles and toes and there must be coordination, man to girl and girl to man. Timing you dance together, using that coordination of joints with the man having the choice of the speed of timing, and you should use half beat counting to get this coordination. If you feel good when you dance then you go home happy Timothy tells us ... how true. This is again a lecture which details items which are absolutes in dance and, when it is told by people of such dance calibre, everyone simply must accept the information and work to achieve the expertise available through fundamentals as always and as achieved by Timothy and Joanne."

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*A Total Classical And Beautiful Presentation To Fill The Eyes, Ears And Hearts Of All Traditionalists*

"BRITISH ‘OPEN’ PROFESSIONAL STANDARD CHAMPIONSHIP TO TIMOTHY AND JOANNE

The British professional Standard Championship for the year 2005 was won by that most authentic pair of superb Ballroom dancers, Timothy Howson and Joanne Bolton (England), with placings of 1st Waltz, 1st Foxtrot, 2nd Tango and 3rd Quickstep.

Nothing exaggerated, nothing ostentatious, a totally classical and beautiful presentation to fill the eyes, ears and hearts of all traditionalists, exciting in its purity and adherence of fundamentals. A great win in a tremendous competition culminating in a terrific final.

Into second place………My thoughts on the finalists were as follows:

First Timothy and Joanne. A Waltz combining rich swing with weightless hovers and powerful spins, all in perfect harmony with the music plus feet to die for, all augmented by faultless technique. A foxtrot of incredible continuity filled with basic figures, feather finish followed by three step, then feather step, another three step into hairpin feather into continuous reverse waves, unhurried with perfect balance and shape, all exquisitely timed. They won both of these dances with a straight majority of first placings. It is in Tango that I feel they are most improved, gaining five of the judges first placings (six needed for a majority automatic first place in the dance). With the two terrific Italian pairings each gaining three of the judges’ first placings, and under that strange challenge to mathematical logic that we know as the ‘Skating System’, second placings decided the dance winner and Timothy and Joanne were placed second. Their Tango was atmospheric, animal, with prowl and growl and explosions of movement, plus about as close as we can expect a cultured Englishman to go to exuding passion. Whew!

With all couples dancing flat out to the last beat of music nobody had a majority of first placings in Quickstep and Rule 11 then Rule 10 were needed to reach a decision which saw Timothy and Joanne in third place but sufficient to crown them Champions. A fitting reward for a lifetime of dedication to perfection in dance."

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"Timothy  and Joanne Bolton, still fresh from their fantastic performance and win at the International in October, were once again in great form, winning all dances. Timothy and Joanne constantly strive for perfection in dance fundamentals and provide a wonderful example to those couples behind and of course the many young exponents watching this excellent professional event. Many congratulations."
 

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