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group of 24 tap dancers from across the UK led by Jo Scanlan from Nine Elms is looking for payback at the
World Tap Dancing Championships held in Germany from 1 to 5 December.
But first, they have to raise
£35,000 for the trip. A fundraising MEN’S SHOES
curry night at Peatmoor’s Bombay an outstanding selection
Lounge restaurant on 28 Septem-
ber and a dinner dance on Saturday • Church’s • Grenson
3 October will help. Encouraged by • Loakes • Padders
the appointment of former Strictly • Barker • Clarks
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is investigating whether her team • Anatomic Gel
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She was surprised that the UK of slippers now in stock
was not represented at the world
championships when she attended BLAYLOCKS
in 2007 and set about recruiting a Bath Road Corner
team for the 2008 event which saw Old Town, Swindon
3,500 dancers performing in a range Tel: 534271
of styles. Jo said, “perhaps taking to a worldwide TV audience. To help mail: [email protected]
a team last year was too soon; we Two locals selected to represent www.tapattack.co.uk
didn’t have enough time to prepare. Britain at auditions are Adina
But we learnt what we have to do Nyahwa, 14, from Nine Elms and
to compete at world level. It really Keith Henderson, 17, from Chisel-
is the Olympics for tap.” don. Adina, who is in Year 10 at
Tap Attack, right, are training hard Bradon Forest, has been dancing
for December with dancers aged 11 since she was three and learnt at
to 20 travelling to Swindon from all the Swindon Dance Academy. “I’m
over the country to rehearse. looking forward to the atmosphere
Jo has enlisted the help of offstage,” said Adina who soloed last
James Doubtfi re, resident director year in Germany and performed in
of Australian dance company Tap Billy Elliot in early 2008.
Dogs. He was one of the key people Keith, who is studying at a Per-
involved in putting together the im- forming Arts School in London and
pressive opening ceremony of the Kent, said, “I’m most looking forward
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney to seeing what we can do once we
where 1,000 tap dancers performed get there.”

Poetry magazine to be web only
The West Swindon based Pulsar Poetry Magazine - which includes
poems and book reviews from people across the globe - is marking its
15th anniversary by giving up on paper to become a webzine.
Editor David Pike, from Grange “Pulsar gives people an outlet for
Park, said publication on the inter- their work, but I didn't expect it to
net offers many more possibilities. spread as far as it has."
"The web offers fl exibility and al- David will continue regular Pulsar
lows us to include photographs, poetry evenings in local pubs, which
audio and video. Pulsar started as usually see 20 or so people, with
a local magazine for Swindon and occasional overseas contributors.
Wiltshire; there wasn't a lot around From December Pulsar will be-
in this area and I thought I would try come a quarterly again. If you would
it, not expecting much interest. But like your work to be included David
over the years I've been inundated is looking for hard hitting poems
with poems and books to review with meaning. Rhyme is fi ne, but
from all over the world as the internet meaning is more important, and the
expanded. We've had contributions editor’s selection is fi nal.
from Uzbekistan, Russia, America, See the site for details:
Australia and most of Europe. www.pulsarpoetry.com

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