

Northern Ireland’s FIRST Ceroc Dance Weekend


David Johnson

“Life sounds better to Music”
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I was introduced to Ceroc in the 1980s and I am so thankful for experiencing great dances, great music and great people, ever since.
For this fabulous Flame weekend, I am really looking forward to delivering music with energy and bounce, to keep you all buzzing and dancing the nights away.
“Welcome to Norn’ Iron!!!”
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My Ceroc Milestones
1986 - 1988 Introduced to Ceroc by friends who took a group of us to Porchester Hall, Paddington. (I wasn’t even told it was dancing!) Loved it so went to regular classes at YMCA @ Tottenham Court Road until I moved to Milton Keynes. Happy days.
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1995 – 2000 Got back to lessons after changing jobs and I went to classes and freestyles in London and venues at Ceroc Central. Also got along to a Ceroc class in Wythall while working in the West Midlands.
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1999 – I entered the Ceroc Championships, London and came a respectable in the “Dance with a Stranger”.
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2000 – 2002 Attended classes in Norwich while I was working in that amazing place. Also received introduction to DJ-ing.
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2002 – 2010 Joined the Ceroc crew as a DJ in for the class in Milton Keynes, part of the Ceroc Central franchise. Became DJ for freestyle events and also filled in as DJ for classes at other venues within the franchise.
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2006 – Was a DJ in first Ceroc weekender at Camber Sands. Also took part in subsequent weekenders at Camber, Rhyl and Glasgow.
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2011 – 2020 Joined Ceroc NI as a DJ following my move to Northern Ireland.
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2021 – 2024 Set up “The Soul Shack” Zoom sessions during the Covid pandemic, culminating in the “Soul Train” – a reunion of some of the regular Zoom attendees at the Great Central Railway in July 2024.
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2022 – Present Joined Ceroc IgNIte as a DJ as the Ceroc NI franchise was re-launched post pandemic. DJ at classes and co-DJ at freestyle events.