BBQ Time with Dr Evil
Dance-beat
If you had been in Cambridge on Sunday 22nd June enjoying the sights and
sounds, and had wandered into Kelsey Kerridge sports centre you would
have seen an excited group of children dancing their hearts out at the ISTD
Disco Freestyle rock n roll
competition.
A group of dancers from
Arlesey aged between 5 and
11 took part in their first dance
competition. All the children
were very excited to be a part
of this event. They had worked
extremely hard over the last
couple of months at their
dance class in Arlesey village
hall and had all attended
extra practice and a new
class designed especially
for those interested in taking
their dancing to the next
level and attending dance competitions.
Dance teacher Nicola Hughes from Dance-Beat was extremely proud of
their achievements after winning an array of medals and trophies which
included a first place.
Dance-Beat has been running for 20 years teaching Disco Freestyle, Street
Style, Rock n Roll and Ballroom and Latin for children from ages 4 years
and over.
The class runs on a Wednesday evening in the Arlesey village hall.
Exciting classes are running over the summer including a Princess
workshop on 31st July for ages 5-8 and drop in and dance sessions on Wed
30th July and 3rd and 11th August for ages from 7 -10 years and 10 years
and over.
For more information or to book a place on our summer classes please
email [email protected] take a look at our website www.
dance-beat.co.uk
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Dr. Evil BBQ are an amateur American style “Low & Slow” competition bbq
team, think Diners, Drive-ins and Dives / Man v Food on The Food Network
and you are somewhere near. We are members of The British BBQ Society
competing in the International BBQ Network French’s Pitmaster series and
this is our 1st year.
It all started with a passion for food and a once in a lifetime chance to
meet and train for 2 days with US pitmaster Harry Soo of ‘Slap Yo’ Daddy
BBq” Diamond Bar California at bbbqs headquarters in 2012, since then we
have never looked back. Also we appear to be going global.
The Team consists of 4 key
members: myself as Team Principal
and owner in the role of ‘Dr. Evil’,
my wife Gill (Foxxy Cleaopatra),
Gareth Peddie (No. #2) and Barry
Jull. We also employ the services
of guest members from time to time
when work invades our competition
schedule. The team HQ is my
home in Arlesey but our members
are from Hertfordshire, Hillingdon,
Cambridgeshire and even as far away as Manchester.
The competitions are run over 2 days under very strict rules mirroring
the Kansas City BBQ Society in America and blind judged on four main
categories Boston Butt (pork shoulder or neck end) Beef Brisket, Pork Ribs
and Chicken (thighs) though most competitions have added compulsory
categories such as desert, chicken wings, burgers or anything goes (chefs
choice). These cuts are huge and slow smoked with wood for flavour at
low temps for up to 14 hours with pretty powerful rubs and sauces to give
the necessary tastes and textures the trained judges expect, only a small
portion of which is presented.
A number of these competitions give not only trophies and bragging rights
but entry to prestigious American events such as “The Royal” world series
of bbq Kansas City Missouri, “The Jack” Jack Daniels Invitational Lynchburg
Tennessee and “The World Food Championships” Las Vegas Nevada
where teams from across the globe get to go head to head with the best
championship winning teams in the world of bbq.
Our achievements in our 1st four
competitions to date are:
• nd in pork, 4th in brisket and
2
3rd overall at the IBQN event
Drum & Baste Tongham Surrey
• st in best burger, 4th in
1
hot wings at & 8th overall at
Grillstock Manchester
• rd In ribs and 7th overall
3
Brighton Paddle round the pier.
Dr Evil are currently looking for funding or ideas on how to fund the team
so if you you can help contact Dr. Evil (aka Gary Craig) on 07833491391
email: [email protected]