HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.....................


URBAN COWBOY'S LINE DANCE COMPANY WAS FIRST STARTED ON MAY 17TH 1994. SHANE
ALISI-JONES WAS THE FIRST PRINCIPAL OF THE CLUB AFTER HAVING DANCED WITH MUSTANG
BOOTSCOOTERS. I STARTED DANCING WITH URBANS BACK IN 1996 AND SOON MOVED ON TO
TEACHING IN JOINT WITH SHANE. IN JULY 2002 I TOOK OVER THE COMPANY FROM SHANE AND
CONTINUED TO BE THE MAIN PRINCIPAL AND INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CLUB. I HAVE A REAL PASSION
FOR LINE DANCING AND FIND IT REALLY REWARDING LEARNING AND THEN TEACHING DANCES TO
MY CLASS PEOPLE SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DANCING WITH URBANS SINCE ITS INCEPTION
WAY BACK IN 1994.
THIS YEAR SEES THE COMPANY CELEBRATING ITS 15TH YEAR, A MILESTONE FOR MANY
COMPANIES LET ALONE A DANCE COMPANY AND IN PERTH IT IS ALONG WITH ONE OTHER
COMPANY THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED DANCING GROUP. HOPEFULLY BODY WILLING (THE KNEES
ARE GETTING A BIT WORN NOW) I CAN CONTINUE TO DANCE AND TEACH FOR MANY YEARS TO
COME. APART FROM DANCING I ALSO RUN A MOBILE MECHANICS BUSINESS WHICH TAKES UP THE
REST OF MY TIME ALONG WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE DANCING TAKES A BIT OF JUGGLING TO
FIT IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. I AM LUCKY TO HAVE A FEW CLOSE FRIENDS WHO HELP ME WITH
CLASSES OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MANAGE.
GLENN DALE - PRINCIPAL
