Downpatrick RGU held their first Strictly Come Dancing event on Saturday evening and it was a huge success.
The hall was packed with cheering fans shouting on their favourite dancers and the craic was ninety!
Club chairman Collie Quinn said: “For a while we have considered running this event and this year we took the plunge and went for it. It has been an enormous success and I’m sure we will see another one again.
“This event was a fundraiser for the club and as such is right on target. We are very grateful to a few dedicated club members who over the past few weeks have worked tirelessly to make this event happen.
“Our dancers were a great mix of people from all sorts of backgrounds and the work they have done in the past few months has been phenomenal. It really exceeded my expectations on what they could do.
“Our programme for the evening was very generously sponsored by many local businesses and we are much indebted to them.
“I’d like to give a special thanks to our choreographer Jenna Finnegan who did a fantastic job making everyone look like stars. She worked hard over recent weeks with the contestants and showed her patience in honing their dance skills for the big night.
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“And I’d like to thank too our comperes Gerard Magee and Donna Fitzpatrick who were brilliant on the night. The judges too were brilliant and a special thank you to Kaely Peacock, Brendan Carson and Jennifer Davey.
“This event was certainly entertaining and it was one o those many memorable evening we have had at the club over the years. So my thanks again to all who helped make this evening a success.”
