Twist and shout the balloon convention that takes place in America has had a date change due to a booking problem with the hotel. Website details; http://www.balloonconvention.com/
The new dates that are now confirmed are for Feb 1st/5th at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel. Hotel details; http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/ ... ertyID=954

hi all,
slowly getting back into the balloons now i am home working.
i was planning to go to the millenium jam but found out a couple of weeks ago that it was not going ahead this yr(gutted).
so i was wondering is anyone going to twist and shout from the uk this year?(well actually next yr but its soon).
cheers kerry

I was thinking about going to the world balloon convention which is in Dallas and I think March time. There are three twisting conventions coming up, Euro Jam in Germany, Dennis & Ingrid's 3 day event in Holland 31st Oct/2nd Nov and another two day twisting event in Belguim which I think is around the 11/12th Nov.

Do you know when in march it is going to be. And what is that one going to be. How long etc. Do you know. Cheers

Here is the website of the WBC, on March 21-25th 2012 Dallas, Texas, USA

http://www.worldballoonconvention.com/index.php

They now have the list of classes up and once again its very much geared to the decor side, with lots of business classes too. Nothing wrong with that, just pointing it out.

hotel works out quite expensive @ $119 a night

For those who are hoping to attend, I will be hosting this year's stage competition at Twist & Shout along with the lovely and brilliantly funny Shana Brenion of Nifty Balloons fame (she is married to the much less famous David Brenion).

In addition, I will be teaching two regular classes (one on twisting, and one on performing), and a four hour extended workshop on image and branding.

http://balloonconvention.com/

Hoping some of you can make it. I have not been to Europe since last years Millennium Jam and am missing my friends from that part of the world.

Just booked my flights over to Twist & Shout, this event normally clashes with Blackpool so we are not normally able to make it. It's been a few years since I have been.

I'll be there.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Twist n Shout.

Just going to pack my bags for the flight over to Phoenix tomorrow, planes and travel for me never quite go to plan. All this lovely mild weather and tonight they forecast snow,
hopefully just Wales and the South West. The plan is to put a few pictures up during the week of some of the events and report back on who is awarded what etc