BIOGRAPHY
Jan “STRAY CAT” Brookfield

Jan Brookfield  a.k.a.  STRAY CAT  has been on the West Midlands line dance scene for around six years now. One of the first fully qualified professional instructors in the area, she has blazed a trail for numerous other instructors, many of whom are former pupils. “Keep it fun” is her motto. Jan believes that line dancing should be accessible for all ages and levels of fitness -  you should not need to have to be an athlete or a latin american ballroom champion  to get your head and feet around the dances !

Her training was with the B.W.D.A. and she is proud to have qualified with Distinction as one of their Instructors.

Jan is also making a name for herself as a choreographer.

On the Beach was a popular summer dance a couple of years ago, and last year her dance to Tom Jones’ Sex Bomb was just as big a hit on the dance floor as it was for Tom in the charts. Her Cowboy Dance has been used in various competitions at home and abroad, and Blue Memory, to a song of the same name by a band called Plain Loco, has become another favourite with the dancers.  Last year saw success with Pretty Cool, and I Feel a Heartache.  In less than a year, four of Jan’s dances appeared in The Linedancer Magazine. With the success of the film Billy Elliott, Jan’s dance The Billy Boogie has risen high in the ratings, and Oops, my halo! danced to “You are no angel” is also doing well.

Being EASY-RIDER’s line dancing side-kick, it is hardly surprising that she has choreographed several dances to the songs from their albums, not to mention co-writing some of their songs.

EASY-RIDER always listen to Jan’s advice on the latest dances and tempos to keep their programme bang up to date.They often work alongside one another at special events - together they make a great team !