IN REPLY to the article 'Dancing date is out of step' (BEN: September 26), may I point out several things?

Over the last 10 years Organ and Records, then Organ and CDs, have provided the dance music.

In the last seven years the writer claimed "latterly with an organist." This should have been organist and compact discs, as I have been involved for that period of time.

The dance for August 19 was advertised on the notice board in the Foyer Hall , and with 'flyers' stating it would be music by CDs. These adverts stating this ran in June, July and August. In fact the same CD arrangement that had been playing for seven years.

The guest organist on September 9 has a good reputation in the Bury and Rochdale areas. He has appeared at Butlins for Festival Dance competitions on several occasions. At Bury Town Hall he attracted 300 dancers to a charity dance, raising £3000. The remark that he plays more bad notes than the writer's 10-year-old nephew seems more befitting some jealous rival than an irate dancer.

With a feeling of curiosity, I checked an A-Z for Hindley, but could find no OPENSHAW AVENUE listed. I then inquired at Hindley Housing, Hindley Information, Wigan Information and Wigan Planning Dept. In each case they had no record of Openshaw Avenue, Hindley.

I asked a source at the Bolton Evening News to check it out. They also failed to find this address.

It would appear that Mr Robinson might be concealing his real name.

Could this be because it is more a 'mischief' letter than a genuine grouse? If this is so, then the BEN. has been misled into accepting a false address.

The CDs which are used, are recordings of the country's top professional artistes and they are used by the many dance leaders right across the country.

My wife and I have received genuine support since the letter appeared, but are aware that it is difficult to please all of the people all of the time, but we try.

The attendance on August 19 was 154 (with CDs)!

On September 9 it was 187, with people not leaving earlier than they would normally. In fact 70 or more people were around when the last waltz was played at 11.30.

This does not give us a picture of dissatisfied dancers and the ovation at the end for the organist seemed very genuine.

Rick Hilton

Killingworth Mews

Horwich, Bolton