Tuesday, March 10, 2009

090310 Israeli Dancing, Meeting, Beginners Series

Hello Gainesville Area Israeli Dancers and Friends,

Israeli Dancing this Thursday night, March 12.

We are planning to have a short meeting from 8:15 to 8:35 pm
to get feedback about the Israeli Dancing program. For those
people that come late, we will have another meeting after dancing.

See the article for the structure of the meeting.
We are going to hold strictly to the format outlined below.
Be prepared.

Whatever your level, please plan to attend so your voice is heard.
Your input is important. If you cannot make the meeting, please send
me your comments on the four subjects on the agenda. I will read your
comments at the meeting and we will add them to the meeting notes.

Be ready to start dancing at 7 so you can get in a good
amount of dancing before the meeting starts.

West Coast Swing and Hustle this Sunday starts at 6:30.

See Gainesville dance schedule here.
http://www.dancecalendar.info/u/event.asp?idarea=19

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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Schedule:

1. Thursday 3/12 - Israeli Dancing with Andy and Meeting
2. Saturday 3/14 - Ballroom Dance at Maria Alvarez
3. Sunday 3/15 - West Coast Swing and Hustle with Andy
4. Thursday 3/19 - Israeli Dancing
5. Sunday 3/21 - Contra Dance
6. Sat-Sun 4/18-19 - Israeli Dance Workshop with Ruth Goodman in Orlando
7. Thursday 4/23 - 5 Week Super Simple Israeli Dance Beginner Series starts
Article: Israeli Dance meeting

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Quotes:

- We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
~ Mother Teresa

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1. Thursday 3/12 - Israeli Dancing with Andy and Meeting

B'nai Israel
3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 8:00 : Beginners
8:00 - 9:00 : Intermediate
9:00 - 10:00 : Advanced

$5 family, $3 student
or $20/month, $10/month students

For all ages, all levels, novice to advanced.
No Israeli Dance experience needed.

Andrew, 561-939-2469, 352-378-2219, publish@jewishnetwork.com
http://gainesville.israelidance.info

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2. Saturday 3/14 - Ballroom Dance at Maria Alvarez

Imperial Dance Studio
SW 34 Street (south of Archer Road)

8:30 - 11 : Social dancing

$7 members, $10 general

Maria, 352-375-7763
imperialdancestudio@hotmail.com

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3. Sunday 3/15 - West Coast Swing Beginners with Andy

Gainesville Dance and Music Association
308 W University Avenue

6:30 : West Coast Swing for beginners
7:30 : West Coast Swing intermediate
8:30 : Hustle

$20/month general, $10/month students
or $7 general, $4 students per class

Includes Thursday Israeli dancing

Andrew, 561-939-2469, publish@dancecalendar.info
http://gainesville.danceswing.info

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4. Thursday 3/19 - Israeli Dancing with Andy

B'nai Israel
3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 8:00 : Beginners
8:00 - 8:15 : Intermediate
8:15 - 8:35 : Meeting - see article below
8:35 - 9:00 : Intermediate
9:00 - 10:00 : Advanced

$5 family, $3 student
or $20/month, $10/month students

For all ages, all levels, novice to advanced.
No Israeli Dance experience needed.

Andrew, 561-939-2469, 352-378-2219, publish@jewishnetwork.com
http://gainesville.israelidance.info

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5. Sunday 3/21 - Contra Dance at the Boltin Center

Thelma Bolton Center
516 NE 2 Ave

4:00 - 7:00 : Lesson and dancing

$7, $5 under 21

Hedgehoppers and Alice Milmoe

Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts.
No partner needed. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to
protect the floor.

Susie, 352-466-9150, Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society

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6. Saturday-Sunday 4/18-19 - Israeli Dance Workshop with Ruth Goodman in Orlando

Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando
851 N Maitland Ave
Maitland, FL 32751

Saturday
7:30 pm - 11:30 pm - Instruction and dance party

Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Lunch break 12:30-2
Followed by Pot Luck Dinner and dancing

$20-$55 by April 7, $10 additional at the door

Julie, 407-645-5933 x238, juliev@orlandojcc.org
www.orlandojcc.org

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7. Thursday 4/23 - 5 Week Super Simple Israeli Dance Beginner Series Starts

B'nai Israel
3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 8:00 : Super Simple Israeli Dance Beginner Series
8:00 - 8:30 : Intermediate
9:00 - 10:00 : Advanced

From Passover to Shavout, journey with the ancient
Israelites in spirit, as you learn to dance.

Have fun, meet people, get exercise, enjoy great
music and get a taste of Israeli cultural.

For all ages. No experience needed. If you can walk, you can dance.

This is a great opportunity to start with
other people at your level.

Classes at B'nai Israel, from 7 to 8 pm.

Cost is $20 per family, $10 students, for all 5 weeks,
if paid in advance by April 16.
$30 per family, $15 students afterwards.

Intermediate and Advanced dancing
$5 family, $3 student
or $20/month, $10/month students

Andrew, 561-939-2469, 352-378-2219, publish@jewishnetwork.com
http://gainesville.israelidance.info

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Article: Israeli Dance Meeting for Thursday 3/12

Following is the plan for the meeting.

Let me know if you want to add anything to the Agenda
or have suggestions about the format or purpose.

Objective: Get input to help us decide what changes
to make with the group.

Meeting Structure: I am going to run the meeting.
Each person will be given 30 seconds to 1 minute to talk
once on each topic on the agenda. We may adjust the amount
of time depending on how the meeting goes. The meeting will
end exactly at 8:35 or sooner.

What We Will Not Do: There is not going to be discussion,
arguing, questions and answers, interuptions.
You can do those things before or after dancing.

Intended Result: We will record everyone's input and
report back. This meeting is for information gathering.
Once we see how people feel, we will see what to do next.

Agenda:
1. The Beginners session from 7 to 8
2. The Intermediate session from 8 to 9
3. The Advanced session from 9 onward
4. The fee charged for Israeli Dancing

Think About:
1. What would you like changed for you?
2. What can we do to have more people?
3. How much partner dancing should we do? When?
4. How much teaching of dances?
5. What dances should we be teaching?
6. What dances should we be playing? New? Old? Style?

Here Is What We Do Now:

1. Beginners 7 to 8

Goal is to help beginners learn to folk dance
and have fun in the process. We try to teach
dance skills such as balance, posture, musicality,
connection, following, partner dance skills, and
an appreciation for the history, culture and variety
of Israeli folk dancing. We have two playlists that we
work off of: Israeli 101 and Israeli 102. See below
for those playlists.

We cater to our regular beginners. If we have new
people, we do at least a few things they can do.

At the very beginning of the beginners session,
we often have a gender balance, and so will do
one or two partner dances.

2. Intermediate 8 to 9

Goal is to solidify the dances we have been learning
so people will remember them. We have a Review playlist.
On this list are the dances that were taught in the
last few months. We may review these dances before
playing them if people have trouble.

Any new dances that we teach, are done during this time.

Any non-beginner dances taught to beginners are also
played in the early part of this session so beginners
get to do those dances twice.

3. Advanced 9 onward

This time is intended for requests.

When there are no requests, I try to find dances that the
people there will enjoy doing. I have playlists for nine people
with dances they requested or I have seen them do and they seem
to like.

I have 15 circle playlists that are one hour each with 22 dances.
These are listed on the counter next to the sheet of paper
where you can write your requests.

When everyone who does not want to do partner dances has left,
usually between 9:30 and 10, we do partner dances that people
know. At the end of the evening, when there are only a few
of us left, we do partner dances that only I know.

Israeli 101 Playlist
Nigun Atik
Eretz Ysirael Yafa
Tzadik Katamar
Lo Ahavti Dai
Tsur Chasidi
Eretz Eretz
Yedid Nefesh
Erev Ba
Aveinu Shalom Aleichem
Al Kanfei Hakesef
Leor Chiyuchech
Miserlou
Shabbat Menucha
Sulam Yaakov
Horoah Haktana
Hora Or

Israeli 102 Playlist
Tzel Etz Tamar
Kol Nedarai
David Melech Yisrael
Lakum Velaamod
Mitachat Laadama
Behar Hagilboa
Hora Gesher
Al Sadeinu
Irism
Et Hageshem
Shema Yisrael
Sovevuni
Et Hageshem
Hora Mechudeshet

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