Thursday, April 29, 2010

Swing Parties, Contra Dance

Hello Gainesville Ocala Area Dancers and Friends,
 
Three special dances to be aware of:
 
1. Saturday night at the Boltin Center, Swing and Social Dance with Richard Nalli.
 
2. Sunday afternoon Contra Dance also at the Boltin Center.
 
3. Wednesday evening West Coast Swing Dance at the Eagles Club with Josh and Bri.
 
Came into some money last week (crinkled in a pants pocket from the wash), so I am planning to splurge and be at all of them, if that makes a difference to anyone one way or the other.
 
UF Swing Club is on break.
 
Only 6 hours from here is a spectacular event in Miami this weekend, with Hustle, Salsa and West Coast Swing. The Hustle World Championships and the qualifier for the Salsa World Championships are held over the weekend. The dancing is astonishing, whether on the floor or the air acrobatics. Their Saturday night show is world class. If you can make any night for the competitions or performance, it is worth it. The daytime classes are with the evening's performers, so you get instruction from the best. www.hustleandsalsa.com
 
At the end of May in nearby St. Petersburg is a wonderful event Swing Dance USA, after a two-year hiatus, with daytime classes and night time dances. This is the magic of the Swing era, no East and no West Coast Swing, pure Lindy hop, Bal-Swing, Jitterburg, Jazz, Blues. The price is inexpensive and contact Richard Nalli for a 10% discount. www.SwingDanceUSA.com
 
Happy Dancing,
Andy
 
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
 
1. Friday 4/30 - International Folk Dancing
2. Saturday 5/1 - Swing and Social Dance at the Boltin Center
3. Saturday 5/1 - Tango Y Te
4. Sunday 5/2 - Contra Dance
5. Sunday 5/2 - Clogging Beginner 3-Week Series Free - Last Class
6. Tuesday 5/4 - Mostly Swing Dancing
7. Wednesday 5/5 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh and Brianna
8. Thursday 5/6 - Tango Y Te
9. Thursday 5/6 - English Country Dance
10. Thursday 5/6 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela
Article: Not Indian Support Again (or Sometimes We Are Wrong When We Think We Are Right)
 
Other:
 
- Imperial Dance Studio: in addition to traditional ballroom dances, they are now teaching Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing. See www.ImperialDanceStudio.net
 
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Quotes:
 
- Don't ever not change. ~ Richard Porter
 
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1. Friday 4/30 - International Folk Dancing
 
4225 NW 34th St, Gainesville, Florida
 
8:00 - 9:00 : Beginners instruction
9:00 - 9:30 : Advanced instruction
9:30 - 11:00 : Dancing
 
$3 per person (to pay the rent of the dance room), $1 students
 
Dance to a different beat. No partners needed and all ages welcome. Member of the Florida Folk Dance Council.
 
Jack Seltzer, gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
 
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2. Saturday 5/1 - Swing and Social Dance at the Boltin Center
 
Boltin Center, 516 NE 2 Ave
 
8:00 - 11:00 : Swing and Social Dancing
 
 
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3. Saturday 5/1 - Tango Y Te
 
Confirm before going
 
1208 NW 10 Avenue, behind Office Depot
 
7:30 : Lesson
8:30 : Dancing
 
$10, $5 students
 
 
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4. Sunday 5/2 - Contra Dance
 
Boltin Center, 516 NE 2 Avenue
 
3:30 - 4:00 : Contra dance lesson
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra dance
 
$7, $5 students
 
 
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5. Sunday 5/2 Clogging Beginner 3-Week Series Free - Last Class
 
Carpenter's Union, 1910 NW 53rd Avenue, Gainesville
 
4:00 - 4:45 : Beginner Clogging Classes
 
FREE
 
No dance experience, special shoes, or partners are necessary.
 
3-week Sunday afternoon sessions runs from April 18 - May 2.
 
 
 
Kelli McChesney, National Clogging Instructor, 1st Klass Kloggers, danceaddict@windstream.net
 
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6. Tuesday 5/4 - Mostly Swing Dancing with Richard
 
Thelma Bolton Center, 516 NE 2 Ave
 
6:50 - 9:00 : Lesson and dancing
 
$8, $6 students with ID
 
Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com
 
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7. Wednesday 5/5 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianna
 
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
 
7:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing
 
$3 members, $5 non-members
 
Joshua Angel and Brianne Nelson, joshuadancer79@gmail.com
 
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8. Thursday 5/6 - Tango Y Te
 
Confirm before going, check on location
 
6:30 - 7:30 : Study Group
7:30 - 10:00 : General Practice
 
$7, $4 students
 
 
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9. Thursday 5/6 - English Country Dance - confirm
 
601 S Main Street
 
6:30 - 9:30
 
Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com
 
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10. Thursday 5/7 - Israeli Dancing with Ariela
 
B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
 
7:00 - 9:30 : Israeli Dancing
 
Ariela, 352 213 3863, anotzer@yahoo.com
 
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Article: Not Indian Support Again (or Sometimes We Are Wrong When We Think We Are Right)
 
The SD cards from my camera were not working in my new computer so I called Dell.
 
The technician from India got on my computer remotely, checked some things and said the card reader was working fine and the problem must be with my cards.
 
I knew he was wrong. The cards worked in the computer an hour earlier. They worked in my camera. They worked in other people's computers. The cards only stopped working when I downloaded a Microsoft update. I insisted the problem had to be with the software update.
 
The Indian guy was very nice. He was solicitous and kept checking things, but he was not too bright. He kept getting back to the point that there must be something wrong with the cards, because he could find nothing wrong with the card reader.
 
Well you know how Indian support is. So we went back and forth, me explaining the undeniable logic of my reasoning and he with his poor problem solving skills.
 
I was patient.
 
While he continued to check again and again, I felt something on the bottom of my card. I turned the card over and there was something loose hanging over one of the connectors. These were special ultra cards and I guess they had something unusual that was not exactly compatible with the new computer. The other card had the same thing. I twisted off these little pieces, put the cards back in the card reader and they worked.
 
Ah, ha! I am a genius and solved the problem, but I did not want to brag, so I did not tell the Indian guy what I found out.
 
I just told him he did a good job and he did not have to bother any more. I would do as he said and check the cards out further.
 
His manager got on the phone and asked me how his man did.
 
"Excellent," I said.
 
Sometimes we are just not as smart as we thing we are.
 
 
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