Hello Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,
Today, Thursday is a Line Dance Workshop at Midnight Rodeo in Ocala with visiting guest instructor Ira Weisburd, a good friend of mine. Ira won the 2010 Dancers Friend of the Year Award at the Dancer's Choice Awards. He has a huge following in Asia. We do Boi Malka and Sonata at Israeli Dancing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpza5TZoxs
Two Contra dances coming up, one tonight Thursday and the usual one on the first Sunday of the month.
Come out to Israeli Dancing at 7:00 on Mondays at B'nai Israel. www.youtube.com/israelipartnerdances
This weekend is your First Saturday Night of the Month Swinging Soul Dance Party at 308 West.
JNET meets today Thursday March 3 with Dr. Harry Krop to discuss Forensic Psychology. www.jcncf.org
If you want to drop-in towards the end of one of my programs, but paying the full price is keeping you away, pay whatever you think is approriate. We would love to see you.
I need volunteers to help out at my Swing dance this Saturday. Contact me.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Thursday 3/03 - Contra Dance
2. Friday 3/04 - International Folk Dancing
3. Saturday 3/05 - Swinging Soul Dance Party
4. Sunday 3/06 - Contra Dance
5. Sunday 3/06 - Hustle!
6. Monday 3/07 - English Country Dance
7. Monday 3/07 - Israeli Circle and Partner Dancing
8. Tuesday 3/08 - Line Dancing
9. Wednesday 3/09 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha
Article: Femine Power On the Waterfront
Article: Right Now You Are Perfect
Other:
Capeoira at 308 West - Tue, Wed, Thu and Sat. See www.GainesvilleDance.com/DanceCalendar.aspx
Clogging in Gainesville - on Sunday afternoons. www.FirstKlassKloggers.com
Contra Dancing in Melrose - first and third Wednesdays of the month at Shake Rag Art and Culture Center. Susie Rudder calling. Live music. $5. Corky Culver, sisorbit@windstream.net
Step Dancing with Piper Call. www.PiperCallDance.com
Volunteer to help out and get into dances and classes for free.
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Quotes:
- Words, words, words. All I get is words. If you are in love, show me. Show me. Show me now. ~ Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady
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1. Thursday 3/03 - Contra Dance
Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave
7:30 - 8:00 : Lesson
8:00 - 11:00 : Contra Dancing
$8
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, $8, $5 under 21
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2. Friday 3/04 - International Folk Dancing
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34 Street
8:00 - 11:00
$3, $1 students
Jack Seltzer, 352-359-2903 gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, www.gifd.org
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3. Saturday 3/05 - Swinging Soul Dance Party
GDMA, 308 West University Ave
8:00 - 9:00 : Dance lesson
9:00 - 11:00+ : Social Dancing Mostly Slower Swing
$10, $5 Students
Starts exactly on time. For all levels of experience. Newcomers welcome. No partner needed.
Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-3672
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4. Sunday 3/06 - Contra Dance
Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave
3:30 - 4:00 : Lesson
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra Dancing
$8
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, $8, $5 under 21
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5. Sunday 3/06 - Hustle!
Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue
7:00 - 8:00 : Beginners Hustle!
8:00 - 9:00 : Intermediate Hustle!
9:00 - 9:30 : Advanced Hustle!
$10, $5 students
Includes Israeli dancing on Mondays
Andrew, 352-327-2378, publish@gainesvilledance.com
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6. Monday 3/07 - English Country Dance
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
7:00 - 9:30
$5
Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com
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7. Monday 3/07 - Israeli Circle and Partner Dancing
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
7:00 - 8:30 : Israeli Circle Dances
Starts exactly on time.
For all levels of experience. Newcomers welcome.
No partner needed.
$5 per family. Ages 22 and under free. Other students $2.
If you have financial difficulties, you can come for free.
If you attend any of my programs at 308 West, you can come here for free.
Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-3672
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8. Tuesday 3/08 - Line Dancing with Sandi Larkins
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
6:00 - 8:15 - Line dancing
$5
Sandi Larkins, ridesthewind@gmail.com
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9. Wednesday 3/09 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha
Kol Simcha, 14007 NW 44 Ave Gainesville, FL
6:30-8:30 : Teaching and Israeli dancing
With Joseph Simpkins
352-331-3191
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Article: Femine Power On the Waterfront
My mother was watching TV. I sat down to put on my shoes to go to the UF Swing Club, when "On the Waterfront" came on.
This was the first time I saw the beginning. I realized I had missed the entire movie.
Eva Marie Saint gives the most impressive display of femine power I have seen.
The movie starts with Marlon Brando luring Joey to the roof. Joey knows he is danger, but trusts Brando. Brando is in the street and sees Joey get thrown from the roof. Brando says to the gangsters, "I thought you were just going to lean on him. You should have told me."
Eva Marie Saint crys out that she is going to find who killed her brother.
So begins the tale of a young woman exerting her power to take on the gangsters terrorizing her community.
Scene after scene, I could not believe what I was watching. What a great movie. How does she exert her power? A lot women do at dancing. Download from Netflix.
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Article: Right Now You Are Perfect
Allison brought Dahlia to Richard's Swing party. This was Dahlia's first time dancing. She was cute. With a big smile she said, "What do I do?".
I got her in Closed position. Her hand rested in mine naturally, with no tension, like you stand when holding hands with someone. She was relaxed. I started shifting my weight slowly from one foot to the other. She felt my body move and she matched what I was doing. Slowly we worked up to changing the tempo. After a few songs were able to somewhat keep a slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm and she could turn a bit, all without me telling her what to do.
I told her, "Right now, you are perfect, but other people are going to try to change you."
When I got back to her an hour later, she was already devolving. She was no longer comfortable. She was doing the basic step by rote. Her fingers were grasping at my hands. She was off balance. It was astonishing to see the subconscious manifest itself so quickly from equanimity to anxiety.
The natural state is relaxed, without tension. Reminded me of some years ago at a ballroom studio. I was dancing with a woman who was a great Folk dancer, but an inexperienced Swing dancer. She rested her hand in mine the same way Dahlia originally did, comfortably with no tension. I was inclined to tell her to give me some weight, since that was what I was taught, but I thought, this woman is such a good dancer, that if she naturally does not use tension, it must be right. Back then she danced like a butterfly.
Swing dance training teaches you how to go from dancing like a butterfly to dancing like a caterpillar.
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