Welcome and thank you to all of you that came to yesterday's
week 1 of our Super Simple West Coast Swing beginner series.
Congratulations on what I hope was a fun and informative class.
If there was anything you did not get, do not worry, you will.
Everyone that shows up learns to dance, everyone.
If you missed the first week of this series, you can still join
us for any of the other weeks.
Next Sunday, after our class, Marrie Robinson is giving a class
in Movement Pattern and Free Style Dancing. This will be a
great class to help you move your body to music.
If you signed up for the month, you can take the Movement Pattern
class for $3.
If you are paying by the day, $10 general ($5 students) the Movement
Pattern class is included at no extra charge.
You can take just the Movement Pattern class for $7.
Tuesday night, only eight blocks away, is Mostly Swing dancing
with Richard Nalli. Get in a second night of dancing and practice
what you learned. They cover the same material in a different way.
On Saturday, May 23, come to the Florida Folk Festival at Stephen Foster
Memorial Park in White Springs. I will be leading a Klezmer dance for the
band Chutzpah. This is going to be a little like contra dancing to Jewish
music. Not really, but it should be easy, fun, hot and sweaty.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: (confirm other sessions before going)
1. Tuesday 5/12 - Mostly Swing Dancing with Richard Nalli
2. Thursday 5/14 - Afternoon Networking with Bill DeFeo
3. Thursday 5/14 - Tango Practicum
4. Friday 5/15 - International Folk Dancing
5. Saturday 5/16 - Tango y Té
6. Sunday 5/17 - Super Simple West Coast Swing 4 Week Beginner Series
7. Sunday 5/17 - Movement Patterns and Free Style Dancing with Marrie
8. Saturday 5/23 - Klezmer Dancing at the Florida Folk Festival
Article: Review Class 1 for Super Simple West Coast Swing
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Quotes:
- Work and play are words used to describe the same thing
under differing conditions.
~ Mark Twain
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1. Tuesday 5/12 - Mostly Swing Dancing with Richard
Confirm with Richard.
Thelma Bolton Center
516 NE 2 Ave
7:00 - 9:30 : Lesson and dancing
$7
Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com
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2. Thursday 5/14 - Afternoon Networking
Every Thursday
Unified Training Center
806 S Main Street
(Parking in Ayers Medical Plaza parking lot)
$1
The Stimulus Hour Networking Workshop
Come and join us for some good networking and information
on how to:
Expand your lead base daily while having fun.
How to do away with the term "cold call".
Survive in this economy. Manage your time.
Earn More $$
Does not matter if you are a business owner, entrepreneur
or if you are just looking for a new opportunity. This will
be an event for everyone.
You can bring your own snack, beverage or just come.
Bill DeFeo, 352.870.2207, defeo4results@yahoo.com
Nothing ever happens if you don't show up
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3. Thursday 5/14 - Tango Practicum
Tango Y Te Building
601 South Main Street
7:00 - 11:00 : Tango practice
$5, $3 for students
David Chayes, david.chayes@gmail.com, www.tangoyte.com
352-328-7916, 352-371-3672
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4. Friday 5/15 - International Folk Dancing
Gainesville Dance and Music Association
308 W University Avenue
8:00 - 11:00 : Teaching and Dancing
Jack Seltzer, seltzerj@hotmail.com
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5. Saturday 5/16 - Tango y Té
Tango Y Te Building
601 South Main Street
7:30 - 8:30 : Lesson in the fundamentals of Tango
8:30 - midnight : Tango dancing
$10, 5 for students, includes lesson and refreshments
David Chayes, david.chayes@gmail.com, www.tangoyte.com
352-328-7916, 352-371-3672
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6. Sunday 5/17 - Super Simple West Coast Swing Week 2 of 4 Beginner Series
Gainesville Dance and Music Association
308 W University Avenue
6:30 - 7:30 : Super Simple West Coast Swing Beginner Series Week 1 of 4
The Super Simple West Coast Swing Beginner Series costs
$30 general, $15 students for all four classes, or
$10 general, $5 students for any one class
(includes Movement Pattern and Free Style Dancing class at 8:00)
This is a special series that covers the basics you need to
know to be able to keep up all year long. Take this class
and you will be able to drop in any time later on.
Make sure you come to this class.
The last time we offered this class was in 2007.
In this class you will learn the fundamentals of communicating
with your partner for any social dance and the specifics for
West Coast Swing.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@dancecalendar.info
http://gainesville.danceswing.info
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7. Sunday 5/17 - Movement Patterns and Free Style Dancing with Marrie
Gainesville Dance and Music Association
308 W University Avenue
8:00 - 9:30 : Movement Patterns and Freestyle Dancing
$3 if already signed up by the month for West Coast Swing, or
$7 for this one class, or
$10 for both this class and West Coast Swing
Get Yourself Some Moves - One Night Only
No partner needed. No experience needed.
Wear exercise close and comfortable shoes.
Learn to move your hips, shoulders and feet.
Marrie 352-376-1641, MarrieR007@aol.com
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8. Saturday 5/23 - Klezmer Dancing at the Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Memorial Park
White Springs
Two hour Klezmer dance with the band Chutzpah.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@dancecalendar.info
www.GainesvilleDance.com
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Article: Review Class 1 for Super Simple West Coast Swing
Here is what we learned in class 1 (I hope).
1. Counting to music.
The music was in phrases of eight beats.
We counted numbers 1 to 8 for each beat.
2. We stepped in single time to the music,
stepping once on each beat.
3. We learned how to take a triple-step,
which is 3 steps on 2 beats of music.
We did two of these in a row, which we counted
three-and-four five-and-six
4. We added two single steps in the beginning to
get a basic 6-count West Coast Swing rhythm,
which we counted:
one two three-and-four five-and-six
5. We learned to make a connection with our partner
and to communicate by shifting our balance.
We learned that everyone maintains their own balance
and everyone does their own dancing. We learned to
communicate through our center without pushing and
pulling on our partner.
6. We learned how to step by keeping our weight
on our supporting leg.
7. We learned how to move forward and backward on
a line with our partner in time to music using
our 6-count rhythm.
8. We learned to finish our movement on count 4,
so we could do five-and-six in place.
9. We learned that all swing dances have the basic rhythm
one two three-and-four
any number of optional step step
anchor-in-place with a triple step at the end
10. We learned the dance Bala, which is a cha cha and
is similar to swing in the mix of step step and
triple-steps.
Homework assignment: train your body to do
one two three-and-four five-and-six
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