Lots of dance news this week.
The big item is this Sunday June 21 is the longest day of the year
and we are having a dance social. We will be playing mostly slower
music suitable for all types of swing and other social dancing.
Everyone is invited. There will be a short lesson on how to turn
your Lindy, East Coast or any other type of swing moves into West
Coast Swing, followed by the dance social. Come out and see our
new location at 601 South Main Street. Class starts exactly at 6:30,
dancing at 7:30 until dark (9:30).
Thanks to Michael for coming to my dance class at Santa Fe.
See the article for details.
Tango this Friday night is at Irene's house. See details below.
There is no tango Saturday night, so come out to the Contra dance.
Next week, tango instructor Mimi Santapa from Argentina is here
in Gainesville. Her father was a famous tango instructor and
they focus on balance, one of my favorite subjects.
Looks like we are going to get a pretty skyline of oil
platforms off our gulf shore in Florida. If your boat sinks,
you will be only a short swim away from the nearest one.
If you want to help oil companies make more money and delay
the growth of renewable energy resources, do not sign this petition.
http://progressflorida.org/page/s/fightdrilling
I signed it.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: (confirm other sessions before going)
1. Friday 6/19 - UF Swing Club
2. Friday 6/19 - UF Tango Club
3. Friday 6/19 - International Folk Dancing - Party
4. Saturday 6/20 - Contra Dance
5. Sunday 6/21 - Longest Day of the Year Dance Social
6. Tuesday 6/23 - Mostly Swing Dancing with Richard Nalli
7. Wednesday 6/24 - Freestyle Dance Class with Marrie
8. Thursday 6/25 - Afternoon Networking
9. Thursday 6/25 - Tango Practicum
10. Sunday 6/28 - West Coast Swing Beginner Class
Article: Israeli Dancing, Jewish Spirituality and Shabbat
Other:
Phyllis Cannon's classes are ongoing in Ocala.
See www.phylliscannon.vpweb.com
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Quotes:
- Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
~ Albert Camus
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1. Friday 6/19 - UF Swing Club
Confirm before going
Somewhere on the UF Campus
Possibly the Reitz Union basement
Go to their website for details
8:00 : Lesson
9:00 : Swing dancing
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52918651040
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2. Friday 6/19 - UF Tango Club
This week at Irene's house at 8:30 pm.
1122 SW 96 Street, Gainesville, 32607
352-262-7538, irene1122@ufl.edu
Confirm before going
Student Facilities Recreation Center
Near infirmary on UF Campus
8:30 : Lesson and dancing
Alper Ungor, alper.ungor@gmail.com
http://grove.ufl.edu/~tango/
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3. Friday 6/19 - International Folk Dancing - Party
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
www.folkdance.org
gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
Jack Seltzer, seltzerj@hotmail.com
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4. Saturday 6/20 - Contra Dance
Thelma Bolton Center
516 NE 2 Ave
7:00 - 9:00 : Lesson and dancing
$7, $5 under 21
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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5. Sunday 6/21 - Longest Day of the Year Dance Social
Tango Y Te Building - new location
601 S Main Street
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Turn your Lindy and Swing moves into West Coast Swing
7:30 - dark (9:30 pm): Social Dance Party with a mix of
mostly slower music for all types of Swing,
plus a variety of Latin, Country, Hustle, Waltz
$20 General, $10 Students for 4 weeks in June
Or $8 General, $5 Students for one night
Everyone Welcome. No Experience Needed.
Class starts exactly on time. No partner needed.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@dancecalendar.info
www.GainesvilleDance.com - www.DanceCalendar.info
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6. Tuesday 6/23 - 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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7. Wednesday 6/24 - Freestyle Dance with Marrie
Tango Y Te Building
601 S Main Street
8:00 - 9:00 pm: Freestyle Dance class
$25 per month, $7 per class
Marrie Robinson, 352-376-1641, marrier007@aol.com
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8. Thursday 6/25 - 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.
Does not matter if you are a business owner, entrepreneur
or if you are just looking for a new opportunity. This is
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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9. Thursday 6/25 - 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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10. Sunday 6/28 - West Coast Swing Week Beginner Series
And June 21 Dance Party on the Longest Day of the Year
West Coast Swing and Hustle
6:30 - 7:30 pm: West Coast Swing beginner patterns
7:30 - 8:30 pm: West Coast Swing intermediate 8-count
8:30 - 9:30 pm: Hustle intermediate
Tango Y Te Building - new location
601 S Main Street
$20 General, $10 Students for 4 weeks in June
Or $8 General, $5 Students per night
Everyone Welcome. No Experience Needed.
Classes start exactly on time. No partner needed.
You can attend any class even if you miss other classes.
Curriculum for June
Beginner - five basic WCS 6-count patterns
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@dancecalendar.info
www.GainesvilleDance.com - www.DanceCalendar.info
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Article: Israeli Dancing, Jewish Spirituality and Shabbat
The class at Santa Fe is a Community Education Spirituality
and Religion series, mainly for seniors. Had some time to connect
the dances to the spirituality. Here is a little bit of that.
In an observant Jewish community, the center piece of Jewish
spirituality is Shabbat. The bible starts with Bereisheit,
in the beginning God created the universe in six days,
rested on the seventh and commanded us to do likewise.
An observant Jewish male prays three times a day.
That is a lot of praying when you have a busy schedule for work.
During the week, prayers are rushed, but on Shabbat, we have
nothing pressing to do, so we can take our time.
The way we take our time is by singing. One of the things we
sing is a nigun, which is a melody without words. So I taught
the first dance, Nigun Atik, ancient melody. Thanks to Erin
working with my singing, I braved singing a nigun in front
of everyone, all by myself. Think Michael can confirm it was
not horrible.
God did create at least one thing on Shabbat and that is the soul.
On Erev Shabbat, Friday night, we welcome the Sabbath bride, the
bridegroom being the people Israel. To start the service we sing
Yedid Nefesh, meaning soul mate, and so we learned the dance to
Yedid Nefesh.
The last dance we learned was Tzadik Katamar. There is a psalm
for each day of the week. Psalm 92 is for Shabbat and the most
well-known line starts Tzadik Katamar, the righteous shall flourish
like a cedar in Lebanon. There is a legend of the Lamed-Vov, the 36
Tzadikim, righteous people who do not even know they are one of them,
their existence holds the world together.
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