Chagigah is next month, October 16 to 19 in Wisconsin.
This is a wonderful Israeli dance camp. This year
they are combining with Hilulim. If you can make it,
go, you will enjoy it. See
http://osrui.urjcamps.org/yearround/programs/chagigah/
Erev Yom Kippur is Sunday night, so I will not be
at West Coast Swing, but Richard will be. It is
teacher's choice, so go out for a surprise teach
and then dancing.
Did you see the moon tonight? For a few minutes the moon
was as striking as I have ever seen, maybe because the sun
is at the equinox. Look tonight in the southern sky at dusk,
before the sky is black. You should see against a blue background,
a bright, nearly half moon, with the other half illuminated
by earthshine, which is sunlight that bounces off the earth
and lights up the dark side of the moon. A few hours later,
you will be able to see impressive Jupiter in the middle of
the southern sky. Friday night, at the Museum of Natural
History is a big event celebrating the 400 Year of Astronomy.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/starrynight
Have a Meaningful Fast, Happy Dancing and Go Gators,
Andy
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Schedule:
1. Thursday 9/24 - Israeli Dancing
2. Friday 9/25 - International Folk Dancing
3. Saturday 9/26 - Dance Benefit for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital 3. Sunday 9/27 - Clogging Free Beginners class
4. Sunday 9/27 - West Coast Swing
5. Wednesday 9/30 - Gainesville Area Innovative Network
6. Sunday 11/29 - Herald Hunt www.miamiherald.com/heraldhunt
7. Fri-Mon 12/25-28 - Machol Miami www.MacholMiami.com
Article: Change
Article: Yom Kippur
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Quotes:
- The gates are closing.
~ from the Yom Kippur liturgy
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1. Thursday 9/24 - Israeli Dancing
B'nai Israel
3830 NW 16 Blvd
7:00 - 10:30 : Israeli Dancing
Erin, erinhking@yahoo.com
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2. Friday 9/25 - International Folk Dancing
Confirm before going
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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3. Saturday 9/26 - Dance Benefit for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
3550 SW 34th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
8:30 - 11:00 pm : Social dancing
$10.00 - All monies going to St Jude's
Open to the public
Join your friends at Imperial Dance Studio and dance to your favorite
tunes of yesterday and today; Cha-Cha-Cha, Tango, Fox-Trot, Swing,
West Coast Swing, Hustle, Salsa, Waltz, and much, much more.
Ample parking, variety of dance partners and best of all, two dance floors.
Come join the fun and dance in a smoke free environment.
352-375-7763
imperialdancestudio@hotmail.com
www.imperialdancestudio.net
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4. Sunday 9/24 - Clogging Free Beginners class week 3 of 3
Carpenter's Union
1910 NW 53rd Avenue, Gainesville
4:00 - 4:45 pm: Clogging beginners class
Free
Try some authentic American folk dancing.
Take advantage of these rare, free classes with
internationally recognized clogging teacher Kelli
McChesney. Three-week, free, beginners session
starts September 13.
www.firstklasskloggers.com
www.geocities.com/firstklasskloggers/1KKBeginnerSept2009.pdf
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5. Sunday 9/27 - West Coast Swing and Hustle
601 S Main Street
West Coast Swing and Hustle
6:30 - 7:30 pm: West Coast Swing class for all levels
7:30 - 8:30 pm: West Coast Swing structured practice
8:30 - 9:30 pm: West Coast Swing and Hustle dancing
$20 General, $10 Students for 4 weeks in September
Or $8 General, $5 Students per night
Everyone Welcome. No Experience Needed.
Classes start exactly on time. No partner needed.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@dancecalendar.info
www.GainesvilleDance.com - www.DanceCalendar.info
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5. Wednesday 9/30 - Gainesville Area Innovative Network
Carrabba's Italian Grill
3021 SW 34th Street
11:30 am : Registration and networking
12:00 pm : Lunch and presentation
Featured Speaker:
Erica and Don MacArthur
Innovative Automation Technologies
http://gain-net.org/public/NextEvent.asp
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Article: Change
When I was in eighth grade the best basketball player around
was a little skinny kid. His dad was a coach and started him
young. He could dribble great, but because he was too little
to shoot properly, he used two hands to throw the ball at the
basket. He had practiced this strange way of shooting a lot
and had gotten relatively good at it so he could score more
than everyone else. None of the rest of us even bothered to
shoot outside, since we only just started playing basketball.
When we got to high school, we got bigger and stronger and we
learned to shoot with proper form and we became good shooters.
The kid learned too, but he was not able to correct his shot
from the bad form he had spent so many years perfecting. He
was an excellent ball handler, had a good high school and
college career and coaches college today, but his shot was
always a weakness which he never fixed.
People have criticized Tim Tebow's throwing motion since he
got to Gainesville. The Gator's got a new quarterback coach,
who came here in large part to help Tebow correct his throwing
motion. In the game last week, the announcers commented on this
and showed Tebow throwing a pass in 2007 and again this year.
They pointed out that his motion was exactly the same. They
said, the coach could have him successfully alter his footwork,
but it was hard to get someone to change the way they throw the ball.
If you some habits that are hard to break, take it easy on yourself.
You are in good company.
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Article: Yom Kippur
Israeli Dancing was specifically started in Israel as a means
of cultural expression.
Regardless of whether you are Jewish or not, I think you will
find Israeli Dancing more meaningful and enjoyable if you
absorb some of the culture along with the steps. For that
reason, in this newsletter and classes I try to expose you
to the culture in different ways, often without explanation.
Last week I wished you a Shana Tova (happy new year), since
we are in the time of the Jewish New Year. This week I wished
you a meaningful fast, because beginning Sunday night is the
holiest day of the Jewish year Yom Kippur, on which we fast
for 26 hours.
The trick to having a meaningful fast is to avoid refined
carbohydrates at the afternoon meal before Yom Kippur starts.
Eat only protein and other food that takes a long time to digest.
Otherwise you will have a headache and will not be able
to think about anything else.
The next morning services start around 9 am. I like to walk to
services, which is what you are supposed to do. At 11:30 is Yizkor,
which means remember. At Yizkor we remember those who have passed away.
Many people who's parents are still living, leave the synagogue during
Yizkor, which I used to do up to five years ago.
After Yizkor many people leave before my favorite service,
the Service of the Kohain Gadol, the high priest.
We read about how this holiest service of the year was performed
in the Temple in Jerusalem and the awesome moment when the Kohain
Gadol pronounces the four-letter name of God and all the people
fall on their faces. My grandfather and father were Kohanim.
When my dad was around, we both got a kick out of an unspoken
sense that we were reading about a relative.
My favorite time on Yom Kippur is after the morning services,
which end around 2:30 pm and before the evening services
which start around 5 pm. Most people go home in between, but we
have a remnant of the faithful that hang around the synagogue.
In ancient times, during the break the single people would go
out to a field and have a big singles party, so I have read.
Any of you who are familiar with Jdate know nothing much has
changed. Jews are tireless matchmakers. The one sure way to
heaven is to make three matches (which I believe I have done).
In Jewish tradition God created the universe in six days.
What has he been doing since? Trying, with limited success,
to make matches.
The concluding service of Yom Kippur is called Neilah, which
means closing the gate. We have been fasting for 25 hours.
The ark holding the Torah is kept open, so we stand throughout
the service. Neilah is the longest service of the year, wouldn't
you know it. At the end of Neilah, everyone with a shofar comes
up to the bimah and blows theirs. This is something to hear.
Technically we can now eat, but to separate the holy day of Yom
Kippur from the ordinary day that is now starting, we do the
ceremony of Havdalah (separation).
After Havdalah, to get the new year off to a good start, we then
do the evening service for the new day. Our cantor pronounces every
word, very fast, and so this is the shortest service of the year.
Then I head home, where my mom has family and friends over to
break the fast with a light, dairy meal.
With our soul cleansed, we are ready to start fresh and
dance unencumbered by our past.
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