Yom Kippur starts Sunday night, so I will not be at dancing.
(If you want to know what we do on Yom Kippur, see the article.)
Richard will run a casual dance party. He will be playing music
suitable for all types of Swing and some other social dances.
He will cater to the people there.
He may do a short lesson of East Coast Swing moves first,
if you want.
Get in some practice and put what you are learning into use.
Come out Sunday night for fun dancing.
Week 3 of 3 for beginning clogging is this week.
See below for more info.
Astronaut Captain Winston Scott gave a terrifically entertaining
presentation on his space missions at the Year of Astronomy event
this Friday. He did a slide show of his second mission, 16 days
on the space shuttle. He introduced the crew. Captain Scott was
African American, his mission space walk partner was from Japan.
The shuttle arm operator was a woman from India and another crew
member was the first Russian cosmonaut on the space shuttle.
Chokes you up a little if you think about it. We also got to
look thru a number of telescopes at the moon and jupiter.
My nephew Josh and I went to the synagogue at the end of Shabbat tonight.
There is only about a dozen of us there on Saturday evenings, so it is fun
having Josh along. We always give him something important to do, so we get
to relive our experiencing things for the first time. We finished reading
the torah this week. The commentary said, "Next week we start reading the
torah over again from the beginning. We find new insights, not because the
torah has changed, but because we have". I like that.
A healthy and speedy recovery for Tim Tebow.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: (confirm other sessions before going)
1. Friday 9/25 - International Folk Dancing
2. Friday 9/25 - UF Swing Club
3. Friday 9/25 - UF Tango Club
4. Saturday 9/26 - Tango y Té
5. Sunday 9/27 - Clogging Free Beginners class
6. Sunday 9/27 - West Coast Swing
7. Tuesday 9/29 - Work Your Net - Afternoon Networking
8. Tuesday 9/29 - Mostly Swing Dancing
9. Wednesday 9/30 - Gainesville Area Innovative Network
10. Thu-Sun 11/5-8 - Tampa Bay Classic www.tampabayclassic.com
11. Sunday 11/29 - Herald Hunt www.miamiherald.com/heraldhunt
Article: Change
Article: Yom Kippur
Other:
Judi Markell ongoing West Coast Swing classes Thursdays.
Contact jlmarkell10@comcast.net
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Quotes:
- We find new insights, not because the torah has changed,
but because we have.
~ Commentary from the Etz Chaim Humash
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1. Friday 9/25 - 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
www.folkdance.org
gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
Jack Seltzer, seltzerj@hotmail.com
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2. Friday 9/25 - UF Swing Club
Unified Training Center
809 W University Avenue
8:00 : Lesson
9:00 : Swing dancing
Free (usually)
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52918651040
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3. Friday 9/25 - UF Tango Club
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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4. Saturday 9/26 Tango y Té
Tango Y Te Building
601 South Main Street
7:30 - 8:30 : Lesson
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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5. Sunday 9/27 - Clogging Free Beginners class
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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6. 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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7. Tuesday 9/29 - Afternoon Networking
Alarion Bank
4200 SW 34th Street
11:30 - 12:00 : Networking
12:00 - 1:00 : Workshop
$1
Bill DeFeo, 352-870-2207, defeo4results@yahoo.com
Nothing ever happens if you don't show up
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8. Tuesday 9/29 - 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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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 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 have some habits that are hard to break, take it easy on
yourself. You are in good company.
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From the Israeli Dancing newsletter.
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,
but it does not matter because we are no longer hungry.
After we go to my sister's with family and friends to break the
fast with a light, dairy meal.
Now that our souls are cleansed, we are ready to start fresh and
dance unencumbered by our past.
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