Read an article that said I should personalize the newsletter with a photo, so giving that a try. If you have photos, news items,
announcements or anything else you want the community to know about, let me know and I will try to include.
International Folk Dancing is meeting this Friday.
There is a contra dance this Sunday afternoon.
Finally an answer to your question of what exactly does syncopation mean?
Other events:
- 3/4 Thursday - Alachua County Emerging Leaders, UF Hilton, 6 pm
- 3/4 Thursday - Work Your Net, RBC Bank, 12 pm
- 3/5 Friday - Gainesville Chamber, Pancakes and Policy, Gator's Dockside, 7:30 am, $10-20
See the Article on Super Fast Internet coming to Gainesville and how you can make that happen.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Friday 3/05 - UF Swing Club
2. Friday 3/05 - International Folk Dancing
4. Saturday 3/06 - Tango Y Te
3. Sunday 3/07 - Contra Dance
5. Tuesday 3/09 - Work Your Net, Image Of Success
6. Tuesday 3/09 - Mostly Swing Dancing
7. Wednesday 3/10 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianna
8. Thursday 3/11 - UF Tango at Hillel
9. Thursday 3/11 - Tango Y Te
10. Thursday 3/11 - Israeli Dancing with Ariela
12. Friday 3/26-4/16 - Ballroom Dance class at GHFC
Article: What is Syncopation - Swing Example
Article: Super Fast Internet Coming to Gainesville
Other:
Imperial Dance Studio:
In addition to traditional ballroom dances, they are now teaching Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing. See
www.ImperialDanceStudio.net
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Quotes:
- If you are going to do something tonight that you will be sorry for tomorrow, sleep late. ~ Henny Youngman
- The emotional difficulties are our greatest challenges. Our heart is what we have to overcome. Our bodies are just tools.
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1. Friday 3/05 - UF Swing Club
Confirm before going
Unified Training Center, 806 W University Avenue
8:00 : Lesson
9:00 : Swing dancing
www.tinyurl.com/ufswingcal - calendar
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52918651040
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2. Friday 3/05 - 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
Jack Seltzer, gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
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3. Saturday 3/06 - Tango Y Te
1208 NW 10 Avenue, behind Office Depot
7:30 : Lesson
8:30 : Dancing
$10, $5 students
David, david.chayes@gmail.com, 352-328-7916, www.tangoyte.com
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4. Sunday 3/07 - Contra Dance
Thelma Bolton Center
516 NE 2 Ave
4:00 - 7:00 : 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. Tuesday 3/09 - Work Your Net, Image Of Success
Alarion Bank, Alarion 4200 SW 34th
12:00 - 1:00 Workshop
$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, www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=308327402344
Nothing ever happens if you don't show up
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6. Tuesday 3/09 - Mostly Swing Dancing with Richard
Thelma Bolton Center, 516 NE 2 Ave
6:50 - 9:00 : Lesson and dancing
$8, $6 students with ID
Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com
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7. Wednesday 3/10 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianna
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
7:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing
Free
Joshua Angel and Brianne Nelson, joshuadancer@yahoo.com
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8. Thursday 3/11 - UF Tango at Hillel
Hillel, 2nd Floor, 2020 W University Ave
6:00 - 8:00 pm
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9. Thursday 3/11 - Tango Y Te
1208 NW 10 Avenue, behind Office Depot
6:30 - 7:30 : Study Group
7:30 - 10:00 : General Practice
$7, $4 students
David, david.chayes@gmail.com, 352-328-7916, www.tangoyte.com
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10. Thursday 3/11 - Israeli Dancing with Ariela
B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
7:00 - 9:30 : Israeli Dancing
Ariela, 352 213 3863, anotzer@yahoo.com
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12. Friday 3/26-4/16 - Ballroom Dance class at GHFC
Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, Main Center Group Exercise Room
7:30 - 8:30 : Beginners class
8:45 - 9:45 : Intermediate class
Ballroom Dance, 4-week Specialty Class
$20 for Members, $40 for Non-Members for one class
$35 for Members, $70 for Non-Members for both classes
Have you ever wanted to dance like the celebrities in "Dancing with the Stars?" U.S. Open Champion, Dr. Caroline (Kay) Picart, will
teach an introductory class followed by an intermediate class for those with previous dance experience. Couples are preferred but
not necessary. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to dance like a star, and enjoy the romance of dance.
Wear comfortable shoes, without rubber soles; for the women, an inch heel is probably good, but not required. Comfortable clothes
that move with you.
Register Early - Space is Limited
Register at Main Center front desk
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Article: What is Syncopation - Swing Example
Many have asked and finally an answer to the question exactly what is syncopation?
According to reference.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syncopation
syn.co.pa.tion? [sing-kuh-pey-shuhn, sin-] - 1. Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented
beats.
There was no dance definition.
So syncopation in dancing is a change to the normal rhythm.
The original rhythm in Lindy Hop, the mother of all swing dances, was the 8-count:
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and 4, Step 5, Step 6, Step 7 and 8
The 6-count that today we learn first was a syncopation, a change from the normal 8-count, at the time it came about. Today the
6-count is a basic rhythm, so it is not a syncopation. The 6-count rhythm is.
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and 4, Step 5 and 6
So, the fundamental rhythm in swing can be described this way.
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and 4, zero or more Step Step, triple step
Anything that conforms to that rhythm would not be a syncopation. Anything that differs is a syncopation, meaning a change to the
normal rhythm or emphasis. Here is an example of using syncopations to change the normal 6-count rhythm, with "and" meaning an
additional step between the normal count of the music.
and One, Step 2, hold 3, Step 4, Step 5 and 6
There are two syncopations in this sequence. Can you find them?
Why would you do a syncopation?
To dance to the music.
Swing music has an 8-count rhythm that corresponds to the Lindy Hop 8-count pattern described above. The rhythm section of the band
plays:
Beat 1, Beat 2, Beat 3 and 4, Beat 5, Beat 6, Beat 7 and 8
When you dance a 6-count pattern, your steps no longer match up with the music.
Beat 1 - Step 1
Beat 2 - Step 2
Beat 3 and 4 - triple step
All good to hear, but now the problem happens. Your next triple step does not match the music. Then you start over on a new 6-count
sequence with two steps, while the music is finishing the triple beat rhythm of the last 8-count phrase of music.
Beat 5, Beat 6 - triple step
Beat 7 and Beat 8 - Step 1, Step 2
Beat 1, Beat 2 - triple step
Beat 3 and 4 - triple step
You do not get back in time with the music until the last two beats.
What advanced dances do, some of the time, is use a syncopation to match the music. Here are some syncopations in a 6-count pattern
that match the above music and keep you on the correct foot, where "point" means you point your toe without stepping on your foot.
Beat 5, Beat 6 - Step 5, hold 6
Beat 7 and Beat 8 - point and 2
Beat 1, Beat 2 - Step 3, hold 4
Beat 3 and 4 - Step 5 and 6
Just for fun, make that "hold 4" a "sweep 4" and make "Step 5 and 6", "sweep 5 and 6". Live a little.
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Article: Super Fast Internet Coming to Gainesville
Super ultra fast high speed Internet coming to Gainesville with your help.
Google is bringing fiber optic to people's homes in selected communities.
How fast is fiber optic? Like download movies in a minute fast, full screen, HD, live video fast. Throw out everything else fast.
Get rid of your cable, telephone land line and satellite fast.
See Google's pitch here.
www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi
Join this Facebook group to get Google to pick Gainesville. The bigger the group, the better our chance of getting super fast
Internet. Invite your friends to join. You can copy this article and resend it.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=345137545871
This is an effort being coordinated by the Gainesville Area Innovative Network (GAIN). GAIN asked all their members to start groups
and promote them to their niche. GAIN will take everyone's combined efforts and apply to Google. There is a small prize for the
largest group. The US is way behind on infrastructure technology. Copper cable is decades old. Countries with newer infrastructure,
like South Korea, already have fiber optic to homes. Fiber optic cable to homes is coming one way or another. The sooner the better.
Waiting for the TV cable companies or the telephone companies is going to be sad. They have no incentive. Google, on the other hand,
cannot wait to make the Internet faster.
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