Friday, March 26, 2010

Swing, English Country, Ballroom, Art

Hello Gainesville Ocala Area Dancers and Friends,
 
UF Swing Club is at the UTC Friday. Tango Encanto meets this Friday also.
 
Richard Tuesday, Josh Wednesday and Judi Thursday keep the swinging going.
 
Sunday is a double dance of English Country and Contra, with a pot-luck meal in between.
 
Sociable and easy enough for beginners.
 
Free, three-week beginner clogging dance class starts April 18 with Kelli. She only does this once a year, so take advantage of this opportunity to make some noise with your feet. Great fun for all ages.
 
Here is a West Coast Swing video with some ideas for breaks. (Plus it is a big guy with a little lady. I like that.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ILsGXNdUlQ
 
Our own Cyd Robbin's is a strange and wonderful artist. The only way to do justice to these master works is to see them in context, surrounded by them in her house. Ask her to do a show at her home.
www.facebook.com/pages/Ocala-FL/Robbins-Nest-Studio/104996206199372
 
Last Friday night of the month art walk is downtown Gainesville this week. Great way to spend Friday night. Starts at 7 pm.
www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=106970032665358
 
Happy Dancing,
Andy
 
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
 
1. Friday 3/26 - International Folk Dancing
2. Friday 3/26 - UF Swing Club - think they are on break
3. Friday 3/26 - Tango Encanto
4. Friday 3/26-4/16 - Ballroom Dance class at GHFC
5. Saturday 3/27 - Tango Y Te
6. Sunday 3/28 - English Country Dance with Full Circle Band
7. Sunday 3/28 - Contra Dance with Full Circle Band
8. Tuesday 3/30 - Mostly Swing Dancing
9. Wednesday 4/01 - West Coast Swing St. Paddie's Dance Party with Josh and Brianna
10. Thursday 4/02 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela
11. Thursday 4/02 - UF Tango at Hillel
12. Thursday 4/02 - Tango Y Te
13. Thursday 4/02 - English Country Dance
14. Sunday 4/18 - 5/2 Free Beginner Clogging Classes with Kelli
Article: Contra and Tango and Five Years Down the Drain
 
Other:
 
- Imperial Dance Studio: in addition to traditional ballroom dances, they are now teaching Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing. See www.ImperialDanceStudio.net
 
- Tuesdays, Work Your Net networking, Alarion Bank, 4200 SW 34, 11:30 - 1:00, $1, Bill DeFeo, 352-870-2207, defeo4results@yahoo.com
 
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Quotes:
 
- I don't care what people say about me as long as it isn't true ~ Dorothy Parker

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1. Friday 3/26 - UF Swing Club
 
Unified Training Center, 806 W University Avenue
 
8:00 : Lesson
9:00 : Swing dancing
 
 
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2. Friday 3/26 - 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.
 
Jack Seltzer, gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
 
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3. Friday 3/26 - Tango Encanto
 
Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, 2nd floor, Gainesville, FL. Near Beef O'Bradys in the "Kanapaha Station" plaza.
 
8:00 or 9:00 - 12:30 - Tango Encanto milonga
 
Our Encanto milonga is just around the corner, please come and join us this Friday. Friends, smiles, music, drinks and food - always welcomed. See you soon on the dance floor.

$10 per person, $5 for minors and students with valid ID, for the dance. Payable to Tango Encanto.
 
No street shoes are permitted…proper dance shoes are required so that we don't damage the beautiful floor.
 
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4. 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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5. Saturday 3/27 - Tango Y Te
 
1208 NW 10 Avenue, behind Office Depot
 
7:30 : Lesson
8:30 : Dancing
 
$10, $5 students
 
 
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6. Sunday 3/28 - English Country Dance with Full Circle Band
 
601 S Main Street
 
11:30 - 12:00 : Lesson
12:00 - 3:00 : English Country Dances
3:00 - 4:00 : Potluck supper
 
Called by Randy Thorp, Catie Geist and John Rogers. Learn the basic steps at 11:30am, then dance to the tunes of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" era from 12-3pm. Take a break at 3pm for an early potluck supper. Bring your tasty dishes to share with friends, or continue dancing to recorded music (waltz, swing).
 
At 3:30pm, we reset the hall for a contra dance lesson.
 
$5 English Country Dance or $10 for both English and Contra.
 
 
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7. Sunday 3/28 - Contra Dance with Full Circle Band
 
601 S Main Street
 
3:30 - 4:00 : Contra dance lesson
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra dance with Susie Rudder calling
 
Swing your partner to the exciting sounds of Full Circle acoustic, electric band.
 
$7 Contra Dance or $10 for both English and Contra
 
 
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8. Tuesday 3/30 - 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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9. Wednesday 3/31 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianna
 
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
 
7:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing
 
$3 members, $5 non-members
 
Joshua Angel and Brianne Nelson, joshuadancer@yahoo.com
 
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10. Thursday 4/01 - UF Tango at Hillel
 
Hillel, 2nd Floor, 2020 W University Ave
 
6:00 - 8:00 pm
 
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11. Thursday 4/01 - 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
 
 
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12. Thursday 4/01 - English Country Dance - confirm
 
601 S Main Street
 
6:30 - 9:30
 
 
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13. Thursday 4/01 - 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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14. Sunday 4/18 - 5/2 Free Beginner Clogging Classes with Kelli
 
Carpenter's Union, 1910 NW 53rd Avenue, Gainesville
 
4:00 - 4:45 : Beginner Clogging Classes
 
FREE
 
No dance experience, special shoes, or partners are necessary.
 
3-week Sunday afternoon sessions runs from April 18 - May 2.
 
 
 
Kelli McChesney, National Clogging Instructor, 1st Klass Kloggers, danceaddict@windstream.net
 
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Article: Contra and Tango
 
Went to drop off my nephew Saturday evening after synagogue on my way to Tango.
 
His house was dark. Felt bad leaving him alone, so I took Josh to the Contra dance instead.
 
Took us about eight minutes to get to the Contra dance and we passed the Tango place on the way.
 
Is Gainesville great or what?
 
Made me think of Teo and Marsha Bartek. All the years they put in laying the foundation of our Tango community. Sometimes they would have a class and I would be the only one there, but they still peristed.
 
We owe our wealth of dancing to many people, many of whom we do not know and none who get enough credit.
 
Josh is 14. At the Contra dance he marches right up to the cutest college chicks and asks them to dance. I worry about him.
 
He might not develop a healthy fear of girls his own age. I am afraid he will not develop properly. You have to crawl before you walk. If you go straight to walking, your brain misses out on important skills.
 
What are the consequences of having confidence with girls before you earned it? It would by like getting a blackbelt without going through the years of training. You have the power without the discipline. Plus he is in band. If you saw American Pie, you know what that means.
 
For my first three years of Tango, I could not take a single step forward. For the last two years, I have been able to step forward, but I know it was bad, and so I could not get better.
 
I have a theory (surprise), that social dancing has to be easy enough for a normal person to learn. No normal person is going to spend five years learning to take a step. Either Tango is not social dancing and is only for an esoteric community, or there is an easy way to step, but no one has explained it in a way I could understand.
 
Last month I had a break through. I think I figured out how to step. I have had faux breakthroughs before, one step forward and two steps back, so time will tell, but I have had some positive evidence.
 
At the Contra dance I tried my break through on Julie during the waltz. She moved so early, it surprised me.
 
Normally at my Tango class, the feedback I get from Andrea is, "No, no, better." When I tried my new technique she said, "Yes, that's it!"
 
It takes about 1 minute to learn (five years down the drain). Let me know if you want me to show it to you.
 
 
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