Thursday, April 1, 2010

Swing, Contra, Steel-Toed Tango Shoes

Hello Gainesville Ocala Area Dancers and Friends,
 
UF Swing Club is at the UTC Friday.
 
Swing classes with Richard Tuesday, Josh Wednesday and Judi Thursday.
 
Next Wednesday April 7 is the monthly West Coast Swing dance party at the Eagles Club with Josh and Bri.
 
Contra dancing is this Sunday, the first Sunday of the month.
 
The Orlando Jack and Jill West Coast Swing Jam is this weekend Thursday night through Saturday night and some on Sunday.
www.orlandojackandjilljam.com
 
Tango Y Te is at Thuy's house and is free this Saturday night.
 
Mr. October is at the Eagles Club on North 13 Street Saturday April 3 with a karaoke show with danceable music, inexpensive cover, sociable people and no smoking.
 
Next Thursday April 8 is an interesting event at the Harn Museum. Each month the museum has a museum night showcase. The international folk dancers will be performing and leading audience participation dances this month.
 
April 11 is a Clogging Party. Everyone welcome then come back the next week for the free beginner series.
 
Happy Dancing,
Andy
 
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
 
1. Friday 4/02 - International Folk Dancing
2. Friday 4/02 - UF Swing Club - think they are on break
3. Saturday 4/03 - Tango Y Te
4. Sunday 4/04 - Contra Dance
5. Tuesday 4/06 - Mostly Swing Dancing
6. Wednesday 4/07 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh and Brianna
7. Thursday 4/08 - International Dancing at Museum Nights
8. Thursday 4/08 - UF Tango at Hillel
9. Thursday 4/08 - Tango Y Te
10. Thursday 4/08 - English Country Dance
11. Friday 4/09 - Tango Encanto
12. Sunday 4/11 - Clogging Social Dance
13. Thursday 4/15 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela
14. Sunday 4/18 - 5/2 Free Beginner Clogging Classes with Kelli
Article: Steel-Toed Tango Shoes
 
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:
 
- Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid. ~ John Keats
 
- Just because you win an argument does not mean you are right and being right is not necessarily helpful.
 
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1. Friday 4/02 - UF Swing Club
 
Unified Training Center, 806 W University Avenue
 
8:00 : Lesson
9:00 : Swing dancing
 
 
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2. Friday 4/02 - 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. Saturday 4/03 - Tango Y Te
 
1208 NW 10 Avenue, behind Office Depot
 
7:30 : Lesson
8:30 : Dancing
 
$10, $5 students
 
 
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4. Sunday 4/04 - Contra Dance
 
Boltin Center, 516 NE 2 Avenue
 
3:30 - 4:00 : Contra dance lesson
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra dance with Susie Rudder calling
 
$7, $5 students
 
 
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5. Tuesday 4/06 - 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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6. Wednesday 4/07 - 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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7. Thursday 4/08 - International Dancing at Museum Nights
 
Harn Museum, UF Campus
 
7:00 pm (please arrive by 6:45)
 
Dances for Harn Museum performance:
 
Stella Di Maggio - Switzerland/Italian.............. (Linda leads….Jack at end)
 
Andro Retourne - French ...............................(Jack leads….Linda at end)
 
Moj Dragane - Serbian ..................................(Julieta leads…Jack at end)
 
Valle Pogonishte - Albanian ..........................(Jack leads)
 
Rustemul - Romanian ................................(Linda, Jack, and Joyce)
 
Konyali - Turkish .......................................(Joyce leads)
 
Michael's Czardas - Hungarian ..................(Jack and Linda)
 
Miserlou - Greek ......................................(Linda leads)
 
Takanata - Romanian ...............................(Julieta leads)
 
Goralski - Polish .....................................(Linda leads)
 
D'Hammerscheid Gessel'n -German .........(set of four: Jack, Linda, Joyce, June & if have four more)
 
To teach and audience participation:
 
D'Hammerscheid Gessel'n
Savila Se Bela
Stella di Maggio
 
Jack Seltzer, gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903
 
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8. Thursday 4/08 - UF Tango at Hillel
 
Hillel, 2nd Floor, 2020 W University Ave
 
6:00 - 8:00 pm
 
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9. Thursday 4/08 - 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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10. Thursday 4/08 - English Country Dance - confirm
 
601 S Main Street
 
6:30 - 9:30
 
 
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11. Friday 4/09 - 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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12. Sunday 4/11 - Clogging Social Dance
 
Carpenter's Union, 1910 NW 53rd Avenue, Gainesville
 
2:00 - 4:00 (and probably later!) : Clogging Party
 
A fun afternoon of fellowship, refreshments, and lots of clogging!
All local cloggers and enthusiasts are invited!
 
Bring your favorite music (CDs or mp3 files preferred) for any requests and we'd be happy to play them! As usual we plan to have a lot of general dancing and maybe a silly clogging game or two.
 
Please RSVP so that we can get an idea of how many refreshments we'll need. You are also welcome (but not required) to bring a small potluck dish or snacks to share.
 
Please invite your friends.
 
 
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13. Thursday 4/15 - 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: Steel-Toed Tango Shoes
 
My best friend at IBM told me about an argument he had with his wife. I told him, "Just because you can win an argument does not mean you are right."
 
A few years ago I was dancing with a woman who I liked alot. I gave her a nudge for her to turn one way, but she was already going the other way and stumbled. I was mortified that I caused her to lose her balance and relieved that she did not fall to the floor.
 
Last weekend I was dancing with her. I noticed she was following using her eyes, so I warned her that was dangerous, but she said she always does it.
 
We were dancing Tango. I switched my feet without switching hers, which I am allowed to do. Then I started her stepping back and I stepped into the place she just left, which is what I am supposed to do.
 
She saw that I had switched feet, so she quickly switched her feet, which she is not allowed to do. I tried to blurt out, "Don't do that," but it was too late and I kicked her in the toe and hurt her.
 
This time it was her fault, but that was no consolation for hurting her. I do not get to dance with her much and that ended my one dance with her that evening.
 
Being right turned out worse than being wrong.
 
Knowing she was following visually, I should not have switched my feet. Safety first is the first principle of social dancing.
 
Knowing she has a weakness for shoes, I found these protective, stylish Tango shoes, which I recommend women put on before dancing with me.
www.workingperson.com/large_image_popup.php?prod_id=3778&angle=main
 
 
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