Thursday, June 10, 2010

Swing, Tango, Contra, Student Leadership

Hello Gainesville Ocala Area Dancers and Friends,
 
Richard Nalli is back with classes on Tuesday night.
 
Coming up in two weeks is the 2nd Annual Larry G. Shahboz Memorial Summer Dance to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, put on by our friends Marc and Joyce. This is a great event. Plan to attend.
 
The Orange Blossom Dance Festival is Orlando this weekend for Country Western and Swing dancers.
www.orangeblossomdance.com
 
Happy Dancing,
Andy
 
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
 
1. Friday 6/11 - International Folk Dancing
2. Friday 6/11 - UF Swing Club
3. Saturday 6/12 - Ballroom Dance at Imperial Dance Studio
4. Saturday 6/12 - Tango Encanto
5. Tuesday 6/15 - Mostly Swing Dancing
6. Wednesday 6/16 - West Coast Swing Party with Josh and Brianne
7. Thursday 6/17 - English Country Dance
8. Thursday 6/17 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela
9. Thursday 6/17 - Tango Y Te
10. Fri-Sun 6/18-20 - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Tallahassee
11. Saturday 6/26 - - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Gainesville
12. Saturday 6/26 - Tango Encanto
13. Saturday 6/26 - Shabboz Summer Swing Dance Benefit
14. Thu-Sun 7/1-4 - Orlando Salsa Conference www.orlandocongress.com
 
Article: Student Leadership for Dance Groups
 
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:
 
- All of life is peaks and valleys. Do not let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low. ~ John Wooden
 
- Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. ~ Henry David Thoreau
 
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1. Friday 6/11 - 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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2. Friday 6/11 - UF Swing Club
 
Reitz Union, UF Campus, Room 349
 
8:00 - 11:00
 
 
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3. Saturday 6/12 - Ballroom Dance at Imperial Dance Studio
 

Imperial Dance Studio, 3550 SW 34th Street
 
8:30 - 11:30 : Ballroom dance
 
$7, $10 non-members
 
 
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4. Saturday 6/12 - Tango Encanto
 
Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, 2nd floor, Gainesville, FL. Near Beef O'Bradys in the "Kanapaha Station" plaza.
 
8:30 - 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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5. Tuesday 6/15 - Mostly Swing Dancing
 
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 6/16 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianne
 
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, joshuadancer79@gmail.com
 
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7. Thursday 6/17 - English Country Dance
 
601 S Main Street
 
6:30 - 9:30
 
Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com
 
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8. Thursday 6/17 - Israeli Dancing with Ariela
 
Confirm with Ariela before going
 
B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
 
7:00 - 9:30 : Israeli Dancing
 
Ariela, 352 213 3863, anotzer@yahoo.com
 
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9. Thursday 6/17 - Tango Y Te
 
Confirm before going and get location
 
6:30 - 7:30 : Study Group
7:30 - 10:00 : General Practice
 
$7, $4 students
 
 
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10. Fri-Sun 6/18-20 - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Tallahassee
 
 
 
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11. Saturday 6/26 - - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Gainesville
 
Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL
 
1:00 - 2:30 : Men and women technique: axis, posture, elegance
2:45 - 4:15 : Vals cruzado: sacadas and contrafrente
4:30 - 6:00 : Vals cruzado: variations on the giro
 
$25 per workshop, $60 for all three
 
All topics will be interlaced with tips and basic principles that relate to balance, posture, axis, connection with the partner, and of the course,the embrace.
 
Gordon, gerlebacher@fsu.edu
 
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12. Saturday 6/26 - Tango Encanto
 
Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, 2nd floor, Gainesville, FL. Near Beef O'Bradys in the "Kanapaha Station" plaza.
 
8:30 - 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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13. Saturday 6/26 - Shabboz Summer Swing Dance Benefit
 
Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE Second Ave, Gainesville, FL
 
8:00 - 11:00 Lesson, dancing, demonstrations
 
 
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Article: Student Leadership for Dance Groups
 
One of my favorite places to dance was at Parkes Hall at Northwestern University, which is the university's chapel. Phil Moss has been leading dancing there since the 1970s.
 
I first learned Israeli dancing there in 1989. I was working in Chicago and had gone to a Jewish singles party. The entertainment at the party was Israeli dancing, led by Phil. They left some flyers for their weekly session and that got me started.
 
This Thursday is their last night in Parkes Hall.
 
They got kicked out. No one is to blame. They became a community based group, with few students. They had the same problems we have. Here is the note I wrote to Phil.
 
Hello Phil,
 
If it makes you feel any better, the same thing happens here in Gainesville with many dance groups. I saw it in Miami too. Seen it happen with International, Swing and Tango groups too.
 
Doubt there is anything you could have reasonably been expected to do that would have gotten more students.
 
Without student leadership, you cannot keep students coming. You need students to bring other students.
 
The problem with students is, even if you manage to recruit some good ones, they graduate. Every year, you need to bring in new ones. It is hard to find ones that, as one of my friends said, "has the fire."
 
If you do find any that are real leaders, they want to run their own group.
 
You did a great job to have kept going there as long as you have.
 
I appreciate it,
Andy
 
 
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