English Dancing, Israeli, Contra, Partnership Dancing Demo

Hello Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,

International folk dancing starts up again next Friday October 22.

No Israeli dancing on Thursday nights. You can Israeli dance with Kol Simcha on Wednesdays or the International folk dancers on Fridays.

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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Schedule: confirm all programs before going

1. Saturday 10/17 - Contra Dance

2. Tuesday 10/19 - Line Dancing

3. Wednesday 10/20 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha

4. Thursday 10/21 - English Country Dance

5. Thursday 10/21 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela

Article: Israeli Partnership Dancing Testimonial by Jeff Subeck

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Quotes:

- Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. ~ Publilius Syrus

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1. Saturday 10/17 - Contra Dance

Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue

7:30 - 8:00 : Introductory lesson

8:00 - 11:00 : Contra dancing

Beginners welcome; no partner necessary.

Dances are walked through and prompted.

Try it for the first time and your second time is free.

Soft-soled shoes please.

$7, $5 under 21

gods@godsdance.org

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2. Tuesday 10/19 - Line Dancing with Sandi Larkins

Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street

6:00 - 8:15 - Line dancing

$5

Sandi Larkins, ridesthewind@gmail.com

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3. Wednesday 10/20 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha

Kol Simcha, 14007 NW 44 Ave Gainesville, FL

6:30-8:30 : Teaching and Israeli dancing

With Joseph Simpkins

352-331-3191

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4. Thursday 10/21 - English Country Dance

601 S Main Street

7:00 - 9:30

$5

Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com

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5. Friday 10/22 - International Folk Dancing

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34 Street

8:00 - 11:00

$3, $1 students

Jack Seltzer, 352-359-2903 info@gifd.org, www.gifd.org

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Article: Israeli Partnership Dancing Testimonial by Jeff Subeck

Israeli Partner Dances are choreographed, like most folk dances. In Israeli Partner Dancing, the men memorize their part, the women memorize their part, and then they wrestle with each other to see who is right.

That is a joke, but not far from what happens.

Instead, I have been advocating that the women follow the men. It turns out that the women do not need to learn the dances. By applying a few simple rules, the women can follow every step in every dance.

That is amazing, and hard to believe, but it works. You have to see Erin some time, because she literally can do every Israeli partner dance the very first time without instruction and rarely misses a step.

This is what my book Partnership Dancing(tm) is about. I have taken off from running classes for the last year to get the book online, which you can find at

www.PartnershipDancing.com.

Kathie was nice enough to help me practice making a video. You can see that video here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRgJw02Ml4I

Over the last few years, some people in Detroit and Chicago have been nice enough to let me show them Partnership Dancing(tm) and a couple have gone through my book. Jeff Subeck has been teaching Partnership Dancing(tm) to some of the people there.

Last weekend was Chagigah which is the big Israeli dance camp in the midwest. Jeff wrote to me about some feedback he got.

Andy,

A Markida [woman dance leader] from out of town recently told me that it was a pleasure to dance

with me, that I did not break her arm, and that I was very gentle. This

was music to my ears, as I have been working on dancing safely and

comfortably, without any pushing or pulling, ever since I attended one of

your workshops a few years ago.

Within the same week, I learned that two other dancers with whom I dance

frequently were also complimented during a dance camp [Chagigah] this past weekend.

They were both women who were complimented on their following skills, and

one of them was complimented by a markid [man dance leader] with whom she danced.

I dance frequently with both of these women, and we work together on skills

that you taught at your workshop in Mount Prospect, IL.

I am very pleased that people are starting to realize the benefits of

dancing safely, and these experiences are a real testament to your

teaching and mine.

Jeff

www.gainesvilledance.com/Articles/tabid/79/Gainesville-Dance/120/Israeli-Partnership-Dancing-Testimonial-by-Jeff-Subeck.aspx

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