Tonight: Legends
Friday, Feb 19, 5pm
Jazz Vocalist Susan Hofer (and Friends), Canopy, Urbana
Saturday, Feb 20, 8pm:
"Swing D.I.S.S., Baby!"
The Dancing Illini and The Swing Society (DISS) present a...
*** SWING and LATIN DANCE ***
When: This Saturday, February 20, 1999
Where: The Illini Union Rooms A B C
Cost: $3. Dancing: 9 to midnight.
Music: Fast and Slow Swing with some Latin and Ballroom
Free Lessons: 8:00 to 8:20 Cha-Cha
8:20 to 8:40 Swing
8:40 to 9:00 Salsa
(then, afterwards, you can go to:) Saturday, Feb. 20
Alpha Chi Sigma Swing Night
Place: 606 W. Ohio in Urbana, Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Cover: $2 (as usual, pop and water provided free)
Other stuff: Nice wood floors, no alcohol, no indoor smoking.
Swing class updates (1-3) (changes indicated by an *)
1. Swing classes starting this week: Mondays (5 weeks)
6:00 - 7:00pm Beginning East Coast Swing
7:00 - 8:00pm Intermediate East Coast Swing
8:00 - 9:00pm Advanced Dips, Flips & Aerials
9:00 - 1:00am DJ Swing Music
Thursdays (5 weeks)
6:00 - 7:00pm Intermediate East Coast Swing
7:00 - 8:00pm Beginning East Coast Swing *
8:00 - 9:00pm Swing Technique & Styling
9:00 - 1:00am DJ Swing Music
Instructor: Mark Weiss. Location: Mabel's - 613 E. Green St.
(Between Wright and 6th Street.) Dates: Begins Monday, February 15/
Thurs, February 18, for 5 weeks.
2. Classes starting next week (CRU classes):
Wednesdays (4 weeks) (Instructors in parentheses)*
6:00 to 7:00pm Beginner E.C.Swing (Justin, Stefanie Welter)
7:00 to 8:00pm Beginner Lindy/Swing (Justin, Laura Naughton)
8:00 to 9:00pm Intermediate Lindy Hop (Justin, Laura)
Thursdays (4 weeks)*
6:00 to 7:00pm Beginner Lindy Hop/Swing (Valentin, Christi)
7:00 to 8:00pm Beginner East Coast Swing (Valentin, Christi)
8:00 to 9:00pm Intermediate E.C.Swing (Valentin, Anne Kogan)
Performance Aerials
Wed 9pm. Instructors: Andy Weaver, Laura Naughton
(*see http://come.to/cu-swing for details; partners required)
Location: CRU building, corner of 6th and Green. Cost: $20 for the
entire month (four 1 hour sessions). Partners not required. All ages
welcome. Classes are 4 weeks long, and begin February 24/25.
For info, contact Valentin at: prisecar@uiuc.edu. Instructor schedule
is mildly tentative. *Note: These classes are really swanky!
3. Youth classes: (~ 4th grade and up, and ~8th grade thru 12th)
Beginner Swing (3 week course). No experience necessary.
Where: White Street Arts Center, Champaign
When: Starts Saturday, February 27
4th grade range and up: 7:30pm to 8:30pm
7th grade range through 12th grade: 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Contact Valentin regarding which class your child should take.
Possible dance from 9:30pm to 11:30pm.
Cost: $15 for entire 3 week course (three 1 hour sessions).
Partners not required. One class per week (Feb. 27, March 6,
and March 13). No class spring break (March 20). Next
round of classes (intermediate) will start on March 27, and may
include intermediate classes, as well as 1st through 4th grade
classes. For info, contact Valentin Prisecaru at:
<prisecar@uiuc.edu>, 355-5929.
STREET LOCATION OF WHITE STREET ARTS CENTER
White Street Arts Center
304 1/2 East White St. (behind the brick house), Champaign
(Between 3rd and 4th St and between Springfield & University)
Reserved parking is behind the studio, as well as on
White Street. Enter the building from the east door.
For more info, check out:
http://come.to/cu-swing
http://www.prairienet.org/white-street
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/dancing/
See ya!
Valentin