Every heard of Swank Week? It's always the week after Spring Break!
Everyone goes to class in swanky 20's-50's clothes and we'll have
dancing on the Quad in front of the Union from 11am to 2pm Monday thru
Friday. This year it's March 22-26.
Here's some swing info for East Central Illinois next week...
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:
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.
Sunday, Feb. 21:
Swing Nite at the Office (every Sunday)
Lessons at 9 (Instructors: Warren Raquel and Anne Kogan)
Dancing 10pm to 1am, must 18 or over.
Monday, Feb. 22:
Swing Nite at Mabels (every Monday)
Various Swing Lessons 6 to 9 (instructor: Mark Weiss)
Dancing 9 to 1
Tuesday, Feb. 22:
Legends Swing Nite
Instructors: Dutch Hoeksema and Christi Hillebrand
Lessons at 9, Dancing 10 to 1, must be 19 or over
Wednesday, Feb. 23:
Dancing Illini Weekly Practice. 9:30 to 11:00pm
Regent Ballroom, Savoy (10 minutes drive from UIUC)
also: CRU Swing/Lindy lessons, 6 to 10pm
Thursday, Feb. 24:
Swing Nite at Mabels (every Thursday)
Various Swing Lessons 6 to 9, Dancing 9 to 1
also: CRU Swing/Lindy lessons, 6 to 9pm
Friday, Feb. 26
Susan Hofer and Friends, at the Canopy, Urbana, 5pm
also: the Virtues at the Caddyshack, Rantoul
also: Marianne's Swing nite in Charleston, IL. all ages
Saturday, Feb. 27
Teen Swing Lessons, and Dance
Lessons: 7:30-8:30 4th grade & up (elem. & jr high)
8:30-9:30 7th/8th grade & up (jr high/H.S.)
Instructor: Valentin Prisecaru. 3 week course. $15.
Partners not required. Dance: 9:30 to 11:30pm
Note: All ages, no smoking, no alcohol, dress nice
Location: White Street Arts Center
304 1/2 E.White St, Champaign(NE corner of 3rd & White)
phone: 359-1862, 355-5929, <prisecar@uiuc.edu>
Sunday (see above, because, sort of like
Groundhog Day, the entire week repeats!)
Have a relaxing weekend,
Valentin
http://come.to/cu-swing
http://www.prairienet.org/white-street
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/dancing/