From: Jim Phillips (jim@ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sun Aug 28 2011 - 11:23:40 CDT
Dear Dancers and Future Dancers,
The Dancing Illini is kicking off the year with three beginner courses:
Tango & Foxtrot, Rumba & Samba, and Cuban Salsa (Rueda).
You don't need a partner and beginner courses are FREE the first week,
so come to the University YMCA tonight, Sunday, Aug 28 and give it a try!
Courses:
Beginner Tango & Foxtrot
Sundays, 5:00-6:15pm, 6 weeks, Aug 28-Oct 9 at University YMCA
taught by Illini DanceSport, NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Beginner Rumba & Samba
Sundays, 6:30-7:45pm, 6 weeks, Aug 28-Oct 9 at University YMCA
taught by Illini DanceSport, NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Beginner Cuban Salsa (Rueda)
Sundays, 8:00-9:15pm, 6 weeks, Aug 28-Oct 9 at University YMCA
taught by Tanja & Ron, NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Courses meet at the University YMCA's Latzer Hall (first floor),
at Wright and Chalmers in Champaign, just west of Lincoln Hall.
Due to Labor Day, *** COURSES WILL NOT MEET ON SEPTEMBER 4 ***
Repeat students are welcome in all courses.
Pricing:
There is no need to pre-register. Try classes FREE the first week.
Your $35 membership (or $40 registration if non-UIUC) entitles you to
one 6-week course. Additional courses in the same semester are $25.
Prices are per person; there is no couples discount. Please be
prepared to pay by the start of the second class (September 11).
EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL: Save $5 on membership if you pay the first week!
Want to get all your Dancing Illini classes for free? Volunteer some
of your time and enthusiasm as an officer! If you are interested
please email dancing at illinois dot edu. Elections are held in April.
Where We Dance:
The Regent Ballroom has dancing most Fridays, 8-11pm, $8. The music
covers everything we teach and more, so join your DI friends at the
table by the DJ. http://www.regentballroom.com/pages/publicDances.html
Illini Dancesport Team Info Session (Aug 29) & Auditions (Aug 31):
Want to improve faster and maybe even compete? If you have prior
dance experience (or are currently enrolled in a Dancing Illini
beginner class), you might consider joining Illini Dancesport, the
University of Illinois' competitive ballroom team. An information
session regarding membership will be held on Monday, August 29, at
8pm. Auditions to take the team's advanced classes will be held on
Wednesday, August 31, at 8pm. (Both will take place at CRCE,
Multipurpose Room 1.)
See https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/IlliniDancesport/audition.htm
Annual Competition and Workshops October 22-23:
Our 23rd annual intercollegiate ballroom dance competition will be
held on Saturday, October 22 with workshops on Sunday, October 23.
Free for UIUC students (thanks to SORF support) as spectators or
competitors (we have special events just for beginning dancers).
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/DancingIllini/Competition/comp2011.html
Dancing Illini
http://www.illinois.edu/ro/dancing/
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