We will hold our weekly practice on Wednesday, May 12, from 9:30-11:00pm
in the Regent Ballroom, Savoy. David's 5,000 sq. ft. of hardwood dance
floor surrounded by mirrors make for a perfect practice environment. There
will even be a free 15 minute dance lesson starting at 9:30pm, so don't
miss it! If you need a ride, email Riki, our carpool coordinator, at
egarvin@uiuc.edu
Practice will continue on Wednesday Evenings throughout the rest of May
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If you would like to present a quickie at DI practice, please contact
Matthew at <mpjohns@uiuc.edu>. Spots are still available!
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NEW: we will be buying more dance videos soon! If you would like to see
more of something, or something we don't have, please suggest it!
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The DI has some super instructional dance videos in its lending library,
with more to come soon! Watching these tapes is like getting private
lessons from the best dance instructors in the US. Right now we have the
following tapes ready to be checked out:
Nightclub dance videos:
* Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique,
Variations (Int, Adv I, II), Solo steps, Cordoba workshops.
* Hustle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Emerson workshop.
* West Coast Swing: Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
Cordoba workshop, Jones workshop, Emerson workshop.
* WCS Syncopations: Intermediate for Men and Women, Advanced for Women,
Hitting the Breaks I, II.
* Nightclub 2-step: Beginner, Intermediate I, II, Advanced I, II,
Beginner/Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced.
Latin dance videos:
* Int'l Style Cha cha: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique,
Solo steps, Cordoba Workshop.
* Int'l Style Samba: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique.
* Int'l Style Rumba: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique.
* East Coast Swing: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique,
Cordoba, Jones and Emerson Workshops.
Ballroom dance videos:
* Am. Style Waltz 1: Beg. C/W (American style Silver) Waltz.
* Int'l Style Waltz: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique.
* Int'l Style Foxtrot: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique.
* Int'l Style Tango: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique.
* Int'l Style Quickstep: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique.
* Int'l Style Viennese Waltz: Figures, Technique.
Dance technique videos:
* Int'l Style Latin Technique I, II - Latin body, hip, leg & foot action.
* American Style Cuban Motion - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Latin Seminar: Latin rhythm identification; hip & leg actions;
Int'l style Rumba technique.
* Spins and Turns - the details of how to spin and turn like a pro.
* Spins and Turns and Latin Body Action - Cordoba workshop
* Body Isolations - the details of expressing rhythm with your body.
* Styling and Technique - details of foot positions, frame, movement.
* Why He Can't Lead & She Won't Follow - improve your lead & follow.
* Lines - the do's & don't of body lines, shaping, poses & body positions.
Other videos:
* USABDA Workshop Sampler tape: A collection of International and
American style ballroom & latin dance workshops.
* Instructor Training videos 1-7 - learn how to teach dancing.
The video librarian will be available at all regularly scheduled
practices. Videos can be checked out during the first 15 minutes of every
practice, and are due back during the first 15 minutes of the following
week's practice. You will be asked for a $2 donation (to help the club
purchase future videos) and for a $20 cash deposit (which will be returned
to you when you return the video).
You may reserve tapes in advance: contact Mark Balzer (m-balzer@uiuc.edu).
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." MT