Here it is, the Dancing Illini fall course lineup. Pass this on to your
friends, neighbors, and anyone else you'd like to dance with.
Jim Phillips
Dancing Illini Secretary
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/dancing/
*** Dancing Illini Dance Courses, Fall 1998 ***
No experience? No partner? No problem!
Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini!
Courses start right after Labor Day, so don't miss a single class!
Beginner Courses:
* West Coast Swing, Waltz, Cha-Cha Tuesday 6:15 to 7:45
* Hustle, Foxtrot, Swing Thursday 6:15 to 7:45
* Salsa, Waltz, Cha-Cha Sunday 5:15 to 6:45
* DanceSport Rumba, Waltz, Swing Monday 8:10 to 9:25
* DanceSport Tango, Cha-Cha, Swing Monday 9:35 to 10:50
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join anytime before Tuesday, Sept 22. ***
Eight-week beginner courses start September 8 in 310 Freer Hall.
No experience or partner is required. There is no dress code.
"DanceSport" courses emphasize details, proper form, and style.
Cost is $25 for an eight-week course for students/faculty/staff
and $30 for others. Additional beginner courses taken at the
same time are only $10. Please see details below.
Intermediate Courses:
* DanceSport Waltz and Cha-Cha Thursday 9:30 to 10:50
* Tango and Rumba (Tentative) Friday 5:30 to 7:00
Intermediate courses start September 10 at the Regent Ballroom.
Cost is $25 plus dues/fees. Details and directions below.
Practices:
* General Practice Wednesday 9:30 to 10:50
* DanceSport Practice Monday 9:30 to 10:50
Practices start September 9 at the Regent Ballroom. Details below.
* Fall Pricing and Policies
We charge $20 for a full eight-week beginner dance course, plus $5
membership dues for students/faculty/staff or $10 registered participant
fees for those not affiliated with the University of Illinois. Additional
beginner courses taken at the same time are only $10 each! Our eight-week
intermediate courses are $25 plus dues/fees. It's really pretty simple...
* Student, one eight-week beginner course, $25.
* Student, two eight-week beginner courses, $35.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up. Admission to each course
closes at the end of the second class meeting. You may attend any class
before Tuesday, September 22 without paying. Try it out free!
No experience or partner is required for our beginner courses. There is
no dress code, although you may find that athletic shoes with rubber soles
are hard to dance in. We have a big room with a wood floor, and we have
wireless microphones and a speaker system so everyone will be able to hear
the instructors.
We look forward to dancing with you!
* Beginner West Coast Swing, Waltz, Cha-Cha (Tuesday)
Day: Tuesday nights, September 8 through October 27
Time: 6:15 to 7:45
Place: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Tanja Hodges
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: A social course designed to get you dancing quickly.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* Beginner Hustle, Foxtrot, Swing (Thursday)
Day: Thursday nights, September 10 through October 29
Time: 6:15 to 7:45
Place: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Cory Tsang
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: A social course designed to get you dancing quickly.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* Beginner Salsa, Waltz, Cha-Cha (Sunday)
Day: Sunday nights, September 13 through November 1
Time: 5:15 to 6:45
Place: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Regina Pareigis
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: A social course designed to get you dancing quickly.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* DanceSport Beginner Rumba, Waltz, Swing (Monday1)
Day: Monday nights, September 14 through November 2
Time: 8:10 to 9:25
Place: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Andrew Tate
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Added emphasis on details, proper form, and style.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* DanceSport Beginner Tango, Cha-Cha, Swing (Monday2)
Day: Monday nights, September 14 through November 2
Time: 9:35 to 10:50
Place: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Andrew Tate
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Added emphasis on details, proper form, and style.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* DanceSport Intermediate Waltz and Cha-Cha (Thursday)
Day: Thursday nights, September 10 through October 29
Time: 9:30 to 10:50
Place: Regent Ballroom (directions below)
Instructor: Tanja Hodges
Prerequisites: Intermediate level dance ability, usually acquired in a
beginner DanceSport class. A skill test will be
administered during the first 2 weeks of class.
Registration in this class will be limited by the
instructor to create a favorable gender balance and
preserve the level of instruction. No previous Cha-Cha
experience is needed. No partner necessary. No dress code.
Curriculum: Added emphasis on details, proper form, and style.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* Intermediate Tango and Rumba (Friday) - TENTATIVE
Day: Friday nights, September 11 through October 30
Time: 5:30 to 7:00
Place: Regent Ballroom (directions below)
Instructor: To Be Determined
Prerequisites: Dancing Illini beginner class or equivalent experience.
Previous Rumba and/or Tango experience would be helpful,
but is not required. No partner necessary. No dress code.
Curriculum: A social course designed to get you dancing quickly.
Cost: Please see Fall Pricing and Policies above.
* General Practices (Wednesday)
Day: Wednesday nights, September 9 through December 9
Time: 9:30 to 10:50
Place: Regent Ballroom (directions below)
Everyone is welcome, especially ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. There is no better
place than Wednesday night practice to review what you learned in class,
ask questions, or just get to know your fellow dancers better. More
experienced dancers are usually happy to dance with beginners (we get to
feel like we're really smart and talented that way) and all of the dances
from our classes will be played. If you don't know one of the dances, do
something else that seems to fit. It's only practice! (You might want to
clear it with your partner, though, and stay out of the way of people who
are circulating.)
* DanceSport Practices (Monday)
Day: Monday nights, September 14 through December 7
Time: 9:30 to 10:50
Place: Regent Ballroom (directions below)
DanceSport practice is a little more intense than general practice.
Expect to see experienced dancers working with a particular partner, often
preparing for a competition. If you want to get better, find a partner
and take advantage of this uninterrupted practice time in an ideal setting.
* Directions to the Regent Ballroom
By car...
The Regent Ballroom is located at 1406 Regency Drive West in Savoy. From
Champaign, take Neil Street, which becomes US 45, south to Burwash
Avenue. (The northwest corner of US 45 and Burwash has a car dealership,
Twin City Honda; the southwest corner has a gas station.) Turn right
(west) onto Burwash, go several blocks, turn left (south) onto Regency
Drive West. The Regent is less than a block south, on the east side of
Regency Drive West.
By bus...
MTD 100 Yellow runs at night and stops on Burwash Ave near the Regent.
A map of the route is at http://www.cumtd.com/mappages/100map.html
By bike...
There is a new bike path along Prospect Ave., a block west of the Regent.
It extends north to Windsor Rd, which in turn has an east-west bike path.
However, unless I've missed something, you have to use the Neil St.
sidewalk, First St., or a similar to bike between Windsor Rd. and points
northeast. But from Windsor I generally just come down Lyndhurst, the
first street west of Neil. It's a pleasant ride through suburbia.