Hi everyone,
Elections for the new Dancing Illini officers and chairpersons will be
held Thursday May 2, during the monthly Dancing Illini club meeting in
Freer Gym at 9:30 pm.
Nominations for the officer positions, chairs, co-officer positions and
co-chairs are currently being accepted.
Our Constitution says:
The offices of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary,
as well as the Competition Chair, Education Chair, Social Chair and
Public Relations Chair exist to provide "opportunities for leadership,
teamwork, and carrying out innovative ideas -- for making a difference
on campus."
But being an officer is not just a resume-stuffer with no pay. If you plan
on periodically volunteering to help us do little jobs anyway, why not just
make the commitment now and get all your dance classes for free in return?
That's right, FREE! because the constitution also says:
As remuneration, each officer, chairperson and volunteer instructor shall
receive free admission to all DI events whose operating costs are not
determined by attendance.
So give it some thought. We're offering a lot more instruction now than we
ever have, so you stand to save quite a bit in exchange for lending us your
organizational skills. Talk to the current officers, and pick the position
(or co-position) that's right for you (or for you and a friend or two).
The following is a list of positions and nominees:
President: Mark Balzer
Vice President: Yuan Gao
Secretary: Cory Tsang (and ????????)
Treasurer: Scott Weitzenhoffer
Education chairperson: Tanja Hodges and Sheena Beaverson
Social chairperson: Derek Young
Publicity chairperson: Colin Edwards
Competition chairperson: ?????????????
Only student members may serve as President, Vice President, or Treasurer.
Anyone may run for the other offices/chairs.
See you Thursday May 2, in Freer Gym at 9:30 pm!
The video librarian will also be available, so if you've got videos from
last week, please return them at that time.
Videos can be checked out during the first 15 minutes of every practice, and
are due back at the following week's first 15 minutes of 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).
We've got some super videos! Check 'em out! :-)
* Beginner Int'l Style Cha cha and Samba
* Beginner Int'l Style Rumba and Jive
* Intermediate Int'l Style Cha cha
* Intermediate Int'l Style Samba
* Intermediate Int'l Style Rumba
* Intermediate East Coast Swing
* Int'l Style Latin Technique 1
* Latin Seminar (rhythm identification in Samba, Mambo, Chacha,
Rumba; American and International style hip and leg actions;
technique details of International style Rumba)
* Beginner L.A. Hustle
* Intermediate L.A. Hustle
* Advanced L.A. Hustle
* Beginner West Coast Swing
* Intermediate West Coast Swing
* Advanced West Coast Swing
* Beginner/Intermediate Nightclub 2-step
* Intermediate/Advanced Nightclub 2-step
* Beginner Int'l Style Waltz and Foxtrot
* Beginner Int'l Style Tango and Quickstep
* Intermediate Int'l Style Waltz
* Intermediate Int'l Style Foxtrot
* Intermediate Int'l Style Tango
* Intermediate Int'l Style Quickstep
* USABDA Workshop Sampler tape - International and American style
ballroom & latin workshops which were taught at the 1994
International Collegiate Dance Festival in Clearwater, Florida.
Professional instructors demonstrate and describe figures and
technique in a number of ballroom and Latin dances.
* 1995 Dancing Illini Competition (3-tape set)
* Professional finals of the 1995 Ohio Star Ball competition.
* USABDA Competition tape - International and American style
ballroom & latin competitions which were danced at the 1994
International Collegiate Dance Festival in Clearwater, Florida.
Notify Mark (m-balzer@uiuc.edu, 337-5679) in advance if you'd like to
reserve a videotape.