Hi everyone,
We've got a number of Swing (and other) dance videos which have not
been borrowed this week. I encourage you to take advantage of them - there
are only a few weeks left before Enio Cordoba comes to town to teach our
Swing and Salsa workshops, and the more you know going in, the more you'll
learn in the workshops. Contact Mark (m-balzer@uiuc.edu) about borrowing
the videos.
Here in town, Kathryn Schaffer, former North American and U.S.
Professional Ballroom Champion, will teach workshops at the Regent: Silver
American Rumba at 1:00pm, and Cuban style Salsa (Mambo) at 2:15pm.
In Chicago, one of the best Swing dancers in the world, Romiro
Gonzalez, is going to be teaching workshops in Chicago this week/ weekend.
Call 312/549-1528 for details.
Students from UIUC, Washington U in St Louis, and SIU in Carbondale
will be attending the 13th Annual St. Louis Swing Invitational in
Collinsville, IL, next Saturday, June 15. Contact Mark
(m-balzer@uiuc.edu) for details on how you can join us for workshops,
dancing and competition watching!
Finally, please let your friends know about all the wonderful
Dancing Illini classes starting up next week! I've included a list of them
below. Printed flyers and calendars are available at all practices and
classes. We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor this summer!
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Dancing Illini Dance Courses, Summer 1996
Call Tanja at 344-6917 for more info.
********* Summer `96 Core Courses *********
Course: Beginner "A" Salsa, Cha cha and Waltz Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, June 13 to August 1.
Time: 7:45 to 9:15pm.
Cost: $20 for UI students, faculty and staff, DI members &
registered participants
( Only $25 total for those taking both Beginner A and B! )
( Non-students/faculty/staff may become
"registered participants" for $10 )
Location: June 13, Opera Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
June 20 - July 25, Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
July 4 - no class. Make-up day Monday July 8.
August 1, Illini Union.
Instructor: Tanja Hodges
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Beginning level instruction in Waltz, Cha cha and Salsa
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Beginner classes are free! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 20! ***
Admission to this course closes at the end of the second class meeting
(June 20). We have a big air-conditioned room with a good floor and
mirrors, and we have a wireless microphone & speaker system so everyone
will be able to hear the instructor. We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Beginner "B" Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Tuesdays, June 11 to July 30.
Time: 6:00 to 7:30pm
Cost: $20 for UI students, faculty and staff, DI members &
registered participants
( Only $25 total for those taking both Beginner A and B! )
( Non-students/faculty/staff may become
"registered participants" for $10 )
Location: June 11, Opera Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
June 18 - July 23, Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
July 30, Illini Union.
Instructor: Amy Berger
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Beginning level instruction in Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Beginner classes are free! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 18! ***
Admission to this course closes at the end of the second class meeting
(June 18). We have a big air-conditioned room with a good floor and
mirrors, and we have a wireless microphone & speaker system so everyone
will be able to hear the instructor. We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Practice sessions
Cost: Free for DI members & registered participants.
Curriculum: Each practice features a free 15 minute lesson!
Date, Time: June: Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:00pm, Regent Ballroom, Savoy.
July: Wednesdays, 8:00 to 10:00pm, Drama Rehearsal Room,
Krannert Center.
Course: Intermediate "1D" Salsa and Tango Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Tuesdays, June 11 to July 30.
Time: 7:45 to 9:00pm
Cost: $25 for UI students, faculty and staff, DI members &
registered participants
(Only $30 total for those taking both Intermediate 1D & 2C!)
( Non-students/faculty/staff may become
"registered participants" for $10 )
Location: June 11, Opera Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
June 18 - July 23, Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
July 30, Illini Union
Instructor: Andrew Tate
Prerequisites: Must have taken a beginner level Salsa course or have
equivalent experience. No Tango experience required.
Curriculum: Intermediate level Salsa & Beginning level Tango.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 1D classes are free! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 18! ***
Admission to these courses closes at the end of the second (June 18) class
meeting. We have a big air-conditioned room with a good floor and
mirrors, and we have a wireless microphone & speaker system so everyone
will be able to hear the instructor. We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Intermediate "2C" Waltz and West Coast Swing Course, 8 weeks
Date: Thursdays, June 13 to August 1.
Time: 6:00 to 7:30pm.
Cost: $25 for UI students, faculty and staff, DI members &
registered participants
( Only $30 total for those taking both Intermediate 1D & 2C!)
( Non-students/faculty/staff may become
"registered participants" for $10 )
Location: June 13, Opera Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
June 20 - July 25, Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
July 4 - no class. Make-up day Monday July 8.
August 1, Illini Union.
Instructor: Paul Klock
Prerequisites: Must have taken a beginner level Waltz and a beginner level
West Coast Swing course, or have equivalent experience.
Curriculum: Intermediate level West Coast Swing & Waltz.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 2C classes are free! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 20! ***
Admission to these courses closes at the end of the second (June 20) class
meeting. We have a big air-conditioned room with a good floor and
mirrors, and we have a wireless microphone & speaker system so everyone
will be able to hear the instructor. We look forward to dancing with you!
********* Summer `96 Supplementary Courses *********
Course: Kathryn Schaffer Dance Seminar, one time only
Date: Sunday, June 9.
Time: 1:00pm - Silver American Rumba
2:15pm - Cuban style Salsa (Mambo)
Cost: $10 per seminar, per person.
Location: Regent Ballroom, Savoy. Call 359-5333 for more info,
or to register.
Instructor: Former US and North American Professional Ballroom
Champion Kathryn Schaffer.
Course: Fundamentals of Argentine Tango, 2 week course, 2 hrs/week
Date: Fridays, June 14 and 21.
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Cost:: $20 per person
Location: Regent Ballroom, Savoy. Call 359-5333 for more info,
or to pre-register. Email: Regent@net66.com
Instructor: David Lin
Prerequisites: Must have some prior dance experience, but knowledge
of Argentine Tango is not required.
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Argentine Tango
Note: *** You must call or email the Regent to pre-register ***
*** for this class. At least 10 people must sign up ***
*** for us to run this class, so call or email today! ***
Course: Merengue workshop, 1 class only
Date: June 25th
Time: 9:15 to 10:15pm.
Cost: $3 for DI members & registered participants,
$5 for everyone else.
Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
Instructor: Ruth Ann Nichols
Prerequisites: None. Beginners are welcome.
Course: Effective Teaching workshop series
Date: First workshop - Sunday, June 16
Time: 3-5pm
Cost: Free!
Location: The Regent Ballroom, Savoy.
Instructor: David Lin
Future workshops taught by Amy, Andrew, Bruce.
Prerequisites: Beginner A & B and an interest in teaching.
This is a required workshop for anyone planning to
teach a Dancing Illini class.
Curriculum: Including but not limited to: developing a curriculum,
how to break down a step, pacing your class,
music choices, dealing with the electronics.
Event: Latin & Nightclub style dance
Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 7-8pm R. Ichiyama will teach Brazilian Lambada and Samba.
8-10pm Latin & Nightclub style dance (Salsa, Merengue,
Mambo, Rumba, Cha cha, Swing, West Coast Swing,
Hustle, Nightclub 2-step)
Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
Cost: Free for DI members & registered participants.
$3.00 for the general public.
Event: Dancing Illini 4th of July Picnic
Date: July 4th
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Hessel Park
Cost: Free for DI members. Food and drink provided.
Bring sports equipment.
Note: RSVP to Derek by email: dryoung@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
or call 367-7881.
Course: Beginner Rhumba Workshop, 1 class only
Date: July 2
Time: 9:15 to 10:15pm.
Cost: $3 for DI members & registered participants,
$5 for everyone else.
Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
Instructor: Tom Nugent
Prerequisites: None. Beginners are welcome.
Course: Nightclub 2-step workshop, 2 classes only
Date: July 9, and July 16
Time: 9:15 to 10:15pm.
Cost: $3 per class for DI members & registered participants,
$5 per class for everyone else.
Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
Instructor: Tanja Hodges on July 9, Henry Neeman on July 16
Prerequisites: None. Beginners are welcome in each class.
Event: Novice dance
Date: July 14
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Illini Union 2nd floor Ballroom.
Cost: Free for DI members & registered participants.
Note: Approximately 2/3 of the music and at least one song
out of every set will be suitable for one of the six
dances taught in the beginner classes: Salsa, Cha cha,
Swing, Hustle, Foxtrot, Waltz.
Course: Hustle workshop, 1 class only
Date: July 23
Time: 9:15 to 10:15pm.
Cost: $3 for DI members & registered participants,
$5 for everyone else.
Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center.
Instructor: Paul Jones
Prerequisites: Intermediate Hustle or equivalent experience
Curriculum: Review and strengthen critical fundamentals with
emphasis on footwork and leading/following.
Fun step combinations will build on these skills.
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Info on classes and events be found on the DI home page:
http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/dancing/
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