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Salsa/Swing/Nightclub Dance Calendar
Hi everyone,
The following calendar is a list of very high quality, inexpensive
Swing/Salsa/nightclub classes, dances and workshops that aren't too far
away. This includes new info and details that are not in the printed
Dancing Illini (DI) calendar!
If you hear of any events not listed in this calendar, please email me
about them at m-balzer@uiuc.edu
Mark
Contents ( First time in calendar = * )
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(*) Free Salsa/Merengue lessons at La Casa Cultural Latina, start July 18
(*) Salsa/Merengue dance at the Blind Pig, EVERY Sunday thru August!
(*) HUSTLE WORKSHOP, 1 CLASS ONLY, July 23, 9:15 to 10:15pm, Krannert
(o) DI Practice sessions at Krannert, Wednesdays in July, 8:00 - 10pm
(o) DI dance video lending library
(o) $5 rebate on private lessons for DI members
(o) Salsa/Merengue dance at the Regent, Friday, July 26, 11:30pm - 2am
(o) Country Western Dance Conventions
(o) Good nightclub dance spots in Urbana-Champaign
(o) Latin music on WEFT, 90.1 FM
(o) Swing Dancing in Chicago
(o) Swing Dancing in St. Louis
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(*) Free Salsa/Merengue lessons at La Casa Cultural Latina, start July 18
Courtney Nash teaches Salsa, and Eliana teaches Merengue at La Casa
Cultural Latina (1203 W. Nevada, U) on Thursdays starting JULY 18. The
classes start at 7pm. The whole thing is loosely associated with the Ritmo
y Sabor group that Liliana and Eliana started for the April performance at
the Levis center...). The classes are free and really laid back - alot of
folks come and kind of hang out, while others are there to learn. They
generally go until 8:30 or so. These classes are a good place to come and
learn the basics - the rhythm, the steps, the music. It's not a class in
which people learn alot of difficult stuff. It's a real friendly,
laid-back environment. Check it out!
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(*) Salsa/Merengue dance at the Blind Pig, EVERY Sunday thru August!
Dan is our DJ. Cover is very cheap, and there are drink specials too.
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(o) DI Practice sessions at Krannert, Wednesdays in July, 8:00 - 10pm
in the Opera Rehearsal Room.
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(*) 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: Opera 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 then build on these skills.
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(o) 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, Variations,
Cordoba workshop
* Hustle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
* West Coast Swing: Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
Cordoba workshop, Jones workshop
* WCS Syncopations: Intermediate for Men and Women, Advanced for Women
* Nightclub 2-step: Beginner/Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
Latin dance videos:
* Int'l Style Cha cha: Beginner, Intermediate
* Int'l Style Samba: Beginner, Intermediate
* Int'l Style Rumba: Beginner, Intermediate
* Int'l Style Jive: Beginner
* East Coast Swing: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Cordoba workshop,
Jones workshop
Ballroom dance videos:
* Am. Style Waltz 1: Beg. Country/Western (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: Technique
Dance technique videos:
* Int'l Style Latin Technique 1 - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Int'l Style Latin Technique 2 - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Latin Seminar: Latin rhythm identification in Samba, Mambo, Cha cha,
Rumba; American and International style hip and leg actions; technique
details of Int'l style Rumba.
* 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:
* 1995 Dancing Illini Competition (3-tape set)
* Professional finals of the 1995 Ohio Star Ball competition.
* USABDA Workshop Sampler tape: A collection of International and
American style ballroom & latin dance workshops.
* USABDA Competition tape: A collection of International and American
style ballroom & latin dance competitions from the 1994 International
Collegiate Dance Festival in Clearwater, Florida.
The video librarian will be available at all regularly scheduled practices
so you can check 'em out!
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).
Notify Mark Balzer (m-balzer@uiuc.edu) in advance if you're interested in
borrowing a videotape.
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(o) $5.00 rebates are available for each private lesson a DI member takes
from a professional dance instructor, up to a maximum of three rebates per
semester per member! The rebate may be obtained by presenting a receipt for
the lesson to the DI Treasurer. The following local instructors are
available for private lessons:
+ David Lin - 359-5333
+ Sandy Lampert - 762-7474
+ Paul Jones - 384-0411
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(o) Salsa/Merengue dance at the Regent, Friday, July 26, 11:30pm - 2am
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(o) Country Western Dance Conventions
Chicagoland Country Western Dance Festival, Rosemont, IL
August 16-18, 1996
Dennis & Carol Waite
P.O. Box 27
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
(616)-473-3261
Gateway Country Classic, St. Louis, MO
November 22-24, 1996
Dan & Leigha Eshner/Beth Emerson
2392 H. Half Moon Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314)-428-3359
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There's good nightclub dancing every night in C-U. Here's where to find it:
(*TUE*) Hustle at Chester Street every tuesday (disco music) night.
"Chester Street" is a nightclub located at 63 Chester Street, just west of
First Street and south of University Ave. in Champaign. 9:00 pm - ?
You'll be able to dance Hustle (mostly), plus West Coast Swing, Merengue
and Cha-cha. Always fun! Free if you enter via the bar door before 9 pm.
$2 at the main door after 9pm.
(*WED*) West Coast Swing at Chester Street every wednesday ('80's music)
night. "Chester Street" is a nightclub located at 63 Chester Street, just
west of First Street and south of University Ave. in Champaign. 9:00 pm -
? You'll be able to dance West Coast Swing (mostly), plus Hustle, Merengue
and Cha-cha. Always fun! Free if you enter via the bar door before 9 pm.
$2 at the main door after 9pm.
* Country music at Bradley's, 1906 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign, 352-8714.
Free lessons 8-9. $1 drinks/$2 cover after 9pm. Large dance floor, and a
smaller dance floor on the second level. Country music is perfect for
swings, west coast swings, country 2-steps, nightclub 2-steps, waltz.
(*THUR*) on Thursday nights, Swing, West Coast Swing, nightclub 2-step to
live blues bands at The Hideaway Restaurant, 701 Devonshire, Champaign.
Nice dance floor. No cover charge.
* 80's music at Bradley's, 1906 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign, 352-8714.
$0.75 drafts/$2 cover. Large dance floor, and a smaller dance floor on the
second level. 80's music is good for Hustle, West Coast Swing, Swing, Cha
cha.
(*FRI*) Dan Llano DJ's Salsa and Merengue at The Regent Ballroom in Savoy
every other Friday. Call 359-5333 for info.
* (closed for the summer) Gypsy's - 105 N. Market St., Champaign
(around the corner from the Esquire). Dancing is on the 2nd floor.
Small cover charge. Get there early if you want to dance.
Alvin offers Salsa and Merengue lessons at Gypsy at 8:30 on Fridays.
* Country music at Bradley's, 1906 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign, 352-8714.
Free lessons 8-9, Retro Country 9-10, Regular Country 10-1. $2 cover after
9pm/free w/UI ID. Large dance floor, and a smaller dance floor on the
second level. Country music is perfect for swings, west coast swings,
country 2-steps, nightclub 2-steps, waltz.
* Double J Boot Scooters, a Country and Western club located at 119 E.
Washington in Monticello (762-5217). Regular DJ. Open Fridays and
Saturdays. Live band, Modern Cowboys, on July 26. three levels of CW
classes on Sundays and Tuesdays.
(*SAT*) Country music at Bradley's, 1906 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign, 352-8714.
Free lessons 8-9, Country music 9-1. $2 cover after 9pm/free w/UI ID.
Large dance floor, and a smaller dance floor on the second level. Country
music is perfect for swings, west coast swings, country 2-steps, nightclub
2-steps, waltz.
* Double J Boot Scooters, a Country and Western club located at 119 E.
Washington in Monticello (762-5217). Regular DJ. Open Fridays and
Saturdays. Live band, Modern Cowboys, on July 26. three levels of CW
classes on Sundays and Tuesdays.
* Hometown Lanes, Rantoul 201 East Grove, 893-0795.
This bowling alley in Rantoul was converted into a dance hall.
It has 2700 square feet of floor and opened in late October '95.
Heading N on 45 out of Urbana/Champaign, Turn left onto East Grove (you
have gone through 4 stoplights), it's at the end of the first block, on the
right.
Hometown is open for dancing Thursday through Saturday from 8 in the
evening to 1 in the morning. On Thursdays and Sundays they have Country
Line Dance lessons from 8-9 followed by karaoke. They alternate between
DJ's and live bands, information for each night is published on a monthly
calendar.
There is a $2.00 cover charge on the nights with live bands.
(*SUN*) Swing, West Coast Swing, niteclub two step, and the occasional
waltz at the Rose Bowl every sunday night. The Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N.
Race St, Urbana, 367-7031. Across from the Courier Cafe. Live band almost
every night (closed Mon). Western Wheels, an excellent band, plays Sun and
Tues nights. Gets crowded on Fri + Sat nights. $2 cover on Fri + Sat. No
cover charge otherwise.
* (closed for the summer) Gypsy's - 105 N. Market St., Champaign
(around the corner from the Esquire). Dancing is on the 2nd floor.
Small cover charge.
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(o) Tune in to Latin music on WEFT 90.1 FM
WEFT is a volunteer operated radio station dedicated to airing
music that isn't heard on any of the other radio stations.
Tuesdays 3pm - 5pm "Rhythm Safari", World Beat (salsa,
calypso, zouk, etc..) with Esmeralda
Wednesday nights 2am - 5am "Havana in Chambana", Latin Jazz with Dan
Saturdays 3pm - 5pm "La Voz Latina", Latin music show with Roger
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Swing dancing in Chicago:
E-mail Don at Dlpens@aol.com or Donlavin@ix.netcom.com for more info.
Sundays - Magnum's night club in the loop.
Tuesdays - G.G. Fellows on the south side of Chicago.
Wednesdays - swing dancing at the Cadillac Ranch in Bensenville.
Weekends - various dances between Swing & Country and the Rebels Club.
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club hotline number: 312/549-1528
They often hold dances at the Centre at North Park, 10040 W. Addison,
Franklin Park, IL (Near O'Hare Airport)
For more CRSDC info : Call Yvonne at 312.202.8776 or
E-mail donlavin@ix.netcom.com or Dlpens@aol.com
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Swing dancing in St. Louis:
Call the Swing Line (314) 991-6199 for information about area dance clubs
St Louis Imperial Club 314-423-0203 St Louis, Mo Dances: Wed
or 314-469-1263 & 1st Sun
South Side Imperial club 314-991-6199 St Louis, Mo Dances: Sun
West County Swing club 314-991-6130 St Louis, Mo Dances: Tue
Belleville Swing club 618-233-1761 Belleville, IL Dances: Sun
or 618-234-6916
Midwest US Imperial club 618-463-2405 Collinsville, IL Dances: Sun
St. Charles Imperial club 314-949-0939 St. Charles, Mo Dances: Fri
Jefferson County Swing club 314-567-8660 Arnold, Mo Dances: Tue
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See me for additional info on any of these events.
Mark
m-balzer@uiuc.edu