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Ballroom/Latin Dance Calendar
Hi everyone,
The following calendar is a list of very high quality, inexpensive ballroom
and latin dance classes, dances, dance competitions 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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(*) Regent Int'l Style Classes Begin Sept 6th:
1A: Tango, Rumba, Viennese Waltz; 5:15-6:15pm,
2C: Swing, Samba, Foxtrot; 6:20-7:20pm
(*) DI Welcome Back Dance, Sept 8, 1 - 4 pm, in Illini Union Ballroom
(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in September, 9:30-11pm
(*) FOREVER TANGO in Chicago until September 8
(*) Heartland Ballroom Dancers (Indianapolis USABDA) Comp, Sept. 28-29
(o) DI dance video lending library
(o) $5 rebate on private lessons for DI members
(*) Ballroom Dance Workshop sponsored by U of Minnesota, October 5.
(*) DI Dance, Oct 6, 1 - 4 pm, in Illini Union Illini Room A
(*) DI Invitational Dance Competition, Oct 26, 9am - 6pm, Illini Rooms
(o) Weekly dances at The Regent
(o) Ballroom Tea Dances at The Lafayette Club
(o) Monthly dances at Top of the Levee Dance Studio
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(*) Regent Int'l Style Classes Begin Sept 6th:
1A: Tango, Rumba, Viennese Waltz; 5:15-6:15pm,
2C: Swing, Samba, Foxtrot; 6:20-7:20pm
6 week classes, $40 per person or $20 for students.
Call the Regent at 359-5333 for more information.
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(*) DI Welcome Back Dance, Sept 8, 1 - 4 pm, in Illini Union Ballroom
Event: And another dance! FREE!
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 1-4pm
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom, Illini Union.
Cost: Free
Note: Free lesson during the dance!
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(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in Sept, 9:30-11pm
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(*) FOREVER TANGO in Chicago until September 8
News flash for Argentine Tango lovers: "FOREVER TANGO" (a fantastic Tango
stage show) has returned to Chicago for the *entire* summer, and is playing
at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted. Tickets are $40 except on
Tuesday nights, when they are only $25.
Due to popular demand, the production of "Forever Tango" at the Royal
George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted, Chicago, has now been extended to SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8. In addition, there will be a Sunday matinee on August 4
(3:00), and three *late* afternoon performances on Saturday, Aug. 24 and
31, and Sept. 7, at 5:00 PM. We saw it last week, and it is every bit as
outstanding as the San Francisco production--using mainly the same
orchestra, and with a few different dancers, but still absolutely the
finest exhibition of Argentine Tango dancing there is to be seen! Enjoy!!
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(*) 5th Annual USABDA Dance Workshop, Sat Sept 28, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Chicago
A TECHNIQUE workshop with a faculty of 12 pre-eminent professionals
teaching 6 American style and 6 International Style classes in the most
popular dances, in separate rooms. Registration fee includes lunch! Before
9/15: $55/USABDA member, $60/non-member. After 9/15 add $5 per person.
Call 847-674-0826 for more info or to register.
Choose 1 class each hour
Int'l Style Am. Style
9:30am Quickstep Waltz
10:30am Foxtrot Argentine Tango
11:30am Waltz Foxtrot
12:30pm lunch break - open dancing
1:30pm Rumba Tango
2:30pm Samba Rumba
3:30pm Tango West Coast Swing
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(o) Heartland Ballroom Dancers (Indianapolis USABDA) Comp, Sept. 28-29
Mark your calendars for Sept. 28-29, 1996 for the next ballroom dance
competition at Indianapolis, sponsored by the Heartland Ballroom Dancers
(Indianapolis USABDA) at the Indiana Convention Center.
A group of us went in March and had a super time at this event! I highly
recommend entering the team competition event: it really builds spirit &
camaraderie.
There will be competition opportunities for youth, collegiate, and adult, as
well as lots of general dancing for the social dancer. What a great way to
celebrate National Ballroom Dance Week!
If you need more info, write or call Bill Woodward, 712 Lockefield Ct., #D,
Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317/634-3986) or email Bob Blankenship
(blankbob@indy.net)
Attention college students,
We in Indianapolis still have a few spots for free lodging (Fri & Sat.) for
two nights for college students for the Regional Championship on Sept. 28 -
29, 1996 (Sat. & Sun.). Call Cam Thompson at (317) 637-2215 or e-mail her at
camthom@indy.net.
Plan on bringing at least two four-couple teams; this is an opportunity to
put your college on the map and to make a big spash.
If you need an excuse to start practicing all those cool
moves you learned last semester, here it is! Regional Championships
promises to be one of the best competitions in the midwest this year.
In addition to all of the adult amateur events, there will be four
levels for college students to participate in. These include:
Beginner (Under 1 1/2 years of dance experience)
Advanced (Under 3 years of dance experience)
Open (Over 3 years of dance experience)
Championship (5 dance event)
Note: The Beg., Adv., & Open events are all one dance competitions. This
means you may participate in only one or two dances if that's all you know.
HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY!
Entry forms must be in by: Sept. 14th
FOR MORE INFO. CONTACT: Andrew Tate (a-tate2@uiuc.edu)
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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.
* Trick Lines and Illusions - stretches, spins, turns, lunges, dips, drops.
* Hitting the Breaks 1 & 2 - music theory + figures to use to hit breaks.
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.
* Instructor Training videos 1 to 6 - how to teach dance classes.
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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(*) Ballroom Dance Workshop sponsored by U of Minnesota, October 5.
American Classic Ballroom
1628 E. Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN, USA 55407
Date: Saturday, October 5, 1996
Instructors: Paul & Sandra Botes
Come help continue a Twin Cities tradition! It's an intercollegiate
ballroom dance workshop designed especially for college students to meet
others who like dancing as much as you do! Start lifelong friendships --
know people to go out dancing with wherever you travel!
Directions from the South: I-35 (W) North to 31st St. & Lake St., East
(Right) on Lake St. Ballroom is at the northwest corner of Lake and 17th
Ave, second floor.
SPECIAL OFFER: All men's and women's dance shoes will be 10% off for
college students attending the workshops, this weekend only!
Schedule:
9:30 am Registration
10 - 12:30 pm Latin/Rhythm
12:30 - 2 pm Lunch break
2 - 4:30 pm Modern/Smooth
4:30 - 8 pm Free time/End of Lessons
8 - 11 pm Dance (comes with workshop)
Pre-registration cost:
$180 per team of four couples ($45 per couple)
$50 per couple
$30 per single man/woman
$5 for the dance only
At-the-Door cost:
$60 per couple
$35 per single man/woman
$5 for the dance only
Pre-Registration Form
Workshop Participants:
# of couples: ______ x $50 = _________
# of single men: ______ x $30 = _________
# of single women: ______ x $30 = _________
# of dance only: ______ x $5 = _________
Total: _________
Will your group need housing?
yes no n/a
if yes, # of men ______ # of women ______
1 or 2 nights? ______
if no, # of hotel rooms (4 to a room) ______
1 or 2 nights? ______
Approximate arrival time in Minneapolis ________
Contact person & Address:
Phone Number:
E-mail:
Please send this form and a check for the total amount (made out to
Elaine Barrett) to: Elaine Barrett, 2015 Central Ave. NE #234, Mpls, MN
55418. Last pre-registration date is September 28, 1996. For questions,
please call 612-789-2177 or email smith206@maroon.tc.umn.edu. Checks
will be returned and you will be notified if the workshop is cancelled
due to minimum attendance requirements.
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(*) DI Dance, Oct 6, 1 - 4 pm, in Illini Union Illini Room A
Event: And another dance! FREE!
Date: October 6
Time: 1-4pm
Location: Illini Room A, Illini Union.
Cost: Free
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(*) DI Invitational Dance Competition, Oct 26, 9am - 6pm, Illini Rooms
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There's good ballroom dancing around C-U. Here's where to find it:
(Taken from http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/projects/dance/misc/cu-dance.html)
(o) The Regent has a weekly ballroom, latin and nightclub style dance -
Friday nights, 8:00-11:00pm. (and a Salsa dance every other Friday from
11:30pm - 2:00am)
The Regent Ballroom is located at 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy.
>From Champaign, take S. Neil St., which becomes U.S. 45, to Burwash Ave.
(The northwest corner of U.S. 45 and Burwash has a car dealership, Twin
City Honda; the southwest corner has a gas station.) Turn west onto
Burwash, immediately north of the Savoy 14 cinemas, then drive several
blocks to turn south onto Regency Drive West. The Regent is less than a
block south, on the east side of Regency Drive West. Free parking.
for more info, call the Regent at 359-5333
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(o) Ballroom Tea Dances at The Lafayette Club:
DJ dances: 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, 3-6pm, $4 admission.
Call to verify schedule
The Lafayette Club, 107 E. Lafayette, Bloomington. Enormous dance floor,
tablecloths, chandeliers, real cushioned chairs, a bar, great ballroom
music, a quality sound system, and a tasteful light system. It's a 50
minute drive from C-U; take I-74 to Business 51 North. Cross under the 55
overpass, and pull into their huge parking lot on your right. (309)
828-1212.
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(o) Top of the Levee Dance Studio at 204 1/2 W. Washington in Monticello
(762-7474) has a dance about once a month. Dances are on Saturdays, 8-11
with a $6 admission. There are lots of mirrors, good floor and sound
system. It is upstairs in an old building with lovely tin ceilings and
walls. There are pillars to navigate around (as in 314 Illini Union) and
only benches to sit on in the actual studio, but there is a meeting room
down the hall with tables and chairs. You will recognize many of our
friends from the Regent there. In the coming year the dance schedule is:
Sep 7, Oct 5, Nov 2, Dec 7
Mark
m-balzer@uiuc.edu