If you are a new student, welcome to UIUC!
If you are returning, then welcome back!
First of all, the Dancing Illini is proud to announce the winners of our
Quad Day raffle.
Erica Allman,
Melissa Dooley,
Wendy Loeppert, and
Christine Ryan
have each won free enrollment in both sections of our Beginner Course!
Congratulations Erica, Melissa, Wendy and Christine!
Secondly, we'd like to invite you to learn how to dance with the Dancing
Illini! 220 Dancing Illini members look forward to your joining us in the
full range of dance classes, seminars, practice sessions and social events
that we provide to the University community.
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*** Here are all of our course offerings for the first half of the Fall
semester. Pick the courses you want, and write them in your class schedule
now, before you forget! We have courses for *you*, whether you have never
set foot on a dance floor before, or whether you've been dancing ever since
you could walk! You don't need a partner for any Dancing Illini class, and
you don't need any dance experience to take our Beginner courses.
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Dancing Illini Dance Courses, Fall 1996
Email or call Mark for more info:
m-balzer@uiuc.edu, 333-5980
Beginner "A" Salsa, Cha cha and Waltz Course, 8 weeks
Date: Tuesdays, September 17 - November 5
Time: 6:15 - 7:45pm
Cost: $20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$15 for existing DI members / registered participants
*** Take both beginner courses for only an additional $5 ***
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Tanja Hodges and Henry Neeman
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! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through Sept 24 ***
Admission to this course closes September 24, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big gym with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Beginner "B" Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot Course, 8 weeks
Date: Thursdays, September 12 - October 31
Time: 6:15 - 7:45pm
Cost: $20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$15 for existing DI members / registered participants
*** Take both beginner courses for only an additional $5 ***
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
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! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through Sept 19! ***
Admission to this course closes September 19, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big gym with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Practice sessions
Cost: Free for DI members & registered participants.
Curriculum: Each practice features a free 15 minute lesson!
Date, Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:00pm
Location: Regent Ballroom, Savoy.
Intermediate "1E" Cha cha and Hustle Course, 8 weeks
Date: Mondays, September 16 - November 4
Time: 9:30 - 10:45pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members / registered participants
*** Take both intermediate courses for only an additional $5 ***
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Paul Jones, professional dance instructor
Prerequisites: Must have taken Cha cha and Hustle in our beginner
course or have equivalent experience.
Curriculum: Intermediate level Cha cha and Hustle.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 1E classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through Sept 23! ***
Admission to this course closes September 23, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big gym with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Intermediate "2D" Salsa and Tango Course, 8 weeks
Date: Mondays, September 16 - November 4
Time: 8:15 - 9:30pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members / registered participants
*** Take both intermediate courses for only an additional $5 ***
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Andrew Tate and Lara Yates
Prerequisites: Intermediate "1D", or equivalent Salsa & Tango experience.
Curriculum: Intermediate 2 level Salsa and Tango.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 2D classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through Sept 23! ***
Admission to this course closes September 23, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big gym with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Dance Courses at the Regent Ballroom
6-week International Style ballroom courses at the Regent, only $20 each
for UI students! Taught by David Lin, certified professional dance
instructor and owner of the Regent.
1A: Tango, Rumba, Viennese Waltz starts Fri Sept 6, 5:15-6:15
2C: Foxtrot, Jive (like Swing), Samba starts Fri, Sept 6, 6:20-7:20
1B: Waltz, Quickstep, Cha cha starts Fri Oct 18, 5:15-6:15
2A: Tango, Rumba, Viennese Waltz starts Fri, Oct 18, 6:20-7:20
6-week Nightclub courses at the Regent. $40 per person. Taught by David
Lin, certified professional dance instructor and owner of the Regent.
Salsa II: starts Thur, Sept 5, 7:00-8:00
Salsa I: starts Thur, Sept 5, 8:15-9:15
West Coast Swing II: starts Thurs Oct 17, 7:00-8:00
2-Step I: starts Thurs Oct 17, 8:15-9:15
The Regent Ballroom is located at 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy.
>From Champaign, take Neil St., which becomes US 45, south 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 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 W.
Free parking. For more info, call the Regent at 359-5333
Dancing Illini Salsa Performance Group!
The Dancing Illini is proud to offer yet another incredible opportunity to
improve your dancing and showcase it to the University community! Starting
this fall, the Dancing Illini will organize a Salsa Formation Team!
The Salsa Formation Team will be led by Yahna Awazu and Jennifer Jones, who
will ensure that this will be a first class effort all the way. The
choreographer will be announced once the final selection is made, but we
are currently interviewing 3 very talented, highly recommended professional
choreographers from Chicago. The team will be coached by David Lin,
professional dance instructor and owner of the Regent Ballroom.
We are looking for dedicated people who can commit to weekly practices, and
more frequent practices before performances. Our goal is to perform in a
minimum of 3-4 shows throughout the year: Fiesta del Sol, the Dancing
Illini Invitational dance competition on October 26, The Ohio State and
Notre Dame dance competitions in the Spring (transportation will be
provided), Quad day 97, etc.
Since the team can only perform as well as the members who make it up, a
major focus in our coaching sessions will be on turning each and every
member into an excellent Salsa dancer. In this regard, the Salsa Formation
Team will be run like a sports team, with a coach and tryouts. There will
be a participation fee to cover the costs of the professional instruction,
coaching and choreography.
Being a member of a formation team is a lot of fun and you're guaranteed to
make a bunch of close friends. If you would like to be a part of this
exciting new group, please write Yahna Awazu at:
y-awazu@students.uiuc.edu
with your name, phone number and email address. We will hold the first
get-acquainted meeting on Tuesday September 10 at 8pm in the first floor
lounge of the Speech and Hearing Science Building. We hope to hear from
you soon!!!!!
Dancing Illini Swing Performance Group!
With the Salsa formation team in full Swing (ha ha; little joke there :-)
and with so many new club members from our successful summer classes, there
has been tremendous interest in starting a second formation team; a Swing
formation team.
A formation team is a group of dancers who learn a choreographed dance
routine and give performances. You typically spend a few weeks learning
the routine, and then a few weeks honing your dancing skills. There is
something in it for everyone. The team can even get costumes from
Krannert.
To bring the idea to life, we need someone (or a group of someones) to lead
the Swing formation team effort. The team leader's job involves collecting
names, finding a choreographer, working with the choreographer to pick
music/dances, finding a coach, and scheduling coaching sessions and
practices.
I'll pass along these options that the team leaders/members can discuss:
We have a video of a national swing competition that features several Swing
formation teams, to give you an idea of what can be done.
Amy Berger has a Swing routine that she choreographed 2 years ago when
she organized a previous DI formation team. It's ready to go and do-able.
Amy would be happy to teach the routine.
I can provide a long list of excellent Swing dance coaches in
Indianapolis and St. Louis that we can work with.
Being a member of a formation team is a lot of fun and you're guaranteed to
make a bunch of close friends. Let Mark (m-balzer@uiuc.edu) know if you
can take the reins, or just be a part of it!
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--Thanks again for your interest, and I'll see you on the dance floor.
Sheena Beaverson Tanja Hodges Dancing Illini Co-Education Chairpersons