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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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(*) Live Salsa Band and dance contest at Gullivers near Parkland, Friday
(*) Live Blues with The Impalas, Fanmarker Club, Rantoul, Friday, Sept 27
(*) W.U. invites the DI to a Salsa Dance, St. Louis, Sept. 28
(*) Mark and Ece's Salsa class at Springer Rec Center, Tuesdays 5-7 pm
(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in October, 9:30-11pm
(*) Salsa Formation team practices, Thursday nights
(*) DI Dance, Oct 6, 1 - 4 pm, in Illini Union Illini Room A
(o) DI dance video lending library
(o) $5 rebate on private lessons for DI members
(o) Chicago Rebels Swing Dance, Chevy Chase Ballroom, Friday October 25
(o) MUSIC Illinois Swing Traditional, Colinsville, IL, Nov 23
(o) Good nightclub dance spots in Urbana-Champaign
(o) Swing and Salsa Dancing in Chicago
(o) Swing Dancing in Indianapolis
(o) Swing Dancing in St. Louis
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(*) Live Salsa Band and dance contest at Gullivers near Parkland, Friday
This Friday, Sept 27 the Sabor Latino Afro-Cuban Band is playing at 6pm
followed by a deejay and dance contest at 8pm at Gullivers as part of
Parkland's Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
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(*) Live Blues with The Impalas, Fanmarker Club, Rantoul, Friday, Sept 27
Great band for Swing, West Coast Swing, Nightclub 2-step dancing
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(*) W.U. invitates the DI to a Salsa Dance, St. Louis, Sept. 28
First off, let me introduce myself. My name is George Yeh, and I'm with
the Ballroom Dance Club at Washington University. Several of us have gone
to the workshops at C-U in the last few months, and we've enjoyed them a
great deal and you've all been very hospitable and welcoming to us.
Apologizing for the very short notice of this announcement, we would like
to return the favor here in St. Louis.
The major local dance venue, the St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom, is hosting
a "Latin Dance Extravaganza" on Saturday, Sept. 28. Two Salsa bands will be
playing, El Caribe Tropical from St. Louis and Del Alma from Columbia, MO.
Complimentary lessons are at 8 PM, and the bands will play from 9 PM-1 AM.
Admission is $10. Our organization will be having a group trip there that
night, and we'd like to invite you along.
In a separate arrangement, several Dancing Illini have graciously
volunteered to caravan down here to give a series of introductory
workshops for our group on that same Saturday in the morning and
afternoon. The workshops are in:
1. Nightclub Two-Step, 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
2. West Coast Swing, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
(lunch break)
3. Hustle, 1:30-3:30 PM
If any of you would like to drive on down for the workshops in addition to
the Latin night, you're more than welcome, of course. The charge for all
three will be $5, and for only the afternoon workshop, $2. The lessons
will be held in Holmes Lounge, Ridgely Hall, on the Wash. U. campus. To
locate Holmes Lounge on the Campus map, the WWW site is:
http://library.wustl.edu/~spec/archives/tour/
The map is oriented such that the West-East axis runs up and down (oops).
Brookings Quadrangle is on the eastern part of campus (therefore the lower
part of the map). Ridgely Hall is on the western side of Brookings Quad,
and is thus the upper edge of the Quad on the map (Building #66). Holmes
Lounge is in the center of the edge, in a direct line westward from
Brookings Arch at the eastern entrance to campus. Tanja Hodges has maps
on how to get to St. Louis, Wash. U., and Casa Loma, so you can contact
her regarding that.
If anyone wants to come to St. Louis on Friday night, the 27th, Casa Loma
has their semi-regular Friday night ballroom session, with a 4 or 5-piece
live band, from 9 PM to 12 midnight, with complementary lessons at 8 PM.
Admission for ballroom Fridays is $6. I will arrive at Casa Loma late
that night (sometime after 10:30 PM) to meet anyone who has traveled that
night and to point them towards housing for the evening. The Casa Loma
dress code is no jeans and no sneakers, at all times.
If you want to come just for the Latin night, please arrive at Holmes
Lounge on Saturday afternoon sometime between 3:00-3:30 PM (when the
lessons end). (If you want to come earlier and check out some sights in
St. Louis before meeting us, I highly recommend the Missouri Botanical
Garden, and also the St. Louis Art Museum. I can forward more info if
desired.)
If anyone is interested in coming down here for that weekend, please let
me know, and tell me how many nights you wish to stay, cohorts you'd
prefer to room with, people you'd prefer to room with here (if you know
anyone here), etc.. Also leave me your phone numbers in case I have to
resort to them as the weekend nears. I will keep interested people
informed as to developments over the week (I'll be able to focus better on
them after 1 PM Wednesday, when I'm done with my research presentation).
Thanks,
George Yeh
Washington University, St. Louis
e-mail: gccyeh@artsci.wustl.edu or yeh@wuchem.wustl.edu
Home phone: (314) 726-1396
Work phone: (314) 935-7309 (more likely) or 935-4991
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(*) Mark and Ece's Salsa class at Springer Rec Center, Tuesdays 5-7 pm
Tuesdays 5-7 pm
Springer Recreation Center - downtown Champaign,
across the street from the Thai restaurant on the west side
9 weeks/ 35 $
Instructors: Ece Karatan & Mark Johnson
Starts Monday Sept 16!! This will be a beginner class however
since it lasts for 9 weeks we will be able to start with the basics and
teach more advanced skills towards the end of the class. Once again it is
for anyone who wants to learn the dance as well as for those who want to
perfect their skills and add a little style to their dancing.
You can join anytime during the first three weeks! As usual the
first class is free. Come check it out! For more info contact ece karatan
<karatan@students.uiuc.edu>
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(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in October, 9:30-11pm
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(*) Salsa Formation Team practices, Thursday evenings.
*The first practice of the Salsa Formation Team for this
semester will be Thursday,September 19th, from 9:30-
11:00pm. We will practice at the McKinley Foundation Center
located at 809 S. Fifth (corner of 5th and Daniel).
*If anyone needs more information about the SFT, please call
Yahna, at 332-5945 and she will get back to you ASAP.
*Don't be concerned about your salsa experience level.
We will see where everyone is and work from there.
*If interested in joining, come to our practice, bring shoes
that are good to dance in and be ready to have a GREAT time
dancing with people who also LOVE TO DANCE SALSA!!!
We can't wait to see you thursday!!!
Yahna Awazu(tri-captain)
Jen Jones(tri-captain)
Amy Richardson(tri-captain)
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(o) 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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(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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(o) Friday October 25 - the Rebels are holding a special dance in
Chevy Chase with a workshop being given by BARRY JONES & RAMIRO GONZALES.
Talk about fantastic.
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(o) MUSIC Illinois Swing Traditional, Colinsville, IL, Nov 23
At the American Legion Hall. Swing dancing and competition.
Hours and hours of fun. 314-423-0203 for info.
I have comp rules and entry forms for this event.
To compete, you must enter by November 9.
See Mark for more info. 337-5679
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(*) 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)-344-3431 or 1-800-FUN-CTRY
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There's good nightclub dancing every night in C-U. Here's where to find it:
(Taken from http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/projects/dance/misc/cu-dance.html)
(*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.
356-3081. 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 Friday. Call 359-5333 for info.
* 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. Dances on Fridays and
Saturdays. Three levels of C/W 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. Dances on Fridays and
Saturdays. Three levels of C/W 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.
* Dan Llano DJ's Salsa and Merengue at The Blind Pig Co., 6 Taylor Street,
Champaign, 351-7444, every Sunday night.
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(*) Swing and Salsa dancing in Chicago:
Description of all the Salsa clubs in Chicago, plus the
Complete 1996 Rebel's Swing dance schedule + club listing on DI web page:
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/projects/dance/misc/chicago-dance.html
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(*) Swing dancing in Indianapolis:
Complete club listing on DI web page:
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/projects/dance/misc/indy-dance.html
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(*) Swing dancing in St. Louis:
Complete club listing on DI web page:
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/projects/dance/misc/stlouis-dance.html
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See me for additional info on any of these events.
Mark
m-balzer@uiuc.edu