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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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(*) NO Salsa at the Blind Pig on Sunday 11/10.
(*) Free Salsa lessons at the Blind Pig at 9:30pm before each dance!
(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in October, 9:30-11pm
(*) Halloween Salsa Party, Sat, 11/2, 511 W. Nevada, Urbana, 10pm-?
(*) Swing Formation team practices, Wednesday nights
(*) Salsa Formation team practices, Thursday nights
(o) DI dance video lending library
(o) $5 rebate on private lessons for DI members
(*) The Tango Society presents Argentine Tango, 11/4, Bloomington, IL
(*) DI Latin and NC dance, on nov 24 Illini Union A&B 1-4, free lesson
(*) DI/IUB Salsa Party Nov 15 9-12pm, Union Courtyard, free lesson at 10
(*) Gateway Country Classic, St. Louis, MO, Fri-Sun Nov 22-24
(*) Noches Tropicales Latin Dance Festival, Fri, Nov 22, Illini Union
(*) 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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(*) NO Salsa at the Blind Pig on Sunday 11/10. Here's the Salsa schedule
11/17 Salsa!
11/24 Salsa!
12/1 Salsa!
12/8 Live Salsa with Adelante!, the new local Salsa band!
Don't forget Salsa from 11:30pm - 2am every Friday night at the Regent!
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(*) Free Salsa lessons at the Blind Pig at 9:30pm before each dance!
FREE salsa & merengue dance lessons will be given as part of the Blind
Pig's weekly "Salsatecas." The classes will be from 9:30-10:30pm and the
instruction will be provided by some of CU's finest salsa dancers. The
instructors and the class emphasis will switch from week to week. The
floor will be open for dancing from 10:30pm-1am.
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(*) DI Practice sessions at the Regent, Wednesdays in October, 9:30-11pm
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(*) Swing Formation Team practices, Wednesday evenings.
* The DI Swing Formation Team practices have been moved to the
Regent ballroom, Thursday nights, 9:30 - 11:00pm
* For more information about the SFT, please call Yahna at 332-5945.
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(*) Salsa Formation Team practices, Thursday evenings.
* The DI Salsa Formation Team practices have been moved to the
Regent ballroom, Thhursday nights, 9:30 - 11:00pm
* For more information about the SFT, please call Yahna at 332-5945.
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(*) Halloween Salsa Party, Sat, 11/2, 511 W. Nevada, Urbana, 10pm-?
This will be a costume affair. Dress up, dance and relax!
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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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(*) The Tango Society presents Argentine Tango, 11/4, Bloomington, IL
Great News: You no longer have to keep secret your tango obsession.
Why not join The Tango Society and enjoy authentic Argentine tango with
the rest of us fanatics?
The Tango Society is dedicated to the enjoyment of Argentine tango. Our
goal is to organize several dance events in Bloomington where we will
dance tango, tango, and nothing but tango. And you can forget about
hearing "Fernando's Hideaway"; we play only recordings of the great
tango legends: Canaro, Pugliese, Troilo, DiSarli, Firpo, DeCaro, etc.
Never danced anything since the Hokey Pokey? No problem. We'll teach you
a few easy figures from tango de salon and you'll begin to dance a very
elegant tango.
The Tango Society, established on October 1st, is poised to launch a
unique and exciting movement that will capture the hearts of romantics
and dance enthusiasts in Central Illinois through the enjoyment of
Argentine tango. Virtually unknown in this area until now, Argentine
tango is a dance unmistakable in its ability to convey passion with
dramatic elegance and sophistication. Its lush melodies and sensuous
movements ignite irresistible desires to dance it. Fiery in its
temperament, deft in its execution, authentic Argentine tango is a dance
for mature couples who enjoy its challenge and diversity. For many,
tango eventually becomes more than merely a dance; it becomes an
obsession.
The Tango Society will offer a variety of tango-related experiences
ranging from formal tango dance events and dance instruction to cultural
explorations into tango's history and music. The Tango Society's web
site (http://homepage.dave-world.net/~chitiger/tango.htm) on the
internet is open to visiting cybersurfers interested in tango, while a
tango newsletter is on the horizon for those not yet plugged into the
world wide web.
Scheduled for November 4th is an introduction to Argentine tango basic
dance lesson to be held from 7:00-8:30 P.M. at The LaFayette Club
ballroom, 107 E. LaFayette St. in Bloomington. Call (309) 829-5529 or
E-Mail chitiger@dave-world.net for further information. Anyone
mentioning Macarena will immediately be sent to recapture the Malvinas
(Falklands).
Tangazos,
Tomas Ronquillo (chitiger@dave-world.net)
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(*) DI Latin and NC dance, Nov 24 Illini Union A&B 1-4, free lesson
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(*) DI/IUB Salsa Party, Nov 15 9-12pm, Union Courtyard, free lesson at 10
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(o) Noches Tropicales Latin Dance Festival, Fri, Nov 22, Illini Union
La Casa Cultural Latina will be hosting a night of latin dancing, dance
demonstrations, and a Salsa Dance Contest at the Union on November 22. I
think it costs about $2 or $3 to get in (at least that was the price last
spring). They will also have prizes (CDs and gift certificates for meals
at various Latin restaurants around C-U).
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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*) The Shanghi Club, 115 W Main St. in Urbana, 337-6963. They play
Hustle music and will play about anything you want to dance to. The dance
floor is large enough for 24 people and the atmoshpere is conducive to good
times and dancing.
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