********* Late Fall `96 Core Courses *********
Course: Beginner West Coast Swing Course, 4 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, November 7th through December 5th
(No class on Thanksgiving, November 28)
Time: 6:15-7:30pm (one-hour class with 15 minutes dance practice)
Cost: $15 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$20 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$10 for existing DI members and existing registered participants
Take both fall 4-week 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: Introduction to West Coast Swing. West Coast Swing is the
state dance of California, and is popular at over 250 Swing
Dance Clubs all across the country. St. Louis alone has 5
different Swing clubs and there are 4 more in Chicago!
Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini!
Try it out free! Just show up - no need to pre-register!
Admission to this course closes at the end of the first
class meeting (November 7). We have a big gym with a wood
floor, and we have wireless microphones and a speaker system
so everyone will be able to clearly hear the instructors.
We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Intermediate Cha cha and Foxtrot Course, 4 weeks long
Date: Mondays, November 11th through December 2nd
Time: 8:15-9:30pm (one-hour class with 15 minutes dance practice)
Cost: $15 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$20 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$10 for existing DI members and existing registered participants
Take both fall 4-week courses for only an additional $5
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Bruce Leasure
Prerequisites: Dancing Illini Beginner A & B.
Curriculum: This class will be designed to build upon the curriculum
presented in the Dancing Illini beginner classes.
Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini!
Try it out free! Just show up - no need to pre-register!
Admission to this course closes at the end of the first
class meeting (November 11). We have a big gym with a wood
floor, and we have wireless microphones and a speaker system
so everyone will be able to hear the instructors.
We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: 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, Regent Ballroom, Savoy.
********* Late Fall `96 Supplementary Events *********
Event: Fall Dance Party and Graduation Celebration
Date: November 10
Time: 7:00 to 10:00pm
Location: Illini Union Ballroom
Cost: Free!
Note: Come and meet all of our new club members!
Event: The DI and the IUB present a Salsa Party!!
Date: Friday, November 15,
Time: 9:00 to 12:00pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2.
Note: Free dance lesson. The DI Salsa Formation Team makes
their performance debut at this dance. Come out and
cheer them on!
Event: Latin and Nightclub Style Dance
Date: Sunday, November 24.
Time: 1:00 to 4:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Room 314 A & B.
Cost: Free!
Note: Free lesson at 1:30pm
Event: A Swing & Hustle Workshop!
10am - 10pm, Sunday, November 10th,
in the Illini Union Ballroom
The Dancing Illini would like to invite you to a dance experience you'll
never forget! Join professional dancer-instructor Beth Emerson, known
throughout the US for her fun, high-energy workshops, as she teaches a
fun-filled day of Advanced West Coast Swing, and intermediate level Hustle
& East Coast Swing! Cost is just $3 per workshop, with a special deal
available for the afternoon workshops: both for only $5. Here's the
schedule of events:
Sunday, November 10th:
Put on your DI T-shirt and head to the Illini Union Ballroom, on the
second floor of the Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana.
10:00 - 11:30 am Swing club style West Coast Swing, Advanced figures
and technique. You *must* have completed an
intermediate level West Coast Swing course to take
this workshop.
11:30 - 12:00 pm We'll play Swing music so you can practice what
you just learned.
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch Break (participants are responsible for their
own food costs). Belongings can be stored in the
Ballroom during the lunch break.
1:00 - 2:30 pm Hot Hustle! Great figures and technique to improve
your dancing! You *must* have completed a beginner
level Hustle class to take this workshop.
2:30 - 3:00 pm We'll play Hustle music so you can practice what
you just learned.
3:00 - 4:30 pm Fun 'n Flashy East Coast Swing, figures and technique.
You *must* have completed a beginner level Swing class
to take this workshop.
4:30 - 5:00 pm We'll play Swing music so you can practice what
you just learned.
5:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner break (participants are responsible for
their own food costs).
7:00 - 10:00 pm FREE dance party with a mix of music for Swing,
Hustle, Latin and Ballroom dancing.
About our instructor:
Beth Emerson is a well sought-after workshop instructor because of her
friendly, energetic style and her ability to clarify the concepts of lead
and follow, connection and partnership.
Beth has an extensive background in gymnastics and martial arts as
well as all styles of dancing. With partner Dan Eshner, Beth was one of
the top competitive dancers in the United States and Canada, winning eight
Division I Grand Championships and two Masters Titles. She is now teaching
group classes and coaching top competitive couples on the international
circuit. Beth is also one of the Event Directors of the Gateway Classic
Dance Festival in St. Louis, Missouri.
Reserve your place today! email Joanna (jlipinsk@uiuc.edu) or
email Pauline (fijalkie@uiuc.edu) or call (217) 344-3774.
We look forward to seeing you on November 10th!
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Info on classes and events be found on the DI home page:
http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/dancing/
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