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Dance Calendar
Hi everyone,
The following calendar is a list of very high quality, inexpensive dance
classes, dances and workshops that aren't too far away. This generally
includes new info and details that are not in the printed Dancing Illini
(DI) calendar. For info on DI dance courses, see our web page. During the
spring semester this calendar will be posted on approximately the 15th of
each month.
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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(*) DI Practice sessions
(*) DI Swing Dance at the Regent, Jan 24, 11:00pm - 1am, FREE
(*) Welcome Back Dance!, January 25, 6:00 - 10:00pm, Illini Rooms, FREE
(*) Salsa Party, 511 W. Nevada, Jan 25, 1am - ?
(*) Kinney Dancewear from Indy holds shoe sale in Krannert, Jan 30
(*) Salsa Dance with Adelante at the Regent, Jan 31, 11:30pm - 3am
(*) DI dance video lending library
(*) One free private lesson with a DI tutor
(*) 50%-100% rebate on private lessons with a pro
(*) $5 rebate on private lessons for DI members
(*) Get Down 'n Dirty Dance! Feb 8, 9-11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
(*) Mario Robau does WCS and Hustle workshops in Elk Grove, Feb 14-15
(*) 10th Missouri Country Dance Rodeo, Joplin, MO, Feb 14-16
(*) SIU Valentines Day Dance, Feb 15, Carbondale
(*) Case Western Intercollegiate Dance Competition! Feb 16-17
(*) Workshops and Dance! February 23, 1:30-10:30pm, Illini Rooms, Free
(*) Calle Ocho, Miami, FL. Date ???
(*) Swing Fling, Detroit, MI, March 7-9
(*) 3rd Cowboy Country Dance Challenge, Oak Brook, IL, March 14-16
(*) Ohio State University Intercollegiate Dance Competition! March 15
(*) Shake Your Thang Dance! March 15, 9:00-11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
(*) Chicago Classic Swing Dance Convention, March 21-23.
(*) Notre Dame Intercollegiate Dance Competition! March 22
(*) Intercollegiate Social! April 5, Illini Union Ballroom
(*) Retro 70s Dance!! April 11, 9:00-11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
(*) Heartland (Indy) Classic Dance Competition! April 12-13
(*) Not So Strictly Ballroom Dance! April 27, 2-5pm, Illini Union Ballroom
(*) 8th Little Bit O' Texas CDC, South Bend, IN, May 23-26
(*) 9th Star of the Northland, Minneapolis, MN, June 13-15
(*) BYU Dance Camps - June, July
(*) 10th Firecracker CWDF, Dayton, OH, July 4-6
(o) Good nightclub dance spots in Urbana-Champaign
(o) Weekly ballroom dances at The Regent
(o) Ballroom Tea Dances at The Lafayette Club
(o) Monthly ballroom dances at Top of the Levee Dance Studio
(o) Swing and Salsa Dancing in Chicago
(o) Swing Dancing in Indianapolis
(o) Swing Dancing in St. Louis
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(*) DI Practice sessions
Wednesday night practice sessions at the Regent Ballroom start 1/29/97
9:30 - 11:00pm. Each session features a free 15 minute dance lesson.
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(*) DI Swing Dance at the Regent, Jan 24, 11:00pm - 1am
After the regular friday night dance at the Regent Ballroom in Savoy on
January 24, 1997, our club is going to host a Swing dance there from 11 pm
- 1 am (since that's the one week they won't have a Salsa dance). There
will be a DJ playing all your favorite swings (of all types from westcoast
to jive). There will be no cover charge for this. DI Spring dance course
flyers will be available.
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(*) Welcome Back Dance!, January 25, 6:00 - 10:00pm, Illini Rooms, FREE
Date: January 25
Time: 6:00 - 10:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms B & C
Cost: Free!
Note: There will be a Cha cha and Swing dance lesson from 6-7pm.
Bring your friends along to show them how much fun dancing is.
DI Spring dance course flyers will be available.
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(*) Salsa Party, 511 W. Nevada, Jan 25, 1am - ?
Dan Llano is throwing a "Welcome back to Champaign-Urbana" (ugh) party
Saturday night at 511 W. Nevada, U. All are invited and admission is
free. The music will start right after Gypsy's lets out (around 1am).
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(*) Kinney Dancewear from Indy holds shoe sale in Krannert, Jan 30
Kinney Dancewear takes over the Men's Dressing Room of the Festival Theatre
in Krannert Center from 10am - 3pm on Jan 30th. Check out their selection
of dance shoes from jazz shoes to character shoes to ballroom shoes at
excellent prices.
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(*) Salsa Dance with Adelante at the Regent, Jan 31, 11:30pm - 3am
Regular salsa nites around town this semester:
The Regent: Friday night salsa will resume Jan. 31. The first friday
will feature local salsa band Adelante.
For more info on Adelante (and LOTS of other salsa stuff),
check out the Azucarr homepage at:
http://s.psych.uiuc.edu/~cnash/azucarr.html.
Gypsy's: Gypsy's will start having salsa Saturday night Jan. 25,
and alternate Saturdays after that (i.e. they'll
have salsa the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month).
Blind Pig: Blind Pig Salsatecas will start Sunday night Feb. 2
(not the 26th as mistakenly appears on the Pig's flyers)
Alternate Sundays after that (i.e. they will alternate
weekends with Gypsy's). Free dance lessons will begin at 10.
Lindo Mexico: As far as I know, no changes with this perennial
favorite: Latin music every Saturday night.
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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 I & II, Variations,
Cordoba workshop, Technique & Principles
* Hustle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Emerson workshop
* West Coast Swing: Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
Cordoba workshop, Jones workshop, Emerson 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, Advanced, Technique & Prin.
* Int'l Style Samba: Beginner, Intermediate
* Int'l Style Rumba: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique & Principles
* East Coast Swing: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Cordoba workshop,
Jones workshop, Emerson workshop, Technique and
Principles
Ballroom dance videos:
* Am. Style Waltz 1: Beg. C/W (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.
* American Style Cuban Motion - 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.
Other videos:
* USABDA Workshop Sampler tape: A collection of International and
American style ballroom & latin dance workshops.
* Instructor Training videos 1-6 - learn all about how to teach dancing.
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) One FREE private lesson with a DI Tutor.
In order to encourage pairs of members to take their first private dance
lesson with a DI tutor, the Dancing Illini will provide a "one-time-per-
member" private lesson rebate coupon to members who have enrolled in, or
are graduates of, any 8 week DI Beginner or Intermediate Dance Program
course. See exact details in the BY-LAWS OF THE DANCING ILLINI,
Article VI - Rebates for Private Lessons.
The following certified DI tutors are available for private lessons:
+ Mark Balzer 337-5679;
+ Amy Berger 328-4280;
+ Henry Neeman 355-4835;
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(o) 50%-100% rebate for one private lesson with a pro.
In order to encourage pairs of members to take their first private lesson
with a professional dance instructor, the Dancing Illini will provide a
"one-time-per-member" private lesson rebate coupon to members who:
a) are graduates of Beginner A and/or B, or
b) are currently enrolled in, or are graduates of, any DI
Intermediate Dance Program course;
See exact details in the BY-LAWS OF THE DANCING ILLINI, Article VI -
Rebates for Private Lessons. The rebate may be obtained by presenting
a completed and signed rebate coupon 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) $5.00 rebate for private lessons with a pro
In order to make private dance lessons with a professional dance
instructor more affordable to its members, the Dancing Illini will
provide $5.00 rebates for each private lesson a DI member takes from a
professional dance instructor, up to a maximum of three rebates per
semester per member! See exact details in the BY-LAWS OF THE DANCING
ILLINI, Article VI - Rebates for Private Lessons. 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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(*) Get Down 'n Dirty Dance! Feb 8, 9-11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
Date: February 8
Time: 9:00 - 11:30pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2
Note: There will be a free dance lesson from 10:00 to 10:30!
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(*) Mario Robau does WCS and Hustle workshops in Elk Grove, Feb 14-15
Dance Masters presents: Mario Robau!
Mario will be in Chicago on Feb. 14 for a lesson prior to a dance
and on Feb. 15 and 16 for workshops in WCS and Hustle. Saturday
workshops run from 11:30 - 4:30 (WCS all day) and on Sunday from noon
till 5 (WCS and Hustle). Cost is $9.00 per workshop, $55 for the
weekend. Dance (and lesson) are at the VFW Hall in Elk Grove Village
7:30 - midnight. Workshops are at the Al Hattendorf Center, 255 E. Elk
Grove Village Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL
For more information, call Julie Hein, 630/323-6451
We even have information on local motels. Give us a call.
We'd love to see you!
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(*) 10th Missouri Country Dance Rodeo, Joplin, MO, Feb 14-16
Country Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions.
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(*) SIU Valentines Day Dance, Feb 15, Carbondale
The Southern Illinois University Dance Club invites you to their St.
Valentine's Dance on Saturday, Feb. 15, 8-12 p.m., at the NEW Carbondale
Civic Center. Music will be provided by the Ron Scott Orchestra, one of the
best big bands in the midwest!
Admission is $5 per person for students ($10 for non-students).
Directions: Take I-57 south to Rt. 13. Go east on Rt. 13 for approximately
13 miles to Carbondale. Go past Wal-Mart, K Mart, car dealers, etc. to
downtown Carbondale. After crossing the railroad tracks, turn left at the
SECOND light (University Ave. - Rt. 51 South). Turn left again at either
the first (Monroe) or second (Walnut) street and park for the civic center.
If that lot is full there is either on-street parking or several lots
between Illinois Ave. and the railroad tracks.
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(*) Case Western Intercollegiate Dance Competition! Feb 16-17
For more info contact Jay at jumping@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
or contact Joyce at jslee2@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
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(*) Workshops and Dance! February 23, 1:30-10:30pm, Illini Rooms, Free
Date: Sunday, February 23.
Time: Workshop 1: 1:30 - 3:30 pm. Workshop 2: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Social Dance: 7:30 - 10:30pm
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms B & C.
Cost: There will be a fee for the workshops.
Admission to the dance is free!
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(*) Calle Ocho, Miami, FL. Date ???
Huge, week long Salsa event on 8th Street
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(*) Swing Fling, Detroit, MI, March 7-9
Swing Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions, fun.
Teachers: Frankie Manning (Lindy), Beata Howe (WC Swing) and Debbie
Elkins (Mambo)
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(*) 3rd Cowboy Country Dance Challenge, Oak Brook, IL, March 14-16
Country Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions, fun.
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(*) Shake Your Thang Dance! March 15, 9:00-11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
Date: March 15
Time: 9:00 - 11:30pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2
Note: There will be a free dance lesson from 10:00 - 10:30!
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(*) Ohio State University Intercollegiate Dance Competition! March 15
Free transportation to OSU will be provided to the first 30 members
to sign up. For more info contact Jay at jumping@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
or contact Joyce at jslee2@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
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(*) Chicago Classic Swing Dance Convention, March 21-23.
Top competitors and instructors will be in abundance at this major national
event on the NASDE circuit. Organized by the Chicago Rebels Swing Dance
Club
Oakbrook Marriott Hotel, (847) 573-8555
Ticket $60 before 3/15/97, $70 after
Prizes: $15,000
Instructors: Barry Jones, Ramiro Gonzales, Miichelle Kinkaid, Mike &
Amber Cross, Beata Howe, Jackie McGee & Charlie Womble.
Info: (312) 202-8776
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(*) Notre Dame Intercollegiate Dance Competition! March 22
Free transportation to ND will be provided to the first 30 members
to sign up. For more info contact Jay at jumping@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
or contact Joyce at jslee2@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
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(*) Intercollegiate Social! April 5, Illini Union Ballroom
Free Dance Workshops and Social Dancing
April 5, m11:00am - 10:00pm
Illini Union, Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Come and meet your dancing peers from colleges all across the midwest!
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(*) Retro 70s Dance! April 11, 9:00 - 11:30pm, Illini Union Courtyard
Date: April 11
Time: 9:00 - 11:30pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2
Note: There will be a Hustle lesson from 10:00 to 10:30!
70's clothing is encouraged.
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(*) Heartland (Indy) Classic Dance Competition! April 12-13
For more info contact Jay at jumping@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
or contact Joyce at jslee2@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
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(*) Not So Strictly Ballroom Dance! April 27, 2-5pm, Illini Union Ballroom
Date: April 27
Time: 2:00 - 5:00pm
Location: Illini Union Ballroom
Cost: Free!
Note: There will be a free dance lesson from 2:00 - 2:30!
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(*) 8th Little Bit O' Texas CDC, South Bend, IN, May 23-26
Country Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions, fun.
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(*) 9th Star of the Northland, Minneapolis, MN, June 13-15
Country Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions, fun.
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(*) BYU Dance Camp
Info on the '97 BYU ballroom dance camps is available on the web:
http://coned.byu.edu/cw/camps/sb2.htm
Registration doesn't open until March 17th.
Headline Instructors for June are:
Pierre Allaire and Mireille Veilleux, Ron Montez, Buddy Schwimmer,
Melanie LaPatin and Tony Meredith, Ken and Sheila Sloan
For the July/August camp:
Jim and Jenell Maranto, Gary and Diana McDonald, Ron Montez,
Buddy Schwimmer, Victor Veyrasset and Heather Smith,
Melanie LaPatin and Tony Meredith
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(*) 10th Firecracker CWDF, Dayton, OH, July 4-6
Country Dance Convention. Dancing, workshops, competitions, fun.
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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, Sunday nights.
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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)
(*) The Regent has a weekly ballroom, latin and nightclub style dance,
Friday nights, 8:00-11:00pm (and a Salsa dance every Friday
from 11:30pm - 2:00am). The Regent Ballroom is located at
1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy. It is on the Yellow MTD bus route.
>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
(*) 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.
(*) 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.
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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