Salsa Team '97 Getting Started!!!
Yahna Awazu (y-awazu@uiuc.edu)
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:22:33 -0600
>Dear new interest/salsero,
>
> This is a message to all those who expressed interest in the Dancing
>Illini SALSA TEAM!!!!
>
> The Salsa Team is a group of individuals who love to dance salsa
>and other latin dances (merengue, bolero, cumbia,etc). We are composed of
>a diverse set of team members (one of the most diverse groups I've ever
>seen!!) who's nationalities and cultures range from Mexican, Puerto Rican,
>El Salvadorian, Ecuadorian, Brazilian, German, Japanese, Argentinian,
>Spanish, Cuban, and North American (yes, we have gringos too!! :) he-he!)
>The group is a fun bunch of individuals who respect one another and like to
>dance. We often try to spend non-class time together by taking "field
>trips" to chicago salsa clubs and meeting each other at the local ones as
>well.
> We, as a team, are committed to helping everyone be the best dancer
>they can be. The amount of talent and ability to dance that you can get
>out of the team depends on how much effort and practicing you put in. The
>dancing illini salsa team gives you a place to meet at least once a week
>(sometimes twice), an experienced and talented dance coach and
>choreographer (David Lin), an organized group of individuals who are all
>focused on the same goal, a classroom learning environment designed to
>better and build up your dancing skills, and if you wish, opportunities to
>perform and show off your newly acquired talents.
> Practices begin this Thursday (the 30th) from 9:30 to 11:00 at the
>Regent Ballroom in Savoy. This is located behind the Savoy 14 movie
>theater on
>Regency Drive West. If you don't know where this is or need a ride, we
>provide a friendly carpool which meets at the <<Daniel Street entrance>> of
>
>the McKinley Foundation (corner of fifth and daniel) at 9:00 pm. We will
>leave from there at approximately 9:15. In addition to improving your
>Salsa skills you will be a member of the Dancing Illini and receive all the
>perks that apply to being a member of the Dancing Illini (learn-to-dance
>video rentals,etc).
>The fee to join for the semester is only $25.(used to be $30) This fee is
>put towards the team's financial expenditures and allows the team to
>operate efficiently. Some of our expenses include coaching/choreography
>fees, room reservations, flyers, and costumes. You can come for free the
>first two weeks and see if you'd like to join the group. You're welcome to
>drop out any time you wish without further obligations.
>
> If all this sounds good to you and you love to dance salsa as much
>as we do, come check us out!! We look forward to expanding our group size
>this semester and would love to see you there!!
>
> ALL DANCE LEVELS are welcome. Don't worry if you don't think
>you're very good. All you need is the energy and effort and we'll take
>care of the rest. Turning you into a good dancer is OUR job!!! See ya
>thursday!!!
>
>
>
> The DI Salsa Team Head Captain
> Yahna Awazu
>
>
>
>P.S. If you have any questions, comments, (or good jokes-he-he) :) call me at
> 332-5945 or e-mail me at y-awazu@students.uiuc.edu.
>
>P.S.S. Happy dancing!!! Come dance with some of the team members this
>friday at the regent ballroom in savoy. Live Salsa music begins at
>10:30pm-2am. Wepa!!!