If you have a question that isn't answered here,
Email or call Mark at <m-balzer@uiuc.edu> 333-5980
********* Late Spring `97 Core Courses *********
Course: Beginner West Coast Swing Course, 4 weeks long
Date: Tuesdays, April 8 through April 29
Time: 6:00 to 7:15pm (one-hour class with 15 min. dance practice)
Cost: $15 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
$20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
Take additional DI 4-week courses for only $10 each
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 (April 8). 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 instructor.
We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Intermediate Intro to Tango and Samba Course, 4 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, April 10 through May 1
Time: 6:00 to 7:15pm (one-hour class with 15 min. dance practice)
Cost: $15 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
$20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
Take additional DI 4-week courses for only $10 each
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Andrew Tate and Lara Yates
Prerequisites: Dancing Illini Beginner A and/or B. No partner necessary!
No dress code.
Curriculum: Intro to Tango and Samba for people who have already had
a beginning level dance class.
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 (April 10). 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 Spring `97 Supplementary Courses *********
Course: Advanced Hustle, 4 weeks long
Date: Tuesdays, April 8 through April 29
Time: 7:15 to 8:30pm (one-hour class with 15 min. dance practice)
Cost: $15 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
$20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
Take additional DI 4-week courses for only $10 each
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructor: Paul Jones
Prerequisites: Dancing Illini Intermediate 2E or equivalent experience.
No partner necessary!
Curriculum: This class will be a continuation of the Hustle curriculum
presented in Dancing Illini Intermediate 2E.
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 (April 8). 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 instructor.
We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Nightclub 2-Step 1, 6 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, April 10 through May 15
Time: 8:15 to 9:15pm
Location: Regent Ballroom, Savoy.
Call 359-5333 for more info, or to register.
Instructor: David Lin, professional dance instructor and
owner of the Regent Ballroom.
Cost: $30 per person for UIUC students.
(this represents a $10 discount! Thank you David!)
Prerequisites: Dancing Illini Beginner A and/or B.
No partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Nightclub 2-step for people who have already had a
beginning level dance class.
Note: Check the DI web page for MTD buses to the Regent.
A fun dance, a beautiful facility and a pro instructor;
what more could anyone ask for? Payment is due when you
enter the Regent for the first class meeting (April 10).
********* Late Spring `97 Supplementary Events *********
Event: Shake Your Thang Dance!
Date, Time: March 15, 9:00 - 11:30pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2 per person.
There will be a free dance lesson from 10:00 - 10:30!
Event: Chicago Classic '97, presented by the Chicago Rebels
Swing Dance Club
Date, Time: March 21-23. Workshops, comps and dancing all day long!
Location: Oakbrook Marriot, 1401 W. 22nd St, Oakbrook, IL.
Instructor: Every big name in Swing dancing.
Contact Mark at m-balzer@uiuc.edu for more info.
Event: Intercollegiate Social! Free Workshops and Social Dancing
Date, Time: April 5, 11:00am - 10:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Cost: Free!
Note: Come and meet your dancing peers from colleges all across
the midwest! Refer to the DI web page for details!
email Pauline (fijalkie@uiuc.edu) or call (217) 328-0283.
Event: Graduation Dance!
Date, Time: April 5, 7:00 - 10:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Cost: Free!
Note: Come and celebrate your successful completion of our
8-week dance courses!
Event: Retro 70s Dance!!
Date, Time: April 11, 9:00 - 11:30pm
Location: Illini Union Courtyard
Cost: $2 per person.
Note: There will be a Hustle lesson from 10:00 - 10:30!
70's clothing is encouraged.
Event: A Not So Strictly Ballroom Dance!
Date, Time: April 27, 2:00 - 5:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Cost: Free! There will even be a free dance lesson from 2:00 - 2:30!
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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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