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: 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! See all the details below!
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!
Event: Second Annual Dancing Illini Intercollegiate Social
Dear dancers,
The Dancing Illini would like to invite you and your friends to the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 4-5th. We are
hosting a social event to provide a day for dancers from various
colleges and universities to meet, dance, and have fun without the
competitive, stressful atmosphere of a competition (We do that one in
October... :-)).
To encourage your club to attend, we have booked Kathryn Schaffer,
the former North American and US Professional Ballroom Champion,
to teach two afternoon dance workshops at no cost to you!
That's right, they are FREE. And once you've been energized by a
couple of workshops, we'll be having a 3 hour social dance! This is an
event with no entry fees, no costumes, no numbers, no safety pins, no
teams, and no routines--just a large group of dancers from various
schools out to have fun and DANCE! So come out and meet new dance
friends over lunch, learn Waltz and Cha Cha figures and technique tips
from a champion instructor, meet more dance friends over dinner, and
cap off the event with a great social dance!
"Get-Ready!" ballroom dance, April 4
8:00 - 11:00pm, $6/person.
The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy, 217-359-5333
Ballroom DJ plays recorded music. (emphasis on waltz, foxtrot, rumba,
cha-cha, single swing/jive, triple/west coast swing, and also
featuring tango, quickstep, hustle, nightclub two-step, polka)
Dress code: No jeans, no sneakers.
"Get-Set!" Salsa dance, April 4
11:30pm-2:00am, FREE if you attend the ballroom dance, or $3/person.
The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy, 217-359-5333
Salsa DJ plays recorded music. (emphasis on Salsa and Merengue)
Dress code: No jeans, no sneakers.
"Go!" to the Dancing Illini Intercollegiate Social, April 5
Morning Drive in to Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
(Or sleep late if you Salsa danced with us til 2 am!!!)
*** Wear your club T-shirts! ***
11:00am Meet in Illini Union (217-333-1241), 2nd floor Ballroom.
Sign in, put on Nametags. Belongings can be stored in
the ballroom during the lunch break.
11:30am Lunch Break. Dancing Illini members will lead groups
to nearby restaurants for lunch.
(participants are responsible for their own food costs)
1:00 - 3:00pm Complimentary Waltz workshop with Kathryn Schaffer!
Waltz music played during breaks, for practicing.
3:00 - 5:00pm Complimentary Cha cha workshop with Kathryn Schaffer!
Cha cha music played during breaks, for practicing.
5:00 - 7:00pm Dinner break. Dancing Illini members will lead
everyone to one or more nearby restaurants for dinner.
(participants are responsible for their own food costs)
7:00 - 10:00pm Complimentary Social Dance with a mix of music for
Ballroom, Latin and "Nightclub" (eg. West Coast Swing,
Hustle, Nightclub 2-step) dancing.
We are expecting over 150 students from 9 different colleges to attend!
Reserve your place today!
email Pauline (fijalkie@uiuc.edu) or call (217) 328-0283.
We look forward to seeing you on April 4th and 5th!
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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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