2nd Annual Intercollegiate Social
Dear dancers,
The Dancing Illini invites you to its 2nd Annual Intercollegiate Social,
an 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 you to attend, we have arranged for 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!
We have invited over 150 university's to attend!!!
"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; otherwise $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, nosneakers.
"Go!" to the DI Intercollegiate Social, April 5
Morning Drive in to Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
(Or sleep late if you Salsa danced with us til 2 am!!!)
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. The Dancing Illini
Swing Team will begin the dance with a performance, so
don't be late!
Questions?
email Pauline (fijalkie@uiuc.edu)
or call (217) 328-0283.
We look forward to seeing you on April 4th & 5th!