The DI Summer Course Schedule is out!
Printed flyers are available at all meetings and practices.
Good luck on your finals and we'll see you on the dance floor this summer!
Mark
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Hello!
We'd like to invite you to learn how to dance with the Dancing Illini!
250 Dancing Illini members look forward to your joining us in the full
range of dance classes, seminars, practice sessions and social events
that we provide to the University community.
Now for the details:
*** The Dancing Illini web page is: http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/dancing/
It always provides the most up-to-date information for *all* of our
activities. Bookmark it so you won't miss any of our dance parties,
group outings and after-hours parties!
*** Here are all of our course offerings for the Summer Session.
Pick the courses you want, and write them in your class schedule now,
before you forget! We have courses for *you*, whether you have never set
foot on a dance floor before, or whether you've been dancing ever since
you could walk! You don't need a partner for any Dancing Illini class,
and you don't need any dance experience to take our Beginner courses.
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Dancing Illini Dance Courses, Summer 1997
If you have a question that isn't answered here,
Email or call Mark at: 333-5980
********* Summer `97 Core Courses *********
Course: Beginner "A" Salsa, Cha cha and Waltz Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, June 19 - August 7
Time: 6:15 - 7:45pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
*** Take both beginner courses for only an additional $10 ***
Location: Krannert Center, Opera Rehearsal Room
Instructor: Joanna Bosse
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Beginning level instruction in Salsa, Cha cha and Waltz.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Beginner classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 26 ***
Admission to this course closes June 26, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big room with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Beginner "B" Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Tuesdays, June 17 - August 5
Time: 7:45 - 9:15pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
*** Take both beginner courses for only an additional $10 ***
Location: Krannert Center, Opera Rehearsal Room
Instructor: Tanja Hodges
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Beginning level instruction in Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Beginner classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 24 ***
Admission to this course closes June 24, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big room with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems 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 dance lesson!
Date, Time: Mondays starting June 16, 8:00 - 10:00pm
Location: Krannert Center, Opera Rehearsal Room
Course: Intermediate "1C" Waltz and West Coast Swing Course, 8 weeks
Date: Tuesdays, June 17 - August 5
Time: 6:15 - 7:30pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
Take both intermediate courses for only an additional $10
Location: Krannert Center, Opera Rehearsal Room
Instructor: Amy Berger
Prerequisites: Must have taken beginning level Waltz, or have equivalent
experience. No West Coast Swing experience necessary.
Curriculum: Intermediate 1 level Waltz & West Coast Swing.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 1C classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 24! ***
Admission to this course closes June 24, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big room with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Course: Intermediate "2F" Swing and Rumba Course, 8 weeks long
Date: Thursdays, June 19 - August 7
Time: 8:00 - 9:15pm
Cost: $25 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$30 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$20 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
*** Take both intermediate courses for only an additional $10 **
Location: Krannert Center, Opera Rehearsal Room
Instructor: Stephanie Huot and Minh Dao
Prerequisites: Must have taken intermediate level Swing and Rumba course,
or have equivalent experience.
Curriculum: Intermediate 2 level Swing and Rumba.
*** Have fun and meet people with the Dancing Illini! ***
*** Your first two Intermediate 2F classes are free! ***
*** Just show up - no need to pre-register! ***
*** Try it out free! Join ANYTIME through June 26! ***
Admission to this course closes June 26, at the end of the
second class meeting. We have a big room with a wood floor, and
we have wireless microphones & speaker systems so everyone will be
able to hear the instructors. We look forward to dancing with you!
Dancing Illini Swing Formation Team!
The Dancing Illini Swing Formation Team will be re-organizing in the Fall.
Dancing Illini Salsa Formation Team!
The Dancing Illini Salsa Formation Team is looking for new leaders for
the summer. If you are interested in organizing the Salsa Formation
Team (or any other team), please contact the Dancing Illini Officers.
Dancing Illini Competition Preparation Team!
Preparing for and participating in competitions is one of the best ways
to become a better dancer. There are several intercollegiate dance
competitions coming up in the fall. Each of these competitions features
a "team match" segment that we'd like to participate in.
If you've never seen a team match, it's a dance contest between college
teams of 8 dancers. Each person dances one dance with his or her partner
and is given a score by the judges. The scores are totaled, and the team
with the highest score wins.
(Don't worry - couples are not out on the floor alone; if 10 colleges
attend the comp, there will be 10 couples out on the floor together....
In fact, it can be hard to hear the music with everyone on the sidelines
screaming for their team at the top of their lungs!)
To prepare teams of dancers for this exciting experience. The DI is
offering a course which will emphasize technique and competitive styling
for the competitive dancer.
Course: Competition Preparation Course
Date: Mondays, June 16 - August 4
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $20 for students/faculty/staff
(includes $5 membership dues)
$25 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$15 for existing DI members / registered participants
Location: Krannert Opera Rehearsal Room
Instructors: Andrew Tate and Lara Yates
Prerequisites: None.
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Cha-Cha, Waltz, and Jive (Swing).
The objective of this course is to make people look and
feel like "good" dancers. We will focus on the
characteristics of styling for competitive dancing.
This course will concentrate on essential figures
in Cha-Cha, Waltz, and Jive (Swing).
For more information contact:
Andrew Tate
atate@s.psych.uiuc.edu
(H) 367-6229
(O) 333-6605
DI Spring Supplementary Course and Event Schedule.
Event: Welcome Back Social Dance!
Date: Saturday, June 28.
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Illini Union, room 314.
Cost: Free!
Note: Free dance lesson from 6 - 6:30pm!
Event: Dancing Illini 4th of July Picnic
Date: July 4th
Time: T.B.A.
Location: Hessel Park
Cost: Free for DI members. Food and drink provided.
Bring sports equipment.
Event: DI Graduation Dance!
Date: Sunday, August 3.
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms B and C.
Cost: Free!
Note: Free dance lesson from 1 - 1:30pm!
Event: Summer Workshops, July 11-13
The Dancing Illini would like to invite you to the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign on July 11-13th for a dance experience you'll never
forget! We are hosting another fantastic weekend event designed to
bring dancers from various colleges and universities together to meet,
dance and learn!
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
If any of your college dancing friends have already left town for the
summer, please give them a call and let them know about this July 11-13
event! They won't want to miss it either!
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Get ready for Enio Cordoba and Terryl Jones, known throughout the US for
their fun, high-energy workshops, as they teach a solid day of East
Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha with Latin body action technique
and styling, plus "Rueda!," an exciting derivative of Salsa for multiple
couples with partner swapping.
Come join student dancers from universities all across the Midwest for a
chance to meet, dance and learn hot, new material!
If that isn't enough, we're having 2 "Warm-up" dances on
Friday, July 11th:
A ballroom dance:
8:00 - 11:00pm, $6/person.
The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy, 217-359-5333
Ballroom DJ plays recorded music for waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha
tango, swing/jive, west coast swing, quickstep, hustle, mambo,
nightclub two-step, and samba.
A Salsa dance:
11:30pm - 2:00am, $3/person or FREE if you attend the ballroom dance
above. Salsa DJ plays recorded Salsa and Merengue music.
The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy, 217-359-5333
Dress code: No jeans, no sneakers.
*** Special Opportunity!!! ***
Saturday Private Lessons (July 12th):
Sign up for private lessons with Enio or Terryl!
Work on figures, technique, spins and turns-- whatever you desire!
Take advantage of this opportunity and learn from the experts!
Lessons are 55 minutes long and cost $45 for couples, $65 for singles.
Advanced registration is required for private lessons.
Call Mark Balzer at 217-333-5980 or email him at m-balzer@uiuc.edu to
sign up.
Then on Sunday, go to the Illini Union 2nd floor Ballroom for the
workshops! The schedule of events for Sunday, July 13th is as follows:
9:00 - 10:30am Swing Club Style West Coast Swing, figures and technique.
You must have completed a beginner's level West Coast
Swing course to take this lesson.
10:45 - 12:30pm Fun 'n Flashy East Coast Swing, figures and technique.
You must have completed a beginner's level East Coast
Swing course to take this lesson.
12:30 - 2:00pm Lunch Break. Dancing Illini members will lead groups
to nearby restaurants for lunch.
(Participants are responsible for their own food costs.)
2:00 - 3:45pm Cha-Cha, figures, technique and Latin Body Action!
You must have completed a beginner's level Cha-Cha
course to take this lesson.
3:45 - 5:30pm Rueda! An introduction to this fun, popular dance!
Rueda, also known as Mambo Round, is an exciting
derivative of Salsa for multiple couples with partner
swapping.
You must have completed a beginner's level Salsa
course to take this lesson.
Anyone who has already taken a beginner class in these dances (or has
equivalent experience) will greatly benefit from these technique-packed
workshops on Saturday, July 13th. The cost will be $5 per workshop, and
all four for only $15.
Register via email to Pauline at fijalkie@uiuc.edu or call 217-328-0283.
We can only accomodate 200 participants, so please reply soon.
We look forward to dancing with you on July 11-13th!
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