We will hold our regularly scheduled practice on Monday, June 23,
from 8:00-10:00pm in the Krannert Center Opera Rehearsal Room. The DI
Video Librarian will be available to lend videos. A complete list of
videos and the policy for borrowing them is below. Also, there will be a
free 15 minute dance lesson, so don't miss it!
--------------------- FREE 15 Minute Quickie Lesson ----------------------
The Dancing Illini present
Nightclub 2-Step
with Tanja Hodges and Yuan Gao
at the Dancing Illini practice
MONDAY, June 23, Krannert Center Opera Rehearsal Room
all dancers, all levels welcome!
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The DI has some super instructional dance videos in its lending library,
with more to come soon! Watching these tapes is like getting private
lessons from the best dance instructors in the US. Right now we have the
following tapes ready to be checked out:
Nightclub dance videos:
* Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I & II, Variations,
Cordoba workshop, Technique & Principles
* Hustle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Emerson workshop
* West Coast Swing: Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
Cordoba workshop, Jones workshop, Emerson workshop
* WCS Syncopations: Intermediate for Men and Women, Advanced for Women
* Nightclub 2-step: Beginner/Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
Latin dance videos:
* Int'l Style Cha cha: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Technique & Prin.
* Int'l Style Samba: Beginner, Intermediate
* Int'l Style Rumba: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique & Principles
* East Coast Swing: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Cordoba workshop,
Jones workshop, Emerson workshop, Technique and
Principles
Ballroom dance videos:
* Am. Style Waltz 1: Beg. C/W (American style Silver) Waltz
* Int'l Style Waltz: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique
* Int'l Style Foxtrot: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique
* Int'l Style Tango: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique
* Int'l Style Quickstep: Beginner, Intermediate, Technique
* Int'l Style Viennese Waltz: Technique
Dance technique videos:
* Int'l Style Latin Technique 1 - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Int'l Style Latin Technique 2 - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* American Style Cuban Motion - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Latin Seminar: Latin rhythm identification in Samba, Mambo, Cha cha,
Rumba; American and International style hip and leg actions; technique
details of Int'l style Rumba.
* Spins and Turns - the details of how to spin and turn like a pro.
* Spins and Turns and Latin Body Action - Cordoba workshop
* Body Isolations - the details of expressing rhythm with your body.
* Styling and Technique - details of foot positions, frame, movement.
* Why He Can't Lead & She Won't Follow - improve your lead & follow.
* Lines - the do's & don't of body lines, shaping, poses & body positions.
Other videos:
* USABDA Workshop Sampler tape: A collection of International and
American style ballroom & latin dance workshops.
* Instructor Training videos 1-6 - learn all about how to teach dancing.
The video librarian will be available at all regularly scheduled
practices. Videos can be checked out during the first 15 minutes of every
practice, and are due back at the following week's first 15 minutes of
practice. You will be asked for a $2 donation (to help the club purchase
future videos) and for a $20 cash deposit (which will be returned to you
when you return the video).
Notify Mark Balzer (m-balzer@uiuc.edu) in advance if you're interested in
borrowing a videotape.
see you dancing!
Ravi Vijayendran
DI Secretary