DANCING ILLINI SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER WORKSHOP WITH ENIO AND TERRYL!
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!
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.
The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy, 217-359-5333
Salsa DJ plays recorded Salsa and Merengue music.
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. --- THESE ARE NOW ALL RESERVED. SORRY! ---
Saturday Night check out these clubs:
*The Shanghi Club, 115 W Main St., Urbana.
Hot Salsa and Merengue dancing Sat nites,
$3 cover.
*Bradley's Country.
This club's DJ plays country music from 9pm until 1am (closing time for
all bars in the area). It has a large dance floor, and a smaller,
elevated floor. Please note, it can get crowded and there is a $2 cover
charge. Directions: 1/8 mile West of Mattis Ave, on Bradley Ave., (north
side of the street).
*Chester St.
A great party atmosphere with awesome lighting, mirrors and club-style
dance music. The floor opens at 9pm and there's room to partner dance
until about 10:30; then it's time to let go of your partner and really
dance. There is a $2 cover charge. Directions: From Campus, take
Green or Springfield to First St. Turn right (north) onto First until
just before you reach University Ave. Take a left onto Chester St. (the
less sharp turn of the two). The club is on the left, just before you
cross Locust St.
Then on Sunday, we all 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 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.
10:45 - 12:30pm 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.
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.
To reserve your place at this exciting workshop, email Stephanie at
shuot@csci.csc.com or call 217-355-2369.
We can only accomodate 200 participants, so please reply soon.
We look forward to dancing with you on July 11-13th!
Stephanie Huot
Dancing Illini
shuot@csci.csc.com
Wk - (217) 351-8250 Ext. 2484
Fax - (217) 351-3047
Hm - (217) 355-2369
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About Our Instructors
Enio Cordoba is a dancer, choreographer and the Owner/Director of "Let's
Dance L.A.".
He is a 2-time Feather Award Winner for Hottest Mambo Dancer in America
("Feather Awards" are the "Academy Awards" or "Oscars" of dancing) and
he holds a third Feather Award for Top Teacher in America!
Enio is a US Open Swing Championships Judge, and is a coach and
choreographer of more Swing dance and figure skating champions than we
have room to list here. Enio is a USBC Pro-Am Champion, World Salsa
Championships Semifinalist, USBC Rising Star Champion and a US Amateur
Latin Champion.
He is a true supporter of college dance programs and even teaches Latin
dancing at the University of Southern California. As an instructor, he
is well known and respected around the world for his lively, fun-filled
classes and his effective teaching style.
Terryl Jones is an instructor and choreographer at "Let's Dance L.A."
and a Fred Astaire National Rising Star Ballroom Champion.
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*** Directions to the Regent Ballroom for the Friday night ballroom and
Salsa dances:
The Regent Ballroom is located at 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy.
>From Champaign, take Neil St., which becomes US 45, south to Burwash Ave.
(The northwest corner of U.S. 45 and Burwash has a car dealership, Twin
City Honda; the southwest corner has a gas station.) Turn right (west)
onto Burwash, go several blocks, turn left (south) onto Regency Drive West.
The Regent is less than a block south, on the east side of Regency Drive W.
Free parking. For more info, call the Regent at 359-5333
*** Directions to the "Illini Union" for the Sunday workshop:
This student union building located in the middle of campus and
has ample free parking one block away, to the Northeast as shown below.
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