If you are a new student, welcome to UIUC!
If you are returning, then welcome back!
First of all, the Dancing Illini is proud to announce the winners of our
Quad Day raffle.
Stephanie Butler,
Leon Sroka,
Kimberley Timmons,
Kellie Payne,
Dana Brady, and
Betsy Denhart
have each won free enrollment in the Beginner Course of their choice!
Congratulations Stephanie, Leon, Kimberly, Kellie, Dana, and Betsy!
Secondly, we'd like to thank you for choosing 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.
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*** Here are all of our course offerings for the first half of the Fall
semester. 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, Fall 1996
Email or call Jon for more info:
jdeguzmn@uiuc.edu, 332-3392
Beginner "A" Salsa, Cha cha and Waltz Course, 8 weeks
Date: Thursdays, September 11-October 30
Time: 6:00 - 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
*** Each additional beginner course only $10! ***
Location: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Tanja Hodges
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 Sep. 18 ***
Admission to this course closes Sep. 18, 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!
Beginner "B" Swing, Hustle and Foxtrot Course, 8 weeks
Date: Tuesdays, Sep. 9-Oct. 28
Time: 6:00-7:30
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
*** Each additional beginner course only $10!
Location: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Amy Berger
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 Sep. 16 ***
Admission to this course closes Sep. 16, 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!
Beginner "C" Waltz, Swing, Rumba Course, 8 weeks
Date: Mondays, Sep. 8-Oct. 27
Time: 7:30 - 9:00pm
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
*** Each additional beginner course only $10!
Location: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Andrew Tate
Prerequisites: None. No experience, no partner necessary! No dress code.
Curriculum: Beginning level instruction in Waltz, Swing, and Rumba
*** 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 Sep. 15 ***
Admission to this course closes Sep. 15, 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!
Practice sessions
Cost: Free for DI members & registered participants.
Curriculum: Each practice features a free 15 minute dance lesson!
Date, Time: Wednesdays starting Sep. 3, 9:30-11:00 pm
Location: Regent Ballroom (in Savoy)
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.
Ample free parking is available in the Regent's lot.
Intermediate "1E" Hustle and Cha-Cha Course, 8 weeks
Date: Wednesdays, Sep. 10-Oct. 29
Time: 6:15 - 7:30pm
Cost: $30 for students/faculty/staff (includes $5 membership dues)
$35 for non- students/faculty/staff
(includes $10 registered participant fees)
$25 for existing DI members and existing reg. participants
Location: Room 310 Freer Hall
Instructor: Sam and Judy Wright, professional dance instructors
Prerequisites: Must have taken beginning level Hustle & Cha-Cha, or have
equivalent experience.
Curriculum: Intermediate 1 level Hustle and Cha-Cha
Intermediate "DanceSport" - Waltz, Cha-Cha, and Quickstep Course, 8 weeks
Date: Fridays, Sep. 5-Oct. 24
Time: 6:00-7:10
Cost: $25 for students
$50 for non-students/faculty/staff
Location: Regent Ballroom
Instructor: David Lin, professional dance instructor
Prerequisites: Must have taken a beginner level Waltz & Cha-Cha course,
or have equivalent experience.
No Quickstep experience needed.
Note: Please pre-register by calling 359-5333 or emailing
regent@net66.com. We need at least 30 pre-registered
students to hold this course.
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.
Ample free parking is available in the Regent's lot.
Fall '97 Dances and Events
Event: Welcome Back Social Dance!
Date: Sunday, September 7
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Illini Union Ballroom
Cost: Free!
Note: There will be a free dance lesson during the dance.
Event: Latin and Nightclub Dance Party
Date: Saturday, October 4
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Illini Union, room 314
Cost: Free!
Note: There will be a free dance lesson during the dance.
Event: Graduation Dance Party
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Illini Union, room 314
Cost: Free!
Note: There will be a free dance lesson during the dance.
The Dancing Illini will be hosting our 9th annual intercollegiate dance
competition this Fall! We will hold the competition on Saturday, finish
with an evening of dancing and entertainment, and host a set of
professionally taught dance workshops on Sunday.
9th Annual Dancing Illini Invitational
Date: Saturday, November 8, 1997
Time: 9am-6pm
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rm. A B C
Cost: Spectators: $ TBA
Competitors: $ TBA
Note: Following the Competition a Social Dance and professional
Demonstrations will be held from 7pm-10pm, in rooms A B C
of the Illini Union!
Join us Sunday for the Workshop!
Date: Sunday, November 9, 1997
Time: 9am-2pm
Hosts: Kris and Ela Kasperovich, professional instructors
and owners of Kasper Dance Studios, Chicago.
Location: Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
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--Thanks again for your interest, and I'll see you on the dance floor.
Jon Deguzman Dancing Illini Education Chairperson