We will hold our weekly practice on Wednesday, March 11th from 9:30 -
11:00pm at the Regent Ballroom in Savoy. At some point, we will turn the
music off on one half of the dance floor and hold the February general
meeting. Free pizza and soda will be provided during the meeting.
The agenda is:
- The Third Annual Intercollegiate Social
- 4 week short courses
- Upcoming elections
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There will be a 15 minute quickie in East Coast Swing, taught by our
illustrious Vice President, Amy Pummill, starting at about 9:35.
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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, Technique,
Variations (Int, Adv I, II), Solo steps, Cordoba workshops.
* 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,
Hitting the Breaks I, II.
* Nightclub 2-step: Beginner, Intermediate I, II, Advanced I, II,
Beginner/Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced.
Latin dance videos:
* Int'l Style Cha cha: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique,
Solo steps, Cordoba Workshop.
* Int'l Style Samba: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique.
* Int'l Style Rumba: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique.
* East Coast Swing: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I, II, Technique,
Cordoba, Jones and Emerson Workshops.
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: Figures, Technique.
Dance technique videos:
* Int'l Style Latin Technique I, II - Latin body, hip, leg & foot action.
* American Style Cuban Motion - Latin body, hip, leg and foot action.
* Latin Seminar: Latin rhythm identification; hip & leg actions;
Int'l style Rumba technique.
* 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 1-7 - learn 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 during the first 15 minutes of the following
week's 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).
You may reserve tapes in advance: contact Mark Balzer (m-balzer@uiuc.edu).
I hope to see you there,
Sincerely,
Matthew P. Johnson
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." MT