The Dancing Illini invites you to its 3rd Annual Intercollegiate Social
- an event to provide a day for dancers from various colleges and
universities to meet, dance, and have fun without the stressful
atmosphere of a competition.
To encourage you to attend, we have arranged for Kathryn Schaffer, the
former North American and US Professional Ballroom Champion, to teach
two afternoon dance workshops at no cost to you!!
That's right, they are FREE. And once you've been energized by a couple
of workshops, we'll be having a 3.5 hour social dance! This is an event
with no entry fees, no costumes, no numbers, no safety pins, no teams,
and no routines--just a large group of dancers from various schools out
to have fun and DANCE!
So come out and meet new dance friends over lunch, learn International
Rumba and International Foxtrot figures and technique tips from a
champion
instructor, meet more dance friends over dinner, and cap off the event
with a great
social dance!
If that ain't enough, we're having 2 "Warm-up" dances on Friday, April
3rd:
Dance: A "Get-Ready!" ballroom dance.
Ballroom DJ plays recorded music. (emphasis on
waltz, foxtrot, rumba,
cha cha, single swing/jive, triple/west coast swing,
and also featuring tango,
quickstep, hustle, nightclub two-step, polka)
Date: Friday, April 3rd, 1998
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 pm
Location: The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy,
217-359-5333
Cost: $6/person
Dress Code: No jeans, no sneakers.
Dance: A "Get-Set!" Salsa dance:
Salsa DJ plays recorded music. (emphasis on Salsa
and Merengue)
Date: Friday, April 3rd, 1998
Time: 11:30 - 2:00 am
Location: The Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive W., Savoy,
217-359-5333
Cost: $3/person
Dress Code: No jeans, no sneakers.
Then on Saturday we'll meet at Freer Gym, 1102 West Gregory Drive,
Urbana, Illinois 61801.
The schedule of events for Saturday, April 4th is as follows:
SATURDAY MORNING
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11:30 am - Meet at Freer Gym at the lobby area.
1102 West Gregory Drive,
Urbana, Illinois 61801.
Sign in, and get acquainted!!!!
12:00 pm - Lunch Break
Dancing Illini members will lead
groups to nearby restaurants for
lunch. (participants are
responsible for their own food costs)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
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Event: The complimentary workshop
Dance: Int Rumba/Int Foxtrot
Date: Saturday, April 4th, 1998
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Instuctors: Kathryn Schaffer
Location: Freer Gym
1102 West Gregory Drive,
Urbana, Illinois 61801.
Cost: None
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Complimentary workshop - International Rumba
Whether you just want to have heads
turn at the social dance,
or you would like to impress the
judges at competitions, there
should be room for you to improve
your dancing in this
workshop.
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break / Practice & Questions
We'll play Rumba music so you can
practice what you just
learned.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Complimentary Int FoxTrot
International style - A variety of
small group combinations are
carefully put together. Learn to
achieve the look that the
professional dancers create.
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Break / Practice & Questions
We'll play Foxtrot music so you can
practice what you just
learned.
SATURDAY EVENING
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Event: The complimentary Social Dance
Social Dance with a mix of music for Ballroom, Latin
and "Nightclub"
(eg. West Coast Swing, Hustle, Nightclub 2-step)
dancing.
Date: Saturday, April 4th, 1998
Time: 7:30 - 11:00 pm
Location: Freer Gym
1102 West Gregory Drive,
Urbana, Illinois 61801.
Cost: None
Dress Code: Semi Formal
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner Break
Dancing Illini members will lead
groups to nearby restaurants for
dinner. (participants are responsible
for their own food costs)
7:30 pm - General Dancing
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Spectacular Demonstrations By:
Bruce Leasure and Hilary Frooman --
International Standard
Dancing Illini Swing Formation Team
-- Performing their cool routine
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm General Dancing
Reserve your place today!
email Stephanie Huot (shuot@itds.com) or call (217) 239 - 8484
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/dancing/
We look forward to seeing you on April 4th !!
Regards,
Dancing Illini Workshop Chair,
Stephanie Huot.