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, and 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.
***Special Note: For those who love to swing, the Regent is playing a
swing set from 10:45 - 11:15 pm (with our Super DJ Dr. Hayes spinnin' the
tunes).***
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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11:30am
Sign-In
Meet at Freer Gym at the lobby area.
1102 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
Sign in, and get acquainted!!!!
12:00pm
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
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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.
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Break, Practice & Questions
We'll play Rumba music so you can practice what you just learned.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Complimentary Workshop - International FoxTrot
A variety of small group combinations are carefully put together.
Learn to achieve the look that the professional dancers create.
5:30pm - 6:00pm
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
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Dinner Break
Dancing Illini members will lead groups to nearby restaurants for
dinner. (participants are responsible for their own food costs)
7:30pm
General Dancing
9:00pm - 9:30pm
Demonstrations
Spectacular Demonstrations By:
Bruce Leasure and Hilary Frooman -- International Standard
Dancing Illini Swing Formation Team -- Swing Formation
9:30pm - 11:00pm
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.