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Getting Involved at MSC

A few weeks ago, Daniel and I attended the “Get Involved” fair, an event showcasing student organizations and community groups, at Macon State College.  We helped represent USA Dance Greater Macon #6059 in hopes of attracting students to our classes and events.  It was so much fun to dance in the lobby of the Jones Building as many students I know and have worked with passed by.  Several students took part in a mini-lesson on East Coast Swing, and even more students picked up information and joined our mailing list.  It was a very successful event and we’re so glad we could take part.

My former student and newspaper advisee Walter Perry took some photos and a video at the event:

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Workshop and dance tomorrow!

We hope to see you all tomorrow afternoon at the Howard Community Club where Jim Riley will be teaching a workshop on the Waltz.  Here are the details:

You will learn

  • footwork and styling,
  • leading and following,
  • timing and rhythm, and
  • a choreographed routine to use for practice and social dancing.

This workshop will help you add elegance, grace, and movement to your waltz.

The workshop will take place from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., then our dance will start at 6:30 p.m. as usual.  Cost is $20, which includes admission to the dance along with the workshop.

If you have any questions please call or email Daniel or me.  See you tomorrow!

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October is competition time

In October we are competing on two consecutive weekends.  Can you believe it?  One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2009 was to do 3 dance competitions; by the end of next month we’ll have done 4.  Woohoo!  Here’s where we’re going:

On October 18 we’ll be dancing at the SouthEastern Amateur Challenge that is part of the Hotlanta Dance Challenge in Atlanta.  Our own Eddie Ares is the brains behind Hotlanta and it is, as they say, a Really Big Shew.  The Southeast Regional Championship is no longer held in Atlanta (as it used to be every year), so hopefully this event will become a draw for amateur couples as well as pro-am competitors.  I’ve not yet been to Hotlanta even as a spectator–as much as I am looking forward to dancing, I’m looking forward to watching even more!

The weekend of October 23-25 we’ll be in High Point, North Carolina at the High Point Classic Dancesport Championships.  This competition is organized by Wayne Crowder, the same gentleman who runs the Triangle Open where we had so much fun back in February.  So we expect to enjoy this one a lot.  We may also have some long-lost friends coming to watch us dance.  Hooray!

That will probably be the end of our competitive trajectory for 2009, which means it’s time to sit down and figure out where we want to go in 2010…Montréal, perhaps?

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Dancing for Literacy in Warner Robins

Last night, USA Dance Greater Macon Chapter #6059 had the honor to be invited to the annual Les Still Big Band Night at the Warner Robins Civic Center. The event is a fundraiser for the Houston County Certified Literate Community Program, an organization promoting adult literacy, and this year’s event was the 9th annual celebration. The Les Still Big Band, Still Swinging, was tons of fun to listen to and dance to. We had a great time dancing, and the organizers and spectators really seemed to appreciate our presence there, adding a little “floor show” element to the evening.  Click each thumbnail to see the full-sized photo.

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Back To School

Granted, we Southern types have already been in school for weeks, but Labor Day weekend is the traditional end of summer.  Time to pack away the bathing suits and lawn chairs and get out the pencils and notebooks–or in our case, the pencils, notebooks, and dancing shoes!  Paula East has been working hard on her new schedule of classes and also on helping us promote our workshop at the end of this month.  If you are interested in attending the workshop and haven’t already talked to Daniel, Paula, or me, please call or email one of us soon.  It is filling up really fast!

Paula is also offering a full slate of classes this fall.  You can visit her Web site for the schedule and registration information; here’s a rundown of the classes she’s offering:

  • Fridays beginning September 4 at the Macon Health Club: Social Ballroom with Dianne Kent, 6:30-7:30 p.m. ($40.00 per person, 4 week session)
  • Thursdays beginning September 17 at the Macon Health Club: Advanced Ballroom (Bronze level & up), 7:15-8:45 p.m. ($60.00 per person, 4 week session)
  • Sundays beginning September 20 at the Wellness Center:
    • Beginning Ballroom/Refresher, 1:15-2:15 p.m. ($40.00 per person, 4 week session)
    • Semi-Advanced, 2:30-3:30 p.m. ($40.00 per person, 4 week session)
    • Advanced Latin Dance, 3:45-5:15 p.m. ($45.00 per person for 3 classes: Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 11)
  • September 21 at the Wellness Center: complimentary lesson for a new class, “No Partner-No Problem.”   Sign up that night for the class, which will begin October 12.
  • Mondays beginning October 12 at the Wellness Center: No Partner-No Problem, 7:15-8:45 p.m.
    • 1st half of class: Line Dancing ($35.00 per person, 4 week session)
    • 2nd half of class: Ballroom, ($35.00 per person, 4 week session)

It’s time to hit the dancefloor!