After a few weeks of not much dancing, we turn over a new leaf tomorrow and head into a week–actually, more like a month–of TONS of dancing. Hooray! Here we go: Tomorrow: private lesson with Eddie and then workshop with Eddie right here in Macon at the Howard Community Club, with our 4th Sunday dance …
Category Archive: dance events
Aug
07
Dancing for our Heroes 2010
Behold, I bring you photos and video from last weekend’s “Dancing for our Heroes” charity ball, hosted by Dance Houston County to benefit Hearts to Heroes and the Wounded Warrior Project. Each organization was presented with a check for $1000, and Dance Houston Country received an American flag presented by Daughters of the American Revolution. …
Jul
31
Celebrate National Dance Day!
And support our troops & veterans! Today is National Dance Day, the brainchild of Nigel Lythgoe (executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance) and the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting increased access to dance education. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce a National Dance Day resolution in Congress today, but …
Jul
20
It’s never too hot for dancing!
The marvelous Dolan Maples (He’s a Ladies’ Man) just called and reminded me I hadn’t yet put a post on our site about this weekend’s Sunday Night Dance Party. Come join us Sunday, July 25 at 7 p.m. at the Howard Community Club for an evening of casual dancing. Admission is $5 and song requests …
Jun
06
Tangoing into the hearts of millions.
Well, hundreds. Okay, several dozen. Yesterday was the Madison Studio recital at Zuver Center and we had a great time. Huge thanks are due to Kelly & Steve for coming out to cheer us on and to video our performance for us. We got lots of positive feedback on our performance, which is always wonderful …
May
31
Friday: Dance. Saturday: Dance. Sunday: Ice feet.
Friday afternoon is dress rehearsal for the Madison Studio’s recital. We’ll test-drive our tango on the stage at Zuver Center before rolling it out for an audience on Saturday. Friday evening is Paula’s First Friday dance at the Sports Hall of Fame downtown. Paula is giving a complimentary lesson from 7:30 to 8:00, then everyone …
May
17
We have chosen!
(insert dramatic orchestral flourish here) At our lesson today with Eddie we told him about the recital performance. He thought we should do a tango because it is more dynamic & dramatic than waltz or foxtrot. We got to work on song suggestions and he came up with a good one: “Pa’ Bailar–Siempre Quiero Mas” …
May
16
Breaking news!
This afternoon, Daniel and I went over to the Madison Studio to practice for an hour or so before the studio’s recital rehearsal. As we were getting ready to leave and I was paying for a new dance card, one of the moms asked if we would be performing in the recital. I said (maybe …
Apr
26
CGTC Foundation Spring Soirée
What is a “Soirée,” exactly? This past Friday, the new president of Central Georgia Technical College posed that question at the CGTC Foundation’s Spring Soirée. He then explained that a soirée is just like a shindig, except you have to dress up. That’s a good enough answer for me! This particular soirée was a fundraising …
Apr
20
Red Hat Cha-Cha
On Friday, April 16, Daniel and I, along with Paula East, visited Carlyle Place to perform an exhibition at their Red Hat Society luncheon. Paula had arranged to do a short demonstration with Will Norris, the activities director (and favorite beau of all the Red Hats, I’m fairly sure). Then Daniel and I got to …