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 …
Category Archive: social dancing
May
03
Who’s filling in for us this weekend?
Daniel and I are heading to Savannah for a wedding this weekend, and we’ll be missing not one but TWO great dance events: Friday night is the First Friday dance at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. The dance starts at 7:30; admission is $5.00 per person. Paula just sent me a note that there …
Apr
28
Awesome Sunday Night Dance Party!
Not that each month’s SNDP isn’t awesome, but this past Sunday’s was particularly good. We had a better-than-usual turnout including some new people (yay!), everyone danced nonstop throughout the evening (yay!), and Daniel fired up his karaoke program to serenade us with Charles Aznavour’s “For Me Formidable.” Maybe the new paint job at the Howard …
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 …
Mar
20
Cherry Blossom Ball 2010
Last night’s Cherry Blossom Festival Diamond Ball was even more lovely than expected. I always forget how pretty the Macon City Auditorium is and how nice it is to see everyone in black tie. Of course, the snacks from Satterfield’s, Janeane’s, and Nu-Way don’t hurt, either! Everyone looked gorgeous and the bands–Celebration and the Georgia …
Mar
14
Backward & Forward
Looking backward, last night’s USA Dance monthly social was big fun. Excited as always to see some new faces. Our chapter is hoping to grow to 100 members this year–if last night was any indication, I bet we’ll get there. Looking forward, next Friday is this year’s Cherry Blossom Ball! It’s one of my favorite …
Mar
09
We can also walk and chew gum simultaneously.
How hard is it to count to 4 while walking in a circle? Just ask everyone who learned a new line dance from Dianne Kent at our USA Dance chapter’s Valentine’s Day dance last month: A lot of ballroom dancers who consider themselves “serious” won’t go anywhere near a line dance. We are serious about …
Feb
14
Rumba with Kecky and Teeb
Yesterday afternoon we met up with our friends Kelly & Steve (known to Kelly’s toddler niece as Kecky and Teeb) to help them work on their wedding dance. They are getting married at the beginning of May. Kelly started ballroom at the same time I did, but didn’t stick with it seriously for want of …
Oct
26
Weekend Excitement, parts 1 and 2
Weekend Excitement, part 1: Paula East’s dancers, including yours truly, will be performing at the opening of Macon Mall’s new Art Space on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at 7:00 p.m. Paula’s Thursday night advanced class is presenting a rumba formation (group dance), then individual couples will be dancing some exhibitions. A salsa …
Oct
21
SNDP: Special Edition
Daniel and I will be at the High Point Classic Dancesport Championships this weekend, so we are leaving the Sunday Night Dance Party in the capable hands of Joyce Newman (local tanguera and owner of many a fabulous shoe) and John Herren (USA Dance Greater Macon Chapter 6059 president). The dance will proceed as usual; …