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; …
Category Archive: social dancing
Oct
21
Aug
23
Dance trifecta
Around here, the dance scene always slows down over the summer. A lot of people are traveling, so not many events are scheduled. As the summer winds down (our schools start early, so for all intents & purposes the summer is now over), the dance events wind up. On Friday we attended the monthly dance …
Jun
29
Poll: Fall Workshop Ideas
At last night’s dance we floated the idea of offering a workshop in conjunction with one of our upcoming dances, probably in early fall. We want to get some feedback about what people are interested in. We are considering offering 2 or 3 one-hour workshop sessions in the afternoon, followed by a dinner break, and …
Jun
29
Sunday Night Dance Parties, recent and future
Thanks to everyone who braved the heat in order to attend, last night was another successful Sunday Night Dance Party. We heard and appreciated some very kind compliments about our musical selections and discussed some great ideas for future Sunday night events. Here are some pictures from last night:
Jun
24
SNDP: “Sweating is good for you” edition
Summer has begun and it’s already turning out to be a hot one. We can’t promise that you’ll feel cooler if you come to this month’s Sunday Night Dance Party–except in the sense that dancing is a very cool thing to do. Join us from 6:30 to 9:30 this Sunday, June 28 at the Howard …
Jun
20
You can’t keep a good man down
Big WOOHOO! for Frank Hill’s appearance at the Howard Community Club last night with his partner Jamie Wyatt. He is looking great, dancing great, and rocking the bald-headed look. Everyone was very excited to see him and we are glad he is doing so well. If you haven’t done so yet, please check out his …
Jun
17
Hello, Gary & Kelly!
I am late in posting this but I wanted to give a shout out to 2 new dancers, Gary & Kelly, whom we met at USA Dance 6059′s monthly social this past Saturday. About 6 of us joined together to teach them some steps that night–I hope their heads weren’t spinning too much by the …
May
20
SNDP: Staycation Edition
If, like me, you avoid holiday travel, you are probably planning to celebrate Memorial Day–the traditional beginning of summer–by staying home. For ourselves and everyone else who isn’t traveling, we are hosting this month’s Sunday Night Dance Party on May 24, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, at the Howard Community Club. We’ll start at …
Apr
27
Another great Sunday Night Dance Party!
Big thanks to everyone who came out for our second Sunday Night Dance Party last night at the Howard Community Center. A good time was had by all, as they say. Daniel’s dance contest was the highlight of the evening. He lined up the men and women facing each other without telling them what they’d …
Apr
05
Big dancing weekend
For a city of its size (about 100,000 people), Macon offers a lot more dance events than one would expect. Various individuals and groups host dances every weekend of the month. Sometimes, one dance will fall on a Friday and one on a Saturday. Then we all spend Sunday with big smiles on our faces, …