The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Music Hall of Fame, both mainstays of tourism and history in downtown Macon for over 10 years, are in danger of closing and moving to other cities. The state of Georgia plans to phase out funding for the halls over the next few years, requiring them to become …
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Nov
09
Oct
06
New dance venue! Le Piada
This Friday, ballroom dancing in Macon finds a new home at Le Piada, an elegant and lively event venue located at 4295 Interstate Drive, Suite B. The dance begins at 8:00 with a complimentary lesson from Paula East. General dancing continues till 1:00 a.m. with music by DJ Pocholo. Admission is $10; light snacks are …
Oct
02
Video stars
Yesterday afternoon at a press conference, the Peyton Anderson Foundation announced a $1.5 million one-year grant to promote Macon to the rest of Georgia and around the U.S. (Here’s the Macon Telegraph story.) The project, which is called the Gateway Initiative, includes a video featuring performing artists in iconic and beautiful Macon settings. Two of …
Sep
14
This just in from the Greek desk at DLDancers HQ
After a few weeks’ delay (they were busy; we understand 100%) we received via email a photo of me and some fellow competitors with the excellent women of Kappa Delta Sorority, Epsilon Tau Chapter at Clemson University. These young ladies were at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC for a Kappa Delta event while we …
Aug
08
Upcoming Shenanigans
On Monday, August 9 we return to the stage at Carlyle Place to present a dance exhibition for their “Dinner Theatre” series. We are dancing a cha-cha and a swing; Jim Riley and Dianne Kent are dancing a waltz; Jim (who will be busy) is dancing a tango with Paula East; and Cameron Pyle from …
Jun
29
“Aaaaaand, she’s back!”
(my friend Steph Thompson’s ballroom instructor’s tagline every time his dancers completed an underarm turn) Sunday afternoon saw us back from the Gumbo Dancesport Championships in Baton Rouge, LA just in time to host our Sunday Night Dance Party for an awesome crowd. Thank you, everyone who attended! The Gumbo competition was a great experience …
Jun
23
Sunday Night Dance Party: “Our Triumphant Return” Edition
So it turns out that this month, the 4th Sunday is the same day we will return from the Gumbo Championships in Baton Rouge. We’ll get off the plane at 1:20 p.m. and head back to Macon just in time to set up for our dance. Since we will have tales to tell and, hopefully, …
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 …
Apr
18
I’m not a ballet dancer…
but I play one every Tuesday night at Madison Studio. Thus the studio director asked me to play the Queen in their spring ballet, “Swan Lake Selections,” which took place last weekend. My parents were in town, so they got to see me perform. I’d like to say that was a happy coincidence, but they …
Mar
06
Two left feet?
It happens all the time when I meet new people. They find out that we are ballroom dancers, and they say something like this: “I would love to dance, but I’ve got two left feet!” A popular variation is “My wife wants us to learn to dance, but I’ve got two left feet!” These people …