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, …
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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 …
Nov
24
Stars over Macon Ball 2009
Saturday, November 7 was the second annual Stars over Macon Ball. This event is co-sponsored by the Medcen Foundation and USA Dance Greater Macon Chapter #6059 and it benefits Hospice of Central Georgia. For the second year in a row we had a great turnout, fantastic music by the Celebration Band, beautiful décor (put together …
Sep
26
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 …
Sep
21
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 …
Sep
07
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 …
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 …
May
26
Summertime, and the dancing is easy
Yesterday was Memorial Day, which means it’s (un)officially summer in the USA. Looks like great weather for hot Latin dancing! We especially want to thank everyone who decided to skip the beach last weekend and attend our dance instead. We had a great, enthusiastic crowd! Sunday night, Dolan brought some flyers with the Web address …