Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dance Newsletter 2015-02-15

Line Dancing, Israeli, Waltz Brunch at Contra Dance Weekend, International Folk

Hello and Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,

As always, Israeli Dancing at 7 pm this Monday at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, around the right side in the back. We may end early, so if you are going to come, come early. If you are paying for any other dancing during the prior week, whether with me or with someone else, Israeli dancing is free. Otherwise just $5.

Line Dancing in Hawthorne on Tuesday at 6 pm, week 3 of 4.

Line Dancing at the Senior Center on Thursday. Our class is divided into beginners from 12 to 12:30 and intermediate from 12:30 to 1. Everyone is welcome, and encouraged, to come for the entire time. If you are taking Line Dancing in Hawthorne, you can come to the Line Dancing at the Senior Center as my guest, no charge, just show up.

This is Gainesville's yearly Contra Dance Weekend. If you have not signed up already, the weekend is sold out and you will not be able to drop in for the Saturday night dance.

The Waltz Brunch this month is on Saturday, not Sunday. This is open to the public, even though it is part of the Contra Dance Weekend. You can just drop in. No need to register. The Waltz Brunch is at the Thomas Center, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, includes a lesson the last hour, with a live band and food. Cost is $20, or free if you signed up for the weekend.

Non Judgmental Dancing

Ten years ago, when I moved back to Gainesville, I gave myself the job of building up the social dance community, because I wanted more opportunities to dance. The most important thing in building up a dance community is training dancers. There is only one necessary factor in training a new dancer, time. It takes a long time to learn to dance. Given enough time, everyone learns to dance. The most important factor in people giving you that time is not judging them.

Last week, one lady in my West Coast Swing class said, "I do not want people [other than the instructor] teaching me how to dance or telling me what I am doing wrong. I am not going out to be judged. I just want to have a good time."

If you want to judge people, or be judged, get into performance dancing. Otherwise, when you go social dancing, whether you are in class or at a dance, enjoy what you get without judging it. Leave the judging to the teacher.

Another lady wrote me, "If a leader (or follower, for that matter) thinks the teacher is wrong about something, s/he should bring it to the teacher's attention, preferably privately; but if necessary then openly during class. But do not hijack the teaching, covertly, partner by partner. ... Anyone who thinks that they know better than the teacher should offer a class, and people can decide whether to pay them or not."

Here are my rules. If something is uncomfortable, your are obligated to tell your partner so the two of you can figure out how to fix it. Your partner does not want you to suffer in silence. Otherwise, nobody should be teaching anybody, except the teacher. Followers should be following and not telling the leaders what to do. It is alright for a leader to tell a follower what to do, because the leader is leading, but this should be kept to a minimum. If you want to help someone, dance well. They will learn from your dancing.

Juliana Azoubel is the best dancer I know and as sweet of a person I know. Her resume is immense. She is a professional dancer, she has a PhD in dance, she heads a Brazilian national dance troupe. She has been dancing since she was a child. She is so fluid, she makes good salsa dancers look stiff. She is as good a teacher as I have ever seen. One day, I dropped some flyers off at the end of her Samba class. She invited me to stay and I happened to be partnered up with her. I asked her, what we were doing and she replied, "I do not know, you are leading." Let me tell you, as a leader, nothing inspires more confidence.

Happy Dancing,
Andy

publish@gainesvilledance.com
352-327-3672

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Dance Quotes

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many. ~ Howard Schultz, 1953-present

Dance Schedule

Confirm all programs before going

1. Monday 2/16 - English Country Dancing
2. Monday 2/16 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
3. Tuesday 2/17 - Line Dancing with Andy in Hawthorne 3 of 4
4. Tuesday 2/17 - Square Dancing with Andy in Hawthorne 3 of 4
5. Tuesday 2/17 - Square Dancing with Lon Ligon
6. Thursday 2/19 - Israeli Dancing with Kol Simcha
7. Thursday 2/19 - Line Dancing with Andy at the Senior Center 4 of 6
8. Thursday 2/19 - Beginning Salsa Dancing with Andy 5 of 6
9. Friday 2/20 - International Folk Dancing
10. Friday-Sunday 2/20-22 - Contra Dance Weekend
11. Saturday 2/21 - Waltz Brunch at the Thomas Center
12. Sunday 03/01 - Contra Dance
13. Friday 3/13 - Contra Dance in Melrose
14. Sunday 3/22 - Vintage Waltz Brunch

Ongoing Dancing

• Line Dancing with Terrie Nielsen, beginner and intermediate, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 7 pm, at Trinity Methodist Church on NW 53 Avenue, $3, terrienielsen59@aol.com

Classes with Andy

To sign up for classes offered via Santa Fe College Community Education (SFC) call Jennifer 352-395-5193 or visit www.sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed

1. Israeli Dancing at 7 pm, Israeli Partner Dancing at 8 pm, on Mondays at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, only $5, drop in, no sign up required, ongoing.
2. Line Dancing on Tuesdays at 6 pm at Hawthorne High School, sign up via SFC. Next series starts February 3, 2015
3. Square Dancing on Tuesdays at 7 pm at Hawthorne High School, sign up via SFC. Next series starts February 3, 2015
4. Line Dancing on Thursdays at noon at the Senior Center, sign up via SFC, ongoing. Next series starts January 22, 2015
5. Beginning Salsa Dancing on Thursdays at 6 pm at Gainesville High School, sign up via SFC, ongoing. Next series starts January 22, 2015
6. Private Lessons, classes for Novice Dancers, Wedding Dances, also for Argentine Tango, Contra, Hustle, Lindy, Line, West Coast Swing, Vintage Waltz contact Andy

Israeli Dances

See www.IsraeliDancing.info for videos to the Israeli dances we have been doing.

Line Dances

See www.LineDancing.info for videos to the line dances we have been doing.

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