Lots of Dances this Weekend, West Coast Swing for Beginners on Monday, Santa Fe College Community Ed Registration

Published: Fri, 03/20/15

Gainesville Ocala Swing and Social Dance Newsletter 2015-03-20

Lots of Dances this Weekend, West Coast Swing for Beginners on Monday, Santa Fe College Community Ed Registration

Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,

There are a number of dances this weekend:

  1. Friday Josh holds a Country and West Coast Swing Dance Social at the Movement at 7:30
  2. Saturday Contra Dance at the Boltin Center at 7 pm
  3. Saturday Ritmo Y Sabor Live Band Social at the Movement with a Workshop at 9 pm
  4. Saturday Downtown Blues Dance at Market Street Pub with a lesson at 9 pm
  5. Sunday Waltz Brunch at the Movement at 10:30 am

Let me know if you are going to attend our semi-private beginner group for West Coast Swing meeting this Monday from 6 to 7 pm, near Fresh Market, $15. This is for people who are new to West Coast Swing or have been dancing West Coast Swing and would like some personal attention in a small group setting. This is for you if you would like to improve faster by getting individual feedback to improve your technique.

You can now register for Santa Fe College Community Education Spring Dance Classes (www.sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed). Ray and Eileen will be teaching three beginning Ballroom classes, which you can find on the website. I will be teaching four series.

  1. Line Dancing on Tuesdays at 6 pm in Hawthorne for 4 weeks. Starts April 7, 2015
  2. Slow Partner Dancing for beginners on Tuesdays at 7 pm in Hawthorne for 4 weeks. Starts Arpil 7, 2015
  3. Swing Dancing for Beginners on Thursdays at 6 pm at Gainesville High School for 6 weeks. Starts April 9, 2015
  4. Lindy Swing Dancing for people with some experience on Thursdays at 7:10 pm at Gainesville High School for 6 weeks. Starts April 9, 2015

One of the dances is Lindy, the original swing dance, like East Coast Swing only better, more versatile, no bouncing, more improvisational, more musical, more expressive. This will be at a medium, easy to do tempo. You will learn the basics of Lindy. You will learn swing outs and how to communicate with your partner so you can improvise to the music. This is for people who have at least some experience dancing with a partner and who can keep time to music. You do not need swing dance experience if you have some other dance experience, such as ballroom, salsa or tango. If you are a West Coast Swing dancer, this is a great chance for you to expand your repertoire.

There will be a Beginning Swing Dance series suitable for people who have never danced before as well as people in the beginning level of dancing. You will learn the basics of getting started with swing dancing.

There will also be a Slow Partner Dancing series for people who have never danced before and are apprehensive of dancing. This is a four week series in Hawthorne in which you will learn some simple steps you can use at social functions like weddings or at a bar or club, where you do not need the complexity of swing or ballroom dancing. For latin music you will learn Merengue and for American type popular music, simple walking steps.

Happy Dancing,
Andy

publish@gainesvilledance.com
352-327-3672

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Dance Schedule

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  1. Friday 3/20 - West Coast Swing Dance Social with Josh
  2. Saturday 3/21 - Contra Dance
  3. Saturday 3/21 - Downtown Blues Dance
  4. Sunday 3/22 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
  5. Monday 3/23 - West Coast Swing with Andy
  6. Monday 3/23 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
  7. Tuesday 3/24 - Ballroom with Ray and Eileen
  8. Tuesday 3/24 - Salsa LA Style with Ritmo Y Sabor
  9. Tuesday 3/24 - Salsa Caliente
  10. Tuesday 3/24 - Swing N Motion with Robert
  11. Wednesday 3/25 - UF Argentine Tango Class and Dancing - confirm
  12. Thursday 3/26 - Hustle with Richard
  13. Thursday 3/26 - Line Dancing with Andy at the Senior Center 4 of 4
  14. Thursday 3/26 - Ballroom with Ray and Eileen - Silver Foxtrot
  15. Thursday 3/26 - Salsa LA Style
  16. Thursday 3/26 - Swing N Motion with Robert
  17. Saturday 3/28 - Ballroom Dance with Ray and Eileen
  18. Saturday 3/28 - Tango Y Te with David and Thuy
  19. Wednesday 4/01 - West Coast Swing with Judi
  20. Friday 4/03 - Argentine Tango Milonga Papirusa
  21. Saturday 4/04 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh
  22. Sunday 4/05 - Contra Dance
  23. Tuesday 4/07 Line Dancing in Hawthorne 1 of 4
  24. Tuesday 4/07 Slow Partner Dancing in Hawthorne 1 of 4
  25. Thursday 4/09 Swing Dancing for Beginners 1 of 6
  26. Thursday 4/09 Lindy Swing Dancing 1 of 6
  27. Friday 4/10 - Contra Dance in Melrose
  28. Saturday 4/11 - Argentine Tango Milonga El Abrazo with Live Music
  29. Sunday 4/12 - Swing and Sway Afternoon Dance
  30. Friday 4/17 - West Coast Swing Dance Social with Josh

Ongoing Dancing

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 7:15 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 April 7, 2015
  3. Line Dancing on Thursdays at noon at the Senior Center, sign up via SFC, ongoing. Next series starts March 5, 2015
  4. Slow Partner Dancing for beginners on Tuesdays at 7 pm at Hawthorne High School, sign up via SFC. Next series starts Arpil 7, 2015
  5. Swing Dancing for Beginners on Thursdays at 6 pm at Gainesville High School, sign up via SFC, ongoing. Next series starts April 9, 2015
  6. Lindy Swing Dancing for people with some experience on Thursdays at 7:10 pm at Gainesville High School, sign up via SFC, ongoing. Next series starts April 9, 2015
  7. West Coast Swing Dancing at 6 pm on Mondays near Fresh Market, semi-private, $15, contact me to attend
  8. Private Lessons, classes for Novice Dancers, Wedding Dances, also for Argentine Tango, Contra, Hustle, Lindy, Line, West Coast Swing, Vintage Waltz contact Andy

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