Cool Hip Hop for Adults, Ballroom Saturday, Swing at Depot Park
Published: Fri, 08/26/16
Gainesville Ocala Swing and Social Dance Newsletter 2016-08-26
Cool Hip Hop for Adults, Ballroom Saturday, Swing at Depot Park
Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,
Two good dance opportunities this weekend. Friday night join Josh at Depot Park for West Coast Swing from 8 to 10 pm. This is a free event.
Saturday night join Ray and Eileen for a Ballroom Dance at Rena's Ballrrom from 8 to 10:30 pm. $10
Wednesday join this new class Hip Hop for Adults with Professional Herbert Dingle. Add some new style to your dancing. At Pofahl Studio, 1325 NW 2 Street from 7 to 8 pm. This is an ongoing class. No prior experience in Hip-Hop is needed. Starts from the beginning, covering all of the basics. The music is great and the class is fun. Mr. Dingle is an experiences dancer, instructor and choreographer. A graduate of Keiser University and Dreyfoos School of the Arts, he received further training from Julliard, Alvin Ailey, Tennessee Ballet and Howard University. Background includes TV commercials, halftime performances for NBA, commercial shots for Vogue, performances at the Kravis Center, Gusman Center, Tennessee Performing and Miami Arena among others. Dance forms taught include ballet, pointe, pas de deux, modern, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary West African, Graham, Limon, Horton and Musical Theatre. Mr. Dingle will teach beginning through advanced and adult hip-hop as well as intermediate tap and jazz.
Also Wednesday the UF Argentine Tango Club has their kick off event.
Big Band Banquet Benefit for Wounded Warriors and First Responders on Saturday September 17. The organization 10 CAN helps wounded warriors and first responders. The banquet is catered by Celebrations Catering, aka Café C, awesome food. Music provided by The Gainesville Big Band, which is swing music you can dance to. Seats are limited. Tickets available through Eventbrite.com for $30. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-can-annual-banquet-tickets-24565998563
New Dancers
The best time to start is with other new dancers. Sign up now for dance classes being offered via Santa Fe College Community Education, 352-395-5193. To see the classes that are available and to sign up visit www.sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed,
Starting Thursday evening September 15, I will be running these sessions via SFC:
- Introduction to Argentine Tango
- Beginning Swing Dancing
- Line Dancing at the Senior Center - listed under Seniors
Other Dancing with Andy
We are on break and there is no dancing on Mondays or Thursdays until Thursday September 15 and Monday September 19.
- Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing - Thursdays 6 to 8 pm, 6 weeks, $75 (1 week free) for the evening
- Hustle and Lindy - Mondays 5:30 to 7:15 pm, 3 weeks, $40 ($5 discount), September 19, September 26 and October 10
- Or all 9 sessions on Mondays and Thursdays, from September 15 to October 20, $90 (3 weeks free)
- Or $15 per night
Note that the Thursday sessions are run at the same time with the SFC Community Ed sessions. You will have an opportunity to review the basics, pick up things you missed and learn new variations.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
publish@gainesvilledance.com
352-327-3672
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Dance Schedule
Confirm all programs before going
- Saturday 8/27 - Ballroom Dance Party with Ray and Eileen
- Sunday 8/28 - West Coast Swing in Ocala
- Sunday 8/28 - Baila Caliente
- Sunday 8/28 - Bachata at C4 in Ocala
- Monday 8/29 - West Coast Swing at C4 in Ocala
- Tuesday 8/30 - Ballroom with Ray and Eileen
- Tuesday 8/30 - Salsa LA Style with Salsa Mundial
- Tuesday 8/30 - Swing N Motion with Robert
- Wednesday 8/31 - Baila Caliente Bachata and Salsa
- Wednesday 8/31 - Hip Hop for Adults with Herbert Dingle
- Wednesday 8/31 - UF Argentine Tango Kick Off
- Thursday 9/01 - American Style Cha Cha at C4 in Ocala
- Thursday 9/01 - Ballroom Dancing with Ray and Eileen Quickstep 1 of 4
- Thursday 9/01 - Salsa LA Style with Salsa Mundial
- Thursday 9/01 - Swing N Motion with Robert
- Friday 9/02 - Argentine Tango at C4 in Ocala
- Friday 9/02 - Ballroom Dancing with Jacqueline Valdez
- Friday 9/02 - Swing Dancing with LaQianya
- Sunday 9/04 - Contra Dance
- Wednesday 9/07 - West Coast Swing
- Friday 9/08 - Contra Dance in Melrose
- Saturday 9/09 - Argentine Tango Milonga El Abrazo - Beginners Milonga
- Thursday 9/15 - Beginning Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing Dancing with Andy
- Saturday 9/17 - Contra Dance
- Saturday 9/17 - Benefit Dance with Big Band
- Sunday 9/18 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
- Sunday 9/18 - Swing and Sway
- Monday 9/19 - Lindy Swing and Beginning Hustle with Andy
- Saturday 9/24 - Argentine Tango Milonga Papirusa with Beginners Milonga
Ongoing Dancing
- Argentine Tango with Andrea Pham in a private home. pham.andrea@gmail.com
- Argentine Tango with David and Thuy in a downtown private home for free. david.chayes@gmail.com
- Salsa and Latin dancing with Gator Salsa Club
Classes with Andy
To sign up for classes offered via Santa Fe College Community Education (SFC) call 352-395-5193 or visit www.sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed
- Israeli Dancing on Mondays at 7:15 pm, Israeli Partner Dancing at 8:15 pm, at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, only $5, drop in, no sign up required, ongoing.
- Line Dancing on Thursdays at noon at the Senior Center, sign up via SFC, ongoing.
- Beginning Argentine Tango Dancing. Check when next series starts.
- Beginning Salsa Dancing. Check when next series starts.
- Beginning Lindy-style Swing Dancing. Check when next series starts.
- Beginning West Coast Swing Dancing. Check when next series starts.
- West Coast Swing on Mondays at around 6 pm, at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, $15 per person, includes Israeli Dancing, let me know if interested
- Private Lessons, classes for Novice Dancers, Social Dancing, Wedding Dances, Argentine Tango, Contra, Hustle, Lindy, Line, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Vintage Waltz, other, contact Andy
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