Stompin at the Swamp, Ballroom Benefit, Free Clogging

Published: Thu, 09/16/10

Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,
 
UF Swing Club's Stompin at the Swamp 2010 Swing Dance Workshop and Dancefest is this Thursday to Sunday at the Unified Training Center. (Too bad it is on Yom Kippur.)
www.floridaswingdance.com/stompin/schedule/dances
 
St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dance Benefit at Imperial Dance Studio this Saturday night.
 
Introduction to Ballroom Dancing at Gainesville Health and Fitness Center with Caroline Picart. Six weeks starting October 1. Register in advance. 352-377-4955.
 
Free beginning Clogging classes start this Sunday September 19 for 3 weeks.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148089688542573
 
UF Argentine Tango Club benefit for Breast Cancer Awareness is October 2.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136102339766545
 
Do the HustleThe Hustle, with a lot of double right hand turns for the lady
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KERGzpewo6k
 
 
 
 
Denver TangoI like this video of a regular Tango milonga. You can see how people dance normally, not a performance.
www.facebook.com/v/1536371641693
 
 
 
Happy Dancing,
Andy
 
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
 
1. Thu-Sun 9/16-19 - Stompin at the Swamp
2. Friday 9/17 - UF Tango Club at UF Tanglewood
3. Saturday 9/18 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dance Benefit
4. Tuesday 9/21 - Mostly Swing Dancing
5. Wednesday 9/22 - West Coast Swing with Josh
6. Thursday 9/23 - West Coast Swing with Judi
7. Saturday 9/25 - Tango Encanto
8. Sunday 10/10 - Sandi Larkins Birthday Dance Party
9. Thu-Sun 11/11-14 - Tampa Bay Classic - www.TampaBayClassic.com
 
Article: Trust Other People in Dancing and in Life
 
Other:
 
Ballroom Semi-Private Classes with Caroline Picart in private homes. cjpicart@gmail.com
 
Argentine Tango with Andrea Pham in private home. pham.andrea@gmail.com
 
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Quotes:
 
- An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. ~ Thomas Jefferson
 
- An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes. ~ Thomas Jefferson 
 
- An injured friend is the bitterest of foes. ~ Thomas Jefferson 
 
- But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. ~ Thomas Jefferson
 
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1. Thu-Sun 9/16-19 - Stompin at the Swamp
 
www.floridaswingdance.com/stompin/schedule/dances
 
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2. Friday 9/17 - UF Tango Club at UF Tanglewood
 
UF Housing Tanglewood Common Room, 2907 SW 13 Street  
 
8:00 -  9:15 Tango class
9:15 - 11:00 Tango practica and social
 
Class and practica is FREE for UF Tanglewood residents and students. $5 donation minimum is asked from others.
 
UF Argentine Tango Club, http://grove.ufl.edu/~tango/
 
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3. Saturday 9/18 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dance Benefit
 
Imperial Dance Studio, SW 34 Street
 
8:30 - 11:00 : Ballroom dance
 
$7, $10 non-members
 
Maria Alvarez, 352-375-7763, imperialdancestudio@hotmail.com, www.imperialdancestudio.net
 
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4. Tuesday 9/21 - Mostly Swing Dancing
 
Thelma Bolton Center, 516 NE 2 Ave
 
6:50 - 9:00 : Lesson and dancing
 
$8, $6 students with ID
 
Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com
 
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5. Wednesday 9/22 - West Coast Swing with Josh
 
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
 
7:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing
 
$3 members, $5 non-members
 
Joshua Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com
 
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6. Thursday 9/23 - West Coast Swing with Judi
 
Imperial Dance Studio, SW 34 Street
 
7:00 - 8:00 : Class
 
$35 Month
 
Judi Markell, jlmarkell10@comcast.net, 352-375-7763, imperialdancestudio@hotmail.com, www.imperialdancestudio.net
 
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7. Saturday 9/25 - Tango Encanto
 
Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, 2nd floor, Gainesville, FL. Near Beef O'Bradys in the "Kanapaha Station" plaza.
 
8:30 - 12:30 - Tango Encanto milonga
 
Friends, smiles, music, drinks and food - always welcomed. See you soon on the dance floor.
 
$10 per person, $5 for minors and students with valid ID, for the dance. Payable to Tango Encanto.
 
No street shoes are permitted...proper dance shoes are required so that we don't damage the beautiful floor.
 
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8. Sunday 10/10 - Sandi Larkins Birthday Dance Party
 
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
 
4:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing
 
Joshua Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com
 
www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=145413855491261
 
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Article: Trust Other People in Dancing and in Life
 
Sometimes my dad would tell me to do things. There might be some family related event or some other thing and he might say, "You don't have to go to this," or he might say, "You should do this."
 
Whatever it was, if he said I should do it, I would do it. I fought with my dad a lot, but never over things like this. 
 
You cannot trust your own decision making. We are all biased and influenced by our emotions that are often not in our best interest. We tend to make decisions based on laziness, fear and avoiding uncomfortableness.
 
That is one of the reasons we need trainers and teachers, to challenge us and force us to do things we would not do otherwise. Get us out of our comfort zone.
 
A friend of mine, Rick called me up late one night to go on a sailboat from Miami to the Bahamas. They needed a fourth guy to share the expenses. I agreed, but as soon as Rick hung up the phone, I changed my mind.
 
I called Rick back and told him, "I'm not going. I will be throwing up for four days." Rick talked me back into going, but again, as soon as he hung up, I changed my mind again.
 
I am embarrassed to say, this happened at least five more times that same night and has to be the most absurd phone calls I have ever made. I did go on that trip. I did not throw up and it was one of the most memorable four days I have spent.
 
A couple years later, when Rick told me I should go on a camping canoe trip down the Colorado river, I went, even though I was sure I was not going to sleep for a week.
 
This Labor Day weekend I was responsible for the evenings' main entertainment at Mosaic Outdoor Club's International Event.
 
We were at a kids camp in the mountains north of Montreal. The first night I led a folk dance program for a couple of hours.
 
The camp fire and night hike got rained out, so I had to improvise some other dancing to keep people entertained. Most people participated, but a few sat and watched.
 
Mosaic wanted to get their money's worth out of me and had me organize a talent show the second night. I have no talent, but fortunately some of the other people did.
 
There were a number of singers (mostly funny songs) and various improv numbers. They were really good and I was impressed.
 
The last night, I was leading another dance program. Again there were some people sitting out, so I said, "I know some of you are uncomfortable about getting up and dancing."
 
"You have to trust me. I have done this hundreds and hundreds of times. I picked these dances for you, for people who do not dance regularly. I promise, you are going to like it."
 
That got them up dancing, at least a little anyway.
 
Sometimes you have to trust other people. You have to figure, when you have a difference of opinion, at least half the time you are wrong, and probably a lot more than that if the other person knows something you do not know.
 
www.gainesvilledance.com/Articles/tabid/79/Gainesville-Dance/109/Trust-Other-People-in-Dancing-and-in-Life.aspx
 
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