Tango, New Years, No Swing, 308, Israeli
Published: Fri, 12/24/10
Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,
This Saturday night, December 25 Dubravko is hosting a Tango gathering and celebration in the small room at the UTC, 809 W University. Bring treats if you like. Time has not been determined. The last one was 5 to 7, but I guess this will run later.
Who is going to step up and plan some dancing in Gainesville for New Year's Eve? Let me know and I will send out a special announcement next week.
If no dancing turns up, downtown Gainesville has a nice New Years Eve event, with a live band. I have been to Times Square, Las Vegas Blvd and New Orleans for New Years Eve, and Gainesville's last year was better than all of them, and free.
Both Orlando and Tampa have New Years Eve swing dancing events. If you need to share a ride, let me know. I might be tempted. Have heard a group is going to Orlando and if you want to go there, I can try to put you in touch with them.
UF Swing and Tango is on break and no West Coast at the Eagles.
After Saturday night, no Swing or Tango seems to be on the schedule, so come out Monday to my Israeli Partner Dance session and we will have some fun.
For a treat, go to English on Thursday night. See the folk dance newsletter on www.GainesvilleDance.com.
Wow, phenomenal performance by Full Circle Band at last weekend's Contra Dance. See the article below.
www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100631410150811
Andrea and Caroline have Tango and Ballroom semi-private classes in January. See below.
Huge thank you to Tango Encanto for providing us with a year of dancing and workshops. Tango Encanto is retiring, but do not worry. Dubravko is planning to host regular dancing. Thank you Elke.
New Year's Eve Weekend West Coast Swing Workshop in Orlando with Floorplay
www.floorplayswing.com/category/new-years-eve
New Year's Eve Swing Dance in St. Petersburg
www.tampabayswing.com
Ohio State Flash Mob dance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNOB6TnHSI
Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from Gainesville, the whole thing in time lapse video
www.vimeo.com/18046748
You can wish me a happy birthday. It is Thursday. Large monetary gifts, delicious treats to eat and pirated music are the only presents, other than your presence, accepted.
Happy Dancing and Merry Christmas,
Andy
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Friday 12/24? - Tango in Ocala
2. Saturday 12/25 - Tango celebration at UTC with Dubravko
3. Monday 12/27 - Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing
4. Thursday 12/30? - West Coast Swing with Judi
5. Wednesday 1/5 - West Coast Swing dance party with Josh
6. Tuesday 1/? - Mostly Swing Dancing
7. Wednesday 1/12 - West Coast Swing with Essie
8. Friday 1/? - UF Swing Club - on break until January?
9. Friday 1/? - UF Tango Club at UF Tanglewood
10. Fri-Sun 1/14-16, 2011 - South Florida Lindy Exchange, www.soflex.org/2011
Article: English and Contra Dancing a Fortunately Acquired Taste
Other:
Argentine Tango with Andrea Pham in private home. pham.andrea@gmail.com
Ballroom Semi-Private Classes with Caroline Picart in private homes. cjpicart@gmail.com
Latin dancing on Tuesdays 8-10 Bachata and 10-11 free dance social, Thursdays 8-10 Salsa and Sundays 5-7 Salsa at the Unified Training Center, $6/hour. leydi@salsacalientestudios.com
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Quotes:
- When the end of the world approaches, I want to be in Kentucky. They are 25 years behind. ~ Mark Twain
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1. Friday 12/24? - Foundations of Argentine Tango in Ocala
Extensions School for the Arts, Ocala, FL
7:00 - 9:00 pm : Argentine Tango class
David Chayes, david.chayes@gmail.com, 352-328-7916
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2. Saturday 12/25 - Tango with Dubravko
Unified Training Center, 809 W University Ave
Time to be determined
5:00 - 11:00 : Tango celebration and gathering
Cost around $5.
Dubravko, dubravko_2005@yahoo.com
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3. Monday 12/27 - Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, FL
7:00 - 8:00 : For Beginners
8:00 - 9:00 : For More Experienced Dancers
Starts exactly on time. You can come late.
$5 per evening. Ages 22 and under free. Other students $2. If you have financial difficulties, you can come for free.
Contact Andrew, publish@israelipartnerdancing.com, 352-327-3672
On Monday nights, beginning November 22 to December 27, for 4 to 5 nights.
Everyone welcome. No experience and no partner needed.
We rotate partners and do dances more than once, so everyone gets to do every dance, everyone gets to dance the same amount and everyone gets to dance with everyone else. If you come with your spouse and you do not want to rotate, you do not have to. Rotating is your option.
Teaching is based on my book Partnership Dancing(tm).
Rather than memorizing choreography, the women will learn the skill of how to follow every Israeli Partner Dance without learning the steps. This is a good skill to have and is applicable to all social dances, particularly choreographed dances.
The men will learn how to communicate via their body language. You will learn how to get the woman to do what you want by manipulating space, without wrestling the woman around.
There is no gender bias. You can dance which ever part you want.
We may be videoing some of the sessions.
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4. Thursday 12/30? - 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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5. Wednesday 1/5 - West Coast Swing dance party with Josh
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
7:00 - West Coast Swing dance party
$3 members, $5 non-members
Joshua Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com
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6. Tuesday 1/? - 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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7. Friday 1/? - UF Swing Club
Unified Training Center, 809 W University Ave
8:00 - 11:00
www.FloridaSwingDance.com
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8. Friday 1/? - UF Tango Club at UF Tanglewood
NOT MEETING THIS FRIDAY 12/10
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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9. Wednesday 1/12 - West Coast Swing with Essie
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
7:00 - West Coast Swing class and dancing
$3 members, $5 non-members
Essie Jennings, essie.jennings@gmail.com
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Article: English and Contra a Fortunately Acquired Taste
One night a few years ago, I went out looking for a Swing dance and accidentally ended up in the wrong place, at Tara Bolker's English Country Dancing.
They needed six people and I was the sixth, so maybe there are no accidents and I was where the universe needed me to be.
The people were pleasant and Tara is a pro, I enjoyed the evening, but English Country Dancing was not interesting enough for me. I felt the same way about Contra Dancing. That was no reflection on English or Contra, only on my own poor palate.
I was used to wildly, careening out-of-control in Swing and Israeli dancing, and English seemed too sedate. While there is plenty of wild, out-of-control careening in Contra, the dancing seemed too easy.
Times have changed.
Somewhere along the line, and I do not know how it happened, I started to appreciate the English and Contra music and dancing.
Sure, English and Contra dancing are easy and anyone can dance their very first time, which is one of the best featurse of this type of dancing, but for those that want, like any dancing, you can constantly challenge yourself to add your own style and keep improving.
Last Saturday night's Contra dance was the best I have been to. Full Circle Band was great beyond words. You have to hear them.
Randy and Annette have turned English Country Dancing into a treasure on Thursday nights.
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