All You Need to Know About Relationships, Balboa, Swing Party, Tango, Hustle!, Private Lessons
Published: Thu, 02/24/11
Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,
This newsletter is out early to make sure you know about Christian's Balboa class, tonight, Thursday. This is only on the fourth Thursday of the month. Balboa is a companion to Swing dancing. Come out for a fun and interesting evening. If you signed up for Hustle! for this month, you can come to Balboa for free.
Saturday night are two main events, Richard's Mostly Swing Party at the Boltin Center and the fourth Saturday of the month is Tango Pavadita main monthly milonga at 308 West. As I proved last month, and intend to do again, if you start early, you can do both and will be well rewarded.
If you missed last weekend's lovely Vintage Waltz Brunch (and my Nordic Waltz mixer), you can redeem yourself this weekend. Sleep in and return to 308 West for a delicious Sunday morning Tango Brunch.
East Coast Swing revives at Richard's Tuesday class in March.
Next Wednesday is Josh's West Coast Swing party at the Eagles Club. Have a great time and get warmed up for ...
Next Saturday night March 5 for your First Saturday Night of the Month Swinging Soul Dance Party at 308 West. This will start with a lesson on Mastering the Side Pass, which forms the basis for most moves in Swing dancing. Transform your dancing with some simple techniques to make your side pass flow effortlessly. Bring someone new and get in for free.
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Gainesville's Tango Dancers make us proud.
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You can learn to Tango too. Take the 10 week Tango Academy for Beginners series starting March 19 on Saturday afternoons at 308 West. Sign up with Elke. elkeweibelzah@gmail.com
Sign up for Ballroom Dancing at GHFC with Caroline Picart, March 18 to April 15 on Friday nights at 7:30.
www.ghfc.com
Take in Joan Frosch's theatre and dance program "2280 Pints" at the UF Nadine McGuire Pavillion thru February 27.
Two articles this week on Relationships and Salsa.
Happy Dancing,
Andy
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Thursday 2/24 - Balboa with Christian
2. Thursday 2/24 - West Coast Swing with Judi
3. Thursday 2/24 - Tango in Ocala
4. Friday 2/25 - UF Swing Club
5. Friday 2/25 - UF Tango Club
6. Saturday 2/26 - Tango Pavadita Milonga
7. Sunday 2/27 - Tango Pavadita Brunch
8. Sunday 2/27 - Hustle!
9. Tuesday 3/01 - East Coast Swing
10. Tuesday 3/01 - Death Letter Blues
11. Wednesday 3/02 - UF Swing Club
12. Wednesday 3/02 - West Coast Swing Dance with Josh
13. Saturday 3/05 - Swinging Soul Dance Party First Saturday Night of the Month
14. Wednesday 3/09 - West Coast Swing with Essie
Article: Salsa Means Spicy
Article: All You Ever Need to Know About Relationships Can be Learned in a Dance Class
Other:
Argentine Tango with David and Thuy on Tuesdays in a downtown private home. david.chayes@gmail.com
Argentine Tango with Andrea Pham on Wednesdays in a NW 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 class and 10-11 free dance social, Thursdays 8-10 class and Sundays 5-7, Bachata, Cha Cha, Salsa at the Unified Training Center, $6/hour. leydi@salsacalientestudios.com
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1. Thursday 2/24 - Balboa with Christian
Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue
8:00 - 9:00 : Balboa lesson
9:00 - 11:00 : Balboa dancing
$10, $5 students
Christian, 352-514-7411, dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu
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2. Thursday 2/24 - 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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3. Thursday 2/24 - Foundations of Argentine Tango in Ocala
Las Palmas Restaurant, Ocala, FL
7:00 - 9:30 pm : Argentine Tango class
$10, $5 students for lesson
Free for practice, social dancing afterwards
David Chayes, david.chayes@gmail.com, 352-328-7916
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4. Friday 2/25 - UF Swing Club
Unified Training Center, 809 W University Ave
8:00 - 11:00
Free
www.FloridaSwingDance.com
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5. Friday 2/25 - UF Tango Club
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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6. Saturday 2/26 - Tango Pavadita Milonga
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
7:30 - 8:30 : Tango technique, all levels
8:30 - 12:00 : Milonga
$10, $5 Students
Argentine Tango milonga. Elegant dancing, light refreshments
Elke, elkeweibelzah@gmail.com
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7. Sunday 2/27 - Tango Pavadita Milonga
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
11:00 - 2:00 : Tango brunch, lesson, practice, dancing
$10, $5 Students
Argentine Tango milonga. Elegant dancing, light refreshments
Elke, elkeweibelzah@gmail.com
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8. Sunday 2/27 - Hustle!
Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue
7:00 - 8:00 : Beginners Hustle!
8:00 - 9:00 : Intermediate Hustle!
9:00 - 9:30 : Advanced Hustle!
$10, $5 students
Includes Israeli dancing on Monday nights
Andrew, 352-327-2378, publish@gainesvilledance.com
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9. Tuesday 3/01 - East Coast Swing
Thelma Bolton Center, 516 NE 2 Ave
6:45 - 9:15 : Lesson and dancing
With Professional Dance Instructor Barbie
Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com
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10. Tuesday 3/01 - Death Letter Blues
The Midnight, 223 S Main Street
9:00 - 10:00 Blues dancing lesson
10:00 - 12:00 Blues dancing
Free
GainesvilleBlues@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=156370187717441
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11. Wednesday 3/02 - UF Swing Club
Ustler Hall, UF Campus
8:00 - 11:00
Free
www.FloridaSwingDance.com
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12. Wednesday 3/02 - West Coast Swing Dance with Josh
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
7:00 - West Coast Swing dancing
$3 members, $5 non-members
Essie Jennings, essie.jennings@gmail.com
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13. Saturday 3/05 - Swinging Soul Dance Party
GDMA, 308 West University Ave
8:00 - 9:00 : Dance lesson on Mastering the Side Pass
9:00 - 11:00+ : Social Dancing Mostly Slower Swing
$10, $5 Students
Starts exactly on time.
For all levels of experience. Newcomers welcome.
No partner needed.
Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-3672
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14. Wednesday 3/09 - 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: Salsa Means Spicy
When I got to the Salsa Workshops, Pedro was sitting on a bench holding his head. He said, "they are too much for me."
There were dancers from Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, Georgia and a team of about 30 dressed in black and red that came up from Miami.
In front of me was a dazzling, 105 pound young woman, in black high heels, red nail polish, waves of black hair, tight pants, bulging blouse, playful Latin eyes outlined in dark mascara, a huge smile, bubbling personality, whirling through a mesmerizing complex of turns, with a combination of delicate gestures from lovely hands to a display of feminine power from untamed hips.
It was 1:30 in the afternoon.
If you were anywhere else, you were in the wrong place.
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Article: All You Ever Need to Know About Relationships Can be Learned in a Dance Class
On the English Country Dance web page they had a link to All You Ever Need to Know About Relationships Can be Learned in a Dance Class.
www.dancefl.us/common/Relation.shtml
If only.
Good advice for your superficial cases, which many dance relationships are, but some cases are more intriguing.
A more realistic title is "More Than You Will Ever Want to Know About Relationships, You Will Learn In a Dance Class".
Karen told me she had a falling out with her friend David. Now he avoids her, so she avoids him. I find myself unable to resolve a similar situation.
I have two younger sisters and a mother. I hardly paid them any attention except to torment them. My mother said I was a collicky bady. She said I came out screaming and did not stop for a year. When my sister was born, I pushed her bassinet down the stairs. I was literally born with a nature for upsetting women.
Luckily, I come from a long family of fighters. If something bothers us, we fight. When my sister tried to run away from an argument, my dad yelled at her, "Come back here and fight like a man."
My sister was complaining to my mom about her husband and my mother told her to fight with him. She also told her to shtupt him. They have a good relationship, so it seems to work.
I had a girlfriend whose method of conflict resolution was the silent treatment. She broke up with me four times and would never tell me why. I listened to a book on tape "How to Deal with Difficult People." The author talked about 12 types, like the Liar, the Procastinator, the Verbal Abuser, the Chamelon, and he had techniques for dealing with them all, except one. The most difficult type he said was the Clam, which is the person that will not talk with you. He said there is nothing you can do with a Clam. His advice was to give up.
After one of the break ups, Ifhat, a good friend of mine got mad at me, but she said, "We have been friends a long time. I don't want there to be bad feelings between us." I had forgotten how well-adjusted people behave.
One day I got a call from Eti. She said, "Come pick me up." I went over to her brother's house and she was standing outside with her suitcases. She had a fight with her sister-in-law. She said, "I am going back to Israel." I asked her if she told them she was leaving. She said, "I left a note." I told her not to be so hasty and she could stay in my extra bedroom.
We had some big fights. If something bothered her, she could not hold it in for two minutes. You have to love that. She had five brothers who she was close too, but when her baby was born, she gave him to me to hold him at the bris. I would have preferred a seat further from the action.
I told Karen to go talk to David and make up.
I do not know if the author was right about dealing with a Clam. Nothing I have ever tried worked. Maybe writing an article will.
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