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May 2004 Newsletter
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 DANCE
CALENDAR
GCC-USABDA dance, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month, 7:30-11:00, at The Barn, 680 Cherokee Lane, Columbia, SC. Admission is $8/non-member, $5/member, student discount. Refreshments. Appropriate attire required.
May 8th - dance lesson 8:00-8:30 pm by Uriah Heben teaching foxtrot.
May 22nd - Ragtime thru the '40s theme, dance lesson 8:00-8:30 pm by Uriah Heben teaching foxtrot.
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Capital Ballroom, 2732 Devine St., Columbia, SC, 799-2080. Monthly social dance.
Columbia Ballroom, 35 Diamond Lane, Columbia, SC, 750-0181. Open group lesson Mondays, 7-8:00 pm. Theory lesson Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 pm. Monthly social dance.
WHO'S
WHO
| President: Tom
Savage |
Vice-President: Jo
Morton |
| Secretary: Doris
Wood |
Treasurer: Edna
Free |
| Member-at-Large: Naomi Mart |
Programs & Entertainment: Ron
Morton |
| Publicity: Deborah
Thomas |
Outreach & Youth: Vacant |
| Webmaster: Bob
Sitko |
Election Committee: Jeane
Mader, Lee Minghi, and Ann McNett |
| Phone Committee: Jeane
Mader, Emma Sharpe, and David Tammen |
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BOARD
MEETING
The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 9, 2004, at 3:00 pm, in the
Bank of America room at the Richland County Library, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC. Please contact Doris Wood with agenda items.
FROM
THE PRESIDENT
Azalea Ball -- "It takes a village to raise a child." It also takes a group to do a dance.
An especially good time was had by 44 dancers on April 24th. There were eight guests. Stephanie Muga's mother from Texas and her sister from North Carolina were there. Tom and Ellen Simmons, instructors for the Palmetto Dance Club in Florence were present. I had the pleasure of dancing the rumba with Ellen.
The music was provided by Stephanie Muga. Al Jayne assisted with the set up of the music equipment. Ron & Jo Morton purchased the tasty food that was displayed on two pretty tablecloths. Jeane Mader brought a batch of chocolate cookies. Ron introduced our instructor Paul Lagatore who taught the cha-cha. The small colored tablecloths were on loan from Kay Roberson. The cut flower azalea table decorations were from the garden of Janet Girard. Doris Wood and I purchased the three azalea plants that were given away as door prizes. We came to the Barn in mid-afternoon to set up the tables and get out the music equipment. Edna Free and Naomi Mart assisted me at the front desk.
The necessary clean up was accomplished in 30 minutes thanks to Jeane Mader, Pamela Melton, Stephanie Muga, Edna Free, Jo Morton, Doris Wood, Janet Girard and Naomi Mart, Joyce Lagatore, Nisha Kubodera, Uriah Heben, Al Jayne, Ron Morton, and me.
Barbara Kubodera has resigned as the Chair of the Outreach and Youth Programs Committee. She and Nisha will manage the Fancy Feet Dancers for the months of May and June.
Tom Savage
TRI-CITY
LEISURE CENTER
Uriah Heben, on behalf of GCC-USABDA, is currently teaching at Tri-City Leisure Center, 700 Dreher Road, W. Columbia, SC, on Tuesday evenings. The classes run six weeks beginning April 27th. The first three weeks will feature salsa. The second three weeks will feature waltz. The cost is $30/singles or $50/couples. Office phone 939-9309.
THANK
YOU
Thanks to Robert Seay and his students for the dance performance at our 2nd dance in March. Patricia Hill performed a Viennese waltz. Jeane Mader performed a tango. Bonnie Belger performed a bolero.
Thanks to our April dance instructor Paul Lagatore of Columbia Ballroom for teaching Cha-cha.
Thanks to our DJs, Stephanie Muga, Mike Verdone and Al Jayne.
And a huge thanks to all who helped set up tables and chairs before the dance and who stayed to help clean and put tables and chairs away after the dance.
NEW
AND/OR RENEWED MEMBERS
Support your organization. Get your dues in!
GUESTS
Cathy Pailet, Bea Snyder, J.L. Edwards, Lydia Benge, Bob White,
Sue Chin, Angela Lawson, C. Alvarado, Tom Ashley, Kathleen Muga, Dolores Muga, Cynthia Kessel, Tom & Ellen Simmons,
Michael Sherlock, Claude & Miriam Hampton, J.R. Ditmer, Pat Abbott.
WORKSHOP
July 31 -- Swing Event -- "You ain't got a thing if you ain't got that...."
Look what you can get for $35 -- Three, 2-hour workshops and a 3-1/2 hour evening dance with a 30 minute group lesson and an exciting exhibition. See our website at www.usabda.net for the complete details and to download a registration form.
Non-members can get the same deal for $40, and students with an ID can do it all for just $25.
Take a peek at the instructors website,
www.swingreview.com
Chat with Deborah Thomas or David Tammen. They know firsthand how well Paul and Ansley can teach and dance the swing and the Lindy hop. Deborah and David are very excited about the July event. Do not be surprised if they encourage you to participate.
Tom Savage
UPCOMING DANCE EVENTS
May 6-8, 2004, Atlanta Open, Atlanta, Georgia, 314-579-9700, www.atlantaopen.com.
May 7-9, 2004, World Swing Dance Championship, Palm Springs, CA,
909-335-0721,
www.worldswingdancechampion.com
May 15-16, 2004, Sunshine State Championships, Orlando, FL, 727-596-1601, www.sunshinedance.com
May 21-22, Fat Harold's Living Legends, N. Myrtle Beach, SC, competitiveshaggers.org
Ann Durocher, President of Louisiana DanceSport and member of USABDA,
announced the USABDA Chapter 531, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State DanceSport
Championship will be June 5, 2004 at the American Legion Post 38, 151 S.
Wooddale Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, email
fliprann@aolcom, website www.usabdanola.org
for rules, entry form, events and additional info. Entry fees for as many
events as you want to dance are $100 including lunch. Deadline for entry
is May 3, 2004.
June 11-12, Dockers, Greenville, SC. Shag contest.
June 13-18, Las Vegas Dance Camp, Las Vegas, NV, 800-851-2813, www.dancevision.com/camp
July 17, Chicagoland USABDA Chapter is sponsoring the Chicago Dancesport Challenge 2004, at the Center at North Park Sports Arena, Franklin Park, IL 60131. The competition is open to only USABDA member amateur dancers. A full slate of American Smooth and Rhythm and International Standard and Latin are planned with age categories of preteen through senior. Visit their website at
www.chicagousabda.org.
SALSA
SOUTHERN STYLE
The 1st Annual Charlotte Salsa Congress "Salsa Southern Style" is coming September 9-12, 2004 to the Charlotte Uptown Adams Mark Hotel. This even will feature some of the best performers and instructors from around the world, as well as local talent. Salsa and Mambo Competition presented by SalsaCharlotte with amateur and professional categories.
www.salsasouthernstyle.com
DANCING
DOWN UNDER
Bring your dance shoes, dancing feet, and your dancing knowledge to a historical
center of ballroom dancing. Make lasting friendships with partners across cultures
in Australia. After a few numbers, you may find more in common than you first
thought. You will spend a week in each city, touring important historic and
cultural sites, living with a host family, and dancing as much as possible. Optional
tour of the Great Barrier Reef area is available. Bring a partner or come alone. But
be prepared for a lot of energy and fun Aussie style! This is just one of the many
social activities that USABDA has for its members. September 8th until September
26 or 30th. Call or email Jim McCown at 1-360-459-5469,
social-vp@usabda.org
or usabda1@juno.com.
FANCY FEET DANCERS
The Fancy Feet Dancers did not perform in April because of Barbara and Nisha's
hectic travel schedule. The group will perform at Waterford Senior Living Center
on Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 am. Our performance in June will be at Christopher
Towers, an apartment building for seniors, on Saturday, June 19th at 7:00 pm.
If you are interested in joining the Fancy Feet group for future performances in
nursing homes and retirement communities or if you know of any such facilities
that would like to host a performance, please email
SAVE
YOUR BRAIN
USABDA's "Save Your Brain" Press Release dated April 2, 2004, invited attention to the Einstein Aging Study findings that ballroom dancing helps prevent Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia such as that resulting from strokes. That release is in our national web site at
www.usabda.org.
This most welcome news needs to be brought to the attention of the public in a
way that will (a) educate them regarding the benefits obtainable from a regular
program of ballroom dancing and (b) motivate them to become ballroom dancers.
Further, this needs to be done on a continuing basis. We view this as a long-term
crusade.
The challenge to each chapter will be to educate their community regarding the
welcome news produced by this study. At the same time, the chapter needs to
inform the public of the many affordable opportunities available locally to participate
in a regular program of ballroom dancing. The goal should be to persuade people
of all ages to become ballroom dancers.
The adverse impact of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia on the lives of individuals,
their families, communities, states, and the nation is enormous. Our nationwide
goal is to bring ballroom dancing into the lives of thousands of people and thus
help them reduce the risk of developing this crippling disease. If we are only
modestly successful the payoff will be huge....
Archie Hazelwood, USABDA National President
NEWS
UPDATES
Check out the latest news update regarding the 2006 National DanceSport
Championships by going to our web site, www.usabda.net and clicking on
"NEW", then "DanceSport".
SNACKS
AND REFRESHMENTS
Our USABDA chapter provides snacks and refreshments at each of our dances. Your contributions of soft drinks and snacks are always welcomed. Please remember snack foods must fit into the category of finger foods.
Volunteers to help set up the refreshments are also welcomed. Contact one of your board members if you have any questions or would like to volunteer for a specific evening.
E-MAIL
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PLACES
TO DANCE
Looking for someplace to dance those times when we don't have a GCC-USABDA dance? Visit the
"Places To Dance" listing on our website
or pick up a copy of the handout at the GCC-USABDA dances.
ROOM TO MENTION
Big Band dancing Thursdays, 6:00-9:00, Adam's Mark, 1200 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-771-7000.
Fridays, Capital Senior Center, Maxcy Gregg Park, 1650 Park Circle, Columbia, SC, 803-779-1971.
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm, Sumter Ballroom Dance Club, Sumter County Recreational Department, 155 Haynesworth Street, Sumter, SC, Bob Wall 803-469-4014
Monthly Dance, 7:30-11:00, Palmetto Ballroom Dance Club, Florence, SC, 803-393-6206,
palmettodanceclub.org
First Saturday of each month, 7:00-11:00 pm, USABDA Greenville, Starlight Ballroom, 108 Trade Street, Greer, SC, Ginger 864-292-6750,
odellgirl@aol.com
Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself. Henry Havelock Ellis, 1923
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