Dancing in Gainesville and Ocala, Florida
- Argentine Tango
- Ballroom Dancing
- Brazilian Capoiera Luanda
- Clogging and Step Dancing
- Contra Dancing
- English Country Dancing
- Five Rhythms Meditative Dance
- Hustle!
- International Folk Dancing
- Israeli Folk Dancing
- Meditative Dance, Five Rthyms, Universal Dances of Peace
- Salsa, Bachata and Cha Cha
- Swing, East Coast, Lindy Hop, West Coast
- Waltz
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Articles Gainesville Dance
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Entries for 'Andrew Weitzen'
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Sacred Grooving
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Last night I joined the Sacred Groove meditative dance.
The room was transformed into a cozy, mystical setting, with low lights, draped material...
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| Gainesville Dance Groups 12
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UF Viva Eurpoe Festival Looking for Dance Groups to Participate
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We are doing an event: VIVA EUROPE is a free festival and celebration of the food, dance, music, languages, and culture of Europe. We will have a full...
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| Dance News 12
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Comment on It Takes Devotion to Train a New Dancer
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[Nelson sent me this comment on last week's article. ~ AW]
www.gainesvilledance.com/Newsletters/Articles/tabid/79/Gainesville-Dance/305/It-Takes...
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| Life 24
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Contra Dancing 101 Class 1 Figures and Partner Skills
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Hello New Contra Dancers,
Congratulations on coming out to Contra Dancing 101. All of you did great.
If you know anyone that would like to join us, ...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 8
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Swing Dancing 101-A Class 1 Basic Rhythm and Partner Skills
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Hello Swing 101 Dancers,
Congratulations on stepping out of your comfort zone and into social dancing. One of my Salsa instructors said, “dancing wil...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 13
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It Takes Devotion to Train a New Dancer
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There were 25 people at Josh's West Coast Swing dance Wednesday night, almost all from Gainesville. That is really saying something.
Congratulations ...
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| Dance Leadership 52
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Two Is Not Enough
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When Josh told me he was going to make last Saturday's dance a fundraiser for Gary and Judi, I thought that would be a nice jester, but the $300...
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| Dance Leadership 27
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What is the Job of the Administration
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Have you ever heard someone say, "If I do my job right, you will not know I exist."
Norm Sloan coached the Gators to their first SEC championship, wi...
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| Dance Leadership 35
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You Make All the Difference Support Your Dance Groups
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You are the one that makes social dancing possible in Gainesville. You make all the difference.
I was playing basketball at the JCC in Boca. On my wa...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 48
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Super Simple Lindy Hop Swing Dancing 101 Class 2 of 4
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Hello Swing 101 Dancers,
Congratulations on completing class 2 of Swing 101. You are swing dancing!
Below is a summary of what you will learn next a...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 75
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Dear Abby Teen Life of Toil and Thrift is a Tough Row to Hoe
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At Tango class last night, Karen said to me, "You make me mad sometimes."
I said to her, "Get in line."
Thought you might like this article, which s...
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| Life 80
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Gainesville Dancers on Ira Weisburd's Workshop
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Ira Weisburd's Israeli Dance Workshop this week at B'nai Israel was a big success, attended by over 40 people, which is great for Gainesville, with a ...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 66
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Super Simple Lindy Hop Swing Dancing 101 Class 1
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To Swing Dancers in the Swing Dance 101 Class,
Congratulations on starting Swing dancing lessons, a skill that you can use your whole life to keep yo...
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| Dance Practice Skill Technique 78
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You Hear What You Choose to Hear
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A friend of mine wrote me an email about her troubles.
I wrote her back:
Sorry
Love, Andy
She was mad, because she thought I did not take he...
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| Life 95
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Dances From Week 3 of Israeli Folk Dancing 101
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Congratulations again to everyone on how well you are doing in Israeli Folk Dancing 101. You learned three more dances this week. That is ten dances i...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 93
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Dances from Week 2 of Israeli Folk Dancing 101
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Congratulations to everyone on your progress in Israeli Folk Dancing 101 on Monday. You surprised me. I did not expect you would be able to do last we...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 85
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You Learn What You Are Ready to Learn
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When I was in third grade, my Dad gave me a book "How to Think Ahead in Chess". I have read this book many times and told people the book was about wh...
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| Life 95
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Plant More Trees. It Takes a Village to Grow a New Dancer
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There was a little back and forth this week about there being two Tango classes on Wednesday night.
My response was that is no problem. There is no c...
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| Dance Leadership 109
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Dances From Week 1 of Israeli Folk Dancing 101
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Thank you to all that came to Israeli Folk Dancing 101 on Monday. The next class is Monday, September 19 from 7 to 8 pm.
Be sure to go to www...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 105
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Gainesville Dance Association offers new classes Gainesville Sun Article
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The Gainesville Sun published this article on Thursday September 8 in their Scene magazine.
Gainesville Dance Association offers new classes
By Sara...
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| Dance News 110
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Knock Down Drag Out Fights Are Good for You
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I had a big fight with one of my dance teachers.
In my family, growing up, we fought so much that we had a name for the real doozies, "Knock Down Dra...
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| Life 108
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It Helps to Have an Understanding Partner
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Saw Al at the Vintage Waltz brunch and asked him how his dancing was going.
Al said, "It helps to have an understanding partner."
Yes it does. I had...
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| Life 122
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You Never Pull - Devolving Dancer
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A few months ago, I wrote about how a new dancer devolved from a relaxed state to a nervous state.
www.gainesvilledance.com/Newsletters/Articles/tabi...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 177
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How to Follow Line Dances the First Time Through
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Was talking to one of the women at Richard's Swing class and she said she taught line dancing, so I said to her, "Do a dance while you hum a few bars ...
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| Dance Practice Skill Technique 155
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I Praise the Dance - St. Augustine
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I praise the dance,
for it frees people from the heaviness of matter
and binds the isolated to co...
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| Life 174
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The Man Is Always Right and the Woman's Job Is to Follow
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Was dancing the woman's part at Richard's West Coast Swing class tonight.
The guy I was dancing with told me I did not have enough frame and to push ...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 230
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Ira Weisburd Teaches Folk Dancing in Hong Kong and Asia
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From: Ira Weisburd (dancewithira@comcast.net)
I am looking forward to resuming our folk dance classes in Margate this Saturday, May 7 from 1 p....
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| Dance News 315
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Right Now You Are Perfect
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Allison brought Dahlia to Richard's Swing party. This was Dahlia's first time dancing. She was cute. With a big smile she said, "What do I do?".
I ...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 261
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Femine Power On the Waterfront
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My mother was watching TV. I sat down to put on my shoes to go to the UF Swing Club, when "On the Waterfront" came on.
This was the first time I sa...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 243
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Salsa Means Spicy
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When I got to the Salsa Workshops, Pedro was sitting on a bench holding his head. He said, "they are too much for me."
In front of me was a dazzling,...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 233
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All You Ever Need to Know About Relationships Can be Learned in a Dance Class
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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.
If only.
Goo...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 222
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Make Mistakes with a Lot of Confidence
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First relax, and be able to absorb things, and be able to do it without any fear that maybe you will make mistakes.
Since my job, my duty is to encou...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 244
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Most People Quit Just Before They Are About to Succeed
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"Most people quit just before they are about to succeed". Have you heard anyone say that? I have and I wondered, how do they know?
I have been persev...
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| Dance Practice Skill Technique 302
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TGIM - Thank God It's Monday
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Just got home from watching the second half of the Super Bowl. You cannot win the Super Bowl with three turnovers.
Friday, my mother asked me to pick...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 237
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How to Get Free Pizza
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After a year layoff, I recently started up Israeli dancing again. There were only three of us tonight, so we ended early.
That gave me time to get to...
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| Life 344
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Marty, Again with Ernest Borgnine - Save Yourself Some Heartache
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A friend of mine had been taking lessons for a while, but never made it out dancing anywhere. He felt rejected every time he went. He said to me, "I c...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 434
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How to Be Nice and Pick Up Chicks
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Two weeks ago there was a bat mitzvah at the synagogue. Behind me was sitting a teenage girl who was by herself. I started talking to her. She went to...
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| Dance Attitude Etiquette Values 431
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Now I Know How a Dog Feels and An Old Man and His Dog
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Last Saturday night I was intending to go to the Contra dance, but somehow I got pulled into running the slideshow for a musical Rabbi visiting our sy...
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| Life 322
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English and Contra Dancing a Fortunately Acquired Taste
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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...
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| Gainesville Dance Groups 401
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West Coast Swing Flash Mob Choreography Written Steps
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Essie taught the West Coast Swing Flash Mob choreography last night. Below are the exact steps.
Flash Mob is an Internet fad where a bunch of people ...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 1362
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English Country Dancing with Annette and Randy
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Please note that we usually have English every Thursday rain or shine, but there will be NO English dance in Gainesville on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday...
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| Gainesville Dance Groups 404
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Why Israeli Partner Dancing is Great for Men
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Of all the dances I have done, Israeli Partner Dancing is among the best for men, especially for complete novices, even if you have two left feet and ...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 360
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Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing
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Treat yourself to some fun doing Israeli Partner Dances. You deserve it.
Everyone welcome. No experience and no partner needed.
The first hour is fo...
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| Gainesville Dance Groups 429
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Israeli Partnership Dancing Testimonial by Jeff Subeck
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Israeli Partner Dances are choreographed, like most folk dances. In Israeli Partner Dancing, the men memorize their part, the women memorize their par...
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Salsa Dance Lessons Behind the Back Leading One Thing Explaining Another
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Take a look at this Salsa video. I like these dancers a lot and I watch their videos. It is fun to watch them dance.
At 0:44 he starts to describe ho...
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| Partner Dancing Skills 477
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Come Back Here and Fight Like a Man
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With Yom Kippur upon us, now is a good time to restore your relationships.
A friend of mine fixed me up with an Israeli woman, who I will call Yael. ...
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| Life 392
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Trust Other People in Dancing and in Life
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By Andrew Weitzen, DanceCalendar.info, Bronze Inc. (c) 2010.
Andrew Weitzen is the author of Partnership Dancing™, How to Communicate Every Step...
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| Life 464
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Mambo, Salsa Basic Steps On 1 Verses On 2 Differences
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Here is a good video explaining the differences.
Salsa Basic Instruction
Here is discussed the differences between Mambo, Salsa on 1 and Sal...
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| Dance Practice Skill Technique 770
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Incredible archive of color footage found with Second Dalia Israeli Dance Festival
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By Andrew Weitzen, DanceCalendar.info, Bronze Inc. (c) 2010.
Andrew Weitzen is the author of Partnership Dancing™, How to Communicate Every Step...
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| Israeli Dance Culture 397
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Student Leadership for Dance Groups
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One of my favorite places to dance was at Parkes Hall at Northwestern University, which is the university's chapel. Phil Moss has been leading dancing...
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| Dance Leadership 501
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