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New Dancers

New dancers contact us at Gainesville Dance for information on what are the best dance classes for you to start with depending on your interests. Here are some beginning classes you can take.

Authentic Argentine Tango 101

Learn the elegant Argentine Tango as danced in Buenos Aires. This six-week class runs once a quarter through Santa Fe College Community Education. Check the dates and sign up at http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/. Sign up for our Social Dancing newsletter at left for other opportunities to learn and dance Argentine Tango.

Contra Dancing 101

Learn how to contra dance, among the easiest and most sociable of dances. This class usually runs for four weeks once a quarter through Santa Fe College Community Education. This class is usually held on Sunday nights from 5 to 6. Check the dates and sign up at http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/. Contra dancing is one of the best ways to start social dancing. If you have wanted to dance, but did not have the confidence, this is the dance for you.

Super Simple Lindy Swing Dancing 101-A

Learn Lindy swing dancing, the mother of all swing dances. This class will give you the basics to learn any kind of swing dancing. This class is offered once a quarter through Santa Santa Fe College Community Education. Sign up at http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/. This class runs for 6 weeks on Sunday nights from 6 to 7 pm. This class goes super slow and is super easy. If it is too easy for you, you can stay for the swing class that starts at 7 pm for more experienced dancers. If you cannot wait until this class is offered to get started, you can join Super Simple Lindy Swing Dancing 101-B.

Super Simple Lindy Swing Dancing 101-B

This class continues building on what you learned in Super Simple Lindy Swing Dancing 101-A. This class runs for the rest of the quarter until it is time for another Super Simple Lindy Swing Dancing 101-A to begin. This class will give you the foundation to learn any kind of swing dancing and build your partner dancing skills for any kind of partner dancing. This class runs on Sunday nights from 6 to 7 pm at the Gainesville Dance Association, 308 West University Avenue. The cost is $35 per month for 4 week months, $25 for students, $65 per couple, or $10 per class, $7 for students.

Israeli Folk Dancing 101

Dance to a higher purpose, enjoy great music, make new friends, get some exercise, experience Israeli culture and have a fun time. Israeli Folk Dancing 101 series runs each quarter for six weeks via Santa Fe College Community Education. Check the dates and sign up at http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/. You can join our on going Israeli Folk Dance sessions any time. Sign up for the newsletter at left for details.

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Stompin at the Swamp, Ballroom Benefit, Free Clogging

Andrew Weitzen posted on September 16, 2010 17:18

Hello 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. 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

The Hustle, with a lot of double right hand turns for the lady

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KERGzpewo6k

 

I 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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Gainesville and Ocala Dance Calendar

www.DanceCalendar.info/u/event.asp?idarea=19

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Andrew Weitzen, publish@dancecalendar.info, 352-327-3672, Gainesville, FL

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