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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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Tango, New Years, No Swing, 308, Israeli

Andrew Weitzen posted on December 24, 2010 12:45

Hello 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 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 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 Luna 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 (sm) dance lessons.

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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Gainesville and Ocala Dance Calendar

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

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www.twitter.com/GainesvilleDanc

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Disclaimer: Bronze Inc. provides this free email newsletter service. Bronze is a for profit business and may get compensated for services and products mentioned here and on Bronze websites.

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

 

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