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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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Hello Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,

My Lindy, Hustle and Israeli Dance sessions are canceled this weekend since I am going to be out of town. Go to Christian's Balboa class to get in your swing type dance this weekend.

Tonight, Thursday May 27, is Christian's Balboa class. This class is only once a month. Balboa is a swing related dance. If you have not tried Balboa yet, now is a good time. Christian runs a fun class and this is an interesting dance.

Lots of other good dancing this weekend and coming up next week.

Friday night UF Swing Club will be at 308 West while UF Tango is on break. There is a class at 8 and dancing until midnight. Free and open to the public. Thanks to Bert Nelin for sponsoring this event.

Saturday night is Tango Pavadita. If you are from out of town, this is a great night to come to Gainesville and meet people from other cities in North Florida. Stay the night and come back for Sunday morning Tango brunch. After brunch is a practica, excellent for newbies and experienced dancers to practice.

If you do not Tango, go to the Eagles Club Saturday night to help Claudia celebrate her birthday, with a live band at 8 pm, preceded by a fish fry.

If you know anyone that wants to start dancing, we have two classes designed specifically for new dancers starting in June. (a) Social Dancing for People with Two Left Feet and (b) Beginner Israeli Folk Dancing. Register via Santa Fe College Community Education.
http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/classesDance.html

Put your dance classes to good use next week. On Wednesday, June 1, is Josh's West Coast Swing Dance at the Eagles Club, which should serve to get you pumped up for our June 4 Saturday Night Swinging Soul Dance Party at 308 West. Come out to these two swinging events.

Next Friday, June 3 is Kay Picart's first Cha Cha skills class. Another Cha Cha class is scheduled for June 10, and two Waltz classes for June 17 and 24. Let her know by June 1 that you are coming to her classes.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146894798714723

There are a couple of articles this week.

The Florida Folk Festival is in White Springs this weekend.
www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest/default.cfm

Another reminder to join the new Gainesville Dance Facebook group so you can get event invitations on Faceboook. (Facebook is archiving the old groups, so we have had to create new ones.)
www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_100813490008770

If you missed these videos last week, here is another chance.

Funny Swing Dance Lesson (thanks to Bert for this link)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZhyRLi6tM

Dance Humor Part 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxdYLP5pVV8

Swing Balboa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6ZHEBikqE

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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Special Deals at 308 West:

To help you save money and dance more, take advantage of some special deals.

- Save by paying by the month

- Volunteer to help out and get into dances and classes for free

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Dance Schedule: confirm all programs before going

1. Thursday 5/26 - Balboa with Christian
2. Thursday 5/26 - Tango in Ocala
3. Thursday 5/26 - West Coast Swing with Judi
4. Friday 5/27 - UF Swing Club
5. Saturday 5/28 - Tango Pavadita Milonga
6. Sunday 5/29 - Tango Pavadita Brunch
7. Tuesday 5/31 - West Coast Swing with Richard
8. Wednesday 6/01 - UF Swing Club
9. Wednesday 6/01 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh
10. Friday 6/03 - Ballroom Cha Cha with Kay Picart
11. Friday 6/03 - UF Swing Club
12. Friday 6/03 - UF Tango Club at 308 West
13. Saturday 6/04 - Swinging Soul Dance Party
14. Sunday 6/05 - Tango Pavadita Practica
15. Sunday 6/05 - Social Dancing for People with Two Left Feet 3 Week Series
16. Sunday 6/05 - Lindy Hop Swing Class then Hustle!
17. Monday 6/06 - Beginner Israeli Dance 4 Week Series
18. Tuesday 6/07 - Death Letter Blues - first Tuesday only
19. Wednesday 6/08 - West Coast Swing with Essie
20. Saturday 6/11 - Ballroom Dance at Maria Alvarez
21. Sunday 6/19 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
22. Saturday 6/25 - Tango Workshop with Federico and Victoria
23. Sunday 6/26 - West Coast Swing Workshop with Patti Jobst

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Article: I Praise the Dance - St. Augustine

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Ongoing Dancing:

Argentine Tango with Andrea Pham on Wednesdays in a NW private home. pham.andrea@gmail.com

Argentine Tango with David and Thuy on Wednesdays in a downtown private home for free. david.chayes@gmail.com

Ballroom Dancing ongoing classes with Maria Alvarez. www.ImperialDanceStudio.net

Brazilian Street Dance, Capoeira and Samba at 308 West. www.bcaeonline.org

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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Quotes:

- There is but one temple in the universe and that is the body of man. ~ Novalis, 1772-1801

- O man, learn to dance, or else the angels in heaven will not know what to do with you. ~ Saint Augustine, 354-430

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1. Thursday 5/26 - Balboa with Christian

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

8:00 -  9:00 : Balboa lesson, starts in the small room at 8
9:00 - 11:00 : Balboa dancing

$10, $5 students

Christian, 352-514-7411, dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu

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2. Thursday 5/26 - 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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3. Thursday 5/26 - West Coast Swing with Judi

Imperial Dance Studio, SW 34 Street

7:00 - 8:00 : Class

$35 Month

Judi Markell, jlmarkell10@comcast.net, imperialdancestudio@hotmail.com, www.imperialdancestudio.net

352-375-7763

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4. Friday 5/27 - UF Swing Club at 308 West

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Ave

8:00 -  9:30 Tango class
9:30 - 11:00 Tango practica and social

Free

www.FloridaSwingDance.com

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5. Saturday 5/28 - Tango Pavadita Milonga

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:30 -  8:30 : Arentine Tango technique, all levels
8:30 - 12:00 : Milonga

$10, $5 Students

Argentine Tango milonga. Elegant dancing, light refreshments

Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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6. Sunday 5/29 - Tango Pavadita Brunch

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

11:00 - 2:00 : Tango lesson and practice and lovely brunch

$10, $5 Students

Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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7. Tuesday 5/31 - West Coast Swing with Richard

Thelma Bolton Center, 516 NE 2 Ave

6:50 - 9:00 : Lesson and dancing

Richard, 352-213-8769, mostlyswinggainesville@yahoo.com

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8. Wednesday 6/01 - UF Swing Club

Ustler Hall, UF Campus

8:00 - 11:00

Free

www.FloridaSwingDance.com

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9. Wednesday 6/01 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh

Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street

7:00 - West Coast Swing dancing

$3 members, $5 non-members

Josh Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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10. Friday 6/03 - Ballroom Cha Cha with Kay Picart

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Ave

6:30 -  7:30 Cha Cha

$15

Intermediate to advanced levels, meaning you need to know how to dance, though you do not need to know this dance.

Taught by US Open Champion, Dr. Caroline (Kay) Picart, 850-559-1636, kinaestheticsllc@gmail.com

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11. Friday 6/03 - UF Tango Club at 308 West

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Ave

8:00 -  9:30 Tango class
9:30 - 11:00 Tango practica and social

Class and practica is free for UF students.
Public $10 for class and practica, $5 just practica.

UF Argentine Tango Club, http://grove.ufl.edu/~tango

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12. Friday 6/03 - UF Swing Club

Reitz Union, Room 346-347

8:00 -  9:00 : Lesson
9:00 - 12:00 : Dancing

Free

www.FloridaSwingDance.com

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13. Saturday 6/04 - Swinging Soul Dance Party

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:30 -  8:30 : Dance lesson
8:30 - 11:00 : Dance party

$10, $5 students

Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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14. Sunday 6/05 - Tango Pavadita Practica

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

2:00 - 5:00 : Tango lesson and practice

$10, $5 Students

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Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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15. Sunday 6/05 - Social Dancing for People with Two Left Feet 3 Week Series

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

6:00 - 7:00 : Super easy social dance class

For 3 weeks June 5, 12 and 19

Offered thru Santa Fe College Community Education
http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce is the class for anyone who has been afraid to go dancing,
because they feel too clumsy to move to music. If you can walk,
you can dance. This is the slowest and easiest dance class for
people who have never danced.

This

Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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16. Sunday 6/05 - Lindy Hop Swing Dance Beginner Class

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:00 - 8:30 : Beginner Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class
8:30 - 9:30 : Hustle!

$10, $5 students for one or both sessions
Includes Israeli Dancing on Monday nights at B'nai Israel

Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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17. Monday 6/06 - Beginner Israeli Dance 4 Week Series

B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 8:00 : Beginner Israeli Dance class

For 4 weeks June 6, 13, 20 and 27

Offered thru Santa Fe College Community Education
http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce to a higher purpose and learn Israeli Folk Dancing.
Enjoy fun dancing, great music and meet nice people.
For beginners, this is an introductory class suitable
for people who have never danced before.

Dance

Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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18. Tuesday 6/07 - 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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19. Wednesday 6/08 - 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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20. Saturday 6/11 - Maria Alvarez Ballroom Dance

Imperial Dance Studio, SW 34 Street

8:30 - 11:00 : Dancing

$7 Members, $10 General

www.ImperialDanceStudio.net

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21. Sunday 6/19 - Vintage Waltz Brunch

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

10:30 - 1:30 : Waltz lesson, dancing and brunch

$10, $5 Students

Joyce Thompson, thompsj@gmail.com

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22. Saturday 6/25 - Tango Workshop with Federico and Victoria

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

2:00 - 6:00 : Tango workshop with Federico and Victoria

Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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23. Sunday 6/26 - West Coast Swing Workshop with Patti Jobst

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

3:00 - 3:15 : Doors open
3:15 - 4:15 : Bodacious Basics with Twists and Turns Workshop
4:30 - 5:30 : Bevy of Beauteous Basket Whips Workshop
5:30 - 9:00 : West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh Angel

$20 Workshop and Dance Party
$10 Dance Party only

Josh Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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