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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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Gainesville Dancing Newsletters

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Hello Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,

You can Swing Dance 5 of the next 7 nights.

Tonight Wednesday from 8 to 10 pm Cathy Jean will be substituting for Essie in the West Coast Swing class at 308 West.

UF Swing Club has their last night of summer on Friday at the Reitz Union.

Not sure yet if UF Tango will be at 308 West on Friday night. Check before you go.

Saturday Professional Sabrina Paxmann from New York is holding a West Coast Swing workshop from 3 to 5:30 with a dance from 7:30 until midnight.

Sunday from 2 to 5 is Argentine Tango practice at 308 West with Sarah and Steve.

Sunday from 4 to 7 Jonathan King is calling the Contra Dance at the Boltin Center and debuting Ruth King's new dance.

Our Swing and Hustle resumes Sunday, with a slight change to the schedule. Swing will go from 6:30 to 8:30, with the first half hour being Swing Dance exercise, followed by Swing lessons and dancing. From 8:30 to 9:15 we will be doing Hustle.

If you go on Sunday night to Swing, you can come to my Israeli Dance session on Monday for free at B'nai Israle from 7 to 9.

Sunday evening come out to get in some practice to help your dancing. From 6:30 to 7, we have dance exercises to help you move to music. These are great for novice to experienced dancers. Slow Lindy Swing is from 7 to 8 and from 8 to 9 is Hustle!

Tuesdays Richard is doing East Coast Swing at the Boltin Center.

A week from this Friday on August 12 Kay Picart is teaching Ballroom Samba.

If you trust what you think you know, check these out.
www.sott.net/articles/show/148365-Mind-tricks-Six-ways-to-explore-your-brain
www2.psych.ubc.ca/~rensink/flicker/download/index.html - Change blindness, the flicking between images changes what part of your brain processes the image so you do not see the change. Stop each movie and click at the beginning and then the end of the time line to see the change.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf9W7cxi48g - False memory, Jackie Kennedy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHPQYQ3NOjg - False memory, Balloon ride
www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Chris_Darwin/SWS/ - Sine wave speech, listen to SWS, then Orginal, then SWS again, second time can understand because your brain knows what to listen for

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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In this Newsletter

Dance Schedule: confirm all programs before going

1. Wednesday 8/03 - UF Swing Club
2. Wednesday 8/03 - West Coast Swing with Cathy
3. Thursday 8/04 - Tango in Ocala
4. Thursday 8/04 - West Coast Swing with Judi
5. Friday 8/05 - UF Swing Club
6. Friday 8/05 - UF Tango Club at 308 West
7. Saturday 8/06 - West Coast Swing Workshop with Sabrina Paxmann
8. Saturday 8/06 - West Coast Swing Dance with Josh Angel
9. Sunday 8/07 - Tango Pavadita Practica
10. Sunday 8/07 - Lindy Hop Swing Class then Hustle!
11. Monday 8/08 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
12. Tuesday 8/09 - East Coast Swing with Richard
13. Thursday 8/11 - Balboa with Christian
14. Friday 8/12 - Ballroom Samba with Kay Picart
15. Friday 8/12 - Swing and Sway
16. Saturday 8/13 - Ballroom Dance at Maria Alvarez
17. Saturday 8/13 - Tango Pavadita Milonga
18. Wednesday 8/17 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh
19. Sunday 8/21 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
20. Wednesday 8/24 - West Coast Swing with Essie
21. Sunday 8/28 - Tango Pavadita Brunch
22. Tuesday 9/06 - Death Letter Blues - first Tuesday only

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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, Thursdays and Sundays, Bachata, Cha Cha, Salsa at the Unified Training Center. leydi@salsacalientestudios.com

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

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Dance Quotes:

- You really cannot go wrong in trying someone else's solution to a problem that bothers you. ~ From Hunter Seat Equitation by George H Morris

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1. Wednesday 8/03 - UF Swing Club

Ustler Hall, UF Campus

8:00 - 11:00

Free

www.FloridaSwingDance.com

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2. Wednesday 8/03 - West Coast Swing with Cathy Jean

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

8:00 - 10:00 West Coast Swing class and dancing

$6, $4 Students

Essie Jennings, essie.jennings@gmail.com

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3. Thursday 8/04 - 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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4. Thursday 804 - 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. Friday 8/05 - 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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6. Friday 8/05 - 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, www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_18880286024

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7. Saturday 8/06 - West Coast Swing Workshop with Sabrina Paxmann

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

3 - 5:30 - West Coast Swing workshop

Josh Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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8. Saturday 8/06 - West Coast Swing Dance with Josh Angel

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:30 - West Coast Swing dancing

$8 general, $6 students

Josh Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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9. Sunday 8/07 - Tango Pavadita Practica

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

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

$10, $5 Students

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125856820825823

Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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10. Sunday 8/07 - 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

www.DanceSwing.info

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11. Monday 8/08 - Israeli Dancing with Andy

B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 8:00 : Beginner Israeli Dance class
8:00 - 8:30 : Intermediate Israeli Dancing

Dance to a higher purpose and learn Israeli Folk Dancing.
Enjoy fun dancing, great music and meet nice people.

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

www.IsraeliDance.info

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12. Tuesday 8/09 - Vintage Waltz 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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14. Thursday 8/11 - Balboa with Christian

Gainesville Dance 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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14. Friday 8/12 - Ballroom Samba 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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15. Friday 8/12 - Swing and Sway Dance Club

Boltin Center, 516 NE 2 Ave

8:00 - 11:00 : Dancing

$9

352-375-1996

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16. Saturday 8/13 - 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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17. Saturday 8/13 - Tango Pavadita Milonga

Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W University Avenue

8:00 -  9:00 : Arentine Tango technique, all levels
9:00 - 12:30 : Milonga

$10, $5 Students

Argentine Tango milonga. Elegant dancing, light refreshments

Steve, sl@stevelittler.com

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18. Wednesday 8/17 - West Coast Swing Dance Party with Josh

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

8:00 - 10:00 West Coast Swing class and dancing

$6, $4 Students

Josh Angel, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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19. Sunday 8/21 - Vintage Waltz Brunch

Gainesville Dance 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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20. Wednesday 8/24 - West Coast Swing with Essie

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

8:00 - 10:00 West Coast Swing class and dancing

$6, $4 Students

Essie Jennings, essie.jennings@gmail.com

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21. Sunday 8/28 - Tango Pavadita Brunch

Gainesville Dance 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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22. Tuesday 9/06 - Death Letter Blues - Confirm before going

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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