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Hello Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,

UF Tango is now open to the public again of Friday nights.

Mimi Santapa is in Tallahassee this weekend and next weekend in Gainesville.

Saturday night is a Contra dance at the Boltin Center.

Sunday Veronica and Ted Lane play an English Country Dance at 601.

Next weekend is the 2nd Annual Larry G. Shahboz Memorial Summer Dance.

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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Schedule: confirm all programs before going

1. Friday 6/18 - International Folk Dancing
2. Friday 6/18 - UF Swing Club
3. Friday 6/18 - UF Tango Club at UF Tanglewood
4. Fri-Sun 6/18-20 - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Tallahassee
5. Saturday 6/19 - Contra Dance
6. Sunday 6/20 - English Country Dance with Live Music
7. Tuesday 6/22 - Mostly Swing Dancing
8. Wednesday 6/23 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianne
9. Thursday 6/24 - English Country Dance
10. Thursday 6/24 - Israeli Dancing - confirm with Ariela
11. Thursday 6/24 - Tango Y Te
12. Thursday 6/24 - UF Tango Club at Hillel
13. Saturday 6/26 - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Gainesville
14. Saturday 6/26 - Tango Encanto
15. Saturday 6/26 - Shabboz Summer Swing Dance Benefit
16. Thu-Sun 7/1-4 - Orlando Salsa Conference www.orlandocongress.com

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1. Friday 6/18 - International Folk Dancing

4225 NW 34th St, Gainesville, Florida

8:00 - 9:00 : Beginners instruction
9:00 - 9:30 : Advanced instruction
9:30 - 11:00 : Dancing

$3 per person (to pay the rent of the dance room), $1 students

Dance to a different beat. No partners needed and all ages welcome. Member of the Florida

Folk Dance Council.

Jack Seltzer, gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, 352-359-2903

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2. Friday 6/18 - UF Swing Club

Reitz Union, UF Campus, Room 349

8:00 - 11:00

www.FloridaSwingDance.com

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3. Friday 6/18 - 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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4. Fri-Sun 6/18-20 - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Tallahassee

www.facebook.com/pages/Tango-at-El-Laguito/101437073233720

Gordon, gerlebacher@fsu.edu

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5. Saturday 6/19 - Contra Dance

Thelma Bolton Recreation Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville

7:30 -  8:00 Lesson
8:00 - 11:00 Contra Dancing

$7, $5 under 21

Susie Rudder with String Theory

No partner needed. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor.

Susie, 352-466-9150, Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society

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6. Sunday 6/20 - English Country Dance

601 South Main Street (corner of Main St & 6th Ave)

2:00 - 2:15 pm Lesson
2:15 - 5:15 English Country Dancing
 
$5 to dance, free to watch

Enjoy music & dancing from Jane Austen's era a la "Pride & Prejudice" and "Emma"
 
Live music by Full Circle duo. Three callers from Melbourne and DeLand.

Please bring a snack to share at breaktime. Dress in cool & comfortable clothing
 
*NOTE:  Main Street is closed south of 5th Avenue. Use SE 2nd St or SE 3rd St to get to SE

6th Ave.  From 6th Ave, turn left into the fenced-in parking area.  Park behind the building

and use rear entrance.

Veronica, 904-742-0188
 
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7. Tuesday 6/22 - 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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8. Wednesday 6/23 - West Coast Swing with Josh and Brianne

Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street

7:00 - East and West Coast Swing class and dancing

$3 members, $5 non-members

Joshua Angel and Brianne Nelson, joshuadancer79@gmail.com

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9. Thursday 6/24 - Israeli Dancing with Ariela

Confirm before going

B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd

7:00 - 9:30 : Israeli Dancing

Ariela, 352 213 3863, anotzer@yahoo.com

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10. Thursday 6/24 - English Country Dance

601 S Main Street

6:30 - 9:30

Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com

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11. Thursday 6/24 - Tango Y Te

Confirm before going and get location

6:30 - 7:30 : Study Group
7:30 - 10:00 : General Practice

$7, $4 students

David, david.chayes@gmail.com, 352-328-7916, www.tangoyte.com

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12. Thursday 6/24 - UF Tango Club at Hillel

Hillel, 2nd Floor, 2020 W University Ave

6:00 - 8:00

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

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13. Saturday 6/26 - - Tango with Mimi Santapa in Gainesville

Evolve Pilates & Fitness, 6450 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL

1:00 - 2:30 : Men and women technique: axis, posture, elegance
2:45 - 4:15 : Vals cruzado: sacadas and contrafrente
4:30 - 6:00 : Vals cruzado: variations on the giro

$25 per workshop, $60 for all three
 
All topics will be interlaced with tips and basic principles that relate to balance,

posture, axis, connection with the partner, and of the course,the embrace.
 
Gordon, gerlebacher@fsu.edu

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14. Saturday 6/26 - 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

Our Encanto milonga is just around the corner, please come and join us this Friday. 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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15. Saturday 6/26 - Shabboz Summer Swing Dance Benefit

Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE Second Ave, Gainesville, FL

8:00 - 11:00 Lesson, dancing, demonstrations

www.hotrodlarry.com

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