2016
October 2016
Thursday 6 October 2016
Thu 6 Oct, 12-1 pm. 12 to 12:30 Newcomers.
12:30 to 1:00 Regulars.
Everyone is encouraged to come for the whole time. The first half-hour caters to newcomers and the second half-hour caters to the regulars.
Have fun line dancing to a wide variety of music.
Register via Santa Fe College Community Education, under Seniors.
Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $34. Gainesville Dance Association - [sfcollege][email][events]
Thu 6 Oct, 6-8 pm. 6:00 to 7:00 pm Beginning Argentine Tango.
7:00 to 8:00 pm Beginning Swing.
These are social dance classes. The focus is on having fun, while you learn to dance with a partner. You build your confidence in a non-judgmental atmosphere. No one tells anyone else what to do.
Safety comes first. These are gentle classes. There is no pushing and no pulling. Everyone does their own dancing.
No experienced needed. Good for beginning dancers, as well as experienced dancers who want to come out and dance. There is a lot of dance time.
Couples friendly classes. You can dance just with your partner, if you like.
Singles friendly classes. No partner needed. We do rotate partners, for those that want.
Two classes for the price of one.
Cost: $75 for 6 nights (one night free) or $15 per night. Or $90 for 3 Mondays and 6 Thursdays (three nights free). Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Gainesville Dance Association - [email][events]
Friday 7 October 2016
Fri 7 Oct, 7-11 pm. Gerardo (Buenos Aires) and Nico (Buenos Aires, Gainesville) will be teaching Argentine Tango for a special four week seminar with beginners classes from 7 to 8, and intermediate classes from 8 to 9. We will focus on technique, the embrace, and steps for social dancing at the milonga. The class will be followed by a practica.
$10 for 1 class, $15 if you come for both.
$10 practica but it is included if you take a class.
No partner necessary. Flow Space, 117 NW 16 Ave, Gainesville, 32605. Gainesville Dance Association - [facebook][events]
Monday 10 October 2016
Mon 10 Oct, 5:30-7:15 pm. 5:30 to 6:15 pm Lindy Style Swing.
6:15 to 7:15 pm Hustle for Beginners.
Continuing two awesomely fun dances. Lindy Style Swing is the most versatile of the partner dances and the mother of all swing dancing. We dance to the great music of the classic swing and jazz era as well as lots of newer music up to contemporary times. You dance at a comfortable speed. Lindy is a great dance for learning musicality and improvisation.
The second dance is the exhilarating Hustle. This is the dance that kept partner dancing alive during the 1970s and 1980s. Hustle inspired the cool moves you see in Salsa. Hustle helps you to learn precision and turning. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side in the social hall or around the right side in the back, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $40 for 3 weeks or $15 per night, or 9 evenings on Mondays and Thursdays for $90. Swing Dance Gainesville - [email][events]
Thursday 13 October 2016
Thu 13 Oct, 12-1 pm. 12 to 12:30 Newcomers.
12:30 to 1:00 Regulars.
Everyone is encouraged to come for the whole time. The first half-hour caters to newcomers and the second half-hour caters to the regulars.
Have fun line dancing to a wide variety of music.
Register via Santa Fe College Community Education, under Seniors.
Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $34. Gainesville Dance Association - [sfcollege][email][events]
Thu 13 Oct, 6-8 pm. 6:00 to 7:00 pm Beginning Argentine Tango.
7:00 to 8:00 pm Beginning Swing.
These are social dance classes. The focus is on having fun, while you learn to dance with a partner. You build your confidence in a non-judgmental atmosphere. No one tells anyone else what to do.
Safety comes first. These are gentle classes. There is no pushing and no pulling. Everyone does their own dancing.
No experienced needed. Good for beginning dancers, as well as experienced dancers who want to come out and dance. There is a lot of dance time.
Couples friendly classes. You can dance just with your partner, if you like.
Singles friendly classes. No partner needed. We do rotate partners, for those that want.
Two classes for the price of one.
Cost: $75 for 6 nights (one night free) or $15 per night. Or $90 for 3 Mondays and 6 Thursdays (three nights free). Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Gainesville Dance Association - [email][events]
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Tue 18 Oct, 7-8 pm. Come to learn with one of the best Dancers in the world. She will be teaching different styles of Brazilian dance. Come check it out. Capoeira Academy of Gainesville, 604 and 606 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. 352- 494-7323. Gainesville Dance Association - [facebook][email][events]
Thursday 20 October 2016
Thu 20 Oct, 12-1 pm. 12 to 12:30 Newcomers.
12:30 to 1:00 Regulars.
Everyone is encouraged to come for the whole time. The first half-hour caters to newcomers and the second half-hour caters to the regulars.
Have fun line dancing to a wide variety of music.
Register via Santa Fe College Community Education, under Seniors.
Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $34. Gainesville Dance Association - [sfcollege][email][events]
Thu 20 Oct, 6-8 pm. 6:00 to 7:00 pm Beginning Argentine Tango.
7:00 to 8:00 pm Beginning Swing.
These are social dance classes. The focus is on having fun, while you learn to dance with a partner. You build your confidence in a non-judgmental atmosphere. No one tells anyone else what to do.
Safety comes first. These are gentle classes. There is no pushing and no pulling. Everyone does their own dancing.
No experienced needed. Good for beginning dancers, as well as experienced dancers who want to come out and dance. There is a lot of dance time.
Couples friendly classes. You can dance just with your partner, if you like.
Singles friendly classes. No partner needed. We do rotate partners, for those that want.
Two classes for the price of one.
Cost: $75 for 6 nights (one night free) or $15 per night. Or $90 for 3 Mondays and 6 Thursdays (three nights free). Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Gainesville Dance Association - [email][events]
Friday 21 October 2016
Fri 21 Oct, 8 pm. Juliana will perform in ensemble with Jacaré Brazil, directed by Larry Crook and Welson Tremura, and AGBEDIDI, directed by Mohamed DaCosta. The performance is generously sponsored by the City of Gainesville and is free and open to the public.
From Joan Frosch Professor at University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance: Please join me in welcoming Center for World Arts guest artist Juliana Azoubel. It is a pleasure to welcome choreographer and performer Juliana Azoubel, professor of dance, Dance Education Program, School of Fine Arts, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. The Center for World Arts, the School of Theatre and Dance and the School of Music have enjoyed a wonderful friendship with Juliana Azoubel for almost two decades. Juliana is a UF alum (BFA Dance Performance 2001; MALAS 2007) and has guested with us on multiple occasions since 1998. Juliana’s visit includes lectures and lab classes in World Dance and ... Gainesville, 32601. Free. Gainesville Dance Association - [more][events]
Saturday 22 October 2016
Sat 22 Oct, 6-9 pm. With DJ Gary. Hoedown themed dance and dinner to benefit Open Arms. Open Arms provides a home away from home at no cost to families having to travel to specialized treatment centers. (http://www.maac.com/our-programs/open-arms).
Dinner includes pulled pork sliders, pigs in a blanket, BBQ chicken, corn, potato skins, mac and cheese, banana pudding, open cash bar.
Purchase tickets at
https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/open-arms-harvest-hoedown-gainesville-october-19517. Gainesville Country Club, 7300 SW 35 Way, Gainesville, 32608. Natalie. Adults $30, students $15. Gainesville Dance Association - [facebook][email][events]
Sat 22 Oct, 7-8 pm. Come to learn with one of the best Dancers in the world. She will be teaching different styles of Brazilian dance. Come check it out. Capoeira Academy of Gainesville, 604 and 606 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. 352- 494-7323. Gainesville Dance Association - [facebook][email][events]
Thursday 27 October 2016
Thu 27 Oct, 12-1 pm. 12 to 12:30 Newcomers.
12:30 to 1:00 Regulars.
Everyone is encouraged to come for the whole time. The first half-hour caters to newcomers and the second half-hour caters to the regulars.
Have fun line dancing to a wide variety of music.
Register via Santa Fe College Community Education, under Seniors.
Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $34. Gainesville Dance Association - [sfcollege][email][events]
Thu 27 Oct, 6-8 pm. 6:00 pm Beginning Argentine Tango
7:00 pm Beginning Social Dancing Rumba
In the Social Dancing class you will learn how to dance with a partner. You will learn some simple things to do in two or three dances you can use at social occasions. Dances will be determined by who attends. Dances may be Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Merengue, Nightclub Two Step, Rumba, Waltz.
These classes cater to new dancers, that is those people who have never danced before. These are social dance classes. The focus is on having fun, while you learn to dance with a partner. You build your confidence in a non-judgmental atmosphere. No one tells anyone else what to do.
Safety comes first. These are gentle classes. There is no pushing and no pulling. Everyone does their own dancing.
No experienced needed. Good for any beginning dancers, as well as experienced dancers who want to improve their basics or just come out and dance. There is a lot of dance time.
... Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Gainesville Dance Association - [more][email][events]
Monday 31 October 2016
Mon 31 Oct, 5:30-7:15 pm. 5:30 to 6:15 pm Hustle.
6:15 to 7:15 pm Swing.
Continuing two awesomely fun dances. The exhilarating Hustle. This is the dance that kept partner dancing alive during the 1970s and 1980s. Hustle inspired the cool moves you see in Salsa. Hustle helps you learn precision and turning.
Swing is the most versatile of the partner dances. We dance to the great music of the classic swing and jazz era as well as lots of newer music up to contemporary times. You dance at a comfortable speed. Swing is a great dance for learning musicality and improvisation.
Cost:
$75 for six Mondays (one night free), or
$120 for six Mondays and six Thursdays (four nights free), or
$15 per night.
Thursdays start October 27 and skip Thanksgiving. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side in the social hall or around the right side in the back, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $40 for 3 weeks or $15 per night, or 9 evenings on Mondays and Thursdays for $90. Swing Dance Gainesville - [email][events]