Thanks to everyone who came out to our Sunday night Party. We had
a really good time. This coming Sunday the beginner lesson is the
Country 2-Step.
The Driver Ruritan Club is holding a
fund raising dinner this Saturday, May 30th from noon until
6pm. The cost is $7.00 per plate (eat in or take out) 1/2 of a
Barbequed Chicken, Green Beans, Potato Salad & Roll.
Contact Walter for tickets or
information.
Our Workshops and
Group Classes
We will not be teaching at RPM
Dance in June
We will be
teaching at DanceSportVA in June (5 Weeks)
Tuesdays: All classes are
drop in classes. No partner or pre-registration needed
Intermediate 2-step - 7pm to 7:45pm - $10.00
Intermediate WCS - 7:45 - 8:30pm - $10.00
Practice Party - 8:30 - 10:30 - Open to
all help with technique and patterns available - $5.00/ per person
Wednesdays: All classes
require pre-registration and a partner and are $40.00 for the
month
Advanced Level 2 Foxtrot - 7pm - 8pm
Beginner Level 2 Cha-Cha - 8pm - 9pm
Our May & June classes are posted at the links
below....
"The educator must believe in
the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art
in seeking to bring his pupil to experience this power."
~~ Alfred Adler ~~
Social Dancing in
the Area - Contact us for details
* Friday - May 29th - There is a social dance at
DanceSportVA hosted by the staff in the Main Ballroom.
8-10pm - $5.00/per person -
http://www.dancesportva.com
or (757) 473-3267 for details.
* Friday, May 29th - Mixed Social Dance "Country
Bootleggers Dance Studio" - $5.00 per person
7:30pm - 10:30pm - Ballroom, Hustle, Shag & Swing but mostly
WCS - DJ is Mike Norge
7201A George Washington Memorial Hwy. (Rt.17)
757-898-1922 -
www.countrybootleggers.com
* Saturday, May 30th - USA Dance Eastern Shore - Asbury UMC,
Salisbury, MD
7:30 – 8:15 Cha Cha lesson with Marcus Taggart & Cora
Elliott
8:15 – 10:30 dance with music by DJ Dan Lednum
* Sunday, May 31st - Social Dance and beginner 2-stepLesson
at DanceSportVA. Hosted by Walter and Judy.
Dance
Coaching, Upcoming and special events in and out of the Area
* Upcoming Coaching Opportunities at DanceSportVA - (757)
473-3267 for details
May 29 - June 1 Wesley Ackers
Workshops - 4pm - "Men & Ladies
Only" PLUS at 5:15pm "Communication
through Connection" - $15.00 for both
6:30pm Pot Luck Dinner
7:30pm - Social Dance and exhibitions by
Brennar Goree and his new Partner Torri Smith plus others
including DanceSportVA's newest instructor Marcel
Vilonel (see
above)
Dinner & Dance - $10.00 in advance -
$15.00 at the door - Contact us in person our by email
if you need tickets.
* First Saturday - June 6th - Williamsburg Chapter of USA Dance
monthly dance
Quarterpath Recreation Center - 202 Quarterpath Road in
Williamsburg - Two Dance Floors
Cha-Cha Lesson with Bill Irwin from Richmond - 7:30 -
8:30 pm
Social Dancing - 8:30 to 10:30 pm, Music by Bill Irwin
TANGO is from 7:30 -10:30 with DJ ANDY STEIN. (No lesson
in Tango room)
$10 Members, $12 Non-Members, $4 Students
Information/Reservations: Eric - (757) 273-0796
"Aerodynamically,
the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee
doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
~~ Mary Kay Ash ~~
Dance Tip of the Week:
The tip this week is about Dancing
vs. Learning Steps.... (Slightly recycled tips)
Are you learning steps or learning how to dance? Most new
dancers want to learn more and more new steps. The old ones are
still not mastered and they are ready for something new. If the
new dancer wants to learn how to dance and become a popular
leader or follower they should pay attention to the principles
of lead and follow. A few of the tips below may help.
1. Start thinking of lead and follow as a conversation between
you and your partner.
2. Think of enhancing your lead with more frame movement and
less independent arm and hand movement.
3. Ladies, work toward becoming super sensitive to your
partner's lead. Pay attention to every change in body position
and hand movement.
4. Men, start to eliminate false leads and extra hand and body
movement that will confuse the lady.
5. Pay attention to your head position. Looking in a different
direction WILL cause your body to turn in that direction. That
may be good or bad but needs to be remembered.
6. Men, try to back off your lead until you reach the least
amount that will still convey your intent. Why shout when a
whisper will do?
7. Do the basic steps well before taking on the complicated
ones.
8. When learning a routine ask your teacher to let you learn all
the steps and then connect them. That way if you forget one you
don't lose them all.
9. Don't practice your routine on someone other than your
regular partner.Chances are you won't be a able to lead them
through it anyway. (And that does not impress them either)
10. Stay on time with the music.
11. Check your posture.
12. If a styling move or added step gets to be the norm, get rid
of it.
13. Men, every lead should produce a reaction from the lady. Pay
attention to what kind of reaction your lead produces.
14. Learn to dance small before making it big. It's easier than
learning big then trying to dance small.
15. No matter what level dancer you are keep taking basic
lessons when you can. We offer one on Sunday before
the dance.
If you want to be
able to dance better socially but are having trouble gaining the
needed skills give our group classes a try.
"Never
work with kids or animals."
~~ Cat Deeley ~~
Featured Song of the
week: Featured is a West Coast Swing,
That's the Way love goes performed by Norman Brown. It's a nice
upbeat but long Jazz WCS with a familiar melody. -
http://tinyurl.com/kuy4ys
Our Featured Web site
- 1960s Technology wasn't all that bad after all.
Thanks again to all of
you for supporting our classes and social dances.
Walter & Judy Schultz
Home - 483-9410
Dance Instructors fluent in:
Country-Western, Swing, Latin and Ballroom
Contact us for scheduling lessons, information or directions
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Note:
Additions to our emailed "other venue" dances will be
included at our discretion. (and if we have time to post them)
Not included will be:
1 - Dances located in non-dance businesses (Bars, Night Clubs,
etc.) They can afford their own advertising and never promote our
dances.
2 - Dances that conflict with our schedule
3 - Dances run by instructors and/or studios engaged in unethical
lesson sales.
4 - Dances run by instructors/studios/individuals that do not
promote our social dances as a return favor.
5 - Dances that I do not know about. I can't include them if I
don't know of them.
6 - We seldom advertise lessons offered by instructors outside of
DanceSportVA. There is just not that much space in this
newsletter.
We promote venues that offer a clean, well run social dance
atmosphere. As a rule, although we promote dances at different
venues, we do not promote studios or instructors other that those
we work with and trust.
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