Sunday Dance Information Page

Hello Dancers... From our Weekly Newsletter

Dance tip of the week: 103 - All dance group classes are alike?

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Check out the GREAT NEW PIC of Walter and Judy (over 1 min load time at 56kb)

Will the Beat Go On?  Heart-healthy dance tips.  Download and print this flyer, (maybe put it in a cheap frame) and ask your doctor to post it in several locations about their waiting rooms (Doctors ALWAYS have several waiting rooms) Click here to download the flyer.

We're back on schedule again!

Upcoming dances:
Friday June 24th - California Mix Swing Dance (WCS, Hustle, Salsa) Advanced Hustle Lesson - 8-8:30pm by Walter & Judy Dance until 11 pm (at least) The dance is co-hosted by Brad & Janene & costs $8.00 Cash Bar with Beer & Wine for $2.00 per glass

Saturday June 25th - We will be enjoying the Tidewater USA Dance Social in Ocean View! Check the quick links page for information.

Sunday June 26th - 6:30 - 10pm - Mixed Social dance with beginner Tango lesson. Come early, come late but come out and take advantage of extra long social dance. $5.00 includes all. We are going to try more line dance toward the end of the dance. Bring your favorite music 'cause all my line dance music is OLD!
If you have time, check out these wedding photos! It was the most beautiful wedding ever.
http://www.printroom.com/ViewFoundPhotos.asp?userid=gking&group_id=0&stype=0&sword=schultz
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Once again, another reminder about our three social dances this weekend: All at Dancesport VA dance studio
Friday - 8-11pm $8.00 includes "Silver" American Waltz pattern (8-8:30) (And welcome back Cherie who will be visiting)
Saturday - 8-11pm $8.00 - Country Western (Waltz, Two Step, Cha, ECS, WCS, Patterns & Line Dance) - Includes TWO 1/2 hour dance lessons (one cowboy couples dance and one line dance)
Sunday - 6:30-10pm - $5.00 - Beginner Rumba 1/2 hour free dance lesson at 6:30.
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Our Group Series in JUNE is Country-Western Two Step.....
Wednesday 7pm - 8pm Intermediate (Level one) Two-Step Wednesday 8pm - 9pm Intermediate (Level two) Two-Step.  No lessons on Wednesday June 15th (Vacation for the "Father of the Bride" - now that it is over.  $10.00 per lesson.  Only 2 more lessons remaining in this month's series.  Bring a partner or let us know, in advance, if you need help in locating one.
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Hello Everyone,

The "New" Saddle Ridge is had their "Grand Opening" this past Thursday  night.  It's located in Hampton..... in Power Plant Center..it's in the same parking lot as "Joe's Crab House" and the "Pro Bass Shop". You can see it from Interstate 64 on your left coming from Virginia Beach.  The doors open @ 5:00pm. The cover change is $5.00. Mike & I will be there. They were opened this past weekend on Friday and Saturday night, but  haven't been opened since then. I'm excited.....to have a "New" dance club in town. Coming soon.....I will be teaching line dance & partner lesson there. I  have been talking with the Manager and Event Director about the arrangements. I will keep you posted on when the classes will start and which nights.  Hope to see you there on Thursday night. 

Saddle Ridge & Parrot Beach, 1980 Power Plant Pkwy. Hampton, VA 23666 Contact Luke McKee (757) 827-8100 E-mail: cduchemin24 "AT" hotmail.com

Cindy Norge
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The Second Item may save a life. Will has put together and posted to our web site a poster that can be printed and posted in your home, work or doctor's office. Anywhere you find a Bulletin board would be a great place to put this. Please check it out. We like having you around....
http://www.twosteptidewater.com/Documents/WillTheBeatGoOn.doc

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Social Dance with group lesson every Sunday at "DanceSport VA"  http://www.dancesportva.com/  (June 5th - Beginner Rumba; June 12th - Beginner East Coast; Swing June 19th - Beginner Cha-Cha; and June 26th - Beginner American Tango)  Come at 6pm to warm up - Stay and practice while we clean up. Dance & lesson gives you over 4 hours for $5.00. Refreshments are included.
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Judy and I are offering Private and Group lessons in most dances. Please contact us if interested.

We would also like to get something started in the Churchland, Western Branch area of Tidewater. If you know of an organization, club or church that may be interested in working with us please contact us.

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Dance tip of the week:

All dance group classes are alike?

We hope you don't think so. Many dancers think they are interchangeable but don't count on it.

A dance group class is just what the name implies, a dancing class, taught to a group. But, there are differences...

Almost any dance school, studio or club offers a short, typically "free" dance class prior to their social dances. During this class one can learn the basics of a new dance, refresh some old skills, pick up a new move or pattern or just warm up before the dance. We call these "Open" classes. The biggest mistake you can make is to rely on ONLY this type of dance lesson to teach you how to dance. Due to the wide range of experience levels, from those who are visiting a dance event for the very fist time, to those who are looking for a new "gee-whiz" dance step, most instructors aim at the middle (or, sometimes the bottom) of the group skill level(s), using a broad teaching approach for the entire class. Some students get it and some don't. In most cases, the instructor does not have the time or resources to spend too much personal instruction time with individuals.

The other type of group class available is the "Closed" group. The "Closed" group class is entirely different. This class is focused on a particular, previously announced experience and skill level. Since everyone begins at more or less the same dancing-skill level the instructor can focus on the students' progress. The instructor can also put together a lesson plan that will cover the entire group class period (usually four, five, or eight weeks). These group classes typically have a very small charge for the lessons ($5-$10 per lesson).  Sometimes these are only offered as a full-session and not by the lesson.

In a closed group class, the instructor can assume that every student will begin with the same fundamental skill level.  Also, being a closed group, there are no "newbie" students after the first (or sometimes the second) lesson to drag the class back to the beginning every time.  In this environment, every student will progress through each class in increasingly advanced skills or steps. It doesn't matter if the class is on basic skills, technique, or patterns - or whether it is aimed at newbie, beginner, intermediate, advanced, or hard-core "WOW" dancers - the way it's taught is the same. Some students progress quicker than others, but, because the group begins with the same fundamental level of skills, the difference is usually not too great.

Everyone, but especially newbies and beginners, should not turn down open dance group lessons.  Open group classes, prior to a dance are a great way to clean up your technique or pick up a new move in a dance you are already very familiar with. You WILL go away happy. If you are trying to learn a completely new dance, you may go away a little frustrated, but you will still have learned something upon which to keep building your dancing skills.

Closed group classes work best when you can take the entire series. If the instructor is using a lesson plan and you skip classes or jump in after the series has started you will still learn but there will be something missing.

Each type of class has a purpose and the saying "you get what you pay for" says a lot about the difference. 

A very good dance-learning plan for a newbie or a beginner is: Begin experimenting with open group classes, until you have the fundamental skills to enter into closed "beginner" classes with an idea of what you are doing.  Take beginner, and maybe intermediate closed dance group classes until you develop the dancing skills that are fundamental to all dances and all dancers.  THEN, if you decide you would like to advance into more and more advanced dancing skills, consider paying for private dance lessons.  Even after you are an accomplished dancer, you will still find MANY open and closed dance group lessons, which will help you continue to develop or maintain your dancing skills.  (A lot of us have followed that path to becoming "accomplished" dancers, who get "WOW" comments from spectators, other dancers, and from your dancing partners.)
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Thought for a day..

Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.
~ Amy Bloom ~

PONDER THIS!

"Life is not a journey to the grave

with the intention of arriving safely

in a pretty and well-preserved body,

but rather to skid in broadside,

thoroughly used up,

totally worn out,

and loudly proclaiming:

WOW!! What a Ride!"
(Let's Dance!!!)

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Song of the Week

The song of the week is a great remake by Eva Cassidy of the 1971 John Lennon song "Imagine". The tempo and Eva Cassidy's voice makes it a great Night Club song.

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Web Site of the Week

Web Site of the week. - Not dance related, but still interesting....
http://www.core77.com/inconspicuous/swingaway.html

As American as the Swing. Check out this Can Opener still made in St. Louis. The company was sold this year but hopefully the manufacturing plant will still stay in the USA. Bought all the others, like this the best.
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Crystal Ballroom and Dance Club, Naples FL ( http://www.naplesdance.com/ ) (A beautiful dance place in Naples Florida.  They have quite a busy calendar, if you are ever traveling on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  Our own Jerry and Wanda Smith spend their winters there.)
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http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/index.html

Dancing goes prime time on network TV!

ABC-TV has made a bold move putting this type of show in prime time. But, it's a neat concept. Professional dancers teamed up with celebrities. After watching too many actors trying to look like dancers this should be much more realistic (we hope). They will be competing in choreographed Cha-Cha & Waltz routines so we may not get to see too much of actual learning or practice. We just hope the camera sticks with the dancing long enough for us to pick up a new move or two!

Is the American Broadcasting Network and the local affiliate WVEC Channel 13 taking a chance? After the big sensation that the latest Shall We Dance movie stirred up it might not be a big of a chance after all.

In our opinion we think it's a good start toward moving this fantastic activity closer to public acceptance once again. But, like any activity, it's better when experienced in person so tape it for later while you come out for our Country Two-Step group series.

View or tape this show starting Wednesday June 1st at 9pm. Live in Hampton-Roads or Tidewater? Check your local Virginian-Pilot or Daily Press for up to date program listings. Live out of the area? The above ABC link can direct you to your local station.

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Dancing this week around Southeastern Virginia

Will the Beat Go On?  Heart-healthy dance tips.  Download and print this flyer, (maybe put it in a cheap frame) and ask your doctor to post it in several locations about their waiting rooms (Doctors ALWAYS have several waiting rooms) Click here to download the flyer.

From the email this week:

There are many dancing activities available all during the week and far too many to list each week. Please check the links here and the links listed on our web site Two Step Tidewater Dance - links and other places to dance for many more places to dance. If your favorite local place is not listed it's because no one sent it to us. Please fix that problem by sending us the link and some basic information.

~~Every Sunday  Two Step Tidewater Dance,  - Dancesport VA dance studio  Please come out to Walter & Judy's social dance party. Casual dress. Mixed dance music, 1/2 hour dance lesson at 6:30 PM. Refreshments - $5.00/each 6:30 until 10:00 http://www.twosteptidewater.com .  Sunday  - "Dancesport VA dance studio" 6:30 pm to 10 pm - Walter & Judy's social dance - dance lesson included. Mix of Ballroom, Swing, Latin and Country Western. Refreshments served $5.00/ per person Call 483-9410 eMail for information.  This Sunday we are continuing with a Beginner Country Two-Step lesson prior to our Sunday Social Dance at 6:30. At 7:00, we begin the party with a mix of Ballroom, Swing, Latin and Country Western. Refreshments served $5.00/ per person Call 483-9410 for information.

~~NOTE:  Effective Sunday, May 1st, All Two Step Tidewater activities will be held at Dancesport VA dance studio.  (Remember this, if we miss some place and it still says "A Time to Dance.")  $5.00 all inclusive.

~~Every Monday - Virginia Beach Shag Dance Club (VBSC) Shag Classes 6:30-10:00, Steppin' Out Larry & Kathy Williams (285-3333)

~~Last Monday of each month (may vary, check out the web site) - Roberto will be playing for a dance party at the 19th Hole dance studio in Hampton, VA.  7:00 - 10:00 PM. $8/$15 couple.  115 Tide Mill Lane – Hampton, VA (From Interstate 64, take Lasalle exit going North.  Go past Armistead Ave.  Turn right at Tide Mill Lane.  19th Hole club is on the left.)

~~Every Tuesday (except first Tuesday) - Roberto will be playing for dancing at the Tropicana Restaurant and Lounge, inside the Day's Inn Motel on Northampton Blvd in Virginia Beach VA. 8:00 - 11:00 PM.

~~EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT  ABC-TV show called "Dancing With The Stars."  Dancing with the Stars is a totally unique and original series (reality show) that pairs a celebrity with a professional dance partner as they train and then compete in front of a studio audience in a televised dance competition. The pairs will be judged by a panel of experts and also by viewers at home, with one couple being eliminated each week.  All of the details can be found on ABC-TV's web site at http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/  http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/show.html http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/bios/cast.html (see more at ABC.com).  Wednesday, June 1 at 9/8c "Series Premiere"  Six celebrities and their professional partners embark on an intense competition -- live -- in front of a studio audience and the nation. (The first studio to participate is the beautiful Crystal Ballroom and Dance Club, Naples FL ( http://www.naplesdance.com/ ) (A beautiful dance place in Naples Florida.  They have quite a busy calendar, if you are ever traveling on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  Our own Jerry and Wanda Smith spend their winters there.)

~~Wednesday June 1st - 29th every Wednesday except for June 15th. (Judy and I will be out of town on vacation for our anniversary).  7-8pm - Intermediate Country Two-Step - Level One 8-9pm - Intermediate Country Two-Step - Level Two.  As before, if anyone without a practice partner will contact us we will try to help out.  The series is for 4 weeks with a cost of $10.00 per person, per class. If you plan to take the 4 week series and pay in advance the cost is $35.00.

~~ Every Wednesday  - Roberto will sometimes play for dinner (and a nice, wood dance floor) at Louigi's Italian Restaurant 15400 Warwick Blvd. Newport News , VA 23601 Phone: (757) 887-0005 - Terista's Latino Bar and Grill in Virginia Beach -  or a dinner buffet (sometimes they cancel) at Langley AFB for a dinner-buffet and dance.  6:30-9:30 PM.  Hey, for the price of a dance entry alone, you get a fantastic Buffet, from soup to desert, including wine -- And you get to dance to Roberto.  The dance floor isn't too big, but it is sufficient for the dancers.  Check his web page before you make plans.

~~ Every Wednesday - Mitty's @ the Omni Hotel in Newport News every Wednesday night.  Cindy Parks, of Country Bootlegger Dance Studio in Yorktown, will be teaching Country and Western Line Dancing and Partner Dancing every Wednesday.  Doors open at 7:00 PM and there is NO COVER CHARGE if you arrive before 9:00 PM.  Free Dance lessons start at 9:00 PM.  Great music for both Line Dancers and Country and Western Partner dancing.

~~Every Wednesday - Virginia Beach Shag Dance Club (VBSC) MIX AND MINGLE at "Steppin' Out" Free Shag Lessons 7-8 PM $3 Mbr, $4 Guest

~~Every Thursday - Virginia Beach Shag Dance Club (VBSC) Dancing at Catherine's off Indian River Road 7:30-10:00.  913 Level Green Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA

~~ Fridays at Doug High Studio - First Friday of each month with Roberto, Other Fridays with recorded music - "Doug High Studio" Practice Party with included lesson to all attending the practice party at 8pm-dance starts at 8:30-10:30 -$8.00 - Full Time High School and College students only- 1/2 price - For information call 827-5133 - Check their web site first. 

~~ Friday night at Shall we Dance Dance Studio. Friday night dances include lessons by Rick, Janice or Frank admission is $6.00. Check their web site for details. Dancing by Knight has changed it's name to "Shall we DanceVA"

~~ Every Friday - Colonial Shag Club hosts a dance at Mitty's in Newport News every Friday from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.   The music works good for WCS and there's only a $5 cover.  If you don't shag - yet - check out Cindy's Country Bootlegger shag lessons on Sundays.  Click here for details.

~~Every Friday - Virginia Beach Shag Dance Club (VBSC) Dancing at Steppin' Out--Beach Music, Music by Bill Deal's Rhondels, Savannah, Coolin' Out, F.A.B

~~ Every Weekend, either Friday or Saturday  " DanceSport VA" Cost is $8.00pp or $10.00 w/Roberto. Call 473-3267 inquiries "AT" dancesportva(DOT)com or visit http://www.dancesportva.com .   Studio Party with 1/2 hour dance Lesson included lesson from 8-8:30 - email dancesportva_onnie "AT " cox.net  http://www.dancesportva.com/ for more information. - Call 473-3267 for full details.  Intermediate dance lesson - 8pm - 8:30pm Mixed Social Dance - 8:30pm to 10:30pm Refreshments provided by DanceSport $8.00 per person.  This is a very large dance floor with ample opportunity to move around the floor.

~~ Every Saturday  " A Time to Dance" Studio Party - Lesson at 8:00 then dance until 11pm. $8.00 each covers lesson, dancing and refreshments.  Studio Party 8:30 - 11:00 - Refreshments and Free Swing dance lesson included - 8:00 per person. Call 490-8999 for details  www.atimetodanceonline.com

Walter & Judy Schultz

Home - 483-9410  Studio - 473-3267

www.twosteptidewater.com

Walter & Judy Schultz

Country-Western, Swing, Latin and Ballroom

Dance every Sunday night unless notified 6:30pm to 10pm

Held at "DanceSport VA" (Note:  We are NOT "DanceSport VA", we only rent space for our parties from them  Check our links for them)

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