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The
Tidewater Swing Dance Club (TSDC)
Presents:
For
more info email: dancer "AT"
tidewaterswingdanceclub(DOT)com
TSDC supports all of our Swing friends in the area, and these events are worth checking out.
Tidewater Swing Dance Club (TSDC) happenings!!
Hi Everybody-
Just a few important things you should know!
at DanceSport in Virginia Beach
Cost: $22/person for TSDC members and $26 for non-members
West Coast Swing is one of the most enjoyable and creative partner dances. By learning the proper technique from the beginning you can expand and grow into the dance more easily. This four-hour, Level 1, series will emphasize lead and follow technique and cover frame, connection, the basic 6-beat patterns, and (if we’re lucky) introduce you to the basic 8-beat whip. So if you’re new to West Coast Swing or a little shaky on the basics, you will learn a lot in this series and be able to build on this knowledge more easily. Plus, if you’ve taken this series from Steve before, you can take it again for FREE!! There will be 2 one-hour classes each Saturday with a 30 minute break in between.
Cost: $12/person for TSDC members and $14 for non-members
Our Level 3, “Moves, Moves, Moves” class is the highest level West Coast Swing class that we currently offer. In these classes, the basic patterns begin to disappear as you rely on the lead and follow techniques taught in our first two levels of classes and expand your dancing to enjoy the fun and playfulness that’s characteristic of West Coast Swing. Leaders must be very comfortable with moving their feet to the music and leading both basic patterns and variations of the basic patterns. Followers must be willing to be led while maintaining the form and technique taught in the first two levels of TSDC classes. If you’re not sure if you’re at the level necessary for these classes, email and ask. They’ll move quickly and you’ll learn some great intermediate moves. The 2 one-hour classes will have a 30 minute break in between.
All classes are taught by Steve Buttice
Steve is president of the Tidewater Swing Dance Club and has had hundreds of hours of instruction from the top WCS teachers in the country. He’s also a certified West Coast Swing Instructor by Skippy Blair and the California “Golden State Dance Teachers Association”. WCS is California’s state dance!!
No partner or pre-registration is necessary. Please arrive 20 minutes before the first class.
Check out our web site for more info or to email: www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
*** Steve Buttice will be teaching all three levels of Tidewater Swing
Dance Club West Coast Swing series on Saturday 23rd, at DanceSport in Virginia Beach.
Steve is president of the Tidewater Swing Dance Club. He's had hundreds
of hours of instruction with the top West Coast Swing teachers in the
country, and is certified to teach West Coast Swing by the Golden State
Dance Teachers Association.
One of our series classes will fit anyone who has always wanted to learn
West Coast Swing, would like to learn the simple concepts that make this
dance easier and more fun, or would like to add some great new moves and
techniques to their dancing. These are social dance classes (not
competition style) and you will learn to lead and follow - any partner!
***Level 3 - "Moves, Moves, Moves"***
Saturday, July 23rd
1:30 - 2:30 Class 1 of 2
3:00 - 4:00 Class 2 of 2
Both classes only $12 for TSDC Members and $14 for non-members
No partner, experience, or pre-registration is necessary. Please arrive
at least 20 minutes early for the first class. You can find a full
description of the classes on the "Calendar" page of our web site, or
you can email the club with questions.
Thanks!
http://www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
*** The next TSDC dance will be on Saturday, July 23rd at Shall We Dance.
There will be two lessons (beginner then intermediate) starting at 7:30!
Music mix is 70% WCS and 30% mixed. Drinks and snacks provided. Only $4
members and
$6 non-members!
*** The TSDC Christmas Dinner Dance will be on Saturday, December 10th
at DanceSport!
Mark your calendar!!! There will be plenty of great food, great music,
and great dancing, and all for a price that can’t be beat! This is our
4th TSDC Christmas Dance. Plan to come out and celebrate with us!
Remember to mark your calendar for the big TSDC Swingin' Christmas
Dinner-Dance at DanceSport, December 10th!! Great food, great music, and
great dancing - all at a super low price that can only be offerd by a
club!
*** Swing Fling is August 5-7 in DC!!
Only 4 weeks to Swing Fling - August 5-7! This is the closest mainstrean
West Coast Swing event to our area and it's a great weekend of lessons
by top instructors, competitions, and lots of social dancing! The TSDC
table is full, but you don't need a table to have fun at this event. The
next price increase happens on July 20th and you can register on line.
There is a link to Swing Fling on the TSDC web site.
*** TSDC Field Trip to DC for Jordan and Tatiana on Oct 21-23.
This will be a great weekend of lessons and night dances with two of the
best dancers from California. We’re going to arrange the bus for group
transportation and help with room sharing too! This will be for TSDC
members only, but we’ll offer discounted membership if new dancers want
to join the club and the trip! If you’d like to get your name on the
list, email the club.
We’ll be taking deposits, and will limit the trip to 15 people! It’s a
great way to experience a big WCS dance and take lessons from two top
pros while
sharing the fun with fellow TSDC members! More details coming soon!
Although being assigned to a table is not necessary, it’s a great way to
have someplace reserved to put your “stuff” and to share the event with
people from our area. We hope you can join us!
Seven seats are already taken for the TSDC Field Trip to DC for Jordan
and Tatiana on October 21-23. Join the fun and travel with fellow TSDC
members! We'll ride together in a 15 passenger bus and the club will
arrange lodging and meals. For now, we're taking names of those
interested. Later, we'll take a deposit. There is a 15 person limit, so
plan on joining us and email the club to add your name to the list!! If
you are not a member, ask about membership specials for this trip! This
is a fun trip, don't miss out!
Check out our web site for more info and directions! Email if you have
questions.
http://www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
Also - Mark your calendar for our next TSDC dance - Saturday, July 23rd
at Shall We Dance Studio in Va Beach!
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SPECIAL OFFER FROM KEN ROESEL
DC dance pro Ken Roesel is hosting special workshops next Saturday, July
30th, in Charlottesville. He's extended an offer to the Tidewater Swing
dance club to join the lessons and he also suggested a one-hour private
lesson just for our group! This is a great opportunity to get some
individul instruction from one of the regions top pros. Yes, it's the
weekend before Swing Fling, but this is a great opportunity! You don't
have to be a TSDC member to participate, but we do need a head count to
give Ken an idea of how many might come. Please email the club if you're
interested.
Here is the lesson line-up:
11:00 - 12:15 Lead/Follow Technique
12:30 - 1:45 Spins & Turns plus Connections ~2:00 The TSDC lesson - we
pick the content (flat fee for the group) There is also a dance at night
with another lesson!
Check our Ken's link (and the "4th Saturday Dance" link) on the TSDC
Swingin'
Links page for more info!
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Swing Fling in only 2 weeks!
Swing Fling in DC starts 2 weeks from today! There will be about 20 TSDC
members attending! The TSDC table has overflowed, but you don't really
need a table to have a great time at this event. Please come by the club
table and visit and have some snacks! The club's #1 goal is to encourage
the growth of West Coast Swing in our area. Thanks to everyone who has
worked with the club to make our efforts so successful!! If you haven't
been to a swing event before and have questions, email the club! Ken
Roesel has offered seats at his tables for TSDC members. He may also be
able to get discounted event tickets.
Email Ken or the club for more info!
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Here's the TSDC dance schedule for the rest of 2005!
August 27th at Shall We Dance
October 1st at Country Bootlegger's
October 29th at Shall We Dance
November 19th at County Bootlegger's
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Our big Christmas Dinner-Dance!
December 10th at DanceSport!!
Thanks!
Tidewater Swing Dance Club (TSDC)
http://www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
tel:
757-468-5646
fax: 757-468-5000
http://www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
Heartbreak
800 Baker Road
Virginia Beach 23462
473-9746
- From 64, go north on Northampton Blvd toward the CBBT for 1/2 mi
- Turn right onto Wessleyan Dr. and to about 3/4 mi
- Turn right onto Baker Rd and go about 1/4 mile to the club.
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http://www.TidewaterSwingDanceClub.com
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If you'd like more info, send us an email or check out our web site, www.tidewaterswingdancelub.com
We're also accepting memebrships for 2005! It's just $20 for the year and you get discounts to our dances, series classes, and more!
The Tidewater Swing Dance Club (TSDC) web site has been updated (new pictures will be added soon)!
www.tidewaterswingdanceclub.com
Also our Shag friends:
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.
And our Lindy friends:
Go to
www.swingvirginia.com for details
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Dance Tip of the Week -Mastering West Coast Swing (WCS) Connections
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Membership Info
TSDC Renewal, and new members is now $20.
Thanks to you, our "Charter Members", the Tidewater Swing Dance Club is a reality. The response and support for a new Swing Club has been great and it is through your encouragement and support that we've been able to firmly establish the club and plan for the future.
Whether you renew or not, it's because of your support that the club is a success and we thank you! The best is yet to come!! We're developing a web site and a unique club logo that will be used on shirts, hats, and lot's more.
As a member you not only save money, but you support and help promote swing dancing in our area. Members save on all of our club hosted dances, classes, special events, and membership renewals. You can also mail your payment, payable to Steve Buttice @ 102 Ivy Court, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
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Where
we came from, where we are, and where we’re going…
West Coast Swing is one of the fastest growing and most enjoyable dance forms in the country today. Unlike many stagnant dance forms that rely on a rigidly formatted syllabus and countless hours of expensive instruction, West Coast Swing is a very dynamic and musically interpretive dance that allows both men and women to creatively interact to a wide variety of music from Frank Sinatra to InSync. The dance is only limited by your imagination and basic skill. Once you learn the correct West Coast Swing fundamentals, and how to converse with your partner within the context of the dance, you’ll understand why so many dancers love to dance West Coast Swing till the wee hours of the morning. Each different song and each different partner provide a unique opportunity to dance to the music – together!
The Tidewater Swing Dance Club was formed in April 2002 to enhance the social dance scene in the Tidewater area by promoting West Coast Swing and developing a West Coast Swing dance community. Throughout the summer of 2002 the club met at various established local dances, taught introductory lessons, and recruited members. Several series classes were also held to develop fundamental West Coast Swing technique. In September 2002, the club began hosting monthly dances at rented facilities at both Southside Hampton Roads and Peninsula locations. The club’s primary goal is to provide a fun and friendly West Coast Swing dance community for all interested dancers by organizing dances, instruction, workshops, and special events.
Make your dues check payable to, Steve Buttice, the TSDC treasurer and mail to 102 Ivy Court Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, or bring it to one of our dances.
If you’d like more information you can email the club at dancer "AT" tidewaterswingdanceclub.comThis Tidewater Swing Dance Club site is hosted by Two Step Tidewater Virginia
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