[MNDancers] Dance News Jan. 1 - 7

Lynne Schulz LynneSchulz at cpinternet.Com
Mon Jan 1 16:27:06 EST 2007


Please scan to the end! Details/recommendations: Lynne, 952-545-2989. 

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DISCOUNTED TICKETS for Wed., Jan. 3, 7:30 pm "Dancing With the Stars" TV Show dance champions' performance at Xcel Energy Center; call Ultan Duggan (lives in Mendota Heights) for two tickets in Row 9, Seat 16 & 17- both for $100 (they were originally $117 for both), 651-452-5179, 651-470-6268; other tickets: 651-989-5151, ww.aeglive.com.
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JAN. 6 -  The Snowball Dance Competition will be here!  Please come! See below.

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CORRECTION:  Harmonies Dance Center will lose its lease at the end of March.  TC Rebels is searching for a new place, so if you know of a suitable dance space, contact Caroline 763-566-6874.  The portable wood floor can be installed in a new facility.
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Happy Birthday!: Dec. 18 - Carole Pesek, Dec. 28 - Pauline Oo, Jan. 9 - Lowell Franz.

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Elle Van long-time dancer slipped, fell . . .breaking her arm, out for 6 weeks. Send greetings to: Elle Van, 2643 McKinley St NE, Mpls.MN  55418 , 612-788-5077 
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MON., JAN.1 - NEW YEAR'S DAY
4-7 pm-  COUNTRY JAM with SHARON LEE BAND at Eagles Club (square dancing usually 7:30-10:30, $5 (first Mondays) but for tonight CALL TO CONFIRM 612-729-4469).

7 pm - Beg. waltz lesson by Scott Anderson @ Harmonies, Blmgtn., $10, 612-816-4446.

7:30 pm - Beasley's Big Band (mostly EC Swing) @ O' Gara's, 164 N.Snelling Av., St. Paul.
Call to confirm: 7-8pm Beginners Arg. Tango Class and 8 pm Practica @ Four Seasons, 612-342-0902 or rebecca at 4seasonsdance.com or visit www.4seasonsdance.com.

8:30-10:30 -  Women's  Arg. Tango Practica, $2, Oddfellows Hall, 2382 Hampden Av., St Paul, MN,  Lindsay orrxx058 at umn.edu or 651-249-1433.
     
TUE., JAN. 2

1-4 - Variety Dance Party  with live band (some old-tyme) @ Medina, Hwy 55, 763-478-6661.

7 pm - Interm. cha cha lesson by Scott Anderson @ Harmonies, $10. 

9-10+pm -  Arg.Tango Practica (8 pm - Interm. Arg. Tango Lesson) @ Four Seasons, 1637 Hennepin, Mpls. (enter in alley).

10 pm - Arg. Tango Music @ J.P. Bistro, Lyndale & Lake St., Mpls., Lois 612-518-4915.

9-12 - Salsa to live band @ Famous Dave's, Lake & Hennepin, Mpls. (is crowded) 

Ballroom Music Every Tuesday @ Blue Moon Ballroom in Rochester, www.bluemoonballroom.net

WED., JAN. 3

6:00 -Silver level  foxtrot lesson by Scott Anderson @ Dancers Studio, St. Paul, $15 or less. 

Swing Classes start by Lois Donnay, 3142 1st Av S.,612.822.8436, www.mndance.com

7-10 pm - WC Swing (R& B music) @ Eagles Club.

7:30 pm "Dancing With the Stars" TV Show dance champions' performance at Xcel Energy Center. (see announcement above)
7:30-10:30 - Jazz Music @ Times Bar, 201 E. Henn. Av., Mpls. and @ Rossi's, 90 S 9th St, 612-312-2828.


8-9 pm - Ballroom Dance Party @ Cinema, $6, $5 if you take lesson at 7 pm for $15.

8:30-12:30 - Variety Dancing @ Mancinis, 531 W 7th, St Paul, 651-224-7345 .

8:30-1 pm - Country 2-Step @ The Rush, Cottage Grove, 7359 S W Pt Douglas Rd, Grange Av. exit off Hwy. 61), lessons at 7:15; 651-458-0636, now $5 for everyone.

9-12 - Salsa/Latin Music @ La Bodega, 3001 Lyndale, $6, food til 9:30 (Has anyone gone??)

9-12 -  Rockabilly by "Drivin' Wheels" @  Lee's, 11th St on Glenwood, Mpls, free, swing lesson lesson 8:15, 612-338-9491.

8:30-12:30 - MICK STERLING (R & B) at  Narrows North, 9375 Deerwood Lake (off Hwy 81) 
 Maple Grove, free, www.thenarrowssaloon.com.

EC & WC Swing Music @ www.BlueMoonBallroom.net in Rochester.

THUR., JAN. 4

1-3:30 - Ballroom Dance Party @ Lenox Ctr., Mtka. Blvd., w. of Hwy. 100, St. Louis Pk.


8- Interm./silver ballroom lesson @ Dancers' Studio and @ Cinema and Int. Arg. Tango @ Lois Donnay's.

8-11 - Ballroom Dance Party @ Medina with "Dixie Cats" Variety Band, free lesson at 7, $8-10.

8-11 - Danceable R & B/swing by "Mr. Rowles" @ The Eagles Club, 25th & 25th, 612-729-4469, $5 donation.

9-12 -  Arg. Tango Milonga Del Corazon @ Matty B's, St Paul, 354 Wabasha St N, 651-291-0404, DJ'd by Ilya, 8 pm-beg.class free for diners; $5 for walk-ins, park in ramp next door for $2 (get stub stamped t bar), free on streets, just milonga - $3, Andrea,612-802-3687. 

 8:30-12:30 - Variety Dancing @ Mancini's, 531 W 7th St, St Paul, 651-224-7345 (small floor).

9:00-12 pm - Blues Music for WC Swing Dancing by "Jelly Bean ..."@ Trocaderos, 107 Third Av N, Mpls, 612-465-0440. 

9:30-12 - "SALSA DEL SOUL " @  Times, 201 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls, 612-617-8098,  free, www.timesbarandcafe.com.

7-10 - EC Swing to big band @ Wabasha Caves, 215 Wabasha St S, St Paul,  lesson 6:15, 651-224-1191, $7.

10 pm-1 am -  EC Swing/ Lindy Dance Party @ Tapestry, Mpls.; lessons starting at 6:30,
3748 Minnehaha Ave S., Mpls, $6/$4/$2 with paid lesson, www.tapestryfolkdance.org.

8:30-12:30 - WC & EC Swing Dancing to "Stockcar. . ." (Blues/Jazz) @ Narrows North, 9375 Deerwood Lk (off Hwy 81), Maple Grove, free, www.thenarrowssaloon.com

9-1 - RENA HAUS (blues and folk) @ Half Time Rec, 1017 Front St, St Paul, 
651-488-8245, free, www.halftimerec.com.

Smooth Ballroom (waltz, foxtrot, tango) @ www.bluemoonballroom.net in Rochester.

FRI., JAN. 5 (1st Friday)


Argentine Tango:  Sabine Ibes and Niko Selgado are now teaching on Friday nights, not Thursday nights; Niko 612-226-4479 or sabine at ibeslandscaping.com.
 
7 pm - Beg. foxtrot & swing lesson by pro Scott Anderson@ The Dance Shoppe, Plymouth, $10. 

8:30-10:30 - BALLROOM DANCE Party @ Cheek to Cheek now every Friday (see longer announcement below)

9-10 pm - BALLROOM DANCE PARTY @ Dancers Studio, St. Paul, $15, paid lessons at 7 & 8 pm.

8:30-12 - COUNTRY/SWING DANCE at Shakopee,  DJ Bob Wood, lessons prior,$7, 952-445-0412, www.shakopeeballroom.com, bwood at mm.com

9-12 -Salsa/Latin Dance Party @ Cinema, St. Paul,  $10, free 8 pm lesson, 651-691-5910. 
8:30-12:30 - "Whitesidewalls" (EC Swing/freestyle dancing)@ Medina, Hwy 55, 763-478-6661. 

8-12 pm- Live Jazz  @ Matty B's, 345 Wabasha, park. ramp next door.

6pm-2am - Variety Dance Party @ The Recovery Room, 1417 Helmo Ave N., Oakdale, MN (651) 735-2400, non-alcoholic, $5, call to confirm.

8:30-12:30 -  WC Swing Music @ Narrows North, 9375 Deerwood Lake (off Hwy 81) in Maple Grove, 8:30-12:30, $5. 

9:30-12 -  Swing to "Vic Volare" @ Times, 201 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls, free www.timesbarandcafe.com.

9:30 - A Tribute to "THE LAST WALTZ" at the Cabooze Bar, 917 Cedar Av S, Mpls.
 612-338-6425, $12, www.cabooze.com, (dance floor???). 

9-1 - "TRAILER TRASH" (honky tonk) at Lee's (11th St and Glenwood), Mpls, $6, 612-338-9491. 

??? @ Withrow Ballroom, 12169 Keystone Av N, Hugo MN, $8, 651-439-5123. www.withrowballroom.com.

SAT.,  JAN. 6 (1st Sat.)

'Hope to see you at The Snowball Ballroom Dance Competition; local and national dance friends and instructors, Doubletree St. Louis Park Hotel, take Hwy. 100/Park Place exit off 394; day session starts at 7 am, is only $10/$5, 7:30-11 pm  session includes more pro-am competition, general dancing, show featuring Anik Joliceur and Alain Doucent, five-time world 10-dance champions, $25, 6:00 dinner is $30 in advance, www.time-to-dance.com, Donna or Paul, 763-557-6004.  thesnowballcomp at msn.com; (I dance (not great) one # in the early am and three in the afternoon.)

10-1 - EC SWING WORKSHOP: FLASH MOVES AND AERIALS at Tapestry, $24/$21, 612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.org, www.tcswing.com.

8:30-12:30 - EC SWING DANCE with BEASLEY BIG BAND & CHRISTINE ROSHOLT 
at Tapestry; lesson at 7:30, $10/$8, 612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.org, 

8-11:30 - Variety Dance at Harmonies,10726 France Av S, Bloomington, samba lesson 
at 7:30, $8/$6, by Metro Dancers, Ann 651-699-8832 or email metrodancers at yahoo.com.

6-12 - CHARITY BALL CORTILE at Landmark Center, St Paul, $75, EC swing dancing to "Ambassadors of Swing,"  silent auction, horse-drawn carriages, champagne raffle, cash bar, benefit for Partnership for Youth organization.

9-12 - Arg. Tango Milonga @  Four Seasons by David Rost,  http://www.mntango.org.
Jazz Music @ Matty B's, 354 Wabasha St, St. Paul, 651-291-0404. 

8-12 - "ALFALPHA MALES "(country/variety) at Eagles (25th & 25th,  Mpls.) 612-729-4469, $5 donation, www.alfalphamales.com.

8:30-12:30 - Freestyle/EC swing dancing to MONARCH BAND (singles dance) at the Zuhrah, 2540 Park Av S, Minneapolis, 612-871-3555, country 2-step lesson at 7:30, $12, www.tgisdances.com,  HOTLINE 763-503-5444.

8-12 - Big Band "Swing Street"  @ BlueMoon in Rochester, Lesson 7:30, 2030 Hwy. 14 E, $10/8, 507-288-0556, www.bluemoonballroom.net.

SUN., JAN. 7

10-2 - BLUES BRUNCH with BIG BOB SCOGGIN at Famous Dave's, Calhoun Sq., Lake 
and Hennepin, Mpls,  free, www.famousdaves.com.

3-7 - Variety Dancing to country band @ Eagles Club.

6-9 - Arg. Tango  to "Mandragora" @ Loring Pasta Bar; 14th Av. SE & 4th St. SE, Mpls.; good tango CD music by Christopher during breaks and after 9 until 10 or later.

6-9 - Country Music @ Hexagon Bar, 2600 - 27th Ave S, Mpls, 612-722-3454 and also 6-10 pm "Ringer" @ Hidden Haven Country Club in Cedar MN, 20520 NE Polk St., 763-434-4626.

7-10:30 - WC Swing Dance Party @ Harmonies,  DJ - Gail Zimmerman, $6/$10, 10726 France Av. S., Bloomington, south of Old Shakopee Rd), 952-941-0906., www.tcrebels.com.

7 pm - Country music, '50s & '60s,"Sober City" (476 Northdale Blvd, Coon Rapids) 763-757-7150, soda, coffee, power drinks, pool tables.
8-11 - Jazz Music @ Times, 201 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls, free, 612-617-8098. 

 8-11 - Cajun/zydeco @ Half Time Rec, 1017 Front St, St Paul, 651-488-8245.

8-11 - BLUES at Famous Dave's, Lake & Hennepin in Mpls, , www.famousdaves.com .

Salsa Dancing:   6-9 -Foster's, Hopkins; and 7:30 @ Bar Fly, 711 Hennepin Av., Mpls., lesson at 9:30, $8, 612-333-6100 and 9:30-12 @ Nochee, 500 Washington Av S, Mpls, $5, 612-344-7000, www.nochee.com. 

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Fri., Jan. 12 - BALLROOM DANCE PARTY @ The Dance Shoppe, Plymouth, hosted by Scott Anderson, $10, a beg. rumba lesson is available at 7 pm for $10.
Sun., Jan. 14 - FREE VARIETY DANCE @ Medina for Betty Ernst's birthday; all welcome!

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NOT LISTED ABOVE, but is ongoing: 
Intl./Folk/Contra Dancing:  get calendar from Tapestry, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S., Mpls, 612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.org. 

Blues Music for WC Swing Dancing almost every night at MN Music Cafe, 499 Payne, 
St. Paul, 651-776-4699,  www.minnesotamusiccafe.com.
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Found:  women's beige Supadance shoes, call Lynne, 952-545-2989. 
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OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Your January "Dancin' Times" newsletter is available at www.usadance-mn.org or in studios.  Also list events on the calendar yourself!  

G04DANCER CALENDAR by Jim Uttley IS ON-LINE at http://www.bayoudancer.com or available by e-mail at go4dancer at hotmail.com).   His list is 25+ pages long and has more bars/nightclubs with contemporary music than my list, the same as you would find in the Friday StarTribune.  

www.Triciadancer.com also lists events.

Please tell your instructors/studios about these places to advertise!!  What do you see in the St. Paul Pioneer Press???

NOTES AND STEPS/CAJUN SPOTLIGHT is an independent newsletter about Cajun, zydeco, traditional music dance events; mailed subscription is $12.00.  E-mail: notessteps at aol.com or send check to NOTES & STEPS . . ., John Tallaksen, Box 8013, St. Paul, MN, 55108-0013.


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New at Cheek to Cheek Studio: new co-owner, Claudio Gilardi.  Claudio just finished his Masters degree in business; has been training in ballroom dance. Claudio and Heidi will be expanding  the hours and variety of classes; dance parties will happen EVERY Friday from 8:30 to 10:30p.  8:00 lesson will feature Waltz  in January; $8/$5, 11415 Foley Blvd., Coon Rapids, MN , 763-755-3644, www.cheektocheekdancestudio.com
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Lessons - most studios are starting new series in January, so check today, tell non-dance friends!

1. Scott Anderson, ballroom pro, 612-816-4446, megamarc at frontiernet.net.

2. www.CinemaBallroom.com, St. Paul - excellent calendar, 651-699-5910.

3. www.DancersStudio.com, St. Paul - excellent calendar, 651-641-0777.

4. Foster's DanceSport, Hopkins, 952-938-0048.
5. Four Seasons, 1637 Hennepin, (enter in alley), Mpls. - 612-342-0902.
6. Harmonies, Blmgtn. - www.tcrebels.com, Caroline Olson, 763-228-0511.  
7. On Your Toes, St. Louis Pk., www.onyourtoes.org.952-928-7803. 
9. Rendezvous, Mpls.- www.theplacetodance.com, 612-872-1562.
10. Social Dance Studio - Mpls., St. Paul, Apple Vall.-B'Ville - 612-869-2158.
11. Tapestry, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S., Mpls, 612-722-2914. 
12. Burnsville - Sondra Chan, 612-868-3344, www.GottaDanceNOW.com. 
13. Coon Rapids - www.cheektocheekdancestudio.com, 763-755-3644. 
14. Medina - www.medinaentertainment.com, 763-478-6661. 
15. White Bear Lake and metro - Jason Barnes, 952-835-9887, 612-414-4095.
15. Argentine Tango:  Steve Lee,612-729-5306(& ballroom), Lois Donnay, 612-822-8436, Dan Larson, 612-804-3991, Florenica Taccetti, 612-871-9651, Sabine & Niko, 612-226-4479,
Javier Bucher, 612-331-5618, Ralph Tutilla, 651-578-0156.
16. S.A.T. (Singles) Mon., 7:30 pm Lenox Ctr., St. Louis Pk. and Tues. at Medina, 952-930-0867.
17. Check comm. educ. programs through your school district and borrow videos from libraries!


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General Info. for BLUE MOON BALLROOM (please save this info.)
2030 Hwy. 14 E. Rochester, (former Knights of Columbus building), Tobacco & Alcohol-free, 507-288-0556, www.bluemoonballroom.net 

MON   OLD TIME                  7-10 pm

TUE    BALLROOM              7-10 pm

WED   SWING NIGHT           7-10 pm

THU    COUNTRY                 7-10 pm

FRI      LATIN NIGHT             7:30-12am

SAT    LIVE MUSIC              7:30-12am

Feb. Sat. Nights:

FEB    3          SWING STREET- Big Band Ballroom

FEB    10        High School Rock & Roll Night at the Blue Moon

FEB    17        PETER SOLO & THE D'SIEVERS - Swing, Rhythm, Jazz

FEB    24        NOTOCHORDS - Big Band

Thur., Feb 1 - Country Night with The Dreamers, Lesson 7:00-7:30, Dancing 7:30-10:00.
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Immediate home needed for small llasa apso dog, 2 yrs. old, neutered; Pam, 763-427-8987.
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