[MNDancers] Tricia's Dance Email week of 2-13-08
TriciaDancer at aol.com
TriciaDancer at aol.com
Wed Feb 13 18:36:40 EST 2008
Happy Dancing, Dancers!
Tricia Wood, (612) 600-5129
_www.triciadancer.com_ (http://www.triciadancer.com)
Good luck to all competitors this weekend! James and I will be cheering for
all of you while we relax in the hot tub at Arrowwood Resort this weekend
for my family get-together. ...I can't wait. I taught over 3 hours of 150
kids each, non-stop today! (It covered a whole elementary school, grades 1-5)!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
Doris Pease passed away on Feb. 8th. Her funeral was Monday in Coon Rapids.
She was an outstanding promoter of dancing, published a monthly paper,
Entertainment Bits for local events, founded Dancing USA—a national publication
that made the World Dancing Hall of Fame, was executive secretary of MN
Ballroom Operators Assn, and was co-founder of National Ballroom Dance Week. She
will be remembered.
Friday, February 15th: Variety Dance hosted by Shane at Cinema Ballroom.
Lesson 8:00-9:00pm, Social dancing 9:00pm-12:00am, $10 per person
($6/college). 3rd Friday of every month!
Friday, February 15th: Country & Swing Dance at the Retro Ballroom of On
Your Toes, St. Louis Park. Country 2-Step lesson from 7:30-8:00pm. Open
dancing with DJ: Skip Schletz 8:00pm-12:00am, $8 per person. (3rd Friday of
every month).
Friday, February 15th: Classic Ballroom (Plymouth)- 7:10pm, two 30 min.
lessons (one beginner, one bronze & up), practice party from 8:00-9:00pm. $15
per person, or $10 for party only. Staff available to dance with. (1st &
3rd Fridays of every month). For the month of February, the newcomer lesson
will be Cha-Cha by Laudyna Borowicz, and the bronze class will be foxtrot by
Russell Hunter.
Friday, February 15th: Valentine’s Dance at Blue Moon Ballroom in
Rochester. Peter Solo & the D’Sievers dance band (swing, jazz, ballroom). Lesson
7:30pm, Dancing 8-11pm. $10/$8.
Friday, February 15th: Valentine’s Swingin’ Blues dance at the Tapestry
Folkdance Center, Mpls. DJ: Ginger Brown, Lesson by Niko Balcom, $9/$7 all
ages. (612) 722-2914.
Friday, February 15th: Sweethearts Dance at the SOS Club in Oakdale.
Singles & couples welcome. $5/advance or $6/door. Starts at 8:00pm.
Semi-formal attire, and prizes for best-dressed. (Family-friendly and non-profit).
On a side note, they are open to adding more Instructors teaching there, but
costs need to stay low due to supporting a non-profit organization: Spirit of
Sobriety. FMI, Ken Douglas at 612-723-7097.
Saturday, February 16th: Argentine Tango with Lois Donnay at Black Dog
Café in St. Paul. Lesson at 7:30pm, Dancing 8-12:00. $4 per person. (3rd
Saturday of every month).
Saturday, February 16th: Alfalpha Males country band starts at 8:00pm at
the Eagles Club (at 25th & 25th in Minneapolis), (612) 729-4469.
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 16th & 17th: Star of the North amateur ballroom
dance competition held at the Ukrainian Event Center (301 Main Street NE,
Mpls). All amateur levels and age groups are encouraged to compete as a couple or
in a formation team. (No regular monthly USA Dance this month). FMI email
sotn at usadance-mn.org. Saturday’s schedule is: 8:30am-5:00pm and
7:00pm-11:00pm. Sunday’s schedule is: 8:30am-11:00am. Tickets to observe: Sat & Sun.
daytime admission is $10 (or student/youth is $5), Sat. evening admission is
$15 (or student/youth is $10). Bring your dance shoes for general dancing
when time permits. Hotline: (612) 788-0145.
Sunday, February 17th: Rebels Swing Dance Club’s west coast swing dance at
the Eagles Club (at 25th & 25th) in Minneapolis. Lesson at 7:00pm. Dance
7:30-10:30pm. $6 members, $10 nonmembers. (1st & 3rd Sundays of every
month).
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Thursday, February 21st: Newcomer Night at Dancers Studio (99 Snelling Ave
N, St. Paul)– all beginner new people get in free for lessons at 8:00pm.
Friday, February 22nd: Bob Benham’s Little Big Band at Shakopee Ballroom,
8:00-11:00pm, $8.00
Friday, February 22nd: ForDanSa (a/k/a Chinese Amer. Ballroom Dance Club)
hosts their 4th Friday of the month dance at the newly remodeled ERV Dance
Studio (816 1/2 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343– above Mainstreet Bar & Grill).
Waltz & Foxtrot lesson at 8:00pm. Dancing 8:45-11:00pm, $10 per person.
Variety of Ballroom & Latin dancing. FMI, Daniel Lai (612) 720–1587 or Lisa Wu
(651) 278-4434.
Friday, February 22nd: Retro Ballroom’s monthly ballroom dance party.
Lesson 7:30-8:30pm. Dancing 8:30-11:00pm. $10 or $8 if you show a current
dance club membership card. (4th Friday of every month).
Friday, February 22nd: MN West Coast Swing dance at the B-Dale Club in
Roseville. WCS lesson by Caroline Olson 7:30-8:30pm. Dance with DJ Loren
Greenberg 8:30-12am. $8/$5. (2nd & 4th Fridays of every month).
Friday, February 22nd: Latin dance night at Blue Moon Ballroom in
Rochester. 7:30-8:15pm Salsa level I lesson by Joseph Tsehai and Ann Dolan.
8:15-9:30pm dancing. 9:30-10:15pm Salsa level II lesson. DJ: Julio with Caribbean
and Latin dance music. 10:15pm-12am Dancing. $10 advance/$12 at the door.
Saturday, February 23rd: Café Bailar (Ballroom & Latin variety) dance at
Retro Ballroom of On Your Toes School of Dance (5810 W. 36th Street, St. Louis
Park, MN 55416). Triple Time East Coast Swing lesson by Sondra Chan
7:30-8:30pm. Dance with D.J. David Olson 8:30-midnight. MEMBER APPRECIATION DANCE!
Free to all current members and those who join tonight, otherwise $10 per
person. POTLUCK! Please bring a dish to share. ELECTIONS! Members vote
for new 2008-2009 Board of Directors. Café Bailar is a registered non-profit
dance organization. SURVEY! Fill out a survey and receive a $1 off coupon to
the next dance.
Saturday, February 23rd: Havin’ a Ball singles dance– The Dancer’s Ball
to Dancer Band at Bloomington VFW. Rumba II lesson by Esther at 7:30pm.
Dance 8:30-12:30. $12/person.
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Friday, February 29th: ERV Dance Studio Grand Opening Dance Party: 816 1/2
Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343. (This is the old Foster’s, located above
Mainstreet Bar & Grill). Free! 8:00-11:00pm. Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and
maybe even a country 2-step or two! Come see the newly remodeled studio with new
Owner, Eliecer Ramirez-Vargas.
Friday, February 29th: Havin’ a Ball singles dance to Trailer Trash band
at Fridley VFW. Country 2-Step lesson at 7:30pm by Flory Katz, Dance
8:30-12:30. $12 per person.
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