[MNDancers] Tricia's Dance Email week of 10-15-08

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Wed Oct 15 10:45:03 EDT 2008


Happy Dancing, Dancers!
Tricia Wood, (612) 600-5129
_www.triciadancer.com_ (http://www.triciadancer.com) 
 
 
Announcements:
 
Find. Go. Dance.  _www.dancir.net_ (http://www.dancir.net)   is a new website 
to help you easily find dance classes in the Minneapolis-St.  Paul area.  You 
can search by geographical area, dance style, and  date.  Visit 
_www.dancir.net_ (http://www.dancir.net)  to check it  out!
 
New Mexican Restaurant, Cantina, located on 4th floor at the Mall of  America 
will have Salsa dancing every Thursday.  DJ Fatty will play salsa,  merengue, 
bachata, and reggaeton.  Free salsa lesson at 9:00pm.   Complimentary 
appetizer with drink purchase.
 
Virginia Dietz shattered her femur from falling down at Cinema  Ballroom.  
Her birthday is a week from Friday.  Some dancers are  surprising her during the 
noon hour with a visit: Hillcrest Golden Living  Center, 15409 Wayzata Blvd, 
Wayzata, MN 55391.  Direct: 952-404-7338.   Main: 952-473-5466.
 
RSVP soon (they want a food count):  Saturday, November 1st:  Dancers  are 
invited to the “Monster Mash” at the Zuhruh Shrine Center (2540 Park Ave.  S.) 
in Minneapolis to benefit Majestic Hills Ranch for Children (therapeutic  
horseback riding for children with special needs), 5:30pm-12:00am.  Now  open to 
the general public.  $40 per person includes all the hors d’oeuvres  you can 
eat, dancing, raffles, silent and live auction, and prizes for the best  male 
and female costumes, or $15 for children.  For reservations, call  Carol Meagher 
at (952) 888-6077, Visa, MC, American Express.  Event  sponsored by Western 
National Insurance.
 
 
Dances:
 
 
Wednesdays for the month of  October:  Open  practice dancing at Tropical 
Ballroom from 8:00-10:00pm, $5 per person.   Variety of music played.  Practice 
all your new dance moves.  Rotate  partners as you wish.  Requests welcome.  
Staff available for  questions.  Bring your friends! 

Thursdays:  Late Night Swing  Dance, DJ'd from 10pm-1am, $6 or $4 
members/students, at the Tapestry Folkdance  Center. 

Thursdays:  Swing Night at the  Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul.  Lesson at 
6:15pm by Your Pal, Al.  Dancing 7:00pm-10:00pm.  $7.  Bands often are: The  
Moonlight Serenaders, The MN Jazz Orchestra, Beasley's Big Band, or Swing  
Beat. 
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Wednesday, October 15th:  Joe  Julianno will be playing danceable music like 
ECS, WCS, Cha-Cha, etc. at MN  Music Cafe at 9:00pm. 
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Friday, October 17th:  Boogie Wonderland at Medina Ballroom.  9pm, $8, must 
be 21 or older. 

Friday, October  17th:  Ballroom & Latin variety dance at Tropical Ballroom.  
7:10-8:00pm  Swing lesson by James & Tricia.  8:00-11:30pm Dance.  $10 or $8 
if  you show a current dance club membership card.  (651) 414-0644.   
(Tropical Ballroom is located inside Valley Creek Mall: 1750 Weir Drive,  Woodbury, MN 
55125, one block west of 494 & Valley Creek  Rd). _www.tropicalballroom.com_ 
(http://www.tropicalballroom.com/) .  

Friday, October 17th:  DJ Swing  Dance w/ Melissa Varriano, 8:30pm-12:30am, 
$9/ $7 members & students, at the  Tapestry Folkdance Center. 

Friday, October 17th:  Dick Macko  band at Retro Ballroom of On Your Toes in 
St. Louis Park.  Bolero lesson by  Ellymae Toupin at 7:30pm.  Ballroom dance 
8:00-10:30pm.  Dance program  format.  $10 per person. 

Friday, October 17th:  The  Retractions at the Eagles Club in Minneapolis at 
9:30pm.  Before them at  7:00pm is the Lawson Group featuring members of the 
Front Porch Swingin' Liquor  Pigs. 
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Saturday, October  18th:  USA Dance's Ballroom variety dance at Tropical 
Ballroom.  7:00-8:00pm  Cha-Cha lesson by James & Tricia Wood.  8:00-11:00pm 
Dance.  $10  or $7 USA Dance members.  Become a member tonight and get in free!  
(651) 414-0644.  (Tropical Ballroom is located inside Valley Creek  Mall: 1750 
Weir Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125, one block west of 494 & Valley  Creek Rd).  
www.tropicalballroom.com.  

Saturday, October  18th:  Argentine Tango dancing with Lois Donnay at Black 
Dog Café- at Broadway  & Prince Street by the Farmers Market in St. Paul.  
Lesson at 7:30pm,  Dancing 8-12:00.  $4 per person.  Food, wine, beer available.  
(3rd Saturday of every month). 

Saturday, October 18th:  Rebels Masquerade Ball 1-day workshops &  dance (no 
competition this year), held at Social Dance Studio in Minneapolis.  Guest 
Coach: Robert Cordoba.  11:30am Connection & Communication  workshop.  12:45pm 
Cha-Cha workshop.  2:00pm Stretch your Style in WCS  workshop.  3:15pm Night 
Club 2-Step workshop.  7:00pm Great Moves for  WCS workshop.  8:00pm-12:00am- 
Masquerade Ball with costume contest,  prizes, dessert potluck, and games!  $12 
per workshop for Rebels members.  $15/ea. per nonmember.  Masquerade Ball is 
$10.  Buy all 5  workshops, get in to Masquerade Ball for free. 

Saturday, October 18th:  New  England Contra Dance w/ Danebodium and Robin 
Nelson calling, basic taught at  7:30, 8-11:30pm band plays $9/ $7 members & 
students, at the Tapestry  Folkdance Center. 

Saturday, October 18th:  Havin' a  Ball singles dance with Rockin' Hollywoods 
(50s-80s) band at Bloomington VFW.  Foxtrot lesson by Larry & Barb at 7:30pm, 
dance 8:30-12:30,  $12. 
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Friday,  October 24th:  MN West Coast  Swing dance at B-Dale Club (2100 N. 
Dale St, Roseville).  West Coast Swing  lesson by James & Tricia Wood 
7:30-8:30pm.  Halloween costume dance  with DJ Loren  Greenberg 8:30-12am.  Halloween 
costumes encouraged!  Potluck treats  at 10:00pm.  $5 member/$8 nonmember.  (2nd 
& 4th Fridays of every  month).

Friday, October 24th:  New, Chris  Kalogerson band, at Retro Ballroom of On 
Your Toes in St. Louis Park.  Viennese Waltz lesson by Jeff Nehrbass at 7:30pm. 
 Dance  8:30-11:00pm.  Dessert & coffee.  $10 per person. 

Friday, October 24th:  Havin' a  Ball singles dance with City Lights band at 
Fridley VFW.  7:30pm East Coast  Swing lesson.  8:30-12:30 dance.  $12.   

Friday, October 24th:  Free Salsa  lesson by Drew of Tropical Ballroom from 
9:00-10:00pm at Mi Familia Mexican  Restaurant in Woodbury, 1750 Weir Drive- in 
the same mall as Tropical Ballroom.  Free margaritas for ladies.  No cover 
charge!  (Once per month,  as scheduled).
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Saturday, October  25th:  MN  Madness mock ballroom competition hosted by 
Scott Anderson and Nathan Daniels,  held at Shakopee Ballroom.  Dinner & Dancing. 
 For more info, call  (763) 545-8690. 

Saturday, October  25th:  NO Cafe  Bailar dance, to support MN Madness. 
Saturday, October 25th:  NO  Tropical Ballroom dance, to support MN Madness. 

Saturday, October 25th:  New  England Contra Dance w/ Anni Spring & Adam 
Granger and David Kirchner  calling, basic taught at 7:30, 8-11:30pm band plays 
$9/ $7 members &  students, at the Tapestry Folkdance Center. 

Saturday, October 25th:  Hispanic  Heritage celebration at the Richfield 
Intermediate School cafeteria, 7pm-12am,  Latin dancing- Salsa, Cha-Cha, Merengue, 
and Cumbia with Community Ed  Instructor, Aaron Clarey.  Singer: Evet 
Mendoza.  Music: Luz y Sonido  Esmeralda.  $20 per person.  612-798-6141. 
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Sunday, October 27th:  Doc's All  Stars Big Band, for ballroom dancing at 
Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood, MN, from  3:00-7:00pm.  $20 per couple, or $70 
membership for all 8 dances now  through next May 2009.  (320) 763-6432. 
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Friday, October 31st:  5th Annual Masquerade Ball / Halloween Dance  
co-hosted by Café Bailar Dance Club & Tropical Ballroom!  7:10-8:00pm  Hustle lesson.  
8:00-11:30pm Dance.  $10 or $8 if you show a current  dance club membership 
card.  Costume contest for categories of: funniest,  scariest, most creative, 
and best couple.  Gas Gift Cards as prizes  sponsored by Café Bailar.  (651) 
414-0644.  (Tropical Ballroom is  located inside Valley Creek Mall: 1750 Weir 
Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125, one block  west of 494 & Valley Creek Rd). 
_www.tropicalballroom.com_ (http://www.tropicalballroom.com/)  or _www.cafebailar.com_ 
(http://www.cafebailar.com/) . 

Friday, October 31st:  Jerry O'Hagen orchestra at On Your Toes.  Cha-Cha 
lesson by Jeff Nehrbass at 7:30pm, Ballroom dance 8:30-11:00pm,  costume contests, 
treats, $12 per person. 

Friday, October 31st:  The Classics band at Medina Ballroom for TGIS  Dance, 
8:30pm, $13, costume contest & prizes. 

Friday, October 31st:  International Dance Party, Live music by “Traki”, 
8:30-11pm, $9/ $7  members & students, at the Tapestry Folkdance  Center.
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