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Saturday, June 16th
Instructor/DJ
KRISTIN WENGER
7-8 pm Beginner Lesson West Coast Swing
8-11 pm Dance * ** * ** ** * * * * * Also!
6-7 pm Potluck Tailgate
in the Parking Lot
Bring a dish or beverage
to share!
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June Dance Opportunities*
(Classes/Dances/Workshops)
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C'VILLE STUDIOS/GROUPS
AREA DANCE GROUPS
~ THURSDAYS
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June 14th ~ September
6:30-7:30 pm Lesson ($$)
7:30-9 pm Dancing (Free!)
Saturday, June 16th
(We're at the MAC!!)
Saturday, June 23rd
Visit the CSDS website!
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CSDS lists non-CSDS dance hosts and events as a courtesy; reciprocity is expected. All events are subject to change and/or cancellation without notice so confirm all details with Event Hosts (not CSDS).
Event Hosts:
send info about your events by the preceding Wednesday to ensure inclusion in our Monthly Dance Announcements, and by the 20th to ensure inclusion in the following month's Newsletter.
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June CSDS Member Birthdays |
Claire Thurston (4th)
Rob Tran (4th)
Barbara Frost (5th)
Michael Santulli (9th)
Martha Stinson (12th)
Rachel House (13th)
Billy Northcutt (20th)
($5 Admission for Members the Month of your Birthday)
Members, let us know if we've missed your birthday!
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~ Dance Schedule ~ (2018) |
January 20th ~ ICUMC
February 17th ~ ICUMC
March 17th ~ ICUMC
Board of Directors Election
April 21st ~ ICUMC
Workshop Weekend
May 19th ~ ICUMC
August 18th ~ ICUMC September 15th ~ ICUMC
Halloween Dance
November 24th ~ MAC
December 15th ~ MAC
Holiday Dance
Admission:
- $10 CSDS Members
- $13 Non-Members - $5 Students (Full-Time with ID), First-Timers
Venues:
ICUMC: Ivy Creek United
Methodist Church
Charlottesville, VA 22901
MAC:
Municipal Arts Center
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Time*:
Lesson: 7-8 pm
Dance: 8-11 pm
* with rare exceptions!
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Board of Directors &
Helpers
(2018/2019)
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Board of Directors Ed Guida President Bonnie Strickler Vice President Jim Naffin Treasurer Gaia Read Secretary Katie Bigelow DJs/Instructors/Workshops Mark DeBow Director at Large Robert Tran Membership Helpers Beth DeBow Helper-at-Large Wendy Frazer-Gullick Webmaster Lisa Morales Swing Swap Hostess/DJ Brian Muszynski Sound System, Signs Kim Perkins Refreshments Coordinator Adela Su Newsletter Editor, Social Media June Taft Helper at Large Next BOD Meeting Wednesday, June 6th, 7 pm
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~ Booty's Corner ~
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Reunited!
Tammy and I loved seeing former C-ville Westies Patrick Keith-Hynes (above) and son Aidan, at Swing Diego, a fantastic dance event in California!
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P.O. Box 4442
Charlottesville, VA 22905
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~ Saturday, June 16th ~
with Kristin Wenger
Kristin Wenger
(Photo Courtesy of Carl Lind)
CSDS
looks forward to seeing everyone at our first dance of the summer, on Saturday, June 16th, at the Municipal Arts Center. Kristin Wenger returns to be our Lesson Instructor and DJ for the evening. She'll teach a Beginner West Coast Swing lesson from 7-8 pm, included in admission, and then be our DJ from 8-11 pm, including our Westie Power Hour (10-11 pm) when the music will be all West Coast Swing (or crossover)! You can also catch her teaching a WCS Bootcamp for Beginners, Tuesday evenings in June, at Smooth Sailing Ballroom.
And, we're resurrecting something we did nine years ago ... we're having a Potluck Tailgate in the parking lot before the dance (rain cancels), from 6-7 pm! Bring a dish or non-alcoholic beverage to share if you can; we'll have tables set up, plates, utensils, cups, ice, etc. This will be a nice time to break bread and socialize with each other, often difficult to do during our dances.
ADMISSION: - $10 for CSDS Members - $13 for Non-Members - $5 for Students (FT w/ID), First-Time Attendees and CSDS Members with June Birthdays! - Children Under 16 are Free! (no babysitting services)
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Swing Swap this Summer!
Swing Swap's last Thursday at Murray High School is May 31st, then we're off on June 7th, and then on June 14th, we move back to
The Senior Center for the summer. We thank the County of Albemarle Parks & Rec. Dept. and the staff at Murray High School for hosting us during the school year, and The Senior Center for welcoming us back! And huge thanks to Lisa Morales and Kevin Sumter whose tireless dedication to hosting
Swing Swap, the longest running free weekly dance, is greatly appreciated. They provide the warm, friendly and inclusive environment, so important for sustaining and growing our local dance community.
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Dance Roadtrip Anyone?!
Check out all of the dance opportunities both near and far, and links to other dance groups, listed in the "June Dance Opportunities" (column to the left), and the "Upcoming Dance Events" section (below). If you're interested in a roadtrip carpool, contact
Gaia Read! While we enjoy a warm and friendly dance community here in Charlottesville, it's also fun to expand our horizons and venture outside of our home base to meet and dance with other people!
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International Rally West Coast Swing
The
2018 International Rally (formerly Flashmob) West Coast Swing routine has been released! The official Rally day is Saturday, September 1st, when dancers all across the world will perform the routine. We're not aware of any local instructors/studios teaching the routine but never fear, you can learn it on your own via You Tube!
Video 1 is the complete video which features both instructions and a demo;
Video 2 is just the demo.
Why learn a routine? Lots of reasons! It's fun, it's social, it stretches your brain, it helps your dancing get better, for starts. You can perform it too! Perhaps as a demo at a local dance, or at a dance event when they call everyone to the floor who has learned the routine and you dance it together!
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May Recap with The Flying Northcutts
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Dance Resources
Sep. 6-9:
Trilogy Swing - Raleigh/Durham, NC
Sep. 6-9:
ESS Camp - Phoenix, AZ
Sep. 20-23:
Meet Me in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Sep. 27-30:
Atlanta Swing Classic - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 4-7:
Boogie By The Bay - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 25-28:
Swing City Chicago - Lombard, IL
Nov. 15-18:
DC Swing eXperience - Herndon, VA
Nov. 21-25:
US Open - Burbank, CA
Know of a dance event not mentioned above? Let us know so we can list it and help spread the word, thank you!
Adela is often the Table/Group Dinner Organizer for events attended by "C-ville Westies" (and Central VA) dancers ~ if you're planning to go to any of these or other events, let her know! And reserve your hotel room ASAP as the event hotels usually sell out well in advance; you can always cancel it later. Don't wait until you decide to go to book your room; it will be too late!
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