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October 2019 |
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Competition Recap
Competition Committee
NEW ENGLAND OPEN and USA CHAMPIONSHIP
On September 21st, Boston Open DanceSport celebrated their Seventh annual competition, this time in Needham MA.
The New England Open competition continued for over 12 hours in the brand new renovated Town Hall Auditorium. There were participants from California, Illinois, Arizona, Washington DC, Florida, Rhode Island and of course Massachusetts. This event included International Style, American Style, Country Western, Formation Team and Show dances with all types of couples - social, amateurs, teacher-student and professional with all possible gender combinations.
The recap is
- 1007 entries; 150 competitors; 60 students with their teachers; 721 - First places; 180 Second, 67 Third places; 20 Fourth; 11 Fifth and 4 Sixth Places.
New England Regional & USA Championships (September 21st):
Men's American Smooth 18+
1. Andrew Sue-Ako & Shone Margaric, New York, USA
Men's American Smooth 45+
1. Gregory Warwick & Zachary Germain, Massachusetts, USA
Men's & Open American Rhythm 18+
1. Jayson Flores & Jonathan Cabrera, New Jersey, USA
2. Boris Yelin & Aniket Rad, Massachusetts, USA
Men's International Latin 18+
1. Andrew Sue-Ako & Shone Margaric, New York, USA
Men's International Latin 45+
1. Duke Khuu & Christopher Phan, California, USA
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Announcements
NASSPDA Survey
The NASSPDA Board has heard from some community members that a name change of our organization is necessary to expand its mission and become more inclusive. In particular, the "same sex" in the name may not be welcoming to the non-binary community. The Board would like to engage the community (NASSPDA members and non-members) for feedback and direction on the potential name change and expansion of mission.
Thank you in advance as we value and appreciate your opinions that will help steer our organization. Please
click on this link.
NASSPDA Membership Directory
Have you checked out the NASSPDA
Membership Directory
? This is a resource to allow NASSPDA members to connect with others in the community. Please contact Horace Luong (
[email protected]
) if you'd like to be added to
the directory
(this is available to NASSPDA members only).
Donation
Consider donating to NASSPDA!
Donations made to NASSPDA will be used to help the organization advance its mission of promoting same-sex partner dancing. Donations to NASSPDA may be tax deductible however, the extent is dependent on your country's tax laws.
Now NASSPDA's website has a button to donate right there:
Thank you for your generosity!
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Competition Calendar
Competition Committee
October 31 -
November 3
San Francisco, California Sundance Saloon
550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco
Hosted by The Sundance Association for Country Western Dancing
phone: 415-820-1403
December 6, 2019 8:00 am -
5:00 pm
Seattle, Washington Hosted by Rain Country Dance Association Cuff Complex (1533 13th Ave., Seattle)
January 2020
Floorplay LA - 2020 USA Same-Sex Championships (NASSPDA Sanctioned competition)
January 19, 2020
607 S Western Ave, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA United States
NASSPDA's 2020 USA Same-Sex Championships Floorplay is an annual ballroom dance competition that celebrates diversity and gender equality. It is designed for all configurations of couples, including same-sex, reverse role, traditional roles, and student-teacher. Our mission is to offer a safe environment for all dance competitors, and expose individuals to the excitement and joy of role-free partner dance competition, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 20, 2020 @ 8:00 am -
March 22, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
Albuquerque Marriott,
2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110 United States
April 11, 2020
Alhambra Ballroom
Manhattan, NY United States
April 25, 2020
Just Dance Ballroom, O
akland, CA United States
The largest and longest-running same sex dance competition in North America.
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Membership Information
Membership Committee
Join NASSPDA TODAY! Please complete the membership form and make your membership payment directly through our website (nasspda.org).
If you have problems, or want to help us improve the website (parts are still under construction) please write to Horace Luong, our website administrator, at
[email protected]
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Outreach and Media
Promotions Committee
ACTIVITY GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM
NASSPDA would like to encourage its members and our community at large to engage in various fun activities that promote same-sex dancing. We recognize that many of our members may have a creative idea and NASSPDA would like to contribute in a small financial way.
Up to 4 grants of $250 each will be awarded per calendar year on a first-come first-served basis to applicants who can demonstrate that the proposed activity will advance NASSPDA's mission of promoting and expanding social and competitive same-sex partner dancing.
The proposed event should also be in alignment with NASSPDA's following goals:
* Support functions and venues for social same-sex partner dancing.
* Provide a resource for same-sex partner dancers.
* Aim to raise the level of same-sex partner dancing
* Encourage the inclusion of dancers from diverse backgrounds with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, age, [dis]ability, gender identity and/or expression.
Some ideas for events and organizers to receive grant support:
- Same-sex dance classes
- A social dance mixer with actively inviting and encouraging same-sex dancing or "alternative lead and follow"
- An excursion to a local competition, introducing dancers to the concept
- A welcome party before one of NASSPDA's sanctioned competition
- Setting up a booth at a local street fair promoting same-sex dancing
- A neighborhood or community event promoting partner dancing and the inclusion of same-sex dancing
- Involving studios to promote same-sex dancing
- An event in conjunction with a city's Pride activities
These are just a few suggestions. To apply for financial support from NASSPDA's $250 Grant Program, please visit our website at
NASSPDA.org
, click on
the
'
Scholarships and Grants
' bar and then 'Grants" to read more for more information. You can also email us at
promotions@NASSPDA.org
with any questions.
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