Events

I know that you all are anxiously awaiting last weeks Tango review, and I promise it is coming soon. In the mean time you can check out BPG's Tango this evening. Here are the rest of the happenings this week:

On Campus Dancing Events
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No Partner or Experience Necessary


Friday Night Dance, Friday Feb 1
Lesson: Tango
Free Lesson at 7 p.m.
Dance Party from 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
New Dance Theatre
$3 for students $5 for non students


Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday Feb 3
Lesson:
Beginner lesson from 7-8 p.m.; Advanced Lesson from 8:30-9:00 p.m.
Open dancing till 9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Ballroom
$2

Swing Club - Monday Feb 4
Lesson: East coast, West coast, Balboa or lindy hop
Lesson at 8pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Downtown Dancing Events
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Saturday Night Salsa - Saturday, Feb 2
No Lesson
Dancing is from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Upstairs at Tasty World, Downtown Athens (18+)
$5 cover

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday Feb 5
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 pm
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

~BDC~

Dancing this week

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you all have weekend plans to see BPG's Ballroom magic show this weekend.

This week you can look forward to the return of Swing Club to Monday Nights.

And in other news we will be set up at the Winter Student Activities Fair on Tuesday, so please stop by and say hello. We would love to have some of you come and dance throughout the day, so if your interested just send me a quick e-mail.

Happy Dancing
and Break a leg BPG,

Lindsey

Regular Weekly Updates
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No Partner or Experience Necessary

Ballroom Performance's Group Annual Show
BALLROOM MAGIC 2008--Choose from 3 shows left!!!
Jan. 25 8pm Friday
Jan. 26 2pm AND 8pm Saturday
New Dance Theatre
$8 for students
$12 nonstudent
Tickets Available at the Tate Center Box:706-542-8074
http://www.ugaballroom.com/

Saturday Night Salsa - Saturday, Jan 26
No Lesson
Dancing is from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Upstairs at Tasty World, Downtown Athens (18+)
$5 cover ($10 is live band)

Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday Jan 27
Lesson: Tango
Beginning lesson at 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Advanced lesson at 8:00-8:30 p.m.
Dancing till 9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Ballroom

Swing Club - Monday Jan 28
Lesson: East coast, West coast, Balboa or lindy hop
Lesson at 8pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday Jan 29
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 pm
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Winter Activities Fair - Tuesday Jan 29
Stop by and say hello, you can even dance a little for us
10-3
Memorial Hall Ballroom

Near Future
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FNDP: Feb 1

Events

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday, January 22
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 p.m.
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Ballroom Performance's Group Annual Show-------
BALLROOM MAGIC 2008--Choose from 4 shows!
Jan. 24 8pm
Jan. 25 8pm
Jan. 26 2pm AND 8pm
New Dance Theatre
$8 for students
$12 nonstudent

Directions to the dance building: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/dance/directions/index.htm

Tate Center Box Office Info:
706-542-8074

Visit our website for more information about our group and performances:
http://www.ugaballroom.com/


Near Future
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Sunday Night Lesson - January 27th
Swing Club - Monday, January 28th
Rueda Lesson- Sunday, Late January Early February

Rumba Review

Last week Rachel did a great job of teaching us Rumba.
Here is a quick review of what she taught:

In the Beginning Lesson:

• The Basic - slow quick quick slow
  
• Rotating Basic - turning the basic box in quarter turn increments
• 5th Position Breaks - where the foot goes behind
  
• Cross over breaks - where the foot comes in front
  
• Pivot Turns - turning 180 degrees in one place
  
• Arch Turns - leading the turn away from you
• Loop Turns - leading the turn towards you
  

In the Advanced Lesson:

• Swivels - shake it!
  
• Rumba Cuddles
  
• Cuddles exited by a loop turn into crossover breaks
  
• Cuban breaks
  
• Sliding Doors

This video is really good for review a lot of the beginner moves and a few more intermediate moves. Some of the moves they may enter in to or preform differently than we may have taught and that is ok. There are many different dance schools out there who have there own styling. As dancers you will have to learn to be flexible to the community and, if performing, the directors around you.

Here are the marks for the different moves so you can "fast forward" to what you want to review.

Box step 0:00
Underarm (Arch turn) 0:42
Open break underarm turns (turning from the open position) 1:32
Crossover breaks 2:12
Parallel breaks 3:10
Alternating open breaks 3:41
Ladies underarm turn into side-by-side turn 4:33
2nd position breaks (Cubans) 5:33
Extended box 6:10
Alternating crossover breaks 6:50
5th position breaks 7:40



Happy dancing

Avanced Lesson Sucess

I'm not sure about everyone else but I felt that the advanced lesson was a breath of fresh air for some of our old hats. Rachel did a great job teaching moves that will really enhance our dancing dictionary and I can't wait till week after next.

Look out for tonight's lesson notes in future posts

happy dancing

Back in the Black: First weeks events

Its a much shorter events this week, the Ritz is not having their weekly dances which is quite sad to the Athens dance community. Also their will be no Rueda lesson until after Ballroom Magic (Jan 24 -26) as our fabulous teachers will be in rehearsal.
On the bright side we are trying out a short intermediate lesson at the end of the regular Sunday Night Lesson. We know that many of you, would like to take it to the next step, so we are giving it a try. Please feel free to give us feed back (go ahead hit that comment button), and bear with us as we try to iron out the seems in the process.

Happy dancing,

Lindsey

Regular Weekly Updates
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No Partner or Experience Necessary


Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday, January 13
Lesson: Rumba
One hour lesson at 7pm; Intermediate Lesson 8:00-8:30ish; Dancing till 9ish
Memorial Hall Ballroom
$2

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday, January 15
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 p.m.
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Saturday Night Salsa - Saturday, January 12
No Lesson
Dancing is from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Upstairs at Tasty World, Downtown Athens (18+)
$5 cover ($10 is live band)


Near Future
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Friday Night Dance Party - Friday, January 18th
Swing Club - Monday, January 28th
Rueda Lesson- Sunday, Late January Early February

New Semester- New Start

Today the officers and teachers meet the hash out plans for next semester, and I have to say I'm really excited. Last semester, as many of you know had its fair share of disasters, but so far it looks as though this semester will run much more smoothly.

Things to look forward to,

Workshops - I think we really mean it this time
Formal - your chance to get all gussied up
More advanced moves in lessons
And maybe even some Valentine's Day Fun

Our first lesson is next Sunday, and we will be teaching Rumba!

Hope to see you dancing soon.