Local Dance News
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DANCES
HDSDC Monthly Club Dance
Saturday, August 21st Monthly Club Dance
You are welcome to bring treats! $5 for members, $8 non-members, 25 and under Free
Located at the Boise Square and Round Dance Hall in
Contact Jennifer at 860-2132 or Dave at 377-5788
Also Saturday
starting at
August 21st Dave Couzzo one-day Country Two-step workshop
Intermediate Country Two-Step (four
classes)
Click Here for
Workshop Details (flyer)
at the Boise Square Dance Center
Saturday,
August 21st ICWDA Monthly
Dance
Saturday night dance is
Couples
Dance Lesson
8:30p – 11:00p Open dancing.
Practice your Country 2 Step, WCS, ECS, Night Club 2 Step, Cha Cha, Waltz, 10 Step, Triple 2 Step, Polka, and anything
that I may have left out.
Cost is $5 for members of
ICWDA and $7 for non-members, $5 for seniors, $3 seniors members, students $5,
student members $3 Show Military ID get in FREE.
Questions? Visit www.icwda.org
Saturday, August 21st
calling by Gary
Nafziger-Meiser.
The dance is held at the Broadway Dance Studio,
Cost is $8 for adults ($6 for BCDS or Idaho Folklore
Society members), and $3 for youth 10-18 years.
Couples, singles and children over 10 yrs old are
welcome; partners are not necessary.
The dance venue is smoke and alcohol free.
For more information contact
boisecontradance@fastem.com or check out our web page http://david0.tedcrane.com/ID/BCDS/
Saturday,
August 28th,
Beginning at 7:00 at the Boise Square and Round Dance Hall;
FREE COUNTRY
WESTERN DANCE with a difference...the only country dance in the Boise
Valley that welcomes families with children of all ages and will play requested
music all evening long. Though based on country music we will have a variety of
music, so dancers of all types are encouraged to come and dance with
us. We will even have a few pop songs for the children. We may
even teach a mixer or two and a quick line dance. For more information call Randy
at 208-941-4853. To see more details see:
TVCWDA: http://www.treasurevalleycwda.org/
Saturday, September 4th,
Lori
Gonzales will teach Cha Cha from 7-8. Open
dancing to follow until 11p. Dress is casual.
Admission is $10 for non-menbers, $5 for members and
students.
For more
information go to http://www.usadanceboise.org/portal/
Now, HDSDC dances Two
nights a week Upstairs at Bull’s Head!
The High Desert
Swing Dance Club has returned Sundays
to Bull’s Head upstairs, and will teach a lesson before the dance! We will be
having a lesson and social dancing at the Bull’s Head Pub,
Click here for Lesson Calendar
Idaho Country Western
Dance Association is
hosting two additional
dances each month.
They will be held during the week at
They are Country-Western dances and will be on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of the month. They will have a dance lesson prior to the open dance
just like there monthly dances.
The
Every Friday Heirloom Dance Studio
Will
have a great mixture of Swing, Ballroom, and Latin. Open to all ages!
Time:
Price: $3/Students with ID, $5/General Admission
For more information check www.heirloomdancestudio.com or
call 871-6352
Every
Friday night dance party.
2 ½ hours of wide
variety of Ballroom dancing to the newest music available.
$10 per person,
$15 per married couple, $5 for students
Call 898-9425 for
more information
Cathedral of the
Off for the summer, no dances
until September
Singles Dance and Social (couples welcome) $5 per person
WORKSHOPS
August 21st Dave Couzzo one-day Country
Two-step workshop
Intermediate Country Two-Step (four classes)
Click Here for
Workshop Details (flyer)
at the Boise Square Dance Center
September 18th, Jennifer Lyons Pro-Instructor workshop
Click Here for Workshop Details (flyer)
CLASSES
Find ongoing
local instructor or dance studio information on our web site at: http://www.idahoswingdance.org/Instructors.htm
Classes are often offered on a monthly basis, usually beginning the first of
each month.
Weekly Club
dance nights!
The High Desert Swing Dance
Club will be teaching social dancing at the Bull’s Head Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Rd.
(corner of Eagle and Fairview, Meridian) at 7:00 pm every Sunday
and Tuesday evening, A
one-hour free dance lesson will be provided by the Pub at 7:00 pm, prior to
social dancing. Please join us at this new non-smoking dance venue that
includes a bar and restaurant.
Lessons in Dance
Thursday
nights, July 15th through September 2nd
Beginner
West Coast Swing (
This
class will explore the 6-count and 8-count basic rhythm structures of West
Coast Swing and establish a solid foundation of the basics in order to progress
to the Intermediate level of the dance. This 8-week session will be $50 per
person. Register
for this class
The Monday night
Intermediate Drop-in West Coast Swing class will be moved to the Quarter Barrel
for the month of July. The Quarter Barrel is a non-smoking bar in Garden
City next door to the
July
and August Group Class Schedule
Monday
nights July 5th through August 30th
West Coast Swing Drop-in Class and Practice Session (7:00
-8:30 pm)
This class is designed for those that already
know the basic 6 and 8-count rhythm structures of West Coast Swing and want to
improve their dance and partnering with EVERY dance partner. This class will
focus on bringing your dance to the next level and making yourself look
confident on the dance floor. Each one and a half hour session will be $10 per
person or $15 per couple. Register
for this class
Contact Jennifer
at 860-2132 or jennifer@lessonsindance.com
for more information.
For
more information, contact Jennifer at http://www.lessonsindance.com/
or call 860-2132
Idaho Country Western Dance Association will have a dance lesson prior to their open dance.
They will be held during the
week at
The newest is a continuation of the 40’s -50’s dance theme, and
will be on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. This will feature music from the
greatest pop and country hits of the 40’s and 50’s to dance to.
The
Heirloom Dance Studio, located at
Tuesday
Drop-In Hip Hop Classes
Price: $10
Swing Night
Beginners Welcome. No Partner Required
Wednesday
Latin Night
8pm Drop-In Bachata Lesson
9pm Drop-In Cumbia Lesson
*Beginners Welcome. No Partner
Required*
Price: $5 for one lesson. $8 for two lessons. $12 for three lessons.
Thursday
Drop-In Hip Hop Classes
Price: $10
"Simply Tango"
Price: $3/Students with ID, $5/General Admission
Every Friday Vintage Swing Dancing!
We have
Time:
Price: $3/Students with ID, $5/General For more information check www.heirloomdancestudio.com or
call 871-6352
Argentine
Tango
http://www.boisetango.com/
Randy Lattimer Randy teaches line
dance lessons Wednesdays from
Sunday evening lessons. Check www.R2L2countrydance.com for more current information.
For more information see Randy’s web site at: http://www.lattimerconstruction.com/Personal_Activities.php
Idaho Ballroom Dance
Center at Limelight
Beginner
ballroom group lessons are friday nights
Not a beginner? Intermediate ballroom
group class every Wednesday
Advanced
ballroom group class every Monday
The cost is $20 per person per
session. Lessons accrue if you miss any sessions.
For more
information, contact Limelight (
Lori Gonzales
Lori will be
starting Social Success Packaged Program for
Beginners
Summer Sampler Drop-in Classes. Fridays,
Starting on July 20th, Lori will be starting beginning
Foxtrot.
She will cover the basic material in the core 8 dances in 16 weeks. Students
meet the first 4 Tuesdays of the month.
Class
includes:
*Four (4) one
hour classes per month.
*Free 30
minute practice after class.
Social Success for Beginners is the
preparatory step before enrolling into the intermediate class.
Dance shoes are
recommended.
Email me for a
registration form and come in with your personal check a few minutes early.
You will be ready
to go two seconds before your class starts!
Practice night
every Tuesday
$5.00
per person. Social Success students practice FREE!
Bronze (Social) Level Intermediate Class, Tuition is $50.00 per person
per month.
No registration for continuing students.
Those finishing
up the 16-week Social Success rotation ,may move into
the Bronze Level II class. This class focuses on a continued learning in
all core dances and
we also learn 9 New dances
Please visit Teach
Me Tango for more details or call 936-5760.
Dance Necessities Dance Studio
Many
on-going ballroom dance classes.
Foxtrot Starting August 6th
For more information, see their web page at www.dancenecessities.com
Argentine Tango
Thursday Practica NEW LOCATION -- Boise Cafe (formerly Café Bellissima),
10th & Bannock. 8:00 - 10:00 pm. Beginner lesson 8-8:30 pm. Join us at the
newly-renovated cafe. Students of the Somer & Agape workshop will be
practicing techniques they learned, and everyone is welcome to join in. DJ
Philip Wheeler; instructor Marge Dobie. All skill levels welcome, no partner
necessary. Beer and wine available for purchase. Fee $5 or $3
for students & seniors.
New class sessions begin Tuesday, May 12th at the
The Tango Fundamentals class begins at
Classes will run for three weeks and the fee is $10 per class or $25 for a
3-class session.
Registration
available at the door.
No dance partner necessary.
Please see the website for more details: www.boisetango.com.
Upcoming
2008 Regional and National Events
Bridge Town Swing - Mid Sept,
Boogie by the Bay - Early October 7-10,
Mountain Magic
- Early November,
West
Coast Dance Challenge - Late November,
Dance
things for sale
We have added a link on our main page to
list dance related items for sale for our members.
(Email HDSDC@idahoswingdance.org if you have any “dance things” to
add)
Michele is now selling dance shoes. Check them
out at:
Michele@learntoBallroomDanceOnline.com
or Cindy 208 559-07057
Lady’s Dance shoes: http://tinyurl.com/65ok6e
Men’s dance shoes: http://tinyurl.com/5mxylq
Our club members,
Michele and Cindy have a Dance Blog. They usually promote and update all of our
local dances, plus some dance tips and silly social stories.
The link is http://www.ras-this.com/
If you’ve come
across something that might be interesting to dancers, please email it to HDSDC@idahoswingdance.org for possible inclusion in a future Local
Dance News issue. Thanks!
“If you’re interested” links from prior
Local Dance New issues:
US Open Swing
2009 division winners
see on-line videos for free
Dance Etiquette
Summary
10
Golden rules of
dance class etiquette
Who is
popular, dance partners and the dance community
”I
Want To Dance” ladies, don’t be afraid
to ask!
Youtube dance videos dance performance videos free to view
on youtube
Swing dance styles From
Bustamove.com dance moves to popular dances