Current Dance Week

Week of: Oct. 6th, 2008

Linda may be off to the Great White South, but the dancing continues here in the Good Greenish-brown Somewhat-North. Lots of classes for BEGINNERS so check out the schedule carefully–now’s the time to try something new!

The Schedule

Several changes to the schedule this week: * Intermediate Rumba with Kara on Wednesday * Beginning Nightclub 2-Step with Chris H. on Thursday * Beginning Cha Cha with Mikael on Thursday * Intermediate Cha Cha with Javier on Thursday

Cost for the 6-week series classes is $50 or 5 marks on your dance card.

Wednesday

  • 5:30 Argentine Tango III with Rich
  • 6:30 Beg. Argentine Tango with Rich (week 1 of 6)
  • 6:30 Int. Rumba (drop in) w/ Kara
  • 7:30 West Coast Swing II w/ Kara
  • 7:30 Beg. Rumba Series (week 4 of 6) w/ Chris E.
  • 8:30 West Coast Swing Styling and Syncopations w/ Kara
  • 8:30 Int. Beg. Foxtrot (drop-in) w/ Chris E.

Styling & Syncopations: come learn how to add more flare to your swing; this class is great for both leaders and followers.

Thursday

  • 6pm West Coast Swing I 1/2 w/ Laura & Ryan
  • 6pm Beg. East Coast Swing Series (week 3 of 6) w/ Chris H.
  • 7pm West Coast Swing Series 1A (week 2 of 4) w/ Laura
  • 7pm Beg. Nightclub 2-step w/ Chris H.
  • 8pm Beg. Cha Cha w/ Mikael
  • 8pm Salsa 1 1/2 w/ Javier

WCS 1 1/2 - We will be focusing on 8-count patterns such as “the whip” and variations of the whip as well as working toward stringing together sequences of moves. In addition we will be focusing on techniques to make each dancer a better leader or follower. This is a drop-in class: completion and comprehension of all West Coast Swing 1 moves is required.

Beg. WCS 1A - this class will cover leading and following of the following moves: push break, under-arm pass and left-side pass as well as push break and left-side pass tucks and inside rolls. This class is designed to get all dancers comfortable leading or following these moves in a social setting and introduce connection, resistance and basic lead and follow techniques. Series 1B will begin upon completion of this series. ($30 or 3 marks on your dance card)

Int. Cha Cha - Last week saw numerous men lined up to dance with just a couple of women…so women, come on down and join in the fun.

Class Info

Happenings

  • Boogie By the Bay, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 9-12. Visit http://www.boogiebythebay.org for more details.
  • Blues Society Concert Series: San Luis Obispo Blues Society welcomes the kings of cyber-swing, The Insomniacs, on Saturday, October 25. Sleepy Guitar Johnson will be opening the show. The show starts at 8:00 pm at the SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. SLO Dance (that’s us!) is offering free dance lessons from 7:30 - 8:00 pm. Tickets are $17 for Blues Society members and $20 for the general public. All tickets are sold at the door. 21 and over, please. For more information visit our website (http://www.sloblues.org/). To volunteer to work a shift at the show, call 805/541-7930.
  • Halloween SwingThing and Halloween Hustle, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Hyatt Regency, Irvine, CA. Visit www.centralcoastswingdance.com/ for more details.
  • Monterey Swingfest, Jan. 15-19, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, CA. Visit www.centralcoastswingdance.com/ for more details.
  • CruiseFest, Sept. 20-27, 2009. A 7-day Mexican Riviera Cruise full of swing dancing and more. Visit www.DanceFun.com for more details.

Featured Dance Videos of the Week

Upcoming WCS and Dance Events

Places to Dance

Salsa at Dance Pavilion - Our very own Salsa instructor extraordinaire, Javier Rangel, is hosting Latin Dance Night on the 2nd Saturday of each month at Dance Pavilion. Open dancing starts at 8:00PM and goes to 10:30PM. $5.00 Cover Charge. Music includes a variety of dance styles: SALSA, MERENGUE, BACHATA, MAMBO, CUMBIA, CHA-CHA-CHA, CALIFORNIA 2 STEP, WEST COAST SWING, TANGO AND HUSTLE.

The Dance Pavilion is located at 1200 E. Grand Ave. (corner of Brisco) in Arroyo Grande. For more information, call Dawn at 474-0772 or email her at dawn@dancepavilion.com

Salsa at ZClub - I just got word from Cal Poly Salsa that the Z Club (located on Parker St. near Smart & Final in SLO) is playing Latin music every other Wednesday nights now. I haven’t checked it out yet, but if someone does, give me a nod as to what it’s like.

Pelican Point on weekend nights; smallish floor that needs a little resurfacing work, but still can be fun–I recommend wearing leather-bottomed shoes rather than suede. Fellow dancer Les Beck and the Night Run Duo will be performing Feb. 1, 8, & 9.

Jazz at the Inn at Morro Bay every Friday night; variety of jazz styles. I recommend that ladies wear flats or wide-heeled shoes (dancing on tiles can get tricky in stilettos). The first Saturday of every month, the jazz is of the Latin variety…lots of Salsa, ChaCha, Rumba, and Cumbia. Come check it out.

For you North County residents, check out Level 4 Speakeasy in Paso Robles…but you gotta know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebodyto find it (actually, it’s not that difficult, but I like to maintain the illusion). Concrete floor with random couches thrown in the mix, but the music is generally good: Blues and Jazz, but sometimes rock and country. Just be sure to call ahead to know what you’re getting.

Of course, Sunday nights at the Madonna Inn with the lovely Nancy Lara DJ’ing.

Questions? Call Linda at 541-5678.