DanceChatter.Com Newsletter

9-19-09

36 hours
     In less than 36 hours we will be leaving Long Beach Harbor on the CruiseFest Swing Dance Cruise, on what I expect will be the most fabulous trip: 7 days and nights on the Mexican Riviera, 3 ports of call, 6 dance teachers, 1 DJ, 18 dance workshops, special dance parties and shore excursions. Read it and weep, folks, this could have you, LOL. Make sure you check out my schedule changes for the next few weeks and see you when we get back!

Mike Kluck Subs Sunday, September 20th
     Classes will be held as normal on Sunday, September 20th at Hacienda, Mike Kluck will be subbin g. 3 WCS classes, 1 Ballroom class, this will be the 6th week of a 6 week series.

No Burbank Moose Lodge Classes September 22nd & 23rd
     No Tuesday or Wednesday classes at the Burbank Moose Lodge on Tuesday, September 22nd or Wednesday, September 23rd.

     Tuesday WCS + Country 2-Step classes resume on Tuesday, September 29th. This will be the 6th of a 6-week series, make sure to get your registrations in early for the next series to get early-bird discounts.

No Classes Sunday September 27th
No Trish, no sub, no classes.

Special WCS Workshop Sunday, October 4
Special West Coast Swing Workshop
Wild Whips & Saucy Syncopations
Sunday, October 4th  2:00 -3:00 pm
Whip variations, great styling & syncopations for Intermediate/Advanced Dancers
This special workshop will be fast-paced with lots of material
$10 per person; $18 per couple (1 leader, 1 follower)
Double H Club, Hacienda Hotel, 525 N. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo (south of LAX) 90245

New WCS + CS2 6-Week Series Starts Tuesday, October 6th
New 6-Week series in WCS & Country 2-Step start Tuesday October 5th.
7:30 pm- Beginning WCS
8;00 pm Beyond Basics WCS
9:00 pm – Country 2-Step
Burbank Moose Lodge, 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank
Sign up on line via Paypal to trish@dancechatter.com

Paradise Dance Festival + 2009 WCS Club Jack & Jill

     Paradise Dance Festival (Pomona, Oct. 16-19) is just around the corner and I am really looking forward to it. Paradise, helmed by Barb DeLay, Karen Crabtree and Paradise originator JD Dougherty, offers a great mix of Swing, Country and Line Dancing with workshops, dancing and contests in all three areas. I highly recommend.

     This year’s ticket will also include TWO buffet meals with the event pass – that mean two meals you don’t have to bring yourself from home (cold squished sandwich, anyone?) or two over-priced restaurant meals you’d have to buy elsewhere, so that’s a great deal. And, if you do the J&J competing thing, make sure you check out B&K’s J&J club contest with different qualifying rounds around town this month leading up to the finals at the event, and they have some awesome prizes, too! Visit www.magicdanceproductions.com/paradisecountrydance.html for info on the event and club challenge.

Giant Twister Game @ Paradise: DanceChatter Needs YOU!
     Going to the Paradise Dance Festival next month? Trish Connery & DanceChatter.Com needs volunteers to help create a Giant Twister Game and Booth for the event. Help me design and create the giant mat and spin board for this fun carnival game and work the DanceChatter Giant Twister Booth as part of the event’s Margaritaville Carnival on Saturday, October 17th.  This will be loads of fun, we’ll act as “barkers” to draw people in, run the games, hand out silly/funny prizes. Are you inspired yet??? Call or e-mail Trish if you can help.

Two Opportunities for Pro/Am
      David and I will be at the Paradise Dance Festival (Oct 16-18, Pomona) and the New Year’s Dance Camp (Dec 31-Jan 3, Palm Springs). If you are interested in competing in Contemporary Pro/Am at either event (West Coast Swing, Nightclub, Cha Cha, Hustle, Salsa), talk to Trish and let’s get busy!!

New Year’s Dance Camp Tickets
     I am now actively selling tickets for the DanceChatter.Com Group going to Jay Byam’s New Year’s Dance Camp in Palm Springs.

     For those of you who joined the DanceChatter.Com Group at last year’s event, you know what a great time it was – We had 40 people in our group, the cocktail party was incredible, the sit-down dinner was awesome (check out all the beautiful people in our group!), and of course, the weekend was so much fun for everyone.

     Tickets are $185 for a full-event pass including New Year’s Eve dinner and party ($135 for just the event pass, dinner NOT included). Not to brag or anything but my tables will sell out, so if you want to be with Trish and David and the AbFab DanceChatter group at New Year’s, which includes our DanceChatter.Com Cocktail Party and sitting with our group for the big gala dinner, you’d better get your registration in to me ASAP!

Help Find David Gimelfarb
      David Gimelfarb is a 28 year-old grad student from Chicago. Last month he went on vacation to Costa Rica and disappeared on August 11th while hiking at a Costa Rican national park. No one has seen or heard from him since. 

     David's friends and family are reaching out to anyone/everyone to spread the word about this missing American and do everything possible to bring this young man home. There are three areas of focus in this regard: 1) Keep this story in the media spotlight – that means do anything/everything you can to talk about the story, create media events, and keep the story fresh in the public’s mind; 2) Contact your elected representatives, ask that they contact the State Department to bring pressure to bear on the government of Costa Rica to allow the US, specifically the FBI, into the country to help investigate the disappearance. As of right now the US government cannot intercede unless the Costa Rican government requests it. Let’s make them request it. Do you know anyone in Costa Rica who could contact the CR government? Can you write the Costa Rican embassy in the US? 3) Join the Help Find David Gimelfarb group on Facebook to show your support, to donate to the rescue fund, find out how to contact your representatives, and to get updates on what’s going on in the case.

     Do an internet search for David Gimelfarb to see the different news articles about the case. You can also visit the Facebook group created by David’s friends: Find David Gimelfarb, for more details on the story, to find out how to contact your representatives, updates, etc.

     David is the nephew of one of my students, which is how I heard the story. I joined the 'Find David Gimelfarb' group on Facebook, shared the info on my Facebook wall, posted it on Rec.Arts.Dance, wrote my Congressman and Senator, donated to the Rescue Fund, and am trying to think of other ways to get the word out. Any help you can give in getting the word out too would be greatly appreciated.


DanceChatter.Com Classes
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Trish Tuesdays at the Moose
West Coast Swing + Country 2-Step EVERY TUESDAY
7:30 pm  - Beginning WCS (30 Minute Class) $30 for 6-Week Series, $5 class per single class
8:00 pm  - Beyond Basics WCS **   
9:00 pm  - Beginning & Beyond Country 2-Step**
**$43 for 6-Week Series in Advance, $48 for 6-Week Series at the door; $10 per Single Class; Discounts for Multiple Series &/or Lodge Members
Burbank Moose Lodge, 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank 91506

Salsa Wednesdays at the Moose
Salsa EVERY WEDNESDAY
8:30 pm  - Beginning Salsa (Level 1)
9:15 pm  - Beyond Basics Salsa (Level 2)   
10:00 pm  - FREE 30-Minute Coaching & Practice Session
$43 for 6-Week Series in Advance, $48 for 6-Week Series at the door; $10 per Single Class; Discounts for Multiple Series &/or Lodge Members
Burbank Moose Lodge, 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank 91506

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