Presidents
Message:
Greetings Dancers!!
Here is how the year is going so far. We have had 3 dances so far
at Forest Recreation Center and we had our first one at New London
Ruritan Dance Hall in April. Attendance is growing and we are
getting some new dancers attending! We still meet the 3rd
Friday of the month. We had over 50 at our last dance!
Our annual Holiday Dance got snowed out in December but we made up for
a terrific dance in January. Thank you DANCE PLANNERS!
Those of you who attended know how pretty everything was decorated and
how yummy the food!
SPECIAL THANKS to Ken Easley for dance hosting some with us so far this
year. The single women are getting to dance!
Those of you who attended the March dance got a special treat as Joel
and Valerie (from DC) did an AWESOME SwingDance demonstration!
You can find them on Facebook if you want to know anything about swing
dancing or other dancing in the DC area.
APRIL dance was quite successful. We had great attendance AND
with our animal themed dance and fundraising for the humane society, we
donated 117 pounds of cat/dog food along with $50! THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL DONATIONS!
May and June dances will be held at Forest Recreation Center. As
of now, I don't have confirmation that we can continue with FRC, that
is up for negotiation in June. We are in ACTIVE negotiations with New
London Ruritan for the rest of the year. The pluses: a more
central location for all of our dancers, huge wooden dance floor, WE
DON'T have to set-up/clean-up, and room to grow. Downside, harder
to hear but thats cause I forgot to bring the microphone, lights
interfering but I think those can be adjusted, moldy smell in entryway
(they know, its being addressed), and bathrooms in basement.
There is a NLR person on site to make sure we all get to our cars
safely. The snack bar will be open thus we will not have to worry
with bringing snacks. Everything costs a dollar and there is a
wide assortment of soda/bottled water/chips and candy. In the
beginning, our chapter had dances at NLR so for some members, its deja
vu.
NOW HERE IS THE BIG NEWS:
WE ARE CO-SPONSORING A FUNDRAISING DANCE WITH BEDFORD CO. PARKS AND REC
TO RAISE MONEY FOR A WOODEN DANCE FLOOR AT FRC. ONCE ENOUGH MONEY
IS RAISED FOR MATERIALS TO COVER ABOUT 2800 SQFT, SEVERAL OF OUR
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WILL PUT THE FLOORING DOWN to save installation
fees. So save the date May 7th, and plan to attend this special
dance. There will be live music by the Retrofits (you Jefferson
Dancers know how great they are), and light dinner. Cost is $20
per person and time is 8-11pm. All proceeds go towards a floor
fund so please come support this event. RESERVATIONS are not
needed but please help me with a headcount (for food planning) and let
me know how many will be attending. [email protected]
May 20th, we step it up with a Quick-Step lesson! May 20th is National
Bike to Work Day. For those of you who don't want to bike to
work, save your energy and come dance! Its also National Salsa
month. So spice up
our dance with your favorite salsa and chips.
(Salsa the food, not the dance). We had considered a silent
auction for this month but since we are working on a fundraising dance,
the silent auction will be deferred til fall.
June 17th brings the ChaCha lesson! June 17th is National Flip Flop
day. Wear your
flip-flops to the dance and the person with the most interesting
flip-flops does not have to pay for the dance!!
Other important dates:
Please help get the word out about our dances. My email list is
about 150 or so, and does overlap with Mel's list and with Dave/Donna's
list. Please feel free to share any info you get from our chapter with
your friends and co-workers.
THANK YOU for all the helpers who set up and clean up! I
appreciate it so much!!
There is a new SWING-LINDY club in Lynchburg and they meet weekly on
Kemper St. in downtown Lynchburg. They will resume their weekly
schedule early next month. Check out their website. AND
CHECK OUT THEIR DANCING!
Finding
music that is danceable and BMI approved has been quite a challenge for
the second half of 2010. I'd like everyone who reads this to look
up their favorite dance tune. You can search by performer or song
title. If you use the link below and the song is listed, its a
GO! If its not listed, and you have an extra 5 minutes, go to the
ASCAP website to see if the song is licensed there. If its NOT,
Its still a GO. If all the folks gave me 1 song that is BMI
approved, I would have enough music for 4 dances!!!! Thank you dancers who have given me
song titles.
http://www.bmi.com/search/?link=navbar
Cindy
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Our fees:
members $7.00 person
non-members $10.00 person
students $5.00 person
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What benefits do you
get by dancing with the chapter? There is liability insurance in
the event you are injured at the dance. Members get a dancer
magazine every other month that contains excellent information about
dance, from social dancing to competitive dancing. You get a
discount at ANY USA DANCE event across the nation. When you join
or renew, our chapter gets a portion of the membership fee back to help
with operating costs. Please renew if you are up for
renewal. If you move or if we don't succeed as a chapter, your
membership can be transferred to any other chapter. IF YOU DON'T
PLAN TO RENEW, PLEASE LET NATIONAL KNOW SO WE DON'T GET "DINGED" FOR
NON-RENEWALS.
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How does dancing
benefit you? Its fun! You get a terrific workout when you
dance. Dancing will help you get stronger, inprove your
endurance, balance and flexibility. You can dance alone or with a
partner. As with any other form of exercise though, take a moment
to stretch and warm up before strenous dancing!
How many calories can you burn?
BALLROOM DANCING - Per 15 Minutes
WEIGHT IN POUNDS
CALORIES
CALORIES
Dancing
Watching TV
105
54
12
110
56
13
115
59
13
120
61
14
125
64
15
130
66
16
140
71
17
150
77
18
160
82
19
170
87
20
180
92
22
190
97
23
200
102
24
210
107
25
220
112
26
230
117
27
240
122
28
250
128
30
http://www.dietbites.com/Pyramid-Diet/calories-burned-watching-tv.html
Dance Tempi-from USA Dance,
Measures per minute. Note, our SML dances tend to use the
American Style Tempo for social dancing.
Dances MPM
International
Waltz
28-30
International
Tango
31-33
International
Viennese Waltz 58-60
International
Slow
Foxtrot 28-30
International
Quickstep 50-52
International
Cha
Cha 30-32
International
Samba
50-52
International
Rumba
25-27
International
Paso
Doble 60-62
International
Jive
42-44
Dances
MPM
American
Waltz 28-30
American
Tango 30-32
American
Foxtrot
30-32
American
Viennese
Waltz 54
American
Cha Cha 30
American
Rumba 32-36
American
East Coast
Swing 34-36
American
Bolero
24-26
American
Mambo 47-51
American
Peabody
60-62
American
Merengue
29-32
American
Paso Doble
58-60
American
Samba 52
American
West Coast
Swing 28-32
American
Polka 60-62
American
Hustle
28-30
FYI, Dance Tempi from NCDA:
American Foxtrot 30-24
American Peabody 60-62
American Tango 30-32
American Viennese Waltz 54
American Waltz 28-32
International Foxtrot 28-30
International Quickstep 48-52
International Tango 32
International Viennese Waltz 56-58
International Waltz 28-30
American Bolero 24-26
American Cha Cha 30
American Mambo 47-51
American Merengue 29-32
American Paso Doble 58-60
American Rumba 32-36
American Samba 52
American Swing 34-36
American WC Swing 28-32
American Polka 60-62
American Hustle 28-30
International Cha Cha 31
International Samba 48-50
International Rumba 26-27
International Paso Doble 60-62
International Jive 38-44 |
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