Smith Mountain Lake
USA DANCE Chapter 6042
March 7, 2010
In This Issue
Presidents Message
Chapter News
Dancing/Lessons

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President's Message

Hello Dancers!
February we tried something new and had our monthly dance at Forest Recreation Center and we had a great turnout!  We decorated the facility with a Mardi Gras theme with masks, beads, and colorful tables.  THANK YOU BRUCE!!  We had a terrific waltz lesson by Jose followed by social dancing with LOTS OF ROOM!  The floor was dusty from renovations to the facility so I will provide a shoe brush for those of you with dance shoes to clean your shoes when you are ready to leave the facility.  Just ask me if you don't see the brush out.  Lots of dust in suade soles can make your shoes feel slippery as well as track dust to the next dance  :(

We met our expences!  YEAH!! 

Bedford Parks and Rec will be co-sponsoring  our dances at Forest Recreation Center.  We have a deal worked out that I think will be a win-win for us all.  To continue to bring quality lessons and fun dances, please continue to come support these events and bring your friends!

Oh, and the Forest Rec Center looks great these days!  New ceiling, new bathrooms that do not smell, new paint, and new light fixtures/ceiling fans.  We may be asked to do a special fund-raiser dance help raise $$ for a wooden floor.  Bedford Parks and Rec would like to have a multi-purpose wooden floor to cover part if not all of the floor.  So if you have some ideas, please share them!  We would all love the extra cushion of a wooden floor.  

Thanks to all who stayed to help clean up. The tables are bigger and clean-up takes a little longer, but with all the helpers it goes by quickly.  I appreciate it so much. 
Cindy
 

Chapter News

Greetings Dancers,
A few updates on the SML Dance chapter. 


Well our membership seems to have stabilized at around 35 members.  I have to give a big thanks to former members who "did the math".  These folks found if they were non-members, the club gets more money per year from them yet these non-members   attend our events and act like members!  

An advantage of being a member is getting the dance magazine every other month from National and the chapter gets $5.00 back per dues paid.  I will say though that the dance magazine has shifted focus over the past several years from social dancing to competition dancing. 

We need tablecloths.  Please stop by the dollar store and purchase one or two and donate to the club.  The plastic ones cost a buck a piece and are intended to be single use.  I cleaned out the SML cabinet and you would not believe the amount of food and goo that inadvertantly got folded up and placed back in the drawer. 

If anyone is handy with sewing and wants to cut up some sheets to make into tablecloths, I don't mind laundering them.  The desired number is 8.


AND, we are going to have 4 dances that are EXTRA DANCES at the ELKS LODGE in Lynchburg.  The dates are January 29, April 30, July 30, and October 29th.  No lessons.  Costs are the same, $7 member and $10 nonmember.  We call these dances the "5th Friday Dances".

The BOD has not forgotten the requests for a 2-step workshop and the interest expressed in a contra-dance. 

The VHS library is SLOWLY being converted to DVDs.  About 1/3 of the VHS tapes now have a DVD duplicate.  The check-out fee is $10 per tape/disc and it is refunded upon return of the tape/disc.  Thanks to Don for donating his time and disks to make this happen.


Our current officers are:

President-Cindy Zerfoss
Vice President-Betty Paul
Secretary-Bruce Paul
Treasurer-Cheryl Borland

We have 2 openings for the board of directors.  If you are interested in volunteering some time and ideas, please let me know.  We have meetings 2-3 times a year to plan events and address specific issues.


Silent auction time? 
Last May we had a silent auction at our Moneta dance that was a lot of fun and did raise some money for our chapter to offset expenses for lessons.  Our May dance will be at Forest Recreation Center and there is a ton of space.  Give it some thought and we can decide by April if we want to have another one.  We do have some very talented members and I am the proud owner of one of Norma's glass necklaces. 


Our chapter is on Facebook and has a few friends.  Events are also posted there for those who are FB regulars.

If you are not getting emails from me with additional dance events, please contact me and I will add you to the list. 

Cindy


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Ways to help our chapter.
VOLUNTEER! 
We can always use set-up and clean-up assistance. 


Feel free to bring new music to share. 

Offer to take money and greet members and guests at the dances. 

I can always use help with printing info for sharing!  If interested, just let me know and I will send you info via email to print. 

News and web mantenence with the newsletter/web site would be very much appreciated as well!!

Regarding the web site:
Our son has hosted this for us for several years FREE as a service to MOM.  Since this is a free service, space is limited and graphics are kept at a minimum.  This has saved us about $50.00 per year in expenses.


 

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Our fees:
members $7.00 person
non-members $10.00 person
students $5.00 person
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Have you noticed all the commercials on television with dancing in the background? Or specific reference on how dancing is good for you?

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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





Area Dancing/Lessons

 Area Studios/Instructors

Danville
The Dance  Space
    Jose  and Danya  Zuniga
    434-836-3437
    Dance Parties on the 2nd and 4th Fridays

Lynchburg/Forest
Dancing With Donna
    Donna Barringer Neighbors
    434-665-9411
 
Mel Harris
    Carole Riggs Studio    
    434-525-7070
    
 
Roanoke
American Dance  Centers
    Kenneth Kinchen and Victoria
    540-777-0727

Dancing Duo
    Dave and Donna Spangler
    540-772-2238
   

Liz and Steve Becker
    540-772-4833

Christiansburg
Sapphire Ballroom 
Linda Stancill and staff
   540-382-8782


If there are others not listed, let me
know and I will add them to the list.