Charlottesville Swing Dance Society Swing Dance News ~ June 2009

Next Dance!! Saturday, June 20th at the GOC.  Our DJ is Robin Grimsby. Workshop Schedule 2-2:30 pm - Registration 2:30-3:30 pm West Coast Swing, "Connection Is Not A Lead" (all levels) 3:45-4:45 pm West Coast Swing, "Accenting Music vs. Hitting Breaks" (must know basics) 5:00-6:00 pm Nightclub 2-Step, Basics & Beyond (all levels) 6:00-7:00 pm - Dinner 7:00-8:00 pm Hustle, "Playing With The One And A Half" (all levels) 8-11 pm - DANCE Special Performances: The C'ville Ladies Team The ForPlay Boys Swing Swap Moves!! Don't forget ~ Swing Swap moves to The Dance Oasis starting Thursday, June 4th!  It's still from 7:30-9 pm and it's still FREE!  The Dance Oasis is also offering a Beginner Class from 6:30-7:30 pm, preceding Swing Swap.  The cost is $8/person. June Dances Saturday, June 6th USA Dance C'ville Municipal Arts Center 7:15-8-10:30 pm Saturday, June 13th Stacy's Jam Municipal Arts Center 7-8-11 pm Saturday, June 20th CSDS Dance GOC Fellowship Hall Dance 8-11 pm DJ Robin Grimsby Afternoon Workshops with Jason + Amy Barnes Catered Dinner (6-7 pm) Evening Performances by The C'ville Ladies Team and The ForPlay Boys Saturday, June 27th The 4th Swing @ Spin City Dance Studio 7-8-11 pm  Saturday, June 27th Shergold Studio Dance 7-7:45-11 pm  Weekly Dances & Classes: Check the CSDS website! Thursdays Swing Swap - FREE! 7:30 -9:00 pm  Note:  All events are subject to change and/or cancellation.  Please be sure to confirm each event before attending!  June Birthdays Mary Lewis (9th)  Susan Male (12th) JeAnne Frey (13th) Judy Benter (14th) Nancy Burnett (19th)  Amy Alson (21st) Cricket Jaber (24th) Laurie Vidaver (24th)  Jennifer Stonerock (24th) William Ligon 27th) Brian Muszynski (28th) 2009 CSDS Schedule January 17th ~ GOC  February 21st ~ GOC March 21st ~ GOC April 18th ~ MAC May 16th ~ MAC June 20th ~ GOC July 18th ~ MAC August 15th ~ MAC September 19th ~ MAC October 17th ~ GOC November 21st ~ GOC December 12th ~ GOC Admission: $10 for Members $13 for Non-Members $7 for Students w/ID Key: GOC: Greek Orthodox Church Fellowship Hall 100 Perry Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 Lessons: 6:30-7:15-8 pm Dance: 8-11 pm MAC: Municipal Arts Center 1119 Fifth Street SW Charlottesville, VA 22902 Lessons: 7-8 pm Dance: 8-11 pm CSDS Board Of Directors & Helpers (2009-2010) Board Of Directors Larry Saunders   President, Webmaster,   Equipment Manager  Pam Brice   Vice President, DJ/Dance   Lesson Coordinator  Cathy Burrier   Secretary Mark DeBow   Treasurer Rebecca Hettig   Hotline Meghan Keith-Hynes   Opening Coordinator Feather Stein   Closing Coordinator Helpers Beth DeBow   Venue Goddess Michael Durland   Refreshments Leon Gorman   Dance Table/Greeter Lisa Grant   Accounting  Ginny Larson   Meeting Hostess  Diane McDougall   Newsletter Contributor  Lisa Morales   Swing Swap Adela Su   Newsletter Editor,   Photographer  Deb Watson   Helper-At-Large Next BOD Meeting Sunday, June 14th 6:30 pm Potluck Dinner Ginny Larson's House Members Welcome! E-Mail Ginny for directions! Charlottesville Swing Dance Society (CSDS) P.O. Box 4442 Charlottesville, VA  22905 www.cvilleswingdance.com cvilleswingdance@gmail.com Hotline: 434-980-2744 Visit us online!!  Visit us on Facebook!

CSDS Welcomes Back Jason Barnes!! Workshops + Dance, Saturday, June 20th Pro Jason Barnes and his wife, Amy, had such a great time when they were here in February, they're coming back for our June dance on the 20th!!  Jason will teach 4 workshops (2 West Coast Swing, 1 Nightclub 2-Step and 1 Hustle) and attend our Catered Dinner preceding our dance at the Greek Orthodox Church Fellowship Hall at 100 Perry Drive in Downtown Charlottesville.  Workshops will start at 2 pm and finish up before the dance starts at 8 pm. Details are being finalized and complete information and Registration Form will be sent to you as soon as they are available.  In the meantime, save the date ~ Saturday, June 20th! Jason will also be available Friday ~ Sunday to give Private Lessons by appointment only.  Contact Rebecca Hettig to schedule a private with Jason. ~ Workshop Registration Flyer Coming Soon! ~ Light On My Feet by Diane McDougall      I never took dancing lessons as a child. Yet, over the years, I dipped my toe in a few times. In my 20s, I took ballroom lessons with a few friends and then simply stopped when our lessons stopped (partner gone, Diane stops). Twice in my 30s - after swing-dancing lessons with a girlfriend, and then after more lessons with a half-hearted boyfriend - I gave up my dancing heart because, again, I didn't have a permanent partner.       But then in my 40s, my friend Adela talked me into more swing-dance lessons and into dances, and I found that lots of others were dancing without a regular partner. And I loved it. During Saturday-night dances, I'd spend two, three hours dancing - grinning the entire time, mistakes and all, just because I was out there moving my body and responding to the music and feeling pretty and feminine.      It was as if my lessons had watered something that sprouted inside me.      Several months after starting West Coast Swing lessons, I found myself in the dim light of a balmy August evening in Abingdon, Va., where a friend and I were spending a few days on vacation. That evening, hundreds of townspeople and tourists had pulled up lawn chairs or were dancing in front of a stage where aging Baby Boomers played beach music and rock-n-roll.      For a few minutes I stood alone, my body swaying, held back by years of inhibition: Would I just make a fool of myself? But my new love affair with dancing won out, and I found myself weaving through the crowd of strangers to the grassy dance floor.       I don't know how long I danced - alone, yes, but it didn't matter. I was smiling the entire time. After awhile, one couple off to the side caught my attention, and I realized they were doing East Coast Swing, then some West Coast. My heart jumped, and I sidled over to introduce myself. Before I knew it, they had welcomed me into their joy of dancing.      The rest of the evening, I practically floated. I couldn't have told these no-longer-strangers how much it meant to me. I couldn't have described to them how the dancing alone filled something inside me, and how their open invitation - to someone so inexperienced - made everything glow.      That evening made it clear: I've found my dancing heart again. And I'm hooked. Thank you, Urbie and Marilyn Nash, for a few moments of ECS and WCS that night. What a joy to see you in Night Club 2 lessons in February and then at Bonnie's Memorial Day party. It's a small, small (dancing) world. . . . Highlights from the May Dance A good time was had by all at the CSDS May dance with DJ Stacy Suter.  A big thanks to Stacy and his wife, Susan, and to Cathleen Rhodes for teaching the pre-dance lessons.  Also, thank you to Larry "Star Man" Saunders for filling in as Photographer!  Click here to go to the complete CSDS photo gallery! Easterns Competition Results Congratulations Central Virginia Dancers! Tammy Davis   Novice Jack & Jill 2-Step   Newcomer Jack & Jill Swing - 3rd Place w/Larry Herbert Larry Herbert   Newcomer Jack & Jill Swing - 3rd Place w/Tammy Davis   Novice Strictly Hustle - 3rd Place w/Adela Su   Intermediate Jack & Jill Hustle John Poindexter   Novice Jack & Jill 2-Step Cathleen Rhodes   Novice Jack & Jill 2-Step   Novice Jack & Jill Swing   Intermediate Jack & Jill Hustle Erica Shergold   ProAm Novice Swing - 3rd Place Gold w/Jason Barnes   ProAm Intermediate Hustle - 1st Place Gold Graduate with   Jason Barnes Adela Su   Novice Jack & Jill Swing   Novice Strictly Hustle - 3rd Place w/Larry Herbert   Intermediate Jack & Jill Hustle C'ville Ladies Team (Robin Grimsby, Coach)   FABULOUS Performance in the Variety Show The next area weekend dance event is Barry Durand's Swing Fling from August 6th-9th at the Hilton Washington Dulles.  Make your plans to join the Charlottesville Crew for another fun-filled weekend of competition, workshops and the best part, social dancing! 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