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~ Next Dance
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Saturday, Dec.
17th
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Holiday Dance ~
at
Unity Church
Pre-Dance
Lessons
West Coast Swing
6:30 pm/Beginner
7:15
pm/Intermediate
DANCE
8-11 PM
Bring
a Dish to Share!!
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December Schedule(Monthly/Special
Events*)
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Friday,
December 2nd
1st Friday Jig Jam
Rigby's Jig
8-10 pm
Saturday,
December 3rd
Rocktown Rocks
Harrisonburg, VA
7-7:30-8-11 pm
Saturday,
December 3rd
Saturday,
December 17th
CSDS Holiday Dance
Lessons
6:30 & 7:15
Dance
8-11 pm
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*Events are listed
as a courtesy to their sponsors; all are subject
to errors, omissions, change and/or cancellation at any time,
especially during inclement weather. Contact event sponsor to
confirm all details
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CSDS
Member
Birthdays
~ December
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2012 Dance
Schedule
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Robin Smith of Raleigh, NC
MAC: Municipal
Arts Center
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Charlottesville, VA 22901
*Except for our
special Workshop Weekends.
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Board of Directors
& Helpers (2011/2012)
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Board of
Directors
Larry
Saunders
President,
Webmaster,
Equipment Manager
Terry
Pratt
Vice President
Opening
Coordinator
Diane
McDougall
Secretary
Newsletter
Contributor
Mark
DeBow
Co-Treasurer,
Drinks
Alise
Nielsen
Co-Treasurer
Refreshment Table
Rebecca
Hettig
Director-at-Large
Hotline
Patrick
Keith-Hynes
Director-at-Large
Closing Coordinator
Helpers
Cathy
Burrier
Membership
Beth
DeBow
Venue Goddess
Leon
Gorman
Dance
Table/Greeter
Ginny
Larson
BOD/Helper
Emeritus
Lisa
Morales
Swing Swap DJ
Adela
Su
Newsletter Editor
Workshop
Coordinator
Next BOD Meeting
Sunday,
December 11th
6 pm Potluck Dinner
7 pm Meeting
Email CSDS for
Directions;
Members Welcome!
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Charlottesville
Swing Dance Society (CSDS)
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P.O. Box 4442
Charlottesville, VA 22905
Come to the Holiday Dance!
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Congratulations, Kristin!
 Most of you know the lovely Kristin Wenger, the local
dance instructor who teaches group classes through the County of
Albemarle Parks & Rec Dept. Well, now you know a US Open Swing Dance
Championship winner!! Kristin and her routine partner,
Mike Glasgow, have been traveling the event circuit this past year,
competing in the Sophisticated Swing and Rising Star divisions at dance
events all over the country. They just returned from spending
Thanksgiving weekend in California where they competed in the Olympics of
swing dancing, the US Open, and they placed THIRD in
the Sophisticated Swing division! Most of us can
only dream about doing something like this but Kristin made it happen
with an incredible amount of dedication, hard work and talent, not
to mention hours of practicing, traveling to national events and the
expense of doing all that. Congratulations to both of them for this
noteworthy accomplishment and a big thank you to Kristin for her many
years of providing quality instruction to the Charlottesville dance
community, helping us all be better dancers, and for being such a great
inspiration to us all.
And,
speaking of which, you'll get to see Kristin and Mike perform their
routine at the December dance on the 17th. Kristin returns to be our DJ
and lesson instructor for the evening and after the break, she and Mike,
our special guest, will give us a special performance.
We
hope you can make it to our annual Holiday Dance (dressy attire
encouraged) on Saturday December 17th at Unity Church. How about
bringing a friend or two? First-timers pay half price admission!
In keeping with tradition, our holiday dance is an optional POTLUCK ~ if
you are so inclined, bring a dish to share. Rumor has it that Swing
Swap DJ Lisa Morales will bring her famous hot crab dip again (hint,
hint!)!!
Kristin
& Mike at Swing Dance America, April 2011
3rd
Place, Sophisticated Swing, US Open 2011
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Swing Swap Holiday
Schedule
Swing Swap will
not be held on these Thursdays in December:
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December 22nd
December 29th
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We
would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa Morales and Kevin
Sumter for another year of hosting Swing Swap each week! We greatly
appreciate their tireless dedication and thank them for making Swing
Swap such a warm, friendly and welcoming place for all who attend.
Happy Holidays!
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving ...
Having
trouble coming up with a holiday gift for someone who seems to have
everything? Why not give the gift that keeps on giving .... a CSDS
Membership!! Membership Gift Certificates are available for
purchase and are only $15 each which gives the recipient a one-year
membership to CSDS. What do you get with a CSDS membership?
You get reduced admission to dances and workshops and your membership
dollars support our all-volunteer run not-for-profit club, enabling us to
hold monthly dances, workshop weekends, Swing Swap and other special
events. For more information on Membership Gift Certificates,
please contact Cathy. To renew YOUR
membership, click here.
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Dancers Wed!!
Congratulations t o John Poindexter and Victoria Carter
Poindexter on their November 25, 2011 wedding in Florida!! John and
Victoria met dancing in Charlottesville. We wish them a lifetime of
happiness both on and off the dance floor!!
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Special
"Thank You" to Some Special People ...
by Adela Su,
Newsletter Editor
As
we enter into the final month of 2011, I would like to personally
take this opportunity to give special thanks to a few individuals who
have been helping to cultivate the dance community for many years.
They often fly under the radar yet are so generous and welcoming to
everyone in organizing non-CSDS functions where all are welcome:
John
Robertson
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Each summer, John organizes several tubing trips on the James
River. If you've never been tubing, this is great fun! What better
way to spend a hot summer day, lazily floating on the river? All ages are
welcome so it's a great outing kids can enjoy.
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Each New Year's Eve, John hosts a party at his house. It starts at 8 pm, come
by for all or part of the evening if you have other plans too, kids
welcome. There's great food, socializing and of course, dancing in your
socks. Sometimes we are having so much fun, we miss the stroke of
midnight!!
Bonnie
Strickler
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Each summer, Bonnie hosts 3 pool parties (Memorial Day weekend, July 4th,
Labor Day weekend) at her lovely Sugar Hollow property in western
Albemarle County. They start at 1 pm and go to the late evening
hours. Activities include hanging out by the pool, playing pool
volleyball, eating, socializing, wandering around the property (where you
can see hummingbirds, frogs, fish and other critters), a fabulous
cookout, a walk to the reservoir after dinner, and dancing
afterwards. Do as much or as little as you like!! It's very
casual, all are invited, and it's super kid-friendly.
To
view some pictures of all of this fun, click here!
John
and Bonnie have been doing this for YEARS, as long as I can
remember. Please join me in expressing my gratitude for their warm
spirit and generosity, thank you!
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To get on the list to receive notifications of these events, which are
also announced at Swing Swap, please send your name/email address to us!
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Dance Resources
Next
Area Dance Event ~ MADjam 2012 in
March, by Dave Moldover and Dance Jam Productions.
If you're even thinking about going, go ahead and make your hotel
reservation.
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