LINE DANCE CALGARY
DECEMBER 2009
ÒGod gives us the steps; itÕs up to us to do the
danceÓ
Classes for me are over for the year while my family and I get started with our Teen Angels charity. December is spent working with a number of junior and senior high schools and community organizations that work with homeless teens. We ensure that disadvantaged teens in Calgary receive Christmas gifts. Some of their stories are sad and many of these young teens have little or no family support, are working two or three jobs and trying to stay in school. So many of my dancers have donated items for these kids and IÕm grateful to all of you who support this charity. These kids are always blown away with the fact that total strangers would give them Christmas gifts and for many, it could make a difference in the direction theyÕre headed. Thank you all for making it possible to do this. ItÕs always the highlight of our Christmas as well as an eye opener seeing the difficulties that some of our youth face on a daily basis.
VEGAS
DANCE EXPLOSION:
What a time we had in Vegas Nov. 18-22nd! Over 600 people attended the Vegas Dance Explosion and five
days of workshops and evenings filled with dancing kept dancers busy. It was great to see many go from
Calgary, High River & Okotoks and wonderful to catch up with friends that
we hadnÕt seen for awhile. There were so many great workshops and I learned
enough dances to teach over the winter session for all levelsÉ..thatÕs an added
bonus! My personal favorite dances were Swim Away (Will Craig), Medina and Pii
Pii (both by Niels Poulsen), Shoes Of Another Man (Jo Thompson Szymanski)
Abidi-Hi-Bidi-Hop-Hop, Broken Heels and Hell If I (all by Jo & John
Kinser).
You can
read some of the reports of this event and take a look at photos at Vivienne
ScottÕs website at http://stayinline.homestead.com/REPORTVegas09.html.
Also,
head to http://linedancefun.com where
you can check out a report by Doris Volz.
Some
photos are also linked here. A huge thank you to Carolyn Kimura from
Hawaii who took these wonderful pictures and gave permission to put them on my
website. This woman is a marvel
with a camera!
My daughter, Tajali, entered her first choreography competition with her
intermediate/advanced dance ÒSunglassesÓ.
Judges were Guyton Mundy, Niels Poulsen, Michael Barr, Vivienne Scott
& Amy Christian-Sohn. TajaliÕs
dance won first place, earning her a teaching slot at next yearÕs event. It was such an overwhelming success for
someone of her young age and I see some great things in her future. A huge thank you to friends Susan
Clark, Debbie Mills, Jo Miller, Brenda Jones and others who took part in
learning her dance with the judges and giving her such strong support and
encouragement and a big thank you to Ruben Luna who spent a lot of time
throughout the event giving Tajali support, encouragement and much wisdomJ
Thank you to Cindy Aldrich and Diana Byers for videotaping and being there for
such great support! Tajali has
been inundated with e-mails from people who are teaching her dance, including
John Robinson who will be teaching it at the grand opening of The Dance Space
this weekend (December 5th) in Indianapolis (http://www.thedancespace.biz). Guyton
Mundy will also be teaching it at Worlds in Nashville (http://www.ucwdcworlds.com).
You can check out the YouTube links of TajaliÕs dance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncrLnVAz0QY
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns9IQ-eRgG4.
UPCOMING:
WORKSHOP SATURDAY
December 5th in the lower hall of St. AndrewÕs
Presbyterian Church from 10:00-11:30.
Tajali will be teaching her new dance ÒSunglassesÓ and IÕll be teaching
Jo & John KinserÕs fun contra dance ÒAbidi-Hi-Bidi-Hop
HopÓ. Cost is $12.00 and this is
filling up quickly so please register soon if you havenÕt already done so.
CHRISTMAS DANCE
Sunday, December 13th at St. AndrewÕs Presbyterian Church lower hall from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Cost is $8.00. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. This dance is also filling up quickly so if you have not yet registered, please do so soon. Dances are all beginner and easy intermediate level and all done to Christmas music. A playlist will be sent out by December 7th.
The schedule for January-mid March is below. Some classes will not be starting until mid January as I will be in Nashville for the UCWDC World ChampionshipsJ YesÉTaj and I are goingÉa very last minute decision due to some gentle and persuasive arm twisting by friends and nudges by people who thought we should bite the bullet and go. A husband who continually encourages and supports all these trips helps a lot tooJ IÕm looking forward to this event and more workshops and dancing from Jan. 2-9!
There are some changes to the winter schedule to take note of - there are some slight price increases due to rental increases and additions/deletions of some classes.
I will not be offering a beginner class at Varsity and instead those who took the fall beginner session will be in what is termed an ÒimproverÓ level. If youÕve line danced before, you should have no problem with this level; if youÕre brand new to line dance, there will be a class for brand new beginners in the fall. There are time changes to the classes at Varsity as well with improvers going from 5:30-6:30 followed by the intermediate class going from 6:30-7:30.
There is an extra class being added on at Mid-Sun on Wednesday mornings and in spring, there will be a new evening class added on for new beginners.
No Saturday classes are being offered during the winter session, however, they will resume in the spring. There will be a few workshops on Saturdays throughout the winter and details will follow.
Pre-registration is necessary for a number of classes and a registration form is below for your convenience as well. Please note the deadline date for winter registration is FRIDAY, JANUARY 8th.
UPCOMING EVENTS IN CALGARY
For those who donÕt have the opportunity to travel to events, we are lucky to be having two dance events in 2010. I strongly encourage dancers to support these local events. It gives you the opportunity to take from other instructors and it supports those who have brought the event to us. We have so much fun at these events and IÕm so glad to see someone willing to bring them to Calgary.
The
first event ÒFootloose in the FoothillsÓ (this was the winning name suggested
by Carolyn Jurek of Calgary) takes place February 26-28 with guest instructor
Joanne Brady. Joanne is a
wonderful woman who is blessed with a sense of humor and teaching ability that
has everyone having fun and enjoying her classes. There will be local instructors taking part as well and the
weekend promises to be fun filled with two rooms going for workshops and social
dancing during the evening. YouÕll find the
registration form here. (Please right-click the link and choose ÒSave
link/target asÉ)
Stay
tuned for more details but mark off Feb. 26-28th on your calendar
and know that youÕre in for a fun weekend!
The
second local event is the Calgary Dance Stampede which takes place April 16-18
at the downtown Hyatt Regency.
This event is a UCWDC event geared to both couples and line. Guest line dance instructors include
Guyton Mundy, Michele Perron & Knox Rhine. For more details, please go to http://calgarydancestampede.com.
WINTER SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
(Tentative dates) Schedule will be confirmed by mid December)
(JANUARY - MID
MARCH, 2010)
Location: Varsity
Community Centre, 4303 Varsity Drive N.W.
Dates: Jan
18 - March 15 (8 weeks)
Jan 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 22, March 1, 8,
15 (No class Feb. 15-Family Day)
Time: Improvers:
5:30-6:25 p.m.
Intermediates:
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $80.00
Pre-registration
is necessary.
TUESDAYS
Heritage Seniors (for ages
55+)
Location: St.
AndrewÕs Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Drive S.W.
Dates: January
19-March 23 (10 weeks)
(Jan.
19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23)
Times: 10:15
- 11:15 a.m. Beginners
11:20-12:20 p.m. Improvers/Intermediate
12:30-1:30 p.m. Advanced
Cost: Membership to Heritage Seniors is
required. If you do not already
have membership, cost is $15.00 and an additional cost of $40.00 for dance
classes
Location: Mid-Sun
Community Centre, 50 Midpark Rise S.E.
Dates: January
20-March 10 (8 weeks)
(Jan.
20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10)
Times: 10:30-11:30 Beginners
11:30-12:30 Improvers
Cost: $60.00
$50.00 for seniors over 65
Call Sarah at Mid-Sun (254-8058) to
register
Location: St.
AndrewÕs Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Dr. S.W. (Upper Hall)
Dates: January
13-March 3 (8 weeks)
(Jan.
13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3)
Times: 5:30-6:30
Intermediate
6:30-8:00 Advanced
Cost: Intermediate class (1 hour) $75.00
Advanced
class (1.5 hour) $90.00
Location: Confederation Park Seniors,
2213-13th Street N.W. (55+)
Dates: January
14-March 25 (11 weeks)
Jan.
14, 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25)
Time: 10:30-11:30
a.m. High intermediate/advanced
Cost: Call
Confederation Park seniors for pricing & to register 403-289-4780
THERE WILL BE SOME SATURDAY WORKSHOPS,
(APPROXIMATELY ONE A MONTH), BUT DATES ARE STILL BEING FINALIZED AND A SCHEDULE
WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW YEAR
NEW ATTITUDE LINE DANCE COMPANY
REGISTRATION & WAIVER, WINTER 2010
Please make cheques payable to either Sue Hall or New
Attitude Line Dance Company and mail to 6504 Crowchild Trail S.W.Calgary, AB, T3E 5R5. Classes must be pre-registered for
Monday classes at Varsity, Wednesday night and Saturday classes at St.
AndrewÕs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OR PRO-RATED CLASSES.
If you miss
classes, classes can be made up to a MAXIMUM of 2 classes. Please
post-date cheques to the first date of class.
NAME: __________________________________
ADDRESS:
_____________________________________________
PHONE: (Home) _________________ (Business)
_________________
EMAIL: __________________________
Class Location: ______________________
Class Level: ______________________
**Do you want to be included in the
email fan out regarding workshops, dance socials, etc_____
WAIVER: I agree to release,
discharge and agree to indemnify and save harmless New Attitude Line Dance
Company and Sue Hall from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of
every kind and nature arising out of and in conjunction with my participation
in these classes. I have indicated
any health concerns that I have and further certify that I have no medical or
physical conditions which could interfere with my safety in this activity, or
that I am willing to assume and bear costs of all risks that may be created,
directly or indirectly, by any such condition.
HEALTH
CONCERNS: Line dancing is
a physical activity. If you have
any medical conditions, health concerns or are taking medications that could
affect your taking these classes, please outline them below. You know your body better than
anyone. If you find yourself
feeling out of breath, dizzy or ill, listen to your body. Stop dancing and let
the instructor know. ______________________
SIGNED: ______________
DATED: ____________________