LINE DANCE CALGARY
SUMMER & FALL 2009
"Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a
breath,
kick off your shoes, and dance."
Oprah Winfrey
Life
has been busy, busy, busy! June
was a month of graduations with Tajali graduating from Grade 12 and Adam
earning his B.A. in Psychology, with distinction. Tajali will be entering college in the fall and working on a
psychology degree and Adam is making preparations to travel to New Zealand for
several months before coming back and working on his MasterÕs degree. My husband is going with Adam and heÕll
stay for three weeks traveling with Adam and helping Adam get settled. They
leave July 2nd so getting them organized is on the current
agenda. Then Tajali and I leave
July 8th for the Portland dance event followed by several days in
Seaside, Oregon.
I will not be running summer classes this year but will instead do a couple of
workshops to gear up for the New Jersey event in September. Once I have those dates confirmed IÕll
let everyone know. There will be
likely be one in July and two in August. Dances for summer workshops will
include Roomba, Jesse James, and new dances creeping up on the charts.
Spring
classes flew by with everyone learning so many new dances. There are some brilliant dances in the
works at the moment and I think the advanced dancers all agree that Coochie
Bang Bang is one of the hardest dances weÕve done as well as one of the
best! Lots of other dances for the
intermediate/advanced level included Addicted, Miss California, In Control,
Insomnia, Notice The Danger, Moonlight Kiss, Beulah, Fire On Ice, Spotlight,
Forgive Me, Whiter Than White, Poetry In Motion, Poker Face as well as many
others.
Classes
for beginners and improvers were a lot of fun and it was good to see the
improvers moving up to tackle more difficult and challenging dances for
them. Simplemente, TGIF, Turn Me
Loose, 123 Summertime, Baby Believe, and more became a part of their repertoire
and I enjoyed watching these dancers become more confident with the steps each
week.
UPCOMING
DANCE EVENTS
There
are several dance events coming up for the remainder of 2009 that people can
take part in. For those of us who normally attend Harvest Moon in Kelowna, we
were saddened to hear that it has been postponed this year. Always a fun event, Tom Selzler has
decided to use the rest of this year to get his health back in order after
battling cancer and he has the opportunity to do some traveling to Europe so
heÕs taking advantage of this opportunity. He is looking at running an event in 2010 in Kelowna and I
will keep people posted on that as I hear from Tom.
http://www.portlanddancefestival.com
This
event is geared to couples and line dancers with Michele Perron, Michael Barr,
Michele Burton & Jo Miller instructing line dance workshops over the
weekend. Friends from California
will be there as well as friends from B.C. so IÕm looking forward to attending
this one.
Newark,
New Jersey
An
incredible line up of choreographers will be at this event including Scott
Blevins, Rachael McEnaney, John Robinson, Max Perry, Kathy Hunyadi, Kate Sala,
Roy Verdonk and many others.
Several from Calgary will be going to this one and flying in a couple of
days early to tour and shop in New York.
http://djdancing.com/vegasexplosion.html
Several
from Alberta attend this well run event filled with five days of workshops and
fun filled social dance evenings.
This event brings in choreographers and instructors from all over the
world and several dancers from Calgary and area have already booked for this
one.
The tentative schedule for fall classes is below. If there are any changes to this schedule, it will be updated and posted by mid August. Registration is now ongoing for Monday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night and Saturday classes. These classes must be pre-registered and registrations are due by the September 7th. There are several changes for fall, including changes to times and location, so please take note before sending in your registrations. Some highlights for fallÉÉ.
Mondays at Varsity will see the addition of a new class geared to youth. I am really excited to see Tajali teaching a class for youth age 10-12. She will be teaching that class from 5:30-6:25 on Monday evenings. Adult classes for beginner level and intermediate level will continue at Varsity on Monday evenings but the advanced class will not run at this location.
Classes for Heritage Seniors will commence again in September on Tuesdays and registration for those classes will take place on the first day of class at the church on September 15th. You will also need to purchase a membership to the Heritage Seniors which can be purchased the same day.
Classes for new beginners and improvers will start up again at Mid-Sun Community Centre and classes need to be registered directly through them. Details can be found on the schedule below.
Advanced classes with Confederation Park Seniors also need to be registered directly through their offices and details can be found below.
A new class for brand new beginners will start in September at the Acadia Rec Complex. Intermediate and advanced levels that used to run at Acadia however will now be run in the upper hall of St. AndrewÕs Presbyterian Church on Heritage Drive S.W. for the fall. Classes at that location for the advanced dancers only will be extended to an hour and a half.
There will be the addition of a new class on Saturday mornings also in the upper hall of the church. This will be workshop style classes geared for high intermediate and advanced level dancers who want dance event prep since so many attend out of town dance events.
STAMPEDE 2009 Ð JULY 3-12, 2009
Stampede seems to have cropped up all of a sudden and we spent a couple of Saturday mornings running through about 40 dances that we tend to dance over Stampede. Many events that ran last year are not running this year due to economic restraints. We had several problems last year with the Stampede Caravan Committee who were not receptive to our dancing at the breakfasts and I made a decision not to take part in any Caravan events this year. Because I am also in Portland this year during Stampede, I will not be taking part in many events. I will however be sending out a list of places that one of the dancers has coordinated and these are ones that there are usually a good number of dancers at.
DANCE WEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
People have asked where to purchase dance shoes. In the past I have worn Angelo Luzio shoes but over the past year I found that the style and feel had changed due to a different manufacturer. I recently went to Masque on Macleod Trail. They stock a wide variety of dance shoes and suggested So Danca which is similar to Angelo Luzio but with a slightly higher heel and a little more feminine looking. Click here to see it.
It fits slightly snugger than the Angelo Luzio and is very
comfortable. Linda is one of the
owners and she is happy to bring in sizes to fit so take a look. I think youÕll be impressed. TheyÕre located at #5-9250 Macleod Trail S.E. They also stock Angelo
Luzio and the Bloch dance shoes for those who like the dance sneaker. Their
prices are comparable with other dance shoe stores in Calgary.
DANCES & MUSIC
Click here for an updated list of dances that we are doing in Calgary!
MONDAYS BRAND
NEW!
Introduction
to Line Dance For Youth age 10-12 (7 weeks)
Location: Varsity
Community Centre, 4303 Varsity Drive N.W.
Dates: September
21-November 9 (7 weeks-no class Oct. 12)
Time: 5:30-6:25
p.m.
Cost: $65.00 Pre-registration is necessary
Dates: September
14-November 16 (9 weeks-no class Oct. 12)
Times: 6:30-7:30 Adult Beginner Level
7:30-8:30
Adult Intermediate Level
Cost: $85.00 Pre-registration is necessary
TUESDAYS Heritage Seniors (must be 55+)
Location:
St. AndrewÕs
Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Drive S.W.
Dates: September 15-November 24 (10 weeks) no class Nov.17)
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 $15.00 and cost of $40.00 for dance classes
Location: Mid-Sun
Community Centre, 50 Midpark Rise S.E.
Dates: September
16-November 4 (8 weeks)
Times: 9:30-10:30 Beginners
10:30-11:30 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: September
16-November 4 (8 weeks)
Times: 5:30-6:30
Intermediate $75.00
6:30-8:00 Advanced (1.5 hour class) $90.00 Pre-registration is necessary
Location: Confederation
Park Seniors, 2213-13th Street N.W. (55+)
Dates: September
17-November 26 (10 weeks) (no class Nov. 19)
Time: 10:30-11:30
a.m. High intermediate/advanced
Cost: Call
Confederation Park seniors for pricing & to register 289-4780
Location: Acadia
Recreation Complex, 240-90th Avenue S.E.
Dates: September
24-November 12 (8 weeks)
Time: 6:00-7:00
p.m.
Cost: $75.00
Pre-registration is necessary
Location: St.
AndrewÕs Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Dr. S.W. (Upper Hall)
Dates: September
12-October 31 (8 weeks, 12 hours)
Time: 9:30-11:00
a.m. (1.5 hour class)
EVENT PREP CLASSES -
Workshop style classes to prep for Vegas and/or other events. This will be
geared for high intermediate & advanced
level dancers who want dance event prep. This will not be
a repeat of the Wednesday night class but rather, focus will be on one wall
walkthrough of dances that are known, reviews of dances that havenÕt been done
for a while and learning dances that are likely to be played at events.
Cost: $90.00
Pre-registration is necessary
Pre-registration
is required for specific classes noted above by Monday, Sept. 7th.
There
is a 10% discount for participants who register for more than one class at
Varsity, Wednesday night classes or Saturday classes. Classes need not be at
the same location, ie. you can take a Monday night class and a Saturday class
and receive the 10% off.
Registration and waiver can be found below.
NEW ATTITUDE LINE DANCE COMPANY
REGISTRATION & WAIVER, FALL 2009
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: ____________________