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Happenings – (resent August
6) Swing ‘n’
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Dedicated to the Promotion of Couples Style Country and Swing
Dancing |
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Leah Noparstak,
President |
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This issue by Julie H. |
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September Dances |
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When: Friday,
September 5 |
Two Step Lesson with Don Leynes Open Dancing: Guest DJ: Bob Boyle |
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Friday, September
5: Dancer Appreciation Night! As a way of starting our weekly
dance lessons off with a big thanks, we invite you to join your friends at our September 5
dance for half
price! Yup, members pay
half price; non-members pay half price.
(Better yet, become a member and then
pay half price!) |
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When: Friday,
September 19 Where: The
Centre at North Park |
Hustle
Lesson with Angie Cameron Doors
Open: Lessons: Open Dancing: DJ: Matt
Cotherman |
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September
Lessons Two Step with
Don Leynes |
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When: Wednesdays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 Where: The
Centre at North Park |
Beginner: Intermediate: |
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Miscellaneous
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Early Bird Cutoffs Boogie
by The Bay: World
Championship Country Dance: |
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Other
Chicagoland Happenings: |
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August 8:
Friday.
X Dance holds a dance at The
Centre at North Park, |
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modified: August 15 - 17: Chicagoland Dance Festival.
Swing’n’Country Members Discount. A $10 discount is offered to all SNC members. When you register, simply
indicate the SNC discount at the bottom. Use the promotional code Duck08. |
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Chicagoland:
An Overview of Sunday We’ll
get to Sunday in a minute. Here are
some updates from Randy and Jennifer: ·
The workshop schedule has been posted! Check it out, plan your day(s), and be
ready for an over-the-edge Chicagoland weekend! ·
Deadline for room reservations is this Wednesday, August 6 so, in
good ·
Parking at the hotel is a bargain this
year: $8/night for all Chicagoland
attendees. At an O’Hare area hotel,
this is miraculous! ·
Competition deadlines are looming: Monday, August 11 for UCWDC Pro Am and
Swing/Hustle Pro Am. Friday, August 15
at 7:00 pm for Swing/Hustle Jack & Jill, Strictly Swing/Hustle, and UCWDC
couples. ·
Registration:
Haven’t gotten around to it?
What’s holding you up? You can even
do it online and pay at the event! About Sunday: It
really doesn’t matter how late you stayed up on Saturday night; the workshops will begin at Pro-Am
Dancers will up early for sure; they collect their awards at Late
morning and early afternoon will feature competition in all Couples divisions (except
Division I and Showcase), followed by the “offered by popular demand” Pro Am
Swing Spotlight and Strictly Swing and Hustle. What a show it’s going to be! When
all is said and done (and more awards are given), you’ll head home, giddy and
exhausted, vowing to do it all again next year. In
the meantime… Volunteers are always needed to set up the cityscape backdrop and the floor on
Thursday night and to take them down on Sunday afternoon. During the weekend, volunteers are needed
for a variety of fun stuff. More details are available
here. Contact Julie
Hein or Jennifer
Jeffries for specifics. “Economics of Dance Events”
Reminder. Room nights make
ballroom space, workshop rooms and other amenities possible. “Heads-in-beds” means the hotel gives more
things at less expense to the event which helps keep event rates to you lower. There are perks for |
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August 22: Friday. X Dance holds a dance
at The
Centre at North Park, |
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August 23: Saturday.
The
Chicago Rebels hold a dance at The Centre at |
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August 23: Saturday. Heart
Sole Dance sponsors a Nascar (Genesis)
Dance at Diamond Dance Studio, |
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August 23: Saturday. Brian Wong, editor of Chicago Dance News, hosts a Double
Dance at Ballroom City, 207 Villa Avenue, Villa Park, Illinois 60181. Brian has figured out how to put on a
fantastic mix of Country, Ballroom and Swing music and provides a really cool
pre-printed play list. Double Dance
is held the on the last Saturday of each month. (map) |
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Sundays:
Dancing on Sunday night has moved from the Buzz to Rumba, |
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Mondays:
Maren Oslac teaches West
Coast Swing at Diamond Dancesport, 7767 W. 96th
Place, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. Beginner
class at |
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Thursdays: Maren Oslac teaches a four-week American
Tango class through the month of August at Heart & Sole Dance Studio, |
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Out-of-Town Happenings |
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modified: August 28-31: Music City Dance Challenge. September 5
- 7: Mary
Ann Nunez. West Coast Swing workshop
weekend. Hosted by May I Have This Dance, modified: September 12-14: Music City Swing Dance Championships.
Sheraton Music City Hotel, |
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Save These Dates: |
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October
9-12: Boogie
By the Bay Hyatt Regency, modified: October 31 - November 2: Swing
City Chicago. Westin, November
26-28: C.A.S.H. Bash. Hilton Garden Inn. November
27-30: US Open Swing Dance Championships. Marriott Hotel, Dec 12 -
14: John
Lindo. Workshops, Second
Anniversary Dance, and |
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Swing N Country Dance Club |
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Swing N Country Dances and
Lessons are held at The Centre at |
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Questions? Please contact any board member. |
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SNC hotline 847/638-7621 for class
status and other information |
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