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Happy birthday wishes to Debbie
Tuttle, Wingo Hom, Estelle Hedaya, John
Aulicino, Elaine Roering, Carla Taimont, Tony
Troiano and
the brilliant Mikhail Baryshnikov.
This Thursday, January 24th, World Dance Champions, Bill
Fajardo and
Katie Marlow visit NY to perform at Mirelle's for a Special Show.
Louis Del Prete presents an evening not to be missed. Latin, Hustle
& WCS, it is the place to be every Thursday night. Large dance
floor with a state of the arts sound system. There will be a
hot buffet and a complimentary 7:30 beginners/inter. hustle
dance lesson with Louis. Open dancing from 8:15PM to Midnight. (Extra
1/2 Hour) all for only $14Per person. Door prizes and dance show by
dance pioneer Billy Fajardo and Katie Marlow. 170 Post Ave. Westbury,
NY, for info call Louis 516-819-9016.
February 14th, Step Up 2 The Streets,
hits the
silver screen. The sequel, taking place at the Maryland School of the
Arts. Romantic sparks occur between 2 dance students from different
backgrounds. Lots of exciting hip hop and free style dancing.
The phenomenal Arnold Schwarzenegger hosts his
Classic in Ohio. In addition to body building they feature
Dancesport. 1,000 youth through collegiate dancers present their
incredible talents. Organized by champions Sam Sodano and Bill Sparks.
Youth dancers from across North America perform before an
internationally recognized panel of experts.
http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/
Kudos' to Fred and his 3rd place win in the "Philly's Finest," 2008
National Arts Program. Fred is well known for his images of
dancers.
http://www.fredf.fotki.com/arts2008/phillysfinestv2.html
This weeks edition of DanceTalk is sponsored by Westie Weekend. Read
all about the excitement below as Jennifer Lyons returns to the tri
state area.
Make it
a great week,
Ron
Westie Weekend in New
Jersey
One of the most popular dance weekends returns. Its been nearly a year
but West Coast Swing Queen Jennifer Lyons returns to the tri state
area. Hosts, Rob and Sheila invite you to their Westie Weekend. It's
only 3 weeks away. Jennifer Lyons, the product of Rhode Island makes
the trip down for the Westie Weekend, featuring, Got Swing? It's a
weekend dance party February 8th & 9th. The festivities begin
on Friday night at The Atrium. (Rt. 130, Pennsauken, NJ) Jennifer AKA
"Doctor Dance" for her abilities in helping and fixing dancers, will
share her skills:
8:00-9:00 - The Whip & The Flip! for all levels. Your master
the 8 count foundation pattern and move on to a sharp and wild
variation. Then dance the night away from
9:00-?? with DJ Rob and DJ Kelly Faust from NYC. Two rooms to
do your thing. The WCS room or migrate over to the California Mix room
with Brian G. Jennifer will provide a special demonstration around
10:30PM. Then action continues into Saturday with hands on instruction
from Jennifer at the Haddonfield School of Dance
(413 Crystal Lake Ave, Haddonfield, NJ). From 1:00---
2:00 - Precision
Dancing - This is an essential workshop for dancers of all levels. All
the fine details of WCS.
From 2:15 - 3:15 - Learn how to Turn It UP! Jennifer will
train you how to turn gracefully and have you turning like a
Professional.
3:15-4:15 - lunch/practice break
Then get ready from 4:15 - 5:45 - for Dips, Ducks and Leans, as
Jennifer will teach you the fine points only as she can. Your sizzle up
your repertoire with some OOOHs and AAAHs! This one is NOT to be missed
PRICING A La Carte: Friday workshop only = $15; Friday dance only =
$12, Saturday 1 hour workshops = $20 each, Saturday Intensive workshop
= $30
Best value price, more bang for your buck: Packages: IF purchased by
midnight Feb 6th = $70 for all workshops and the Friday dance - SAVE $$
- BEST DEAL going. Friday ONLY package - $22 for Friday workshop and
dance - can be purchased at the door. Saturday ONLY package -
$50 for both one hour workshops and intensive IF purchased by Feb 6th -
SAVE $$ Private lessons = $75/hr. All private lessons are in
Collingswood, NJ. There are some spots available for Friday, Saturday
and Monday. Call Sheila @ 609-519-0078 or email bpurkey@yahoo.com for
more info. Local hotels/motels listed on website for those coming from
a distance.
For more info on this event visit
http://www.robandsheiladance.com
Take advantage of this opportunity to come out and get to know Jennifer
Lyons! She's an amazing dancer and instructor.
http://www.robandsheiladance.com
Letters To The Editor
A rebuttal of JoJo's e-mail
posted in Dance Talk
A number of months ago the
Tuesday night dance
group split, due to a second group forming. IBBG
has been our home of hustle/salsa dancers for 11 years. So
far, it has been the 1 and only place to keep the dancers coming back
through all sorts of tough times. With 2 groups now
formed..... nobody wins. Neither group seems to be making
money but most of all, the dancers are the ones who are losing out,
with neither place having the amount of people to make it a great night
as it once was. There are unhappy people on all sides. Will
we ever be able to bring the group together
again? Or will it be a thing of the past?
A Saddened dancer?..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Dear Ron,
Thank you for keeping me informed on all the goings on in the hustle
circle. I loved the beautiful write up you did on Kathy Young. I grew
up in Edison and remember her dancing at many of the clubs in the
Elizabeth area in the early 80's. She was not only a super dancer but
gorgeous. What great times we had... We use to go to an elegant disco
called the Palace on Saturday nights. It was the best. The music and
dancers. I appreciate you helping to keep these memories
alive and letting us know about these dancers including those who are
no longer with us. RIP.
I know longer dance due to poor health but always wonder what has
become of many of these talented dancers.
Wishing you a happy 2008, God Bless,
Tonia
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hi,
I read Derrick's thank you letter in Ron Bess's DanceTalk. Derrick is
one of the nicest men I've met in a long time. He's a
gentleman. One of the reasons he was voted favorite
dancer..(and he is the BEST dancer) is because he just about dances
with everyone...even the small people (which I can only say
figuratively). We love him. I also want to thank Lynette (his
wife) for being the kind person who allows him to do this. Many women
would be insecurely jealous.. She is independent, a self-assured woman,
not to mention gorgeous and hot. It's nice to see the two of
them together and growing.
Love ya, Susan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hi Ron,
Ask people to point out their favorite HUSTLE dancer. You'll get
different responses, but those selected are always the ones where you
can PULSE the dance to the music. Here's the rub. Many dancers do not
TEACH the same count that they dance. It's not on purpose. They are
teaching the count that they were taught. They do what "everyone" else
teaches. There are so many "&123's" out there that some people
actually teach Hustle to a WALTZ and then say "adapt that to the
Hustle" music. All of us know dancers who dance a Waltz any time the
music is very slow. They cannot distinguish a very slow 4/4 time piece
of music from a Waltz. They have a tempo in their mind instead of a
Rhythmic Beat. The Rhythmic Beat is the COUNT.
Here's an experiment that can open your eyes if you still can't tell
the difference between the "2-Beat" or the "3-Beat" increment. Watch
your favorite Hustle dancer. I can think of several that are a delight
to watch. Maria Torres - Deborah Hampton - Lori Bradshaw - Martin
Parker. Don't try to figure out what they are counting. Each one of
those people has a built in "Pulse." Their bodies respond to the music.
They are artists in their own right. Their bodies take over when the
music starts and they are DRIVEN by the beat of the music. Figure out
what their body is doing by counting only the beats of the music. All
Hustle music has definite "Sets of 8" beats of music. Find the "8's".
Just count the music, emphasizing the Upbeats. Count: "One TWO Three
FOUR Five SIX Seven EIGHT." You will find that the dancer's body
emphasizes that count. Now try counting "And One two three - and One
two three". That's pretty difficult to do to Hustle music. teachers
seldom play Hustle Music and count out the MUSIC before they teach
Hustle patterns. That's the first rule of teaching someone to DANCE TO
THE MUSIC. First: Play the Music. Have the student find the "Sets of 8"
if the music is 4/4 time - or the "Sets of 6" if it is 3/4 time music.
Our dancers have been top of the line for so many years - and teachers
who attend "Intensive" Seminars report back that they are no longer
being pushed and pulled by rhetoric. They can smile when someone tells
them that the music is written in 16/16 time. They can laugh when they
hear someone say that Hustle is "clearly not phrased to the music".
Every dance is very clearly phrased to the music. It is the people who
teach the dance without matching the phrasing that need to examine
their teaching skills. Top dancers who feel the music, move to the
music regardless of what method they use to learn or to teach. Their
bodies just get in there and get lost in the music. As observers, we
get lost in their marvelous interpretation. The Universal Unit Systemx
analyzes what the dancer DOES, not what he says he does. The System
examines the differences between the top dancers who always get the
"oohs and the aahs", taking 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a contest. The System
isolates the difference between those top dancers and the ones who are
good, but never quite AS good. The discovery is ALWAYS the musical
count. Notice I didn't say sometimes. I said ALWAYS.
Tina
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Jan 22
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Tues
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DANCE
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Latin, WCS, Hustle Dance Mix by DJ CODY-
56th Fighter
Group
Restaurant at
Republic Airport Special
night - Competition
www.lidance.org/
Tues --- DANCE
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Hustle - IBBG Hustle
Tues
--- Groups
- Innovative Fitness - latin core
technique 12
noon &
6pm - 516-885-5740
www.innovativedancesport.com
Jan 23 -
Wed
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Groups - Innovative
Fitness - inter salsa - 7pm
-- advance salsa 8pm -
www.innovativedancesport.com
Wed --- DANCE - Matty T's every
Wed night for West Coast Swing. Open dancing at 7PM - 631 979-0713
Jan 24 -
Thurs --- DANCE
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Louis Del Prete - Latin, Hustle, WCS -
Mirelle's (516)
819-9016 7:30-midnight Billie
& Katie -Special Show $14
Jan 25 - Fri --- DANCE
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Rudy's
BNL @ Brookhaven - Mark & Karen teaching Hustle : 8pm - 9pm -
Info
Jan 25 - Fri
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Groups
- WCS & Hustle this Week this month - Jorge
Maderski'
www.madhotdancing.com
Jan 26 - Sat
--- DANCE
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Louis
Del Prete - Latin, Hustle, WCS - Mirelle's (516)
819-9016 $15 - 8:30-12:30
Jan 27 - Sun
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Groups
- Innovative
Fitness - Latin Boot Camp - 1pm - 4pm
-- 1 of 4 - take all or choose what you want -
Info
here
Jan 27 - Sun
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Groups
- Argentine Tango & Waltz this Week this month -
Jorge
Maderski'
www.madhotdancing.com
 Jan 28 Mon
- Jan Groups -
wk 3 of 4 - Mark James Instructor - 4 wks for $32
102 E Main St, Bay Shore, LI, NY - Mon - Group Classes
7 - WCS & Bolero - Adv Beg/Int'm - 8 -
Street Salsa - Int'm - 20 min Salsa Shine Warm- up + Patterns + some
Reuda Casino -
- Bay Shore
- Singles & Couples Welcome
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No Partner Needed - Call 516- 835-9996 -
http://www.mjames.org/groups.html
Jan 29
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Tues
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DANCE
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Latin, WCS, Hustle Dance Mix by DJ CODY-
56th Fighter
Group
Restaurant at
Republic Airport Special
night - Competition
www.lidance.org/
Tues --- DANCE
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Hustle - IBBG Hustle
Tues
--- Groups
- Innovative Fitness - latin core
technique 12
noon &
6pm - 516-885-5740
www.innovativedancesport.com
Future
Zone Events
NEW YEARS
EVE Pictures are up @ The Zone - from Bay Shore
http://www.mjames.org/newyears_0708/index.html
Feb
2, Sat - NY - The Dance Zone Enjoy an evening
of Latin Ballroom - Hustle - WCS Dance music - with Mark James
& Karen Lupo
- w/Show
- New Look - Larger Floor
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Fruit & Veggie Platters
- Beautiful
Wantagh Jewish
Center - 8:30 - 12:30 am
- 3710 Woodbine Ave
Long Island
- (516) 835-9996 for directions - $14p/p -
www.mjames.org/zone.html
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dannsirs@yahoo.com -
www.mjames.org
Feb
10,
Sun - Karen's
Sexy
Latin Styling - Karen Lupo
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm - 180 Commerce - Innovative Fitness, LI, NY LI, NY
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Feb
17 - Sun -
HUSTLE
WORKSHOP - Mark James & Karen Lupo
- 1 - 4:45 pm - MEMORIAL
HALL - 102 E main St, Bay Shore,
LI, NY
- CLICK HERE TO GO TO WORKSHOP
- * 1 to 2 Brand New You asked for it - You got it - Newbie/
First
Timers Starter Course - Basic Hustle - * 2 to 3 Int
Hustle - Core Basics to Spins - * 3 to 4 Int/Adv Hustle - Something New
& Dance able for All - * 4 to 4:45 Practice Session General
Dancing - Mark & Karen, the 2 Instructors - will walk around
answer
questions - You can even Video the Review - Making Sure You Got It !! -
Cost $10 for Beginner Class - $12 per class - Best Deal 2
Classes for $20 - Sign in
Starts @ 12:40 - Singles & Couples Welcome - Call about DVD for
Sale - 30 moves for $35
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